[PLUG] This Month in GNU/Linux - March 2017

[Dhanesh B. Sabane]

Here are some news about the happenings in the month of March about GNU/Linux world and Open Source in general:

1. GitLab acquired the chat app Gitter and plans to open source it

> https://about.gitlab.com/2017/03/15/gitter-acquisition/

2. Google builds new home for everything open source

> https://opensource.google.com
* The new site includes information on all of Google’s open source programs, organizations the company supports, and a list of open source projects Google has released.

3. Ubuntu Boosts Linux Performance on AWS Cloud

> https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/04/05/ubuntu-on-aws-gets-serious-performance-boost-with-aws-tuned-kernel/

* As of March 29, there were Ubuntu cloud images for Amazon that included an AWS-tuned kernel.

4. Ubuntu to kill Unity8 gives up smartphone and convergence shell hopes

> https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/04/05/growing-ubuntu-for-cloud-and-iot-rather-than-phone-and-convergence/

* Ubuntu will revert to GNOME starting 18.04

-- 
Dhanesh B. Sabane [dhanesh95]
Web : https://dhanesh95.gitlab.io

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