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SteamOS "destroys" Windows, kernel 6.15, Nice Firefox changes
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Fedora and GNOME remove X.org, Microsoft open sources WSL
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Plasma 6.4 beta, BIG Web Search changes, AI isn't fair use
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GNOME's new leadership, Mint themes libadwaita, OpenSUSE ditches Deepin
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KDE planning big changes, Wikipedia adopts AI, OpenSUSE leaps into the future
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OpenAI wants to buy Chrome, final COSMIC alpha, Fedora could drop X11 entirely
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Fedora 42, Manjaro Immutable, Arco Linux shuts down
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Firefox's AI summary, Wayland restores windows, Framework 12 preorders open
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Thunderbird's paid service, open source DNA database deleted, EU takes aim at encryption
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AI harms Open Source projects, Android goes private
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EU push for open source, GIMP3 is out, Firefox gets webapps back
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New Webkit browser for Linux, NVK becomes default, KDE splits X11 code
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AMD wins at open source, GNOME makes drastic Wayland progress
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Torvalds says Yes to Rust, Fedora doesn't get Flathub
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OBS could sue Fedora, GNOME's new site & branding
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