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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
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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