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    Timestamps:

    00:00 Intro
    00:39 Sponsor: SquareSpace
    01:57 GNOME's governance structure is changing a lot
    05:01 Linux desktop reaches 6% market share
    07:33 Linux's Steam marketshare rises close to 3%
    09:17 Android has to crack open the Google Play Store
    11:11 MX Linux moves to systemD & Wayland by default
    15:53 OpenSUSE Leap 16 brings massive changes
    16:09 Microsoft to open source WinUI library
    18:23 Mesa 25.2 brings a lot of good updates
    20:11 Nextcloud shows digital sovereignty is merely a dream right now
    22:53 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers

    Links:

    GNOME's governance structure is changing a lot

    https://www.bassi.io/articles/2025/08/03/governance-in-gnome/

    Linux desktop reaches 6% market share

    https://www.zdnet.com/article/think-linux-desktop-market-share-isnt-over-6-this-15-million-system-scan-says-otherwise/

    Linux's Steam marketshare rises close to 3%

    https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/steam-survey-for-july-2025-shows-linux-approaching-3/

    Android has to crack open the Google Play Store

    https://www.theverge.com/news/717440/google-epic-open-play-store-emergency-stay

    MX Linux moves to systemD & Wayland by default

    https://mxlinux.org/blog/changes-coming-with-mx-25/

    OpenSUSE Leap 16 brings massive changes

    https://news.opensuse.org/2025/08/04/leap-16-rc/

    Microsoft to open source WinUI library

    https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/discussions/10700

    Mesa 25.2 brings a lot of good updates

    https://linuxiac.com/mesa-25-2-lands-with-vulkan-1-4-on-panvk-drops-x11-dri2-support/

    Nextcloud shows digital sovereignty is merely a dream right now

    https://linuxiac.com/finland-tops-nextcloud-first-digital-sovereignty-index/
    https://dsi.nextcloud.com/

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