I’m used this meeting to cover lots of late-breaking Linux News, All the following links were posted following our last LinuxSIG in November. I’ll have an all-new SLAX demo running from a persistent memory stick.

January 2013 Linux Links:

• On Netflix for Linux Netflix on Linux, now work using Wine, not yet a native application for Linux
  
• Ten… Linux apps you must install • The Register
• The Linux Mint Blog » Blog Archive » Linux Mint 14 “Nadia” released!
• Running Linux on the Series 3 Chromebook – ARM Community
• RPi Distributions – eLinux.org
• Linux Mint 14: It’s like Windows 8, minus the bad bits | tuxmachines.org
• 15 Weird/Surprising devices and Systems that run on Linux | It’s incredible to see how Linux runs on devices of various sizes, power and built for diverse purposes.
  
• Linux Mint 14 Review – The Best Desktop Linux | Linux Mint returns with updates all round, but has it addressed the minor issues we had with Mint 13 along the way?
• PPA for Netflix Desktop App | iheartubuntu
• The 10 Best Linux-Based Gifts for 2012 | Linux.com – For the community, by the community, Linux.com is the central source for Linux information, software, documentation, how-tos and answers across the server, desktop/netbook, mobile, and embedded areas.
• Hands On With the $20 Indian Android Tablet | News & Opinion | The cheapest Android tablet we’ve ever seen could change the world.
• Shimming your way to Linux on Windows 8 PCs | Well-known developer Matthew Garrett has just made it easier for Linux to boot on PCs locked down with Windows 8 Secure Boot.
• Why is Android built on Linux Kernel? | Android is overwhelming. Its spreading and taking over its competitors. According to recent reports Android is poised to claim the crown from Apple in the
• How to make a Raspberry Pi solar-powered FTP server | You’ve set up your Raspberry Pi and had a look around at what the amazing micro computer can do. How about a fun project?
• Secure boot: Microsoft shows up Linux Secure boot: Microsoft exposes Linux community
• Good-Bye 386: Linux to drop support for i386 chips with next major release | ZDNet
• Linux got its start on a 386 processor, but 21-years later, the Linux kernel developers have decided its time to say good-bye to the venerable Intel processor in its next major Linux kernel release: 3.8.
• Pi Store The Official Raspberry Pi Store
• 2012’s Top five Linux stories with one big conclusion | ZDNet 2012 was a very quiet, but very successful year for Linux. How successful? The most popular end-user operating system is now Linux.