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Cosmic isn't dead, more SteamOS devices, GNOME keeps X11 after all
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AI used in Linux kernel, Android limits sideloading,new desktop environment
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Will Ablockers be banned? DoS on the AUR, Steam Console rumors
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Windows 12 sounds like a nightmare, Mint 22.2 beta: Linux Weekly News
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GNOME changes things, Linux at 6%, Android loses to Epic
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Official KDE distro, AUR and third party package problems
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Flathub's issues, Steam Console, Malware in the AUR, Clear Linux is gone
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Google merges Android & Chrome OS, AI slop invades FOSS
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Browser extensions sell what you view to AI companies, GNOME funding, Wayback progresses
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The end for BcacheFS, X11 compatibility layer, Flathub is massive
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Big X.org code reverts, giant 16B entries data breach, KDE 6.4
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X11 fork, Denmark moves to Linux, Android gets more locked down
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Microsoft could fix USB C, GNOME OS is coming for your PC, AMD ditches proprietary drivers
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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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