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Weekly roundup of everything new in the Linux and Open Source world! May contain gaming and privacy related topics.
This is a longer counterpart to the Linux and Open Source news videos available on The Linux Experiment Youtube Channel.
I’m Nick, I’ve been making Linux and Open Source related videos on YouTube since 2018, with a sizeable following of more than 300 000 subscribers. I’ve been using Linux since 2006, starting with Ubuntu (like most people), and I have 12 years of experience in project management and UX, and that’s the lens I use to view the progress of our Linux desktops and open source applications!
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Firefox data collection, France bans TikTok (sort of), Google AI is scary
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00:00 Intro
01:23 Firefox adds data collection
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-search-update/
05:07 France bans TikTok to quell protests
https://www.techradar.com/vpn/french-tiktok-ban-makes-vpn-usage-soar-in-new-caledonia
08:57 Debian maintainer restricts KeePass XC features
https://linuxiac.com/debian-keepassxc-sparked-debate/
12:29 More KDE work on HDR
https://zamundaaa.github.io/wayland/2024/05/11/more-hdr-and-color.html
15:08 Linux kernel 6.9 is out
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.9-Released
https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-69-features
17:41 Linux kernel Libre 6.9 is out
https://9to5linux.com/gnu-linux-libre-6-9-kernel-released-for-software-freedom-lovers
19:30 Qualcomm’s new ARM SoCs support Linux
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Qualcomm-Snapdragon-X-Elite
22:16 Intel’s latest feature causes problems for Fedora
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-TDX-Fedora-OSS-Concerns
26:50 EU might bring antitrust charges against MS Teams
https://www.techradar.com/pro/microsoft-teams-is-facing-more-antitrust-lawsuits-in-europe
30:28 Google pushes AI everywhere
https://www.engadget.com/google-search-will-now-show-ai-generated-answers-to-millions-by-default-174512845.html
https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/google-io-showcases-new-ask-photos-tool-powered-by-ai-but-it-honestly-scares-me-a-little
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/gmails-ai-powered-email-summaries-can-dig-through-your-inbox-for-you/
35:04 NetBSD bans AI generated code
https://www.netbsd.org/developers/commit-guidelines.html
37:35 Gaming: NTSYNC driver, Steam Deck plugins
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/nonsteamlaunchers-steam-deck-plugin-in-testing-plus-a-way-to-remote-play-together-anything/
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.10-NTSYNC-Broken
41:05 Outro
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Cosmic update, new attack bypasses VPNs, ClearLinux beats everything else?
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00:00 Intro
01:22 New Cosmic DE update
https://blog.system76.com/post/your-monthly-cosmic-fix
05:28 GNOME funding seems fine
https://foundation.gnome.org/reports/
08:23 New attack bypasses VPNS
https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/05/novel-attack-against-virtually-all-vpn-apps-neuters-their-entire-purpose/
12:00 Pokemon Go players are adding fake data to OSM
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05/pokemon-go-players-are-altering-public-map-data-to-catch-rare-pokemon/
https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/beware-of-fake-beaches-pokemon-go/112413/43?ref=404media.co
16:06 GNOME updates
https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2024/05/twig-146/
19:10 elementary OS 8 should be close
https://blog.elementary.io/updates-for-may-2024/
22:09 Fedora Asahi 40 is out
https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-asahi-remix-40-is-now-available/
24:13 ClearLinux still out performs Ubuntu and Fedora
https://www.phoronix.com/review/intel-ubuntu2404-fedora40/6
28:08 AMD opens up more documentation
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-MES-Firmware-Docs
30:40 Valve contributes to NVK
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVK-Explicit-Sync-Valve
33:40 Google’s Flutter layoffs are worrying for Ubuntu
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/05/googles-flutter-team-layoffs-leave-ubuntu-devs-in-a-flap
37:06 Gaming: SteamOS, SteamVR, Playtron OS
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/playtron-give-a-bit-more-detail-on-the-linux-based-playtronos-and-their-plans/
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/steamvr-25-released-with-multiple-linux-fixes/
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/view/4213757668851885208
43:37 Outro
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No, NixOS isn't dying. GNOME icon & funding issues, everyone hates Windows 11
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00:00 Intro
01:35 NixOS isn’t dying, but it’s not doing well
https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-is-not-dying-please-dont-spread-fear-actively/44310
https://determinate.systems/posts/on-community-in-nix/
https://paste.shark-harmonic.ts.net/paste/abd339e0-2317-402b-8d8e-97e580537263/md
https://xeiaso.net/blog/2024/much-ado-about-nothing/
09:14 GNOME breaks non GNOME apps with Adwaita icons
https://cullmann.io/posts/kate-and-icons/
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/adwaita-icon-theme/-/issues/288
15:33 GNOME needs some money
https://ramcq.net/2024/04/26/update-from-the-gnome-board/
18:28 Windows 11 is very unpopular
https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-10-reaches-70-market-share-as-windows-11-keeps-declining/
21:18 Mint forks GNOME apps
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4675
26:50 Don’t upgrade to Ubuntu 24.04 yet
https://linuxiac.com/do-not-try-to-upgrade-to-ubuntu-24-04-at-this-time/
30:11 KDE Neon explains their failed Plasma 6 upgrade
https://blog.neon.kde.org/2024/04/29/kde-neon-post-plasma-6-updates-review/
32:30 More lawsuits against OpenAI
https://www.axios.com/2024/04/30/microsoft-openai-lawsuit-copyright-newspapers-alden-global
36:56 Proton 9.0 is out
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/releases/tag/proton-9.0-1
38:57 Outro
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Why Google sucks now, US bans TikTok, Ubuntu 24.04 & Fedora 40
