Brodie Robertson | Linux Tips & Tricks on Odysee

The other LTT put out this video on Linux distros and performance and whilst we were already done with the Linux gaming challenge series, I felt like this one was also worth covering

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Recently FreeBSD eliminated the last bit of GPL code in the project and that's as a time as any to discuss how the BSD side of things greatly differ from Linux

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OG Linux License: https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/Historic/old-versions/RELNOTES-0.01
Torvalds On GPL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaKIZ7gJlRU
FreeBSD Change: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D55424
Patch: https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/commit/134a4c78d070f8c4ea43a060a7ae28d22ac39558
FreeBSD Book: https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/introduction
Why Use FreeBSD: https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/why-you-should-use-freebsd/
OpenBSD: https://www.openbsd.org/policy.html

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A few weeks ago there was this massive malware situation on Arch Linux's AUR but whatever happened since then and where are things going now.

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Secondary Attacks: https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/P2PG2N73L6G66F46ZZDZO25IER2KSLLC/
AUR Signup Down: https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/4JRS73YVTE7JUYHHE3ZDUIHXYHXZ3YQQ/
Harsh words: https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/3XAEPJG2GC5RZCN57GM7U6MOJYIEL2WT/
Account Request: https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/BY7ML4ENZMKG7USE4JPGVPVM2Z5L26N4/
Signup Announcement: https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TT3OCFFNM6SBMUBKIVTHTKA6UZJNMXIJ/

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People often say that gaming on Wayland feels off, but what does feeling off actually mean, is the latency actually worse and if it worse, is it the fault of Wayland itself or maybe just Xwayland

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It might not seem very interesting but every Linux user should care about the MP4 patents, finally one of the major parts of the spec Visual is no longer patent encumbered and there's only a few years left until the last core part of the spec is open.

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MP4 Spec: https://www.thebroadcastbridge.com/content/entry/21840/standards-about-the-mpeg-4-standard
Phoronix Article: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Last-MPEG-4-Patent-Expired
Have Parents Expired: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Have_the_patents_for_H.264_MPEG-4_AVC_expired_yet%3F
Tech Times Article: https://www.techtimes.com/articles/320983/20260719/last-mpeg-4-visual-patent-expires-today-freeing-divx-xvid-globally.htm
Royalty Free Challenge: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/av1s-open-royalty-free-promise-in-question-as-dolby-sues-snapchat-over-codec/

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It seems like Valve just can't stop funding really cool projects on Linux, we got Proton, now we have Fex and now we have work on a full rebuild of Arch Linux for ARM based systems thanks to the Steam Frame

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Linux is about choice is a phrase that's been around in the Linux space for a very long time and whilst the way that a lot of people use it is wrong Linux is about a certain kind of choice and so is open source in general.

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Old OS News Article: https://www.osnews.com/story/7251/opinion-linux-in-2004-usability-needs-a-facelift/
Email: https://web.archive.org/web/20210228005331/https://listman.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2008-January/msg00861.html
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People always say that Linux can revive an old PC but how true is that if we take modern full fat Linux with Wayland and everything else.

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With the launch of Debian 13 Trixie Debian's latest version would no longer support 32 bit x86 hardware however Debian 12 was still being update, however that is no longer the case and we've reached the final version.

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Just the other day Linus Torvalds himself fully confirmed that the Linux kernel was not going to be an anti-ai project and would happily embrace the technology which should have been obvious to anyone paying attention.

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Kernel AI Docs: https://docs.kernel.org/process/coding-assistants.html
Greg KH AI: https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/03/26/linux-kernel-czar-says-ai-bug-reports-arent-slop-anymore/5226256
Torvalds Thread: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/[email protected]/
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