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Linux Age verification, SteamOS moves to Wayland & Other Linux Weekly News

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    Timestamps:

    00:00 Intro
    00:33 Sponsor: Proton VPN
    01:30 GrapheneOS won't comply with age verification laws
    03:10 SystemD adds date of birth field for age verification
    04:56 SystemD forked to remove date of birth field
    07:54 Fedora project lead suggests using standard Age check API
    10:16 SteamOS adds Steam Machine support, Wayland by default
    11:59 LibreOffice adds donation banner
    13:19 GNOME starts their fellowship program
    15:24 Ubuntu makes changes to GRUB for security
    17:05 Ubuntu 26.04 beta released
    18:50 Plasma 6.6 beats GNOME 50 in graphics performance
    20:18 NVK + Nouveau not ready to replace official nvidia drivers
    21:52 Github will use all your user data to train Copilot
    23:45 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers

    Links:

    GrapheneOS won't comply with age verification laws

    https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/grapheneos-refuses-to-comply-with-age-verification-laws

    SystemD adds date of birth field for age verification

    https://itsfoss.com/news/systemd-age-verification/

    SystemD forked to remove date of birth field

    https://itsfoss.com/news/systemd-fork-strips-out-age-verification/
    https://itsfoss.com/dylan-taylor-systemd-controversy/

    Fedora project lead suggests using standard Age check API

    https://itsfoss.com/news/fedora-leader-suggests-age-verification-api/
    https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/a-practical-architectural-solution-to-os-level-age-verification-laws/183387

    SteamOS adds Steam Machine support, Wayland by default

    https://www.phoronix.com/news/SteamOS-3.8-Preview
    https://www.techradar.com/gaming/steam-deck/valves-steam-machine-gets-its-first-support-update-ahead-of-launch-via-steamos-preview-3-8-0-and-it-includes-one-major-fix-ive-been-waiting-for

    LibreOffice adds donation banner

    https://redmine.documentfoundation.org/issues/3867

    GNOME starts their fellowship program

    https://blogs.gnome.org/foundation/2026/03/24/introducing-gnome-fellowship/

    Ubuntu makes changes to GRUB for security

    https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/streamlining-secure-boot-for-26-10/79069
    https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-security-center-ubuntu-pro

    Ubuntu 26.04 beta released

    https://documentation.ubuntu.com/release-notes/26.04/changes-since-previous-interim/
    https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-2604-new-folder-icons

    Plasma 6.6 beats GNOME 50 in graphics performance

    https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2604-gnome-kde/4
    https://www.phoronix.com/review/nvidia-595-kde-gnome/5

    NVK + Nouveau not ready to replace official nvidia drivers

    https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-70-nouveau/7

    Github will use all your user data to train Copilot

    https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/updates-to-github-copilot-interaction-data-usage-policy/

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