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Daily Linux & Open Source news - S01E54 - Cosmic Desktop is delayed
Hey everyone!In this one, we have:- 00:05 The EU's CRA law won't affect FOSShttps://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240312-01.fr.html- 04:09 Cosmic Alpha is delayedhttps://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-more-alpha-more-funhttps://linuxiac.com/cosmic-store-for-popos-unveiled/- 08:01 Mesa will build ...
Daily Linux & Open Source News - S01E53 - New York Times vs OpenAI
Hey everyone!In this one, we have:- 00:05 AMD fixes potential slowdowns on Linuxhttps://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Linux-Too-Much-NMI- 01:44 OpenAI's ridiculous defence against the New York Times lawsuithttps://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/new-york-times-denies-openais-hacking-claim-copyright...
Daily Linux & Open Source News - S01E52 - The EU investigates itself
Hey everyone!In this one, we have:- 00:05 Hyprland is pondering a license changehttps://linuxiac.com/hyprland-considers-cla-to-deter-commercial-exploitation/- 02:52 Kdenlive gets solid improvementshttps://kdenlive.org/en/2024/03/kdenlive-24-02-0-released/- 04:29 The EU investigates itself for using ...
Daily Linux & Open Source News - S01E51 - Plasma 6 has bugs, but it's not as bad as you think
Hey everyone!In today's episode, we have:- 00:05 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/- 03:37 Kernel 6.8 is outhttps://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/03/linux-kernel-6-8-...
Patroncast S04E11 - Is Linux's desktop market share even relevant?
Hey everyone!A mono-topic patroncast this week, as I discuss why I think the market share of Linux on the desktop is irrelevant, until we can actually be a viable platform for developers and paid applications, which we are not right now.So, we'll talk about packaging formats, app stores, platfor...
Daily Linux & Open Source News - S01E50 - Better font rendering in GNOME
Hey everyone!In today's episode, we have:- 00:05 Ubuntu will add profiling tools by defaulthttps://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-24.04-Perf-Tools-Propose- 02:32 GTK 4.14 fixes font renderinghttps://blog.gtk.org/2024/03/07/on-fractional-scales-fonts-and-hinting/- 04:11 The EU will look into Apple&...
Daily Linux & Open Source News - S01E49 - Fedora 41 drops X11, Apple denies Epic developer account
Hey everyone!In today's episode, we have:- 00:05 Fedora GNOME drops the X11 sessionhttps://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-41-No-GNOME-Xorg-Install- 03:29 Google & Apple continue with malicious DMA compliancehttps://techcrunch.com/2024/03/06/google-announces-the-new-fees-that-come-with-its-play-sto...
Daily Linux & Open Source News - S01E48 - Why Linux is growing, Windows gives up on Android support
Hey everyone!In this episode, we have:- 00:05 Why is Linux growing on the desktop?https://www.zdnet.com/article/5-reasons-why-desktop-linux-is-finally-growing-in-popularity/- 03:51 Windows ditches Android supporthttps://www.phoronix.com/news/Microsoft-Dropping-WSA- 06:11 FEX updates, AMDGPU changes ...
Daily Linux & Open Source News - S01E47 - Yuzu gives up, Apple gets €1.8B fine
Hey everyone!In this one, we have:- 00:05 Yuzu developers fold and shut down the projecthttps://liliputing.com/nintendo-switch-emulator-yuzu-to-shut-down-pay-2-4-million-to-settle-lawsuit-from-nintendo/- 02:38 elementary OS 8 progress reporthttps://blog.elementary.io/updates-for-march-2024/- 05:59 N...
Daily Linux & Open Source News - S01E46 - Linux passes 4% market share
Hey everyone!In this one, we have:- 00:05 Linux passes 4% market sharehttps://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwidehttps://linuxiac.com/linux-crosses-four-percent-market-share-worldwide/- 02:47 GNOME 46 gets VRR after allhttps://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Shell-Mutter-46-RC- 04:57 Bi...
