This Week in Linux

274: New COSMIC details leaked, Vanilla OS 2.0, Serpent OS & more Linux news

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This week in Linux, we've got a lot of GNews. Vanilla OS 2.0 has finally shipped after more than a year of development and it's got my attention. Serpent OS have also released a PreAlpha release of this new independent distro from the creator of Solus. Then we've got some more updates about the COSMIC desktop since it's less than a week away. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews!

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:40 COSMIC Alpha is so close
02:09 Vanilla OS 2.0 Released
05:43 Serpent OS Prealpha0 Released
09:02 Sovereign Tech Fund introduces fellowship pilot program
11:26 Gear Lever for AppImages
13:46 Funtoo Linux is being discontinued
15:35 DreamWorks' OpenMoonRay 1.6 Released
17:13 Outro

Links:
  • COSMIC Desktop is so close
    • https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-team-interview-byoux
    • https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-july-2024
    • Vanilla OS 2.0 Released
      • https://vanillaos.org/blog/article/2024-07-28/vanilla-os-2-orchid---stable-release
      • https://www.omglinux.com/vanilla-os-2-released-with-android-app-support/
      • https://9to5linux.com/vanilla-os-2-orchid-released-with-hybrid-debian-base-heres-whats-new
      • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Vanilla-OS-2
      • Serpent OS Prealpha0 Released
        • https://serpentos.com/blog/2024/08/01/serpent-os-prealpha0-released/
        • https://9to5linux.com/first-look-at-serpent-os-minimal-gnome-desktop-and-rust-based-package-manager
        • Sovereign Tech Fund introduces fellowship pilot program
          • https://www.sovereigntechfund.de/news/introducing-the-fellowship-for-maintainers
          • https://www.phoronix.com/news/STF-Fellowship-Program
          • https://lwn.net/Articles/984266/
          • Gear Lever for AppImages
            • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/07/gear-lever-appimage-app-for-gnome
            • https://flathub.org/apps/it.mijorus.gearlever
            • https://mijorus.it/projects/gearlever/
            • Funtoo Linux is being discontinued
              • https://forums.funtoo.org/topic/5182-all-good-things-must-come-to-an-end/
              • DreamWorks' OpenMoonRay 1.6 Released
                • https://openmoonray.org/
                • https://destinationlinux.net/352
                • https://github.com/dreamworksanimation/openmoonray/releases/tag/openmoonray-1.6.0.0
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