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    Timestamps

    00:00 Intro

    00:30 Sponsor: TuxCare
    01:53 Firefox will become an AI browser & makes all the mistakes
    07:01 Servo making progress
    08:19 Plasma 6.6 will fix some big Wayland issues
    09:48 Wayland protocols updated for better HDR
    10:51 GNOME bans AI from extensions
    13:00 Rust no longer experimental in Linux kernel
    14:21 Mint 22.3 beta released
    15:59 Website lets you scan Snaps for vulnerabilities
    18:19 Danish admin plans move to Linux
    20:17 NVK gets a huge performance boost

    Links:

    Firefox will become an AI browser

    https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/leadership/mozillas-next-chapter-anthony-enzor-demeo-new-ceo/
    https://9to5linux.com/firefox-will-ship-with-an-ai-kill-switch-to-completely-disable-all-ai-features
    https://www.theverge.com/tech/845216/mozilla-ceo-anthony-enzor-demeo

    Servo making progress

    https://servo.org/blog/2025/12/15/november-in-servo/

    Plasma 6.6 will fix some big Wayland issues

    https://blogs.kde.org/2025/12/13/this-week-in-plasma-wayland-screen-mirroring-and-custom-modes/

    Wayland protocols updated for better HDR

    https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayland-Protocols-1.47

    GNOME bans AI from extensions

    https://blogs.gnome.org/jrahmatzadeh/2025/12/06/ai-and-gnome-shell-extensions/
    https://gjs.guide/extensions/review-guidelines/review-guidelines.html

    Rust no longer experimental in Linux kernel

    https://thenewstack.io/rust-goes-mainstream-in-the-linux-kernel/

    Mint 22.3 beta released

    https://linuxiac.com/linux-mint-22-3-zena-enters-public-beta/

    Website lets you scan Snaps for vulnerabilities

    https://snapscope.popey.com/

    Danish admin plans move to Linux

    https://thedanishdream.com/news/denmark-ditches-microsoft-in-bold-tech-shift/
    https://www.semaphor.dk/opensource/linuxpc

    NVK gets a huge performance boost

    https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/merge_requests/36450

    #linuxdesktop #linuxdistro #technews

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