Patroncast - S04E10 - The channel is 6 years old!
Hey everyone!In this episode of the patroncast, I talk about:- 00:46 The channel, how the videos did, the feedback on Plasma 6, and the sponsors- 11:21 The channel reaching its 6th birthday, a few numbers, and a few thoughts on this job, that's the longest I've ever stuck at!I hope you'l...
Daily Linux & Open Source News - S01E45 - HDMI spec refuses open source drivers
Hey everyone,In today's episode, we have:- 00:05 Open Source isn't sustainablehttps://jacobian.org/2024/feb/16/paying-maintainers-is-good/- 03:27 HDMI spec refuses AMD open source drivershttps://www.phoronix.com/news/HDMI-2.1-OSS-Rejected- 06:17 Thunderbird makes progress on sync and Exchang...
Daily Linux & Open Source news - S01E44 - Plasma 6 is out!
Hey everyone!In today's episode, we have:- 00:06 Plasma 6 is outhttps://kde.org/announcements/megarelease/6/- 04:17 NVK is no longer experimentalhttps://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-NVK-Vulkan-Conformanthttps://www.phoronix.com/news/NVK-ESO-GPL-Support- 06:20 Servo engine gets a lot of work doneht...
Daily Linux & Open Source News - S01E43 - Nintendo sues Yuzu
Hey everyone,In today's episode, we have:- 00:07 Nintendo sues the makers of Yuzuhttps://www.polygon.com/24085140/nintendo-totk-leaked-yuzu-lawsuit-emulator- 03:20 Wine on Wayland has basic OpenGL supporthttps://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-Wayland-Basic-OpenGL- 05:12 Wordpress & Tumblr sell user ...
Daily Linux & Open Source News - S01E42 - Nvidia CEO thinks writing code is dead
Hey everyone!In today's episode, we have:- 00:05 Nvidia CEO thinks we should stop writing codehttps://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/jensen-huang-advises-against-learning-to-code-leave-it-up-to-ai- 02:47 Maui project has plans for 2024https://mauikit.org/blog/maui-rel...
Patroncast S04E09 - Issues compound, procrastination fixed, and the scam app problem
Hey everyone!in this week's patroncast, I talk about:- 00:59 Fixing my procrastination thanks to your tips and help, multiple small personal issues compounding to demotivate me a bit, and a question about a fully sponsored video- 13:28 The scam app problem we're facing on the Snap Store, pro...
Daily Linux & Open Source News - S01E41 - GIMP 3, Plasma 6.1 & GNOME 46
Hey everyone!In today's episode, we have:- 00:06 GIMP 3 is a few months awayhttps://linuxiac.com/gimp-3-a-sneak-peek-into-the-future-of-image-editing/- 02:42 Plasma 6.1 is already being worked onhttps://pointieststick.com/2024/02/23/this-week-in-kde-real-fake-session-restore/- 05:19 NVK drivers ...
Vote On the topics for March!
Hey everyone,I hope you're enjoying your week-end, if it's still the week-end where you live!So, for March, here are the topics I'll cover:- Linux News: one each week, on ever Saturday, so 5 in March!- Tuxedo Sirius review: I finally got the review unit, so I'll take a look at that f...
Daily Linux & Open Source News - S01E40 - Warp comes to Linux
Hey everyone!In today's episode, we have:- 00:05 Warp terminal comes to Linuxhttps://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/warp-terminal-official-linux-release- 02:40 Crossover 24 is out, with fixes for MS Officehttps://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/crossover-24-released-with-wine-9-0-plus-codeweavers-sti...
Daily Linux & Open Source News - S01E39 - An APi for RGB on Linux
Hey everyone!In today's episode, we have:- 00:05 Oxygen icons are available for Plasma 6https://jriddell.org/2024/02/21/oxygen-icons-6-released/- 01:44 WebkitGTK moves to GPU renderinghttps://blogs.igalia.com/carlosgc/2024/02/19/webkit-switching-to-skia-for-2d-graphics-rendering/- 04:32 Tuxedo p...
