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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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  • Facebook bans Fediverse Links, big Valve interview on SteamOS, Apple pulls their AI

    Facebook bans Fediverse Links, big Valve interview on SteamOS, Apple pulls their AI
    Jan 18 2025
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  • Linux Foundation endorses Chromium, SteamOS ISO is coming

    Linux Foundation endorses Chromium, SteamOS ISO is coming
    Jan 11 2025
    💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com 02:24 Linux Foundation teams up with Google on Chromium https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-announces-the-launch-of-supporters-of-chromium-based-browsers 05:51 SteamOS ISO is coming with Legion Go S https://news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/lenovo-legion-unleashes-next-gen-gaming-power-at-ces-2025/ https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/view/529834914570306831 08:06 Microsoft working on a SteamOS competing interface https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-is-finally-fighting-back-against-the-rise-of-steamos-by-overhauling-windows-11-to-be-better-on-handhelds 10:00 Budgie has a few things to announce https://buddiesofbudgie.org/blog/state-of-the-budgie-2024 12:11 Cosmic alpha 5 is out https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-alpha-5-released 14:14 KDE Plasma 6.3 beta is out https://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/plasma/6/6.2.5-6.2.90/ 16:13 Geforce Now will have an official Steam Deck app https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-ces-2025/ 18:03 AUR removes ARM only software https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-AUR-Requires-x86_64 19:31 Firefox 134 has some nice features https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/01/firefox-134-brings-touch-hold-gestures-to-linux-ecosia-search-more 21:49 Marvel Rivals dev lifts Linux gamers ban https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/01/marvel-rivals-lifts-100-year-cheating-bans-on-mac-and-steam-deck-players/ 23:29 Dell kills XPS brand, Linux support uncertain https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/01/the-end-of-an-era-dell-will-no-longer-make-xps-computers/ 25:06 Apple’s AI is as bad as everyone else’s https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/apples-ai-headlines-are-more-of-a-break-from-reality-than-breaking-news 💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com
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  • Github's fake stars, Nvidia's $700M open source bet, KDE looks healthy

    Github's fake stars, Nvidia's $700M open source bet, KDE looks healthy
    Jan 4 2025

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    00:00 Intro

    01:55 Github has a big malware problem https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/github-has-a-major-problem-with-fake-rankings-which-could-put-users-at-risk-of-attack https://arxiv.org/pdf/2412.13459

    05:33 KDE’s dev community looks very healthy http://blog.davidedmundson.co.uk/blog/i-measured-kdes-commit-stats-and-the-results-surprised-me/

    08:53 Nvidia open sources $700M tech https://venturebeat.com/ai/nvidia-acquires-software-maker-runai-to-orchestrate-gpu-clouds-for-ai/ https://www.run.ai/blog/run-ai-joins-nvidia

    11:43 Linux’s steam marketshare breaks its barrier https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/?platform=linux

    14:28 Mozilla’s AI assistant is here https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/12/orbit-by-mozilla-ai-assistant-firefox-extension

    17:04 X.org is an undead project https://www.phoronix.com/news/X.Org-Server-2024-GitStats

    19:46 Bottles moves to Rust and Libcosmic https://usebottles.com/posts/2024-12-27-rust-libcosmic-next/?s=09 https://usebottles.com/posts/2023-10-05-bottles-next-a-new-chapter/

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    24 mins

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