Proposal for Fedora to use Plasma, XZ backdoor repercussions, German state moves to Linux

👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com 00:00 Intro 01:44 A proposal for Fedora to leave GNOME for KDE https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/FedoraPlasmaWorkstation https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/f42-change-proposal-fedora-plasma-workstation-system-wide/111343/60 07:50 XZ backdoor repercussions https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-24-04-lts-beta-release-postponed-due-to-security-concerns/ https://linuxiac.com/after-a-recent-ssh-vulnerability-systemd-reduces-dependencies/ https://9to5linux.com/linux-firmware-update-utility-fwupd-will-use-zstd-compression-for-future-releases https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-xz-backdoor-scanner-detects-implant-in-any-linux-binary/ 15:41 German state moves to Linux & FOSS https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/04/04/german-state-moving-30000-pcs-to-libreoffice/ 19:42 Germany wants to secure right to encryption https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/germany-seeks-to-make-encryption-a-legal-right 21:58 Mint 22 shakes things up https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-devs-to-ship-thunderbird-as-a-native-deb-package-in-linux-mint-22 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/linux-mint-22-adopts-pipewire-hwe-kernels 26:32 AMD will open source more docs and code https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-More-OSS-Hardware-Docs https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-MES-Docs-And-Source-Code 28:16 Thunderbird Exchange support & Snap https://linuxiac.com/thunderbird-progresses-with-exchange-compatibility/ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/04/thundersnap-why-were-helping-maintain-the-thunderbird-snap-on-linux/ 32:57 Nitrux will leave KDE Plasma behind https://linuxiac.com/nitrux-moves-to-maui-shell-bids-farewell-to-kde-plasma/ https://nxos.org/news/plasma-6-in-nitrux-when/ 36:09 Linux gaming back at around 2% https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Survey-March-2024 39:20 Outro 💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com