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Linux & Open Source News — 183 episodes

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1

Egos ruining Open Source projects, distros vs software conflicts

2

Torvalds says kernel will use AI tools, Wayland beats X11 for gaming, Age verification is getting worse

3

Germany says no to Microsoft, Windows 11 in freefall, Linux distro sabotaged

4

Linux has a giant opportunity thanks to Sony, New Linux Tablet, Google fined 4 Billion

5

Steam machine disappointment, Epic made a Git competitor

6

GNOME Foundation issues, AUR under attack, Firefox's big plans

7

EU's ditches Google Search, Brave's Paid browser, Ubuntu makes big moves

8

No Age verification for Linux, New KDE theme, Flatpak redesign with systemD

9

Linus Torvalds speaks on AI, More Adobe on Linux, big browser redesigns

10

KDE gets €1M, 3 big vulnerabilities for Linux, EU privacy disaster brewing

11

More Office Suite drama, chrome installs AI model without consent, Cool Plasma 6.7 things

12

Ubuntu's servers attacked, Linux beats Windows again, Ubuntu will add AI to the distro

13

FSF settles the Office Suite debacle, good news on age verification, Mozilla & Debian unwarranted drama

14

Germany's plan for Open Source, Age verification gets worse,

15

France is moving the country to Linux and FOSS, KDE gets more themes

16

What is happening to our Office Suites?! Wayland fixes 2 major features

17

The Linux Age verification situation is escalating & Other Linux Weekly News

18

Manjaro is in trouble, Germany mandates open formats, Google destroys sideloading

19

Kwin, Lutris & AMD drivers add AI generated code, SUSE could be sold, new hope for degoogled ROMs

20

Age verification Laws could break Linux? GrapheneOS's new partner, Plasma drops X11 in August

21

Nvidia & Intel focus on Linux, KDE Connect redesign, New standard for digital ecosystems

22

GNOME 50 and GNOME OS progress, KDE debunks systemD FUD

23

New kernel boosts Linux performance, Mint makes big changes, Discord Backlash

24

Is Vibe coding killing open source? Big Cosmic desktop roadmap

25

France moves to open source, modular Linux handheld PC, big Linux gaming progress

26

New Linux + Android phone, Photoshop on Linux, Cosmic updates

27

Budgie & GNOME drop X11, yet another desktop, Wikipedia signs deal with AI companies

28

Torvalds talks AI in the kernel, EU prepares for FOSS, Goodbye Middle click to paste?

29

New X11 server, New packaging solution, no more Steam Deck LCD

30

Firefox makes all the mistakes, more Wayland work

31

EU keeps moving to Open Source, New Linux smartphone

32

Valve builds a Proton for Android apps, Linux is at 11% ?

33

KDE drops X11 too, New Office Suite for Linux

34

KDE's new design, Nvidia finally focuses on Linux, EU caves in to Big Tech

35

Hybrid GPU support will be fixed, Google walks back sideloading policy

36

GNOME drops X11, Debian adds Rust dependency, Ubuntu plans

37

Python refuses $1.5M grant, Unity's second demise, AUR DDos

38

Full Linux apps on Android, Plasma 6.5, Zorin OS does big numbers

39

Finally, some good FOSS smartphone news, new x86 actor

40

Intel reconsiders Open Source, LibrePhone project, Ubuntu 25.10

41

The end of F-Droid? Red Hat hacked, new Linux Kernel

42

The Cosmic & PopOS beta are here, Cookie banners could go away

43

Some KDE drama, Fedora 43, Ubuntu 25.10 & GNOME 49

44

Red Hat being eaten by IBM, KDE Linux Alpha, is Budgie dead?

45

Cosmic isn't dead, more SteamOS devices, GNOME keeps X11 after all

46

AI used in Linux kernel, Android limits sideloading,new desktop environment

47

Will Ablockers be banned? DoS on the AUR, Steam Console rumors

48

Windows 12 sounds like a nightmare, Mint 22.2 beta: Linux Weekly News

49

GNOME changes things, Linux at 6%, Android loses to Epic

50

Official KDE distro, AUR and third party package problems

51

Flathub's issues, Steam Console, Malware in the AUR, Clear Linux is gone

52

Google merges Android & Chrome OS, AI slop invades FOSS

53

Browser extensions sell what you view to AI companies, GNOME funding, Wayback progresses

54

The end for BcacheFS, X11 compatibility layer, Flathub is massive

55

Big X.org code reverts, giant 16B entries data breach, KDE 6.4

56

X11 fork, Denmark moves to Linux, Android gets more locked down

57

Microsoft could fix USB C, GNOME OS is coming for your PC, AMD ditches proprietary drivers

58

SteamOS "destroys" Windows, kernel 6.15, Nice Firefox changes

59

Fedora and GNOME remove X.org, Microsoft open sources WSL

60

Plasma 6.4 beta, BIG Web Search changes, AI isn't fair use

61

GNOME's new leadership, Mint themes libadwaita, OpenSUSE ditches Deepin

62

KDE planning big changes, Wikipedia adopts AI, OpenSUSE leaps into the future

63

OpenAI wants to buy Chrome, final COSMIC alpha, Fedora could drop X11 entirely

64

Fedora 42, Manjaro Immutable, Arco Linux shuts down

65

Firefox's AI summary, Wayland restores windows, Framework 12 preorders open

66

Thunderbird's paid service, open source DNA database deleted, EU takes aim at encryption

