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Weekly roundup of everything new in the Linux and Open Source world! May contain gaming and privacy related topics.
This is a longer counterpart to the Linux and Open Source news videos available on The Linux Experiment Youtube Channel.
I’m Nick, I’ve been making Linux and Open Source related videos on YouTube since 2018, with a sizeable following of more than 300 000 subscribers. I’ve been using Linux since 2006, starting with Ubuntu (like most people), and I have 12 years of experience in project management and UX, and that’s the lens I use to view the progress of our Linux desktops and open source applications!
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More Office Suite drama, chrome installs AI model without consent, Cool Plasma 6.7 things
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May 09, 2026 |
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Ubuntu's servers attacked, Linux beats Windows again, Ubuntu will add AI to the distro
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May 02, 2026 |
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FSF settles the Office Suite debacle, good news on age verification, Mozilla & Debian unwarranted drama
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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Germany's plan for Open Source, Age verification gets worse,
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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France is moving the country to Linux and FOSS, KDE gets more themes
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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What is happening to our Office Suites?! Wayland fixes 2 major features
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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The Linux Age verification situation is escalating & Other Linux Weekly News
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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Manjaro is in trouble, Germany mandates open formats, Google destroys sideloading
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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Kwin, Lutris & AMD drivers add AI generated code, SUSE could be sold, new hope for degoogled ROMs
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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Age verification Laws could break Linux? GrapheneOS's new partner, Plasma drops X11 in August
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Nvidia & Intel focus on Linux, KDE Connect redesign, New standard for digital ecosystems
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Feb 28, 2026 |
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GNOME 50 and GNOME OS progress, KDE debunks systemD FUD
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Feb 21, 2026 |
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New kernel boosts Linux performance, Mint makes big changes, Discord Backlash
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Is Vibe coding killing open source? Big Cosmic desktop roadmap
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Feb 07, 2026 |
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France moves to open source, modular Linux handheld PC, big Linux gaming progress
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Jan 31, 2026 |
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New Linux + Android phone, Photoshop on Linux, Cosmic updates
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Jan 24, 2026 |
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Budgie & GNOME drop X11, yet another desktop, Wikipedia signs deal with AI companies
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Jan 17, 2026 |
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Torvalds talks AI in the kernel, EU prepares for FOSS, Goodbye Middle click to paste?
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Jan 10, 2026 |
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New X11 server, New packaging solution, no more Steam Deck LCD
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Dec 27, 2025 |
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Firefox makes all the mistakes, more Wayland work
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Dec 20, 2025 |
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EU keeps moving to Open Source, New Linux smartphone
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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Valve builds a Proton for Android apps, Linux is at 11% ?
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Dec 06, 2025 |
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KDE drops X11 too, New Office Suite for Linux
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Nov 29, 2025 |
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KDE's new design, Nvidia finally focuses on Linux, EU caves in to Big Tech
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Nov 22, 2025 |
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Hybrid GPU support will be fixed, Google walks back sideloading policy
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Nov 15, 2025 |
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GNOME drops X11, Debian adds Rust dependency, Ubuntu plans
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Nov 08, 2025 |
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Python refuses $1.5M grant, Unity's second demise, AUR DDos
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Nov 01, 2025 |
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Full Linux apps on Android, Plasma 6.5, Zorin OS does big numbers
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Oct 25, 2025 |
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Finally, some good FOSS smartphone news, new x86 actor
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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Intel reconsiders Open Source, LibrePhone project, Ubuntu 25.10
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Oct 11, 2025 |
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The end of F-Droid? Red Hat hacked, new Linux Kernel
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Oct 04, 2025 |
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The Cosmic & PopOS beta are here, Cookie banners could go away
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Some KDE drama, Fedora 43, Ubuntu 25.10 & GNOME 49
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Sep 20, 2025 |
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Red Hat being eaten by IBM, KDE Linux Alpha, is Budgie dead?
