Late Night Linux – Episode 328

AI crawlers are causing serious problems for open source projects, an example of disclosure by vagueposting, Zorin does something good and something bad, LibreOffice downloads are doing well, Thunderbird is planning new services, a quick KDE Korner, and more.   News Open source devs say AI crawlers dominate traffic, forcing blocks on entire countries Wikimedia Foundation bemoans AI bot bandwidth burden It might be a good time to temporarily uninstall atop Panic averted: It was just a bug in Atop after all Dash to Panel lives on, thanks to Zorin sponsorship Zorin OS 17.3 takes Brave step of changing default browser Stop using Brave Browser Look Mum No Computer on Steam LibreOffice downloads on the rise as users look to avoid subscription costs  Firefox maker Mozilla prepares Gmail-like Thundermail Thundermail and Thunderbird Pro Services     KDE Korner Roadmap for a modern Plasma Login Manager Akademy 2025             1Password Extended Access Management Secure every app, device, and identity – even the unmanaged ones, at 1password.com/latenightlinux   Tailscale Tailscale is an easy to deploy, zero-config, no-fuss VPN that allows you to build simple networks across complex infrastructure. Go to tailscale.com/lnl and try Tailscale out for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required.     Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes             See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here