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01:47 GrapheneOS won’t comply with age verification laws
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/grapheneos-refuses-to-comply-with-age-verification-laws
03:27 SystemD adds date of birth field for age verification
https://itsfoss.com/news/systemd-age-verification/
05:13 SystemD forked to remove date of birth field
https://itsfoss.com/news/systemd-fork-strips-out-age-verification/
08:11 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
10:33 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
12:16 electron details their work on Wayland support
https://www.electronjs.org/blog/tech-talk-wayland
14:03 LibreOffice adds donation banner
https://www.phoronix.com/news/LibreOffice-26-Donation-Banner
15:23 Firefox 149 is a big update
https://linuxiac.com/firefox-149-now-available-for-download-brings-split-view/
17:13 GNOME starts their fellowship program
https://blogs.gnome.org/foundation/2026/03/24/introducing-gnome-fellowship/
19:17 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
20:58 Ubuntu 26.04 beta released
https://documentation.ubuntu.com/release-notes/26.04/changes-since-previous-interim/
22:43 Plasma 6.6 beats GNOME 50 in graphics performance
https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2604-gnome-kde/4
24:11 NVK + Nouveau makes massive progress
https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-70-nouveau/7
25:45 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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01:47 GrapheneOS won’t comply with age verification laws
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/grapheneos-refuses-to-comply-with-age-verification-laws
03:27 SystemD adds date of birth field for age verification
https://itsfoss.com/news/systemd-age-verification/
05:13 SystemD forked to remove date of birth field
https://itsfoss.com/news/systemd-fork-strips-out-age-verification/
08:11 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
10:33 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
12:16 electron details their work on Wayland support
https://www.electronjs.org/blog/tech-talk-wayland
14:03 LibreOffice adds donation banner
https://www.phoronix.com/news/LibreOffice-26-Donation-Banner
15:23 Firefox 149 is a big update
https://linuxiac.com/firefox-149-now-available-for-download-brings-split-view/
17:13 GNOME starts their fellowship program
https://blogs.gnome.org/foundation/2026/03/24/introducing-gnome-fellowship/
19:17 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
20:58 Ubuntu 26.04 beta released
https://documentation.ubuntu.com/release-notes/26.04/changes-since-previous-interim/
22:43 Plasma 6.6 beats GNOME 50 in graphics performance
https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2604-gnome-kde/4
24:11 NVK + Nouveau makes massive progress
https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-70-nouveau/7
25:45 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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