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January 18, 2025 Facebook bans Fediverse Links, big Valve interview on SteamOS, Apple pulls their AI
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02:30 Valve dev talks SteamOS, Steam machines
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/intel-and-nvidia-drivers-holding-back-a-public-steamos-release-valve-not-trying-to-compete-with-windows/
https://www.frandroid.com/marques/valve/2462758_il-y-a-12-ans-de-travail-pour-en-arriver-la-interview-de-pierre-loup-griffais-developpeur-de-steamos-los-phare-du-steam-deck
07:45 Meta bans links to Pixelfed
https://www.404media.co/meta-is-blocking-links-to-decentralized-instagram-competitor-pixelfed/
10:11 Pixelfed is now out with stable apps
https://www.engadget.com/social-media/pixelfed-instagrams-decentralized-competitor-is-now-on-ios-and-android-205059236.html
11:18 Apple pulls its misleading AI summaries
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/16/media/apple-ai-news-fake-headlines/index.html
13:40 Mint 22.1 is out
https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_xia_whatsnew.php
15:49 Fedora working on their KDE spin
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Promote_KDE_Plasma_Desktop_variant_to_Edition
18:24 Fedora proposes optimized packages for modern CPUs
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Optimized_Binaries_for_the_AMD64_Architecture_v2
20:44 GNOME 48 brings digital wellbeing features
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Shell-Muter-48-Alpha
22:38 GNOME 48 gets new default audio player
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/01/gnome-48-new-audio-player
24:22 VLC adds AI powered auto subtitles
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/01/vlc-demo-ai-real-time-subtitles-for-any-video
26:14 NTSYNC driver should arrive in March
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/ntsync-driver-for-improving-windows-games-on-linux-with-wine-proton-should-finally-land-in-linux-kernel-614/
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January 11, 2025 Linux Foundation endorses Chromium, SteamOS ISO is coming
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02:24 Linux Foundation teams up with Google on Chromium
https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-announces-the-launch-of-supporters-of-chromium-based-browsers
05:51 SteamOS ISO is coming with Legion Go S
https://news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/lenovo-legion-unleashes-next-gen-gaming-power-at-ces-2025/
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/view/529834914570306831
08:06 Microsoft working on a SteamOS competing interface
https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-is-finally-fighting-back-against-the-rise-of-steamos-by-overhauling-windows-11-to-be-better-on-handhelds
10:00 Budgie has a few things to announce
https://buddiesofbudgie.org/blog/state-of-the-budgie-2024
12:11 Cosmic alpha 5 is out
https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-alpha-5-released
14:14 KDE Plasma 6.3 beta is out
https://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/plasma/6/6.2.5-6.2.90/
16:13 Geforce Now will have an official Steam Deck app
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-ces-2025/
18:03 AUR removes ARM only software
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-AUR-Requires-x86_64
19:31 Firefox 134 has some nice features
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/01/firefox-134-brings-touch-hold-gestures-to-linux-ecosia-search-more
21:49 Marvel Rivals dev lifts Linux gamers ban
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/01/marvel-rivals-lifts-100-year-cheating-bans-on-mac-and-steam-deck-players/
23:29 Dell kills XPS brand, Linux support uncertain
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/01/the-end-of-an-era-dell-will-no-longer-make-xps-computers/
25:06 Apple’s AI is as bad as everyone else’s
https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/apples-ai-headlines-are-more-of-a-break-from-reality-than-breaking-news
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January 04, 2025 Github's fake stars, Nvidia's $700M open source bet, KDE looks healthy
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00:00 Intro
01:55 Github has a big malware problem
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/github-has-a-major-problem-with-fake-rankings-which-could-put-users-at-risk-of-attack
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2412.13459
05:33 KDE’s dev community looks very healthy
http://blog.davidedmundson.co.uk/blog/i-measured-kdes-commit-stats-and-the-results-surprised-me/
08:53 Nvidia open sources $700M tech
https://venturebeat.com/ai/nvidia-acquires-software-maker-runai-to-orchestrate-gpu-clouds-for-ai/
https://www.run.ai/blog/run-ai-joins-nvidia
11:43 Linux’s steam marketshare breaks its barrier
https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/?platform=linux
14:28 Mozilla’s AI assistant is here
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/12/orbit-by-mozilla-ai-assistant-firefox-extension
17:04 X.org is an undead project
https://www.phoronix.com/news/X.Org-Server-2024-GitStats
19:46 Bottles moves to Rust and Libcosmic
https://usebottles.com/posts/2024-12-27-rust-libcosmic-next/?s=09
https://usebottles.com/posts/2023-10-05-bottles-next-a-new-chapter/
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December 28, 2024 Open Source worth $7B, no Apple search, custom kernels no longer useful
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00:00 Intro
02:18 Open Source estimated at 7 Billion dollars
https://www.techradar.com/pro/open-source-software-is-now-a-multi-billion-dollar-industry
https://opensourcefundingsurvey2024.com/
05:20 Apple won’t make a search engine
https://www.macrumors.com/2024/12/24/apple-explains-why-it-wont-make-search-engine/
