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297: Linux / Rust saga continues, Void Linux, Firefox 135, FOSS funding needs & more Linux news

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video: https://youtu.be/v7ZLEAxoW14 Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have a lot to talk about with the Linux kernel getting, or maybe not getting, Rusty. There's a little bit of drama there. Also, the Void Linux project has a new release of their distribution. EA has provided an update regarding Apex Legends and Linux. It's not great news, but we're gonna talk about it. There's also a tiny Linux kernel tweak that could save 30% on power use for data centers. And all of this and so much more on this week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what's going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:41 Linux Kernel gets some Rusty Drama 03:48 Void Linux 20250202 Released 06:13 Many Open Source Projects Scramble to Find Funding 12:14 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] 13:45 Mozilla Firefox 135 Released 19:48 This tiny Linux kernel tweak could SAVE 30% on Power Use for Datacenters! 21:10 Ghostty 1.1.0 Released 24:06 Let’s Encrypt Ending Expiration Notification Emails 28:12 Apex Legends Is Losing Players—So They’re Blaming Linux? 29:39 Support the show Links: Linux Kernel gets some Rusty Drama https://www.phoronix.com/news/Asahi-Linux-Lead-No-Upstream https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1ijxber/linus_torvalds_take_on_the_latest_rustkernel_drama/ Void Linux 20250202 Released https://voidlinux.org/news/2025/02/new-images.html Many Open Source Projects Scramble to Find Funding https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freedesktop/freedesktop/-/issues/2011 https://www.phoronix.com/news/2025-XOrg-FreeDesktop-Cloud https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/equinix-to-kill-off-metal-by-june-2026/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/popular-linux-orgs-freedesktop-and-alpine-linux-are-scrambling-for-new-web-hosting/ https://alpinelinux.org/posts/Seeking-Support-After-Equinix-Metal-Sunsets.html https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1iil0nk/alpine_needs_help/ Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly Mozilla Firefox 135 Released https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/135.0/releasenotes/ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/02/mozilla-firefox-135-released https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/12/firefox_do_not_track/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-136-Beta This tiny Linux kernel tweak could SAVE 30% on Power Use for Datacenters! https://youtu.be/OQa2cazPlNs Ghostty 1.1.0 Released https://ghostty.org/docs/install/release-notes/1-1-0 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/02/ghostty-update-adds-server-side-decoration-support-on-linux Let’s Encrypt Ending Expiration Notification Emails https://letsencrypt.org/2025/01/22/ending-expiration-emails/ Apex Legends Is Losing Players—So They’re Blaming Linux? https://youtu.be/Oz7AK_DZ9wU Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

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