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Sep 13, 2025 |
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Cosmic isn't dead, more SteamOS devices, GNOME keeps X11 after all
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Sep 06, 2025 |
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AI used in Linux kernel, Android limits sideloading,new desktop environment
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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Will Ablockers be banned? DoS on the AUR, Steam Console rumors
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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Windows 12 sounds like a nightmare, Mint 22.2 beta: Linux Weekly News
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Aug 16, 2025 |
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GNOME changes things, Linux at 6%, Android loses to Epic
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Official KDE distro, AUR and third party package problems
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Aug 02, 2025 |
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Flathub's issues, Steam Console, Malware in the AUR, Clear Linux is gone
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Jul 26, 2025 |
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Google merges Android & Chrome OS, AI slop invades FOSS
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Jul 19, 2025 |
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Browser extensions sell what you view to AI companies, GNOME funding, Wayback progresses
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Jul 12, 2025 |
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The end for BcacheFS, X11 compatibility layer, Flathub is massive
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Jul 05, 2025 |
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Big X.org code reverts, giant 16B entries data breach, KDE 6.4
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Jun 21, 2025 |
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X11 fork, Denmark moves to Linux, Android gets more locked down
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Jun 14, 2025 |
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Microsoft could fix USB C, GNOME OS is coming for your PC, AMD ditches proprietary drivers
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Jun 07, 2025 |
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SteamOS "destroys" Windows, kernel 6.15, Nice Firefox changes
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May 31, 2025 |
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Fedora and GNOME remove X.org, Microsoft open sources WSL
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May 24, 2025 |
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Plasma 6.4 beta, BIG Web Search changes, AI isn't fair use
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May 17, 2025 |
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GNOME's new leadership, Mint themes libadwaita, OpenSUSE ditches Deepin
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May 10, 2025 |
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KDE planning big changes, Wikipedia adopts AI, OpenSUSE leaps into the future
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May 03, 2025 |
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OpenAI wants to buy Chrome, final COSMIC alpha, Fedora could drop X11 entirely
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Apr 26, 2025 |
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Fedora 42, Manjaro Immutable, Arco Linux shuts down
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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Firefox's AI summary, Wayland restores windows, Framework 12 preorders open
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Apr 12, 2025 |
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Thunderbird's paid service, open source DNA database deleted, EU takes aim at encryption
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Apr 05, 2025 |
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AI harms Open Source projects, Android goes private
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Mar 29, 2025 |
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EU push for open source, GIMP3 is out, Firefox gets webapps back
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Mar 22, 2025 |
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New Webkit browser for Linux, NVK becomes default, KDE splits X11 code
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Mar 15, 2025 |
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AMD wins at open source, GNOME makes drastic Wayland progress
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Mar 08, 2025 |
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Torvalds says Yes to Rust, Fedora doesn't get Flathub
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Feb 22, 2025 |
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OBS could sue Fedora, GNOME's new site & branding
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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Fedora looks at adding AI, kernel maintainer resigns over Rust issues, GNOME 48 changes
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Feb 08, 2025 |
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Mesa, Wayland & X.org in trouble, Debian leaves X, GNOME 48 alpha
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Feb 01, 2025 |
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Intel rediscovers Modular PCs, Arch Survey results, Kernel 6.13
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Jan 25, 2025 |
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Facebook bans Fediverse Links, big Valve interview on SteamOS, Apple pulls their AI
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Jan 18, 2025 |
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Linux Foundation endorses Chromium, SteamOS ISO is coming
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Jan 11, 2025 |
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Github's fake stars, Nvidia's $700M open source bet, KDE looks healthy
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Jan 04, 2025 |
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Open Source worth $7B, no Apple search, custom kernels no longer useful
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Dec 28, 2024 |
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Lenovo will use SteamOS, EU investigates TikTok, Mozilla focuses on Ads and AI
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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Flathub separates from GNOME, Arch gets 500K€, Firefox drops Do Not track
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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KDE gets big donations, Discord supports Wayland, SteamOS devices coming
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Dec 07, 2024 |
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Steam Controller 2 design leak, bcacheFS ban, Wayland in Wine
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Nov 30, 2024 |
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Google breakup, bcacheFS acts like ReiserFS, Steam Controller 2
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Nov 23, 2024 |
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Nvidia roadmap for Linux, Tuxedo Driver issue, Ubuntu 25.04
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Nov 16, 2024 |
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KDE and GNOME OS, Manjaro telemetry & Mozilla layoffs
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Nov 09, 2024 |
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AI isn't Open Source, Fedora 41, Apex blocks Linux
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Nov 02, 2024 |
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Linux drops Russian maintainers, CoreBoot nonsense & Snap drivers
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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Adblockers are dead, Valve talks Steam Deck 2, Nvidia wants better drivers
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Oct 19, 2024 |
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GNOME has money issues, Linux malware & Nvidia driver progress
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Oct 12, 2024 |
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Valve & Arch partnership, Nintendo kills Switch emulator, Thunderbird for Android is here
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Oct 05, 2024 |
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9.9 out of 10 severity flaw on Linux, ARM64 & Android support in proton, Valve devs want faster Wayland progress
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Sep 28, 2024 |
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Torvalds dismisses Rust haters, Mozilla kills their Mastodon instance, GNOME 47 is out
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Sep 21, 2024 |
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KDE's 3 main goals, Plasma 6.2 beta, Square Enix invests in a Linux OS
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Sep 14, 2024 |
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Linux grows again, KDE overspends (but it's fine), Ubuntu has upgrade problems
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Sep 07, 2024 |
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New Linux Console, Rust and BcacheFS drama, KDE donations
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Aug 31, 2024 |
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Microsoft broke Linux dual boots, Google coerces reviewers, GNOME 47 beta
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Aug 24, 2024 |
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Could the US break up Google? Deepin 23, SteamOS for other devices
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Aug 17, 2024 |
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Cosmic Alpha is out, elementary OS 8 in September, Nvidia scraped videos for its AI
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Aug 10, 2024 |
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A few nice Cosmic reveals, Linux market share gains, macOS more vulnerable than Windows
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Aug 03, 2024 |
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Firefox's Opt-out ad setting, AI tool pirated movies, SecureBoot broken
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Jul 27, 2024 |
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3rd party Bug killed Windows PCs across the world, openSUSE needs to change its name
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Jul 20, 2024 |
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Fedora 41 drops X11, Copilot lawsuit dismissed, GNOME 47 looks great
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Jul 13, 2024 |
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Fedora Telemetry, Deepin AI, ChromeOS Flex is dead?
