This Week in Linux News: Linux Foundation & Microsoft Collaborate, Linux Smartphones Didn’t Thrive in 2015, & More.

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microsoft loves linuxThis week in Linux news, the Linux Foundation and Microsoft work together on the Azure certification, 2015 wasn’t the year for the Linux smartphone, and more. Get up to speed with the latest Linux news with our weekly digest.

1) Linux Foundation and Microsoft are now offering a Linux on Azure certification.

Not a Typo: ​Microsoft is Offering a Linux Certification– ZDNet

 2) A recent announcement from Mozilla makes year look bleak for Linux smartphones

Linux Smartphones Took a Serious Step Back in 2015– NetworkWorld

3) The new Linux Mint ‘Rosa’ focuses on the desktop experience.

Linux Mint 17.3 ‘Rosa’ Offers Linux Mint’s Most Polished Desktop Experience Yet– PCWorld

4) New Linux ‘Trojan’ malware known as Rekoobe is aimed towards Linux users known as Rekoobe.

Researchers Found Another Malware Targeting Linux Users– HackRead

5) The first-ever self-paced OpenStack administration course with labs on demand is now available.

Linux Foundation Self-Paced Course Expands Open Source Cloud Training– The VAR Guy