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Linux & Open Source News — 173 episodes

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

GNOME 50 and GNOME OS progress, KDE debunks systemD FUD

13

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

14

Is Vibe coding killing open source? Big Cosmic desktop roadmap

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

Firefox makes all the mistakes, more Wayland work

21

EU keeps moving to Open Source, New Linux smartphone

22

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

23

KDE drops X11 too, New Office Suite for Linux

24

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

25

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

26

GNOME drops X11, Debian adds Rust dependency, Ubuntu plans

27

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

28

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

29

Finally, some good FOSS smartphone news, new x86 actor

30

Intel reconsiders Open Source, LibrePhone project, Ubuntu 25.10

31

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

32

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

33

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

34

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

35

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

36

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

37

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

38

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

39

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

40

Official KDE distro, AUR and third party package problems

41

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

42

Google merges Android & Chrome OS, AI slop invades FOSS

43

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

44

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

45

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

46

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

47

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

48

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

49

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

50

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

51

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

52

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

53

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

54

Fedora 42, Manjaro Immutable, Arco Linux shuts down

55

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

56

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

57

AI harms Open Source projects, Android goes private

58

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

59

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

60

AMD wins at open source, GNOME makes drastic Wayland progress

61

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

62

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

63

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

64

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

65

Intel rediscovers Modular PCs, Arch Survey results, Kernel 6.13

66

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

67

Linux Foundation endorses Chromium, SteamOS ISO is coming

68

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

69

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

70

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

71

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

72

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

73

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

74

Google breakup, bcacheFS acts like ReiserFS, Steam Controller 2

75

Nvidia roadmap for Linux, Tuxedo Driver issue, Ubuntu 25.04

76

KDE and GNOME OS, Manjaro telemetry & Mozilla layoffs

77

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

78

Linux drops Russian maintainers, CoreBoot nonsense & Snap drivers

79

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

80

GNOME has money issues, Linux malware & Nvidia driver progress

81

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

82

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

83

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

84

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

85

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

86

New Linux Console, Rust and BcacheFS drama, KDE donations

87

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

88

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

89

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

90

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

91

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

92

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

93

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

94

Fedora Telemetry, Deepin AI, ChromeOS Flex is dead?

95

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

96

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

97

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

98

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

99

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

100

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

101

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

102

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

103

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

104

Flatpak vulnerability, Gentoo refuses AI, Cosmic will theme apps

105

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

106

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

107

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

108

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

109

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

110

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

111

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

112

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

113

Mozilla layoffs, Cosmic DE alpha, India bans ProtonMail

114

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

115

VSCode & MS Edge troubles, Fedora KDE might keep X11

116

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

117

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

118

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

119

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

120

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

121

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

122

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

123

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

124

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

125

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

126

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

127

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

128

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

129

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

130

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

131

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

132

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

133

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

134

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

135

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

136

Another Linux tablet, HDR gaming & Linux malware

137

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

138

Accent colors standard & kernel performance boosts

139

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

140

New Linux tablet, SUSE goes private, GNOME 45 beta

141

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

142

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

143

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

144

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

145

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

146

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

147

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

148

Special: Interview with Tuxedo

149

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

150

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

151

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

152

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

153

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

154

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

155

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

156

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

157

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

158

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

159

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

160

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

161

Ubuntu 23.04 beta, Mobile Linux improvements, Italy blocks chatGPT

162

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

163

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

164

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

165

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

166

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

167

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

168

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

169

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

170

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

171

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

172

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

173

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