For many years I was whole hog into the open-source movement and at the time I rarely wrote a stitch of code in my free time that didn’t find itself in a public Sourceforge/GCode/Github repo. However, over time I came to learn that the burden that came with publicly offering code to the universe, to put it mildly, sucked. Aside from the fact that much of the code that was “released” was sub-par, the very act of putting code out into the world implied (whether intentionally, or not) a willingness to participate in a social contract with those who chose to use it for their own purposes. Granted I’m not necessarily against that social contract per se, instead my eventual change of heart around releasing code became such that I was more reserved in my approach. The approach that I now use for releasing code into the wild is governed by an approach called the “100:10:1 method,” a term coined by Nick Bentley.

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This week in Linux news, The Linux Foundation’s Open API Initiative launches, a leading smartphone manufacturer plans to release two Linux laptops in 2016, and more! Catch up on the latest Linux news with our weekly digest. 

1) The Linux Foundation’s new Open API Initiative intends to make the next generation of APIs easier to work with.

Linux Foundation Throws its Weight Behind Open APIs– InfoWorld

2) A privatley-owned Chinese electronics manufacturer plans to sell Linux laptops in the coming year. 

Xiaomi Will Start Selling Two Linux Laptops in 2016– Hacked News

3) Red Hat will support Microsoft’s version of Linux on cloud-service Azure.

Microsoft Links Open-Source Arms with Linux Frenemy Red Hat– Wired

4) Twitch social video platform/gamer community is now collectively installing Arch Linux.

After beating Dark Souls and Pokemon, Twitch is installing Arch Linux– PCWorld

5) Most common Linux/Window security vulnerabilities are easy to guard against, but security is oft-overlooked.

Be on the Lookout for Linux Security Vulnerabilities– TechTarget