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Jul 06, 2024 |
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Mozilla sued for discrimination, GNOME without X11, Performance boosts everywhere
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Jun 29, 2024 |
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GNOME accent colors, the end of ad blockers and Plasma 6.1
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Jun 22, 2024 |
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Mint disables unverified apps, Recall hacked already, KDE as ks for feedback
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Jun 08, 2024 |
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GNOME has plans, EU investigates OpenAI for GDPR violations, Ubuntu Real Time
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Jun 01, 2024 |
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GNOME's 5 year plan, Windows Recall is a nightmare, Qualcomm beats Apple?
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May 25, 2024 |
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Firefox data collection, France bans TikTok (sort of), Google AI is scary
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May 18, 2024 |
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Cosmic update, new attack bypasses VPNs, ClearLinux beats everything else?
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May 11, 2024 |
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No, NixOS isn't dying. GNOME icon & funding issues, everyone hates Windows 11
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May 04, 2024 |
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Why Google sucks now, US bans TikTok, Ubuntu 24.04 & Fedora 40
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Apr 27, 2024 |
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Flatpak vulnerability, Gentoo refuses AI, Cosmic will theme apps
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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Fedora wants AI, Nvidia + Wayland is fixed, US gains privacy
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Apr 13, 2024 |
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Proposal for Fedora to use Plasma, XZ backdoor repercussions, German state moves to Linux
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Apr 06, 2024 |
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Redis renounces FOSS, the future of Linux is bright, Fedora 40 beta
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Mar 30, 2024 |
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USA sues Apple, Plasma themes can wipe your drive, GNOME 46
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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Cosmic is delayed, French suffers massive data breach, EU won't regulate FOSS
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Mar 16, 2024 |
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Linux at 4%, Fedora drops X11, Apple makes a mess of the EU's DMA
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Mar 09, 2024 |
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Nintendo sues emulator, Nvidia thinks coding is dead, Plasma 6 is out
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Mar 02, 2024 |
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Snap scam problem, Warp on Linux, an API for RGB
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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Mozilla layoffs, Cosmic DE alpha, India bans ProtonMail
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Feb 17, 2024 |
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Mozilla blunders and then gets a new CEO, Ubuntu makes some moves
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Feb 10, 2024 |
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VSCode & MS Edge troubles, Fedora KDE might keep X11
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Feb 03, 2024 |
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Apple really sucks, Mint's EDGE ISO, Wayland protocol drama
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Jan 27, 2024 |
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OpenSUSE is going immutable, Snap creates problems, Fuchsia won't be Google's future
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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Cosmic Alpha, Linux 6.7, more SteamOS devices & the Wayland saga continues
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Jan 13, 2024 |
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Fedora & RHEL optimizing packages, Linux is at 4%, GNOME develops an extension
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Jan 06, 2024 |
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X11 is a bad platform, More AI regulation, FOSS licenses aren't enough
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Dec 30, 2023 |
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Open Source Nvidia drivers are good, Microsoft installs Linux for AI work, HDR support
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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The CEO of Proton (Andy Yen) answers all your questions!