08:45 Alternative kernels aren’t necessary anymore
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.12-Liquorix-Performance
11:16 Wayland now has clipboard and workspaces protocols
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2024-December/043920.html
12:55 New USB and notifications portals are here
https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal/releases/tag/1.19.1
14:30 Home assistant has its first voice hardware
https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/12/19/voice-preview-edition-the-era-of-open-voice/
16:37 SerpentOS has its first alpha
https://serpentos.com/blog/2024/12/23/serpent-os-enters-alpha/
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December 21, 2024 Lenovo will use SteamOS, EU investigates TikTok, Mozilla focuses on Ads and AI
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00:00 Intro
02:21 First SteamOS device will be from Lenovo
https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/13/24320477/lenovo-legion-go-s-steamos-handheld-gaming-pc-rumors
https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/19/24325072/lenovo-legion-go-ces-event-valve-microsoft
05:05 EU investigates TikTok as well
https://www.reuters.com/business/eu-opens-investigation-into-tiktok-over-election-interference-2024-12-17/
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/thousands-attend-pro-european-rally-romania-ahead-presidential-run-off-vote-2024-12-06/
07:56 Mozilla focuses on AI and ads
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/12/mozilla-financial-report-2023-revenue-increase
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/foundation/annualreport/2024/article/evolving-together-redefining-mozilla-in-the-ai-era/
11:38 XFCE 4.20 is out
https://alexxcons.github.io/blogpost_14.html
15:07 Android beta now has a working Linux terminal
https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/android-15-qpr2-beta-2-is-here-with-our-first-look-at-the-working-linux-terminal-app
16:52 Youtube will add controls to opt-in to AI training
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/15509945?sjid=15424655719271367089-NC
https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/16/youtube-will-let-creators-opt-out-into-third-party-ai-training/
19:54 RHEL benchmarks show Linux gets faster, not slower
https://www.phoronix.com/review/rhel-10-beta-benchmarks/6
21:55 Peertube 7 redesigns the entire interface
https://joinpeertube.org/news/release-7.0
23:52 Windows bests Linux for latest Arc GPUs
https://www.phoronix.com/review/intel-arc-b580-windows-linux/7
25:56 The new System76 laptop looks pretty good
https://system76.com/laptops/pang15/configure
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December 14, 2024 Flathub separates from GNOME, Arch gets 500K€, Firefox drops Do Not track
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02:03 Flathub will be its own entity, separate from GNOME
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/flathub-to-become-a-self-sustaining-entity-and-theyre-looking-to-hire-someone-to-help/
04:39 Arch Linux gets half a million euros
https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/MZLH43574GGP7QQ7RKAAIRFT5LJPCEB4/
07:19 Firefox drops Do Not Track
https://www.techradar.com/computing/firefox-is-ending-do-not-track-but-there-are-better-ways-to-protect-your-privacy-heres-what-i-recommend
09:15 TikTok ban is getting closer
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/06/tech/tiktok-ban-law-court-decision/index.html
11:57 NTSYNC patches might bring better FPS for games
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NTSYNC-Linux-v6-Patches
13:43 Post Open model wants FOSS devs to get paid
https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/12/09/0344229/slashdots-interview-with-bruce-perens-how-he-hopes-to-help-post-open-developers-get-paid
17:56 Valve now sells refurbished Steam Deck OLED
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/valve-now-sell-refurbished-steam-deck-oled-models/
19:29 Fedora Project lead steps down
https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-project-leader-matthew-miller-a-change-of-hats/
21:10 Mint 22.1 beta is out
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4785
23:15 Cosmic proposed as a Fedora Spin
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/FedoraCOSMIC
25:27 KDE Gear 24.12 has a lot of improvements
https://kde.org/announcements/gear/24.12.0/
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December 07, 2024 KDE gets big donations, Discord supports Wayland, SteamOS devices coming
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00:00 Intro
02:04 KDE donation notification gets them big donations
https://pointieststick.com/2024/12/02/i-think-the-donation-notification-works/
https://kde.org/community/donations/previousdonations/
04:41 Discord finally adds Wayland support
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/looks-like-discord-finally-fixed-linux-screen-and-audio-sharing-with-wayland/
06:55 Guidelines confirm SteamOS on other devices
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/valves-new-branding-guidelines-hint-at-steam-decks-steamos-for-more-devices/
09:00 Wayland color management could land soon
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayland-Color-Management-Nears
10:24 Cosmic alpha 4 is out
https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-alpha-4
12:58 Google hit with another anti competition lawsuit
https://www.techradar.com/pro/google-hit-with-another-major-anti-competition-lawsuit-could-be-forced-to-break-up-ad-business
15:32 Intel shows new Arc GPUs with Linux support
https://www.phoronix.com/review/intel-arc-b580-battlemage
18:22 Mozilla unveils rebrand and new logo
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-brand-next-era-of-tech/
20:27 New stable Nvidia drivers