67

AI harms Open Source projects, Android goes private

68

EU push for open source, GIMP3 is out, Firefox gets webapps back

69

New Webkit browser for Linux, NVK becomes default, KDE splits X11 code

70

AMD wins at open source, GNOME makes drastic Wayland progress

71

Torvalds says Yes to Rust, Fedora doesn't get Flathub

72

OBS could sue Fedora, GNOME's new site & branding

73

Fedora looks at adding AI, kernel maintainer resigns over Rust issues, GNOME 48 changes

74

Mesa, Wayland & X.org in trouble, Debian leaves X, GNOME 48 alpha

75

Intel rediscovers Modular PCs, Arch Survey results, Kernel 6.13

76

Facebook bans Fediverse Links, big Valve interview on SteamOS, Apple pulls their AI

77

Linux Foundation endorses Chromium, SteamOS ISO is coming

78

Github's fake stars, Nvidia's $700M open source bet, KDE looks healthy

79

Open Source worth $7B, no Apple search, custom kernels no longer useful

80

Lenovo will use SteamOS, EU investigates TikTok, Mozilla focuses on Ads and AI

81

Flathub separates from GNOME, Arch gets 500K€, Firefox drops Do Not track

82

KDE gets big donations, Discord supports Wayland, SteamOS devices coming

83

Steam Controller 2 design leak, bcacheFS ban, Wayland in Wine

84

Google breakup, bcacheFS acts like ReiserFS, Steam Controller 2

85

Nvidia roadmap for Linux, Tuxedo Driver issue, Ubuntu 25.04

86

KDE and GNOME OS, Manjaro telemetry & Mozilla layoffs

87

AI isn't Open Source, Fedora 41, Apex blocks Linux

88

Linux drops Russian maintainers, CoreBoot nonsense & Snap drivers

89

Adblockers are dead, Valve talks Steam Deck 2, Nvidia wants better drivers

90

GNOME has money issues, Linux malware & Nvidia driver progress

91

Valve & Arch partnership, Nintendo kills Switch emulator, Thunderbird for Android is here

92

9.9 out of 10 severity flaw on Linux, ARM64 & Android support in proton, Valve devs want faster Wayland progress

93

Torvalds dismisses Rust haters, Mozilla kills their Mastodon instance, GNOME 47 is out

94

KDE's 3 main goals, Plasma 6.2 beta, Square Enix invests in a Linux OS

95

Linux grows again, KDE overspends (but it's fine), Ubuntu has upgrade problems

96

New Linux Console, Rust and BcacheFS drama, KDE donations

97

Microsoft broke Linux dual boots, Google coerces reviewers, GNOME 47 beta

98

Could the US break up Google? Deepin 23, SteamOS for other devices

99

Cosmic Alpha is out, elementary OS 8 in September, Nvidia scraped videos for its AI

100

A few nice Cosmic reveals, Linux market share gains, macOS more vulnerable than Windows

101

Firefox's Opt-out ad setting, AI tool pirated movies, SecureBoot broken

102

3rd party Bug killed Windows PCs across the world, openSUSE needs to change its name

103

Fedora 41 drops X11, Copilot lawsuit dismissed, GNOME 47 looks great

104

Fedora Telemetry, Deepin AI, ChromeOS Flex is dead?

105

Mozilla sued for discrimination, GNOME without X11, Performance boosts everywhere

106

GNOME accent colors, the end of ad blockers and Plasma 6.1

107

Mint disables unverified apps, Recall hacked already, KDE as ks for feedback

108

GNOME has plans, EU investigates OpenAI for GDPR violations, Ubuntu Real Time

109

GNOME's 5 year plan, Windows Recall is a nightmare, Qualcomm beats Apple?

110

Firefox data collection, France bans TikTok (sort of), Google AI is scary

111

Cosmic update, new attack bypasses VPNs, ClearLinux beats everything else?

112

No, NixOS isn't dying. GNOME icon & funding issues, everyone hates Windows 11

113

Why Google sucks now, US bans TikTok, Ubuntu 24.04 & Fedora 40

114

Flatpak vulnerability, Gentoo refuses AI, Cosmic will theme apps

115

Fedora wants AI, Nvidia + Wayland is fixed, US gains privacy

116

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

117

Redis renounces FOSS, the future of Linux is bright, Fedora 40 beta

118

USA sues Apple, Plasma themes can wipe your drive, GNOME 46

119

Cosmic is delayed, French suffers massive data breach, EU won't regulate FOSS

120

Linux at 4%, Fedora drops X11, Apple makes a mess of the EU's DMA

121

Nintendo sues emulator, Nvidia thinks coding is dead, Plasma 6 is out

122

Snap scam problem, Warp on Linux, an API for RGB

123

Mozilla layoffs, Cosmic DE alpha, India bans ProtonMail

124

Mozilla blunders and then gets a new CEO, Ubuntu makes some moves

125

VSCode & MS Edge troubles, Fedora KDE might keep X11

126

Apple really sucks, Mint's EDGE ISO, Wayland protocol drama

127

OpenSUSE is going immutable, Snap creates problems, Fuchsia won't be Google's future

128

Cosmic Alpha, Linux 6.7, more SteamOS devices & the Wayland saga continues

129

Fedora & RHEL optimizing packages, Linux is at 4%, GNOME develops an extension

130

X11 is a bad platform, More AI regulation, FOSS licenses aren't enough

131

Open Source Nvidia drivers are good, Microsoft installs Linux for AI work, HDR support

132

The CEO of Proton (Andy Yen) answers all your questions!