Daily Linux & Open Source News - S01E38 - Snap Store has a scam problem
Hey everyone!In today's episode, we have:- 00:11 Flathub gets better validation and metadatahttps://docs.flathub.org/blog/improved-build-validation/- 03:16 The Snap Store bitcoin scam explainedhttps://popey.com/blog/2024/02/exodus-bitcoin-wallet-490k-swindle/Have a great day :)
Daily Linux & Open Source News - S01E37 - Massive gaming performance boost
Hey everyone!In today's episode, we have:- 00:05 Valve open sources their audio SDKhttps://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Audio-SDK-Fully-Open- 01:59 Linux kernel driver offer massive gaming gainshttps://www.phoronix.com/news/NTSYNC-Linux-Update-February- 04:41 Firefox 123 adds a bunch of featuresh...
Patroncast S04E08 - A more personal episode
Hey everyone!In this week's patroncast, we'll talk about more personal stuff:- 00:35 The channel, and what I have planned (that's not the personal part)- 07:28 Procrastinating on doing paperwork, and how I really need to find a way to not dread the end of each month where I have tons of ...
Daily Linux & Open Source News - S01E36 - Fedora Cosmic Spin
Hey everyone!In today's episode, we have:- 00:05 OpenSUSE has a roadmap for their new installerhttps://linuxiac.com/opensuse-agama-installer-takes-shape/- 02:18 Fedora wants a Cosmic spinhttps://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-COSMIC-SIG-Interest- 04:57 New hackfest planned for HDR & color manageme...
Daily Linux & Open Source News - S01E35 - India moves to ban ProtonMail
Hey everyone!In today's episode, we have:- 00:06 Ubuntu revamps their installerhttps://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/ubuntu-24-04-installer-redesign- 03:07 Apple commits to not supporting PWAs in the EUhttps://9to5mac.com/2024/02/15/ios-17-4-web-apps-european-union/- 06:25 India moves to ban Proto...
Daily Linux & Open Source News - S01E34 - Cosmic desktop Alpha is very close
Hey everyone!In today's episode, we have:- 00:05 Asahi Linux passes Apple in OpenGL supporthttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/asahi-linux-projects-opengl-support-on-apple-silicon-officially-surpasses-apples/- 02:34 Nouveau wants to enable GSP support by defaulthttps://www.phoronix.com/news/...
Daily Linux & Open Source News - S01E33 - Mozilla layoffs
Hey everyone!In today's episode, we have:- 00:05 Mozilla announced layoffs to refocus on Firefoxhttps://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/mozilla-announces-layoffs-firefox-ai-plans- 03:07 Chromium gains support for WebMonetization APIhttps://linuxiac.com/chromium-plans-to-roll-out-web-monetization/- 0...
Daily Linux & Open Source News - S01E32 - x86 on ARM gets better
Hey everyone!In today's episode, we have:- 00:05 x86 on ARM emulator gets much betterhttps://fex-emu.com/FEX-2402/- 02:45 CUDA on AMD GPUs on Linuxhttps://www.phoronix.com/review/radeon-cuda-zluda- 05:46 Rhino Linux temporarily halts developmenthttps://rhinolinux.org/news-11.htmlHave a great day...
Daily Linux & Open Source News - S01E31 - Skiff disappears, Servo is resuscitated
Hey everyone (again)!In this episode, we have:-00:05 Notion buys Skiff and shuts them downhttps://techcrunch.com/2024/02/09/notion-acquires-privacy-focused-productivity-platform-skiff/?guccounter=1-03:49 GNOME 46 won't get VRR and dynamic triple bufferinghttps://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Shell...
Patroncast - S04E07 - Missing videos, community content, and avoiding a potential channel hack
Hey everyone!I hope you had a nice week-end!Here is this week's patroncast episode :)- 01:00 We'll start with the channel, explaining why the MacOS video didn't happen yet, trying out Youtube's new A/B testing features, and looking at making more community-focused content- 15:44 Narr...
