This Week in Linux News: Linux Turns 24, Zemlin Discusses Microsoft at LinuxCon, and More

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King penguins on Possession Island- Stefano Unterthiner

This week in Linux news, Linux celebrates its 24th birthday, Linux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin discusses Microsoft’s growing involvement with the foundation and more! Read up on the latest in Linux news from this past week.

1) Linus Torvalds shares the Linux origin story in honor of its 24th birthday. 

How Linux Was Born, As Told By Linus Torvalds Himself– Ars Technica

2) Linux Foundation-hosted Core Infrastructure Initiative launches new security badge program.

Linux Foundation to Launch New Security-Focused Badge Program for Open-Source Software– Softpedia

3) KDE’s Plasma 5.4 “continues to show the prowess of this ‘leaderless’ community.”

KDE’s Plasma 5.4: The Most Advanced and Beautiful Linux Desktop– ITWorld

4) Beloved PC games become Linux natives.

Linux Gaming Rising: 32 Killer Games for Steam Machines and Linux– PCWorld

5) Linux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin discusses Microsoft’s growing participation in OSS initiatives.

Microsoft Shows Up in Full Force at LinuxCon– eWeek