Linux

Not so artful Aardvark: (via TR) Ubuntu 17.10 PULLED: Linux OS knackers laptop BIOSes / https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/21/ubuntu_lenovo_bios/

Plus there was that #sqlServer distribution: (via OMGUBNTU) The Best Linux App & Distro Releases of 2017 / http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/12/list-best-linux-distros-apps-2017

Have you changed your default Raspberry? (via ZDNet) Linux malware enslaves Raspberry Pi to mine cryptocurrency / http://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-malware-enslaves-raspberry-pi-to-mine-cryptocurrency/

Not a surprise: (via ZDNet) Almost all the world's fastest supercomputers run Linux / http://www.zdnet.com/article/almost-all-the-worlds-fastest-supercomputers-run-linux/

There was a little shock in the database community today. Microsoft will be releasing a version of SQL Server database engine to run on Linux. A version, at least a release candidate, should be ready at some point (depending on which article you read) mid-2017.