Linux 5.4 brings Lockdown, a new security mode

Linux 5.4 brings Lockdown, a new security mode

Linus Torvalds announced yesterday the availability of Linux 5.4. The latest stable version of this operating system comes with a new security function that has sparked the debate between different sectors of the community. Enabling Lockdown prevents even users with root permissions from making changes to the kernel code. Their opponents claim that it goes against the Open Source philosophy of this project and their supporters praise the security improvements promised by this system.

Estonia open sources an AI-based app used by its administration

Estonia open sources an AI-based app used by its administration

Estonia created a repository last spring in which all Open Source software solutions developed for the government of this country are published. Of course, all these projects are totally public and freely accessible to anyone. Their commitment to Open Source is becoming stronger. Proof of this is that they recently just published for the first time the source code of one of their applications based on artificial intelligence (AI) in GitHub.

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