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This time, we have the releae of elementary OS 6 public beta, a new mechanical keyboard from System76, Audacity getting some big backlash after annlouncing the introduction of telemetry, and some new information about the JingPad A1 , linux powered tablet

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Something that just didn't make the cut for the previous new video: the elementary OS 6 beta is now available. https://blog.elementary.io/elementary-os-6-odin-beta/

Linus Torvalds continued his interview with tag1consulting about open source and its commercial uses and practices, and, as the first part, it's a very interesting read.

https://www.tag1consulting.com/blog/interview-linus-torvalds-open-source-and-beyond-part-2

StarLabs, which, if you haven't heard of the yet, is a Linux computer manufacturer, introduced their new Starbook Mark V. https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/05/star-labs-have-now-revealed-the-slick-14q-starbook-mk-v-linux-laptop

A new video demoed the JingPad A1 hardware. It shows the design, very clearly inspired by the iPad Air and iPad Pro, and it looks like a very solid device. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/05/jingpad-tablet-hands-on-video

Huawei launched a new Linux and ARM powered laptop. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/05/huawei-new-laptop-runs-linux-os

System76 opened their new keyboard for pre-orders. It's called "Launch", and it's a mechanical, customisable usb keyboard, with fully open source specs: the design itself, and the firmware are 100% open and available for anyone to pick up on. https://system76.com/accessories/launch

Proton 6.4-3 was released, and it's mainly composed of fixes that were previously in Proton experimental. https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/releases

Wine 6.8 was released, this version installs libraries in architecture specific sub-folders, which I guess will help in tidying stuff up, the secur32 library has been converted to the PE executable format, and it also fixes 35 bugs. https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egp8el2fTdc