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Torvalds on Linux's future, Linux gaming beats windows, Ubuntu might drop older CPUs
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Dec 16, 2023 |
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Zorin OS 17, huge flaw on all Linux system & Linux gets BSOD
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Dec 09, 2023 |
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Red Hat drops X11, KDE Plasma 6 Beta, big Linux desktop plans
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Dec 02, 2023 |
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Big Plasma 6, GNOME & COSMIC updates, Youtube's anti user moves
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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Windows will be more open, AMD doubles down on FOSS, Big Peertube improvements
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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GNOME gets €1 million, Amazon wants its own Linux, Steam Deck OLED, Immutable Ubuntu
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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Fedora KDE drops X11, Huge Nvidia Wayland fixes, Web DRM is dead, Linux kernel 6.6
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Wayland on Mint, is Youtube's adblock blocker legal? Fedora 39 delayed
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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Ubuntu broke deb installs, new GNOME director controversy, OpenSUSE new installer
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Oct 21, 2023 |
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Will GNOME drop X11? Ubuntu 23.10, Mastodon is more popular than we thought
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Oct 14, 2023 |
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elementary OS 7.1, Snap malware, France wants to ban VPNs
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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Photoshop on the web, Mint + Debian, & COSMIC updates
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Sep 30, 2023 |
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Nouveau maintainer resigns, Fedora might drop X11 entirely, LTS now 2 years only
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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Another Linux tablet, HDR gaming & Linux malware
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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Plasma 6 not before 2024, new Ubuntu App Store, GNOME breaks extensions
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Sep 09, 2023 |
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Accent colors standard & kernel performance boosts
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Sep 02, 2023 |
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Ubuntu desktop plans, NVIDIA BIOS lock broken, Budgie gets updates
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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New Linux tablet, SUSE goes private, GNOME 45 beta
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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New CPU flaws will lower performance, Linux enterprise shakeup, KDE Wayland support
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Aug 12, 2023 |
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ChromeOS becomes a Linux distro, GNOME Activities changes, Mint 21.3
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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Google's new nightmare plan for the web, GNOME's new windowing system, Plasma 6 removes features
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Jul 29, 2023 |
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EU's new law will hurt FOSS, Intel performance boost, repairable laptops
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Jul 22, 2023 |
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SUSE takes on Red Hat, Mint 21.2 released & Thunderbird Supernova
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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New Ubuntu Store promotes snap only, GNOME 45 alpha and France privacy breaches
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Jul 08, 2023 |
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Kernel 6.4 boosts AMD, FOSS Nvidia Driver, GNOME gaming improvements
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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Special: Interview with Tuxedo
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Red Hat vs open source, Mint Beta, Plasma 6 progress report
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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Big Nextcloud improvements, PopOS Cosmic tiling changes, and Steam redesign
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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France arrested people for using Linux, Windows 11 loses users, better FOSS firmware
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Jun 10, 2023 |
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Ubuntu goes immutable, big GNOME updates, Touchpad gestures on Mint
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Jun 03, 2023 |
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Fedora KDE abandons X11, Android's giant security flaw, Meta gets EU'd again
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May 27, 2023 |
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More HDR work for Linux, Ubuntu revamps PPAs, KeePass security breach
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May 20, 2023 |
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AMD moves to FOSS firmware, COSMIC panel customization, & Plasma 6 changes
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May 13, 2023 |
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HDR & VRR Linux support, AMD challenges Apple Silicon, Microsoft Edge abuse
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May 06, 2023 |
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Flathub redesign, Linux 6.3 + Intel performance boost, EU vs big platforms
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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Fedora 38, Ubuntu 23.04, Solus survives & big KDE app updates
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Apr 22, 2023 |
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Solus is dying, OpenAI defamation suit, EU builds its own Google
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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Linux Mint theme changes, System76 in house laptop, Google Drive backtracks
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Apr 08, 2023 |
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Ubuntu 23.04 beta, Mobile Linux improvements, Italy blocks chatGPT
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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Giant Nextcloud update, Twitter goes Open Source, Wayland screen sharing fixed
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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Docker vs Open Source, Ubuntu wants less Python issues, Fedora 38 beta
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Mar 18, 2023 |
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Meta in the Fediverse, Duck Duck Go works on AI, Flathub Roadmap
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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HP gives up, Flathub & paid apps, companies are using FOSS wrong
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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Ubuntu hates flatpak, Microsoft's anti consumer practices, GNOME 44 beta
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Feb 25, 2023 |
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FOSS funding is broken, Mycroft shuts down, KDE Plasma 5.27
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Feb 18, 2023 |
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Windows is spyware, Fedora adds Flathub, AI tool violates FOSS
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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A peek at Cosmic DE's design, Mint + Wayland, elementary OS 7 released
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Feb 04, 2023 |
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New EU law hurts FOSS, GNOME 44 alpha, Chrome beats Firefox
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Jan 28, 2023 |
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Linux Foundation's metaverse, Stable Diffusion sued, KDE 5.27 Beta
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Jan 21, 2023 |
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Apple isn't private, Mastodon loses users, Mozilla joins the fediverse
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Jan 14, 2023 |
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Arch isn't N°1, X.org dying, Meta fined €390M: Linux & Open Source News
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Jan 07, 2023 |