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Sep 26, 2026 25 min

Google is closing down Android more and more, and launching a new Linux-based OS

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Google is closing down Android more and more, and launching a new Linux-based OS

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  1. 0:00 Intro
  2. 1:45 Android is less and less open source
  3. 4:16 GoogleBook OS introduced as a Linux based system
  4. 7:04 KDE's proposed AI policy leads to massive backlash
  5. 10:04 GNOME dev offers a "no AI at all" policy
  6. 12:15 KDE announces their 3 main goals for 2027
  7. 14:11 SteamOS update brings many performance improvements
  8. 15:58 Linux kernel 7.4 should open files 39% faster
  9. 17:01 Ubuntu improves how the system behaves when out of memory
  10. 18:59 Valve introduces new low latency codec for game streaming
  11. 20:16 Ubuntu will update the kernel on a weekly basis
  12. 21:42 Cosmic 1.9 brings two new applications
  13. 23:48 ReactOS now has a solid DirectX implementation

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