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    Timestamps:

    00:00 Intro
    00:41 Sponsor: Proton Mail
    01:40 Manjaro community wants to split from company
    04:51 Android dev verification is a nightmare
    07:17 Google made the worst sideloading UX possible
    09:23 Germany mandates the ODF format
    11:08 Orion browser has a public beta
    12:52 CachyOS is the most used gaming distro right now?
    14:32 Firefox talks about their upcoming new features
    16:43 GNOME 50 is released, and it's a massive update
    18:13 Thunderbird shares their roadmaps
    20:10 Playstation 5 runs Linux now
    21:28 DLSS 5 gets massively bad reactions
    24:58 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers

    Links:

    Manjaro community wants to split from company

    https://forum.manjaro.org/t/manjaro-2-0-manifesto/186171/28

    Android dev verification is a nightmare

    https://itsfoss.com/news/android-developer-verification/

    Google made the worst sideloading UX possible

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/google-details-new-24-hour-process-to-sideload-unverified-android-apps/

    Germany mandates the ODF format

    https://linuxiac.com/germany-mandates-odf-for-public-administration/

    Orion browser has a public beta

    https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/orion-for-linux-beta-release

    CachyOS is the most used gaming distro right now?

    https://www.xda-developers.com/cachyos-dethrones-arch-as-the-top-desktop-distro-for-linux-gamers-on-protondb/

    Firefox talks about their upcoming new features

    https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/firefox-148-149-new-features/
    https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/meet-kit/

    GNOME 50 is released, and it's a massive update

    https://youtu.be/lrLlQlvHV1Q

    Thunderbird shares their roadmaps

    https://blog.thunderbird.net/2026/03/introducing-our-public-roadmaps/

    Playstation 5 runs Linux now

    https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-AMDGPU-PS5-Patches
    https://x.com/theflow0/status/2030011206040256841

    DLSS 5 gets massively bad reactions

    https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/03/gamers-react-with-overwhelming-disgust-to-dlss-5s-generative-ai-glow-ups/

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