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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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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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Proposal for Fedora to use Plasma, XZ backdoor repercussions, German state moves to Linux
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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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Redis renounces FOSS, the future of Linux is bright, Fedora 40 beta
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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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USA sues Apple, Plasma themes can wipe your drive, GNOME 46
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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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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.