Dec-05-2019 Weekly Edition

• A static-analysis framework for GCC:   bringing a much-needed diagnostic feature to the GCC compiler.
• 5.5 Merge window, part 1: what the   first 6,300 changesets brought into the mainline for 5.5.
• Virtio without the "virt": the   virtio specification isn't just for software anymore.
• Fixing SCHED_IDLE: a longstanding   but little-used scheduler feature is finally being worked into shape.
• Fedora's modularity mess: the Fedora   modularity initiative has run into a number of obstacles without clear   solutions.
• Creating Kubernetes distributions:   can a Kubernetes distribution become more like a Linux distribution?

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