The H Roundup for the week ending 14 July

Welcome to The H Roundup, your rapid review of the week with the most read news on The H, the security alerts and open source releases, and the essential feature articles – all in one quick-to-scan news item.

Top News

One of the first UEFI Secure Boot-enabled systems launched, giving developers a real glimpse of possible problems for Linux users, the developers behind the E17 desktop set their sights on a first stable release after years of development, and Oracle updated MySQL to close a critical security hole. The KDE community confirmed its trust in the Qt development toolkit, and new malware was detected that targets all major supported operating systems.

• Aldi PC becomes first retail PC with UEFI Secure Boot
• E17 developers set sights on an official release
• MySQL update fixes critical error
• KDE assures users they can depend on Qt
• Malware sniffs for Windows, Mac OS X or Linux
• 64-bit ARM support for Linux AArch64
• CentOS 6.3 released
• LibreOffice 3.5.5 update improves stability
• TeX Live 2012 released
• ENISA recommends "assume all PCs are infected"

Featured Articles

This week, Glyn Moody looked at the possible problem that low-end Android-based tablets may hold for Free Software and, with Linux 3.5 fast approaching, the Kernel Log on The H Open detailed the architecture, drivers and infrastructure in the upcoming kernel release.

• Why a tablet victory for Android is problematic for Free Software
• Kernel Log: Coming in 3.5 (Part 3) - Architecture
• Kernel Log: Coming in 3.5 (Part 4) - Drivers
• Kernel Log: Coming in 3.5 (Part 5) - Infrastructure

Open Source Releases

• MySQL update fixes critical error
• Transmission BitTorrent client supports Retina display
• Vico editor for Mac OS X open sourced
• Alien Arena "Reloaded Edition" first-person shooter released
• Jaspersoft 4.7 can query MongoDB in real time
• CentOS 6.3 released
• digiKam 2.7.0 improves RAW processing support
• Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" source code released
• Chrome 21 beta improves camera and microphone support
• X Server 1.13 to offer better support for hybrid graphics
• OpenNebula 3.6 integrates virtual appliance marketplace
• GitHub launches new Android app
• LibreOffice 3.5.5 update improves stability
• Chrome 20 update fixes high-risk security vulnerabilities
• KDE SC 4.9 nears with final RC
• Developer Break: Node.js, Apaches and Celery
• First openSUSE 12.2 release candidate arrives
• Mozilla's Rust language version 0.3 released

Security Alerts

• HP warns of critical holes in its server monitoring software
• Cyberoam appliances private key exposed
• Microsoft patches a critical hole in XML Core Services

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