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00:00 Intro
01:17 The downfall of Google Search
https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-men-who-killed-google/
07:07 The US really wants a TikTok ban
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/20/1245594589/house-approves-bill-tiktok-ban
https://www.techradar.com/news/tiktok-ban-will-the-app-be-banned-in-the-us-and-how-would-that-work
13:33 Nvidia contributes to NVK
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-NVK-Conservative
16:20 Ubuntu 24.04 is out
https://youtu.be/LGIWeld3Zwc
20:31 Fedora 40 is out
https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-40/
https://linuxiac.com/slimbook-fedora-2-laptop/
23:23 GNOME delivers big improvement in 46.1
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Mutter-46.1-Released
25:30 Framework wants more than laptops
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/23/24138475/framework-laptop-product-categories-new
28:58 Home Assistant is growing a lot
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/home-assistants-new-foundation-focused-on-privacy-choice-and-sustainability/
31:34 Ecosia launches their browser
https://www.ecosia.org/browser
34:39 Apple’s AI will be ethically trained
https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/04/24/apples-generative-ai-may-be-the-only-one-that-was-trained-legally-ethically
37:47 Gaming: NVK performance, Nintendo strikes again
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVK-Implicit-Pipeline-Caching
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/garrys-mod-forced-to-remove-nintendo-content-after-takedowns/
41:09 Outro
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Flatpak vulnerability, Gentoo refuses AI, Cosmic will theme apps
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00:00 Intro
01:17 Flatpak has a sandbox escape flaw
https://linuxiac.com/flatpak-patch-addresses-major-sandbox-escape-flaw/
05:08 Cosmic will be able to theme all GTK apps
https://blog.system76.com/post/hammering-out-cosmic-features
11:50 Gentoo doesn’t want AI assisted contributions
https://linuxiac.com/gentoo-council-implements-ban-on-ai-assisted-contributions/
15:48 Framework is struggling on software
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/frameworks-software-and-firmware-have-been-a-mess-but-its-working-on-them/
19:51 Nouveau maintainer works for Nvidia, submits more code
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ben-Skeggs-Joins-NVIDIA
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-NVIDIA-Copy-Acceleration
23:36 Ubuntu 24.04 beats Windows 11 by 20%
https://www.phoronix.com/review/framework-16-windows-linux
25:46 Terraform vs OpenTofu license battle
https://thenewstack.io/opentofu-project-denies-hashicorps-allegations-of-code-theft/
28:37 Fedora & OpenSUSE wants reproducible packages
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-41-More-Reproducible-RPM
https://news.opensuse.org/2024/04/18/factory-bit-reproducible-builds/
https://reproducible-builds.org/docs/buy-in/
32:10 Solid improvements coming to Plasma 6.1
https://pointieststick.com/2024/04/12/this-week-in-kde-explicit-sync/
32:52 Gaming: NTSYNC driver, x86 on ARM emulation
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.10-Merging-NTSYNC
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FEX-Emulator-2404
41:13 Outro
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Fedora wants AI, Nvidia + Wayland is fixed, US gains privacy
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00:00 Intro
01:35 Fedora wants to go all in on AI
https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/strategy-2028-april-2024-update/
07:52 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS beta
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-beta-released
11:52 Server vulnerability will be left unfixed
https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/04/supply-chain-snafu-causes-intel-and-others-to-ship-hackable-hardware-for-5-years/?comments=1&comments-page=1
14:53 Explicit sync will fix Wayland on nvidia
https://zamundaaa.github.io/wayland/2024/04/05/explicit-sync.html
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Explicit-GPU-Sync-XWayland-Go
18:28 Proton buys Standard Notes
https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/work-life/proton-acquires-standard-notes-to-add-another-tool-to-its-growing-portfolio/
21:56 DE updates to GNOME, KDE, elementary OS, LXQt
https://pointieststick.com/2024/04/05/this-week-in-kde-real-modifier-only-shortcuts-and-cropping-in-spectacle/
https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2024/04/twig-142/
https://blog.elementary.io/updates-for-april-2024/
28:15 Mint tries extra fast repos
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Mint-Faster-Repos-Beta
30:25 Small browsers seeing growth in the EU
https://www.reuters.com/technology/eus-new-tech-laws-are-working-small-browsers-gain-market-share-2024-04-10/
33:12 US might soon get better privacy laws
https://www.wired.com/story/apra-congress-online-privacy-proposal/
35:41 Gaming: Wayland as fast as X11, League of Legends
https://www.phoronix.com/review/kde-plasma-6-amd-gaming/4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcS3bPmBefU&t=435s
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/riot-games-talk-vanguard-anti-cheat-for-league-of-legends-and-why-its-a-no-for-linux/
42:36 Outro
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The Linux Master has Hit Podcasts
I’m not a huge Linux user myself. I’ve dabbled in it for fun, but couldn’t get into it. Still a fun experience though. This creator (Nick) provides content in a way that’s refreshing without being overly opinionated or off the cuff rantings I’ve had with most tech news podcasts/creators.
Most people (apparently not a lot of us according to the latest episode) that are coming here probably are coming from the YouTube Channel. Obviously, you won’t get the fun easter eggs he puts in the videos (You still haven’t taken over the world yet. It’s been on your calendar forever) While this podcast is an expanded version of said YouTube channel, it still feels like it’s a compressed version of the important Linux and overall tech news (which is a GOOD thing).
My name is also Nick, so from one Nick to another, keep on keeping on.