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

Try the new version of THunderbird (it’s now my email & calendar client of choice!): https://mzla.link/tb-flatpak 👏 Support the show here: 👏 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 00:47 GNOME might drop X11 entirely https://linuxiac.com/gnome-is-taking-steps-towards-dropping-x11-support/ 05:36 Ubuntu 23.10 released https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/ubuntu-23-10-installer-translations-hijack https://youtu.be/6sA37fATUyg 11:23 Sponsor: Thunderbird https://mzla.link/tb-flatpak 13:00 Bottles Next improves running Windows apps on Linux https://linuxiac.com/bottles-next-revolutionizing-linux-emulation-for-windows-apps/ https://usebottles.com/blog/bottles-next-a-new-chapter/ 17:48 Mastodon has 400K more users than we thought https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/09/mastodon-actually-has-407k-more-monthly-users-than-it-thought/ 21:42 Worpress joins the Fediverse https://www.techradar.com/pro/wordpress-websites-are-coming-to-the-fediverse 24:05 New hardware from System76 and Slimbook https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/10/system76-release-the-thelio-spark-starter-desktop-plus-enhancements-to-other-units/ https://fedora.slimbook.es/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTei_ivtONA 27:07 More performance improvements coming https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Bug-Secondary-Frame-Rates https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMDGPU-SMU-14.0-Patches https://www.phoronix.com/news/Qt-6.6-QtWayland-Handoffs https://www.phoronix.com/news/Qt-6.6-Released https://www.phoronix.com/news/Curl-8.4-Coming 30:59 Github Copilot is losing Microsoft a lot of money https://www.techradar.com/pro/microsoft-is-reportedly-losing-huge-amounts-of-money-on-github-copilot 35:03 Gaming News: CS2 drops MacOS, Deck no longer top 10 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/10/after-over-80-weeks-the-steam-deck-leaves-the-top-10-global-sellers-on-steam/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/10/steamos-3411-for-steam-deck-released-with-a-firmware-upgrade/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/10/valve-dropped-counter-strike-2-support-on-macos-and-older-hardware/ 42:46 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