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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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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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00:00 Intro

01:44 A proposal for Fedora to leave GNOME for KDE

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/FedoraPlasmaWorkstation

https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/f42-change-proposal-fedora-plasma-workstation-system-wide/111343/60

07:50 XZ backdoor repercussions

https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-24-04-lts-beta-release-postponed-due-to-security-concerns/

https://linuxiac.com/after-a-recent-ssh-vulnerability-systemd-reduces-dependencies/

https://9to5linux.com/linux-firmware-update-utility-fwupd-will-use-zstd-compression-for-future-releases

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-xz-backdoor-scanner-detects-implant-in-any-linux-binary/

15:41 German state moves to Linux & FOSS

https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/04/04/german-state-moving-30000-pcs-to-libreoffice/

19:42 Germany wants to secure right to encryption

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/germany-seeks-to-make-encryption-a-legal-right

21:58 Mint 22 shakes things up

https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-devs-to-ship-thunderbird-as-a-native-deb-package-in-linux-mint-22
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/linux-mint-22-adopts-pipewire-hwe-kernels

26:32 AMD will open source more docs and code

https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-More-OSS-Hardware-Docs
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-MES-Docs-And-Source-Code

28:16 Thunderbird Exchange support & Snap

https://linuxiac.com/thunderbird-progresses-with-exchange-compatibility/
https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/04/thundersnap-why-were-helping-maintain-the-thunderbird-snap-on-linux/

32:57 Nitrux will leave KDE Plasma behind

https://linuxiac.com/nitrux-moves-to-maui-shell-bids-farewell-to-kde-plasma/
https://nxos.org/news/plasma-6-in-nitrux-when/

36:09 Linux gaming back at around 2%

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Survey-March-2024

39:20 Outro

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00:00 Intro

01:33 Redis is forked after licence change

https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-launches-open-source-valkey-community

https://redis.com/blog/redis-adopts-dual-source-available-licensing/

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3714821/software-vendors-dump-open-source-go-for-the-cash-grab.html

07:25 Fedora 40 Beta is out

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-40-Beta-Released

09:49 The future of the Linux desktop is looking good

https://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2024/03/28/fedora-workstation-40-what-are-we-working-on/

14:05 Ubuntu LTS can get up to 12 years of support

https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-expands-long-term-support-to-12-years-starting-with-ubuntu-14-04-lts

16:10 Ubuntu 24.04 will be better for gaming

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/03/ubuntu-24-04-makes-a-small-tweak-that-dramatically-improves-gaming

18:50 Canonical addresses the scam snap problem

https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/manual-review-of-all-new-snap-name-registrations/39440

21:54 Flathub improvements and adoption

https://mastodon.social/@flathub@floss.social

https://kodi.tv/article/ubuntu-team-kodi-ppa-officially-retired/

28:29 Mozilla Monitor Plus is gone for now

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/mozilla-ditches-privacy-partner-over-conflict-of-interest

30:35 More EU investigations on Apple, Google and Meta

https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/alphabet-apple-and-meta-are-under-investigation-in-europe-for-non-compliance-with-the-digital-markets-act

33:12 Gaming: Wayland fixes, new Nvidia driver, anticheat

https://www.phoronix.com/news/SDL-3.0-Wayland-Default-For-Now

https://9to5linux.com/red-hat-announces-nova-a-rust-based-gsp-only-driver-for-nvidia-gpus

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/03/ea-anticheat-arrives-for-battlefield-v-in-april-will-break-it-on-linux-steam-deck/

39:48 Outro


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00:00 Intro

01:22 The US sues Apple for abusing their dominant position

https://www.androidcentral.com/phones/us-doj-sues-apple-iphone-monopoly

07:12 GNOME 46 is out

https://release.gnome.org/46/

10:56 Plasma 6’s Global themes can wipe your drive

https://linuxiac.com/usage-of-plasma-6-global-themes-may-pose-serious-risks/

http://blog.davidedmundson.co.uk/blog/kde-store-content/

14:16 Plasma focuses on Dolphin, and porting work

https://pointieststick.com/2024/03/15/this-week-in-kde-dolphin-levels-up/
https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2024/03/16/kf6-completing-the-transition.html

17:43 Mozilla stops providing location services

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/03/mozilla-location-services-axed

19:30 Mozilla launches a new “almost social network”

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/internet-culture/introducing-didthis-a-new-app-for-hobbyists/

21:52 10 more scam apps in the Snap Store

https://popey.com/blog/2024/03/exodus-wallet-part-three/

24:40 Threads opens up federation with fediverse

https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/21/24107881/threads-fediverse-beta-launch-mastodon

27:37 Mesa drivers have corporate issues

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-Revert-For-SPECViewPerf

30:51 New Nvidia drivers are out

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/03/nvidia-driver-550-67-released-fixes-for-vkd3d-wayland-and-more/

32:09 Gaming: new well funded OS, DXVK and Switch emulator

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/03/gitlab-takes-down-nintendo-switch-emulator-suyu-due-to-the-dmca/

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/03/nintendo-switch-emulator-suyu-continues-on-from-yuzu/

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/03/amd-fsr-31-announced-with-vulkan-support-upscaling-quality-improvements/

https://www.techradar.com/computing/gaming-pcs/not-a-fan-of-windows-11-gaming-portables-linux-powered-alternative-to-steam-deck-might-be-the-answer-to-your-prayers

39:12 Outro


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00:00 Intro

01:30 Cosmic Alpha is delayed

https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-more-alpha-more-fun
https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-store-for-popos-unveiled/

05:18 France suffers a massive data breach

https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/14/mega_data_breach_at_french/

08:07 Kernel 6.8 is out

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/03/linux-kernel-6-8-new-features
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.9-Awesome-Changes

11:04 Plasma 6 has bugs, but…

https://pointieststick.com/2024/03/08/this-week-in-kde-a-deluge-of-new-features/
https://pointieststick.com/2024/03/09/how-you-help-with-quality/

14:11 The EU’s CRA law won’t affect FOSS

https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240312-01.fr.html

17:25 The EU investigates itself for using Microsoft 365

https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/11/edps-microsoft-365/

20:20 OpenAI’s ridiculous defence against the New York Times lawsuit

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/new-york-times-denies-openais-hacking-claim-copyright-fight-2024-03-12/

22:27 Nintendo vs yuzu is harming emulation in general

https://www.theverge.com/24098640/nintendo-emulator-yuzu-lawsuit-switch-aftermath

24:58 Proton Mail desktop app is on Linux

https://proton.me/blog/proton-mail-desktop-app

27:23 Krita’s roadmap for 2024 might include AI

https://krita.org/en/posts/2024/2024-roadmap/

30:38 Details about Valve and Epic’s ongoing dispute

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/03/valve-coo-on-epics-tim-sweeney-you-mad-bro-when-launching-the-epic-store/

36:10 Outro


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