This Week in Linux

334: What if Linus leaves Linux?, Open Gaming Collective, Xfce + Wayland, GOG.com & more Linux news

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:48 Michael on Linux Unplugged
01:35 What Happens If Linus Torvalds Leaves Linux? Kernel Continuity Document
03:31 Open Gaming Collective for Linux gaming developers
06:28 Xfce is making a new Wayland compositor called Xfwl4
09:08 Linux Events for the first half of 2026
12:01 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
13:31 AerynOS 2026.01 Released
15:58 GParted Live 1.8 Released
18:01 Linux is GOG's Next Major Frontier
22:00 Stop Killing Games to get European Parliament Public Hearing
25:46 Outro

Links:
  • Michael on Linux Unplugged
    • https://linuxunplugged.com/649
    • What Happens If Linus Torvalds Leaves Linux? Kernel Continuity Document
      • https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=102606402f4f5943266160e263c450fdfe4dd981
      • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Kernel-Continuity-Doc
      • https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-kernel-continuity-plan/
      • https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Linux-Kernel-Project-Releases-Project-Continuity-Document
      • https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/27/linux_continuity_plan/
      • Open Gaming Collective for Linux gaming developers
        • https://opengamingcollective.org/
        • https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/a-brighter-future-for-bazzite/11575
        • https://blog.fyralabs.com/open-gaming-collective-announcement/
        • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/open-gaming-collective-ogc-formed-to-push-linux-gaming-even-further/
        • https://itsfoss.com/news/open-gaming-collective-launch/
        • https://videocardz.com/newz/bazzite-and-asus-linux-shadowblip-pikaos-fyra-labs-launch-open-gaming-collective
        • Xfce is making a new Wayland compositor called Xfwl4
          • https://alexxcons.github.io/blogpost_15.html
          • https://lwn.net/Articles/1056159/
          • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Xfce-Xfwl4-Wayland
          • https://9to5linux.com/xfce-desktop-environment-is-getting-a-rust-based-wayland-compositor
          • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/xfce-is-getting-a-brand-new-wayland-compositor-called-xfwl4/
          • Linux Events for the first half of 2026
            • https://www.linux-magazine.com/Resources/Event-Calendar
            • https://foss.events
            • https://fosdem.org/2026/
            • https://www.developerweek.com/
            • https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x
            • https://eventyay.com/e/88882f3e
            • https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/
            • https://cloudfest.com/
            • https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-summit-north-america/
            • https://www.oggcamp.org/
            • Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
              • https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
              • AerynOS 2026.01 Released
                • https://aerynos.com/blog/2026/31/january-2026-project-update/
                • https://9to5linux.com/aerynos-2026-01-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-gnome-49-3-and-more
                • https://www.phoronix.com/news/AerynOS-2026.01
                • GParted Live 1.8 Released
                  • https://gparted.org/
                  • https://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/files/gparted-live-stable/1.8.0-2/
                  • https://gparted.org/news.php?item=261
                  • https://9to5linux.com/gparted-1-8-open-source-partition-editor-released-with-many-enhancements
                  • Linux is GOG's Next Major Frontier
                    • https://www.gog.com/blog/gog-is-getting-acquired-by-its-original-co-founder-what-it-means-for-you/
                    • https://af.gog.com/en/work/senior-software-engineer-c-gog-galaxy?as=1636858786
                    • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gog-job-listing-for-a-senior-software-engineer-notes-linux-is-the-next-major-frontier/
                    • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gog-plan-to-look-a-bit-closer-at-linux-through-2026/
                    • https://www.xda-developers.com/gog-calls-linux-the-next-major-frontier-for-gaming-as-it-works-on-a-native-client/
                    • Stop Killing Games to get European Parliament Public Hearing
                      • https://www.stopkillinggames.com/
                      • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/stop-destroying-videogames-initiative-to-get-a-public-hearing-organised-by-the-european-parliament/
                      • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/stop-killing-games-final-verified-vote-count-for-the-eu-petition-is-just-under-1-3-million/
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