This Week in Linux News: Linux Heroes, Plasma Mobile Unveiled, & More!

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Jim Zemlin, Linux Foundation Executive DirectorThis week in Linux news, Jim Zemlin is listed among five “heroes of the Linux world” list, KDE unveils Plasma Mobile, and more. Catch up on the top Linux stories of the week with our weekly digest.

1) Five seen and behind-the-scenes Linux heroes that greatly impact the open source community.

5 Heroes of the Linux World– IT World

2) KDE unveils a new Linux-based mobile operating system.

KDE unveils Plasma Mobile, a free and open Linux OS for phones– PCWorld

3) The Dklkt Linux backdoor’s shoddy code makes it less threatening than expected.

Unhinged Linux Backdoor Still Poses a Nuisance, if Not a Threat– The Register

4) Linux Foundation-hosted organizations lead the way for global collaboration.

Open Source Is Going Even More Open–Because It Has To– WIRED

5) Cloud Foundry CEO Sam Ramji explains cloud native applications.

‘Cloud Native’: What It Means, Why It Matters– Information Week