133

Torvalds on Linux's future, Linux gaming beats windows, Ubuntu might drop older CPUs

134

Zorin OS 17, huge flaw on all Linux system & Linux gets BSOD

135

Red Hat drops X11, KDE Plasma 6 Beta, big Linux desktop plans

136

Big Plasma 6, GNOME & COSMIC updates, Youtube's anti user moves

137

Windows will be more open, AMD doubles down on FOSS, Big Peertube improvements

138

GNOME gets €1 million, Amazon wants its own Linux, Steam Deck OLED, Immutable Ubuntu

139

Fedora KDE drops X11, Huge Nvidia Wayland fixes, Web DRM is dead, Linux kernel 6.6

140

Wayland on Mint, is Youtube's adblock blocker legal? Fedora 39 delayed

141

Ubuntu broke deb installs, new GNOME director controversy, OpenSUSE new installer

142

Will GNOME drop X11? Ubuntu 23.10, Mastodon is more popular than we thought

143

elementary OS 7.1, Snap malware, France wants to ban VPNs

144

Photoshop on the web, Mint + Debian, & COSMIC updates

145

Nouveau maintainer resigns, Fedora might drop X11 entirely, LTS now 2 years only

146

Another Linux tablet, HDR gaming & Linux malware

147

Plasma 6 not before 2024, new Ubuntu App Store, GNOME breaks extensions

148

Accent colors standard & kernel performance boosts

149

Ubuntu desktop plans, NVIDIA BIOS lock broken, Budgie gets updates

150

New Linux tablet, SUSE goes private, GNOME 45 beta

151

New CPU flaws will lower performance, Linux enterprise shakeup, KDE Wayland support

152

ChromeOS becomes a Linux distro, GNOME Activities changes, Mint 21.3

153

Google's new nightmare plan for the web, GNOME's new windowing system, Plasma 6 removes features

154

EU's new law will hurt FOSS, Intel performance boost, repairable laptops

155

SUSE takes on Red Hat, Mint 21.2 released & Thunderbird Supernova

156

New Ubuntu Store promotes snap only, GNOME 45 alpha and France privacy breaches

157

Kernel 6.4 boosts AMD, FOSS Nvidia Driver, GNOME gaming improvements

158

Special: Interview with Tuxedo

159

Red Hat vs open source, Mint Beta, Plasma 6 progress report

160

Big Nextcloud improvements, PopOS Cosmic tiling changes, and Steam redesign

161

France arrested people for using Linux, Windows 11 loses users, better FOSS firmware

162

Ubuntu goes immutable, big GNOME updates, Touchpad gestures on Mint

163

Fedora KDE abandons X11, Android's giant security flaw, Meta gets EU'd again

164

More HDR work for Linux, Ubuntu revamps PPAs, KeePass security breach

165

AMD moves to FOSS firmware, COSMIC panel customization, & Plasma 6 changes

166

HDR & VRR Linux support, AMD challenges Apple Silicon, Microsoft Edge abuse

167

Flathub redesign, Linux 6.3 + Intel performance boost, EU vs big platforms

168

Fedora 38, Ubuntu 23.04, Solus survives & big KDE app updates

169

Solus is dying, OpenAI defamation suit, EU builds its own Google

170

Linux Mint theme changes, System76 in house laptop, Google Drive backtracks

171

Ubuntu 23.04 beta, Mobile Linux improvements, Italy blocks chatGPT

172

Giant Nextcloud update, Twitter goes Open Source, Wayland screen sharing fixed

173

Docker vs Open Source, Ubuntu wants less Python issues, Fedora 38 beta

174

Meta in the Fediverse, Duck Duck Go works on AI, Flathub Roadmap

175

HP gives up, Flathub & paid apps, companies are using FOSS wrong

176

Ubuntu hates flatpak, Microsoft's anti consumer practices, GNOME 44 beta

177

FOSS funding is broken, Mycroft shuts down, KDE Plasma 5.27

178

Windows is spyware, Fedora adds Flathub, AI tool violates FOSS

179

A peek at Cosmic DE's design, Mint + Wayland, elementary OS 7 released

180

New EU law hurts FOSS, GNOME 44 alpha, Chrome beats Firefox

181

Linux Foundation's metaverse, Stable Diffusion sued, KDE 5.27 Beta

182

Apple isn't private, Mastodon loses users, Mozilla joins the fediverse

183

Arch isn't N°1, X.org dying, Meta fined €390M: Linux & Open Source News