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/nvidia-565-77-stable-driver-for-linux-released/
22:31 Torvalds doesn’t want CPU level optimization in the kernel
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Torvalds-Mind-Fart-x86_64-Level
24:59 Vulkan 1.4 is out, most FOSS drivers already ready
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Vulkan-1.4-Mesa-Drivers
https://linuxiac.com/vulkan-1-4-expands-cross-platform-gpu-capabilities/
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November 30, 2024 Steam Controller 2 design leak, bcacheFS ban, Wayland in Wine
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00:00 Intro
01:49 Steam Controller 2 design leaks
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/new-steam-controller-2-and-vr-controller-designs-got-leaked/
06:06 BcacheFS code blocked for this kernel cycle
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/[email protected]/
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/o5tbrrk4r3sxtvk7tjyua5h2qaa3fos7446dkxbjyxjwhp4odd@we5elwaeb7dv/
08:51 Wine 9.22 enables the Wayland driver by default
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/wine-922-released-noting-the-wayland-driver-enabled-in-default-configuration/
10:43 elementary OS 8 is out
https://blog.elementary.io/os-8-available-now/
14:24 Cinnamon 6.4 is out
https://9to5linux.com/cinnamon-6-4-desktop-environment-released-with-revamped-theme-night-light
16:38 New private tool to share data
https://privact.org/2024/11/14/presenting-privact-at-kde-akademy/
20:01 SUSE rebrands services
https://www.zdnet.com/article/suse-unveils-major-rebranding-and-a-new-ai-platform-that-protects-your-data/
22:38 German municipality turns to open source
https://www.schleswig-holstein.de/DE/landesregierung/themen/digitalisierung/linux-plus1
24:34 Proton Sarek forks DXVK
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/dev-of-proton-sarek-for-older-gpus-has-forked-dxvk-to-backport-game-settings-and-improve-compatibility/
27:17 Steam Deck Hits 17 000 games
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/steam-deck-hits-17000-games-playable-and-verified/
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November 23, 2024 Google breakup, bcacheFS acts like ReiserFS, Steam Controller 2
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00:00 Intro
02:17 US DOJ asks for Google to sell Chrome
https://9to5google.com/2024/11/18/us-doj-google-sell-chrome/
05:04 BcacheFS might go away from the linux kernel
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Bcachefs-Uncertain-Kernel-Issue
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/Zz7yqeI0RatH4ao5@tiehlicka/
08:35 ReiserFS removal draw a parallel to BcacheFS
https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReiserFS-Deleted-Linux-6.13
https://lwn.net/Articles/280228/
11:08 Valve is apparently making a new Steam Controller
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/consoles-pc/valve-is-reportedly-making-a-steam-controller-2-and-a-new-vr-controller
12:55 Linux kernel 6.12 is out
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/linux-kernel-6-12-is-out-now-with-real-time-capabilities-more-gaming-handheld-support/
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/11/linux-kernel-6-12-has-landed-and-its-a-big-one
15:07 Tuxedo relicenses some drivers
https://www.phoronix.com/news/TUXEDO-Some-Drivers-GPLv2
16:53 Arch Linux relicenses all their package building sources
https://archlinux.org/news/providing-a-license-for-package-sources/
18:40 Blender 4.3 released
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/11/blender-4-3-brings-hardware-accelerated-ray-tracing-to-linux
20:30 New flaw in Ubuntu utility
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ubuntu-linux-impacted-by-decade-old-needrestart-flaw-that-gives-root/
22:17 Google will replace ChromeOS with Android
https://www.androidauthority.com/chrome-os-becoming-android-3500661/
26:04 OpenAI accidentally deleted evidence in lawsuit
https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/20/openai-accidentally-deleted-potential-evidence-in-ny-times-copyright-lawsuit/
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November 16, 2024 Nvidia roadmap for Linux, Tuxedo Driver issue, Ubuntu 25.04
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00:00 Intro
01:27 Nvidia outlines Wayland roadmap
https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/wayland-support-for-the-565-release-series/312688
04:39 Kernel developer takes aim at Tuxedo Drivers
https://www.phoronix.com/news/TUXEDO-Drivers-Taint-Patches
10:15 Ubuntu 25.04 has an interesting roadmap
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-desktop-25-04-part-1-the-plucky-roadmap/49621
13:45 Research shows AI doesn’t understand the world at all
https://news.mit.edu/2024/generative-ai-lacks-coherent-world-understanding-1105
17:25 DXVK gets a huge update
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/direct3d-to-vulkan-translation-layer-dxvk-v25-released-with-rewritten-memory-management/
19:55 Fedora shares details about their new installer
https://fedoramagazine.org/anaconda-installer-redesign/
22:39 Valve talks about the issues with Linux development
https://ttimo.typepad.com/blog/2024/11/the-steam-client-update-earlier-this-week-mentions-fixed-some-miscellaneous-common-crashes-in-the-linux-notes-which-i-wante.html
24:59 Qwant and Ecosia build their own search engine index
https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/11/ecosia-and-qwant-two-european-search-engines-join-forces-on-building-an-index-to-shrink-reliance-on-big-tech/
27:58 Proton Experimental adds DLSS3
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/proton-experimental-gets-fixes-for-dragon-age-the-veilguard-rivals-of-aether-ii-and-more/
29:55 RISC V board for Framework is available
https://deepcomputing.io/product/dc-roma-risc-v-mainboard/
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