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.
Snap scam problem, Warp on Linux, an API for RGB
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00:00 Intro
01:29 The Snap store has a scam problem
https://popey.com/blog/2024/02/exodus-bitcoin-wallet-follow-up/
https://popey.com/blog/2024/02/exodus-bitcoin-wallet-490k-swindle/
10:35 Flathub gets better validation and metadata
https://docs.flathub.org/blog/improved-build-validation/
13:07 Warp terminal comes to Linux
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/warp-terminal-official-linux-release
16:35 Tuxedo proposes an API to handle RGB on Linux
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Kernel-API-Modern-RGB
18:48 Fedora wants a Cosmic spin
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-COSMIC-SIG-Interest
21:06 New hackfest planned for HDR & color management
https://www.phoronix.com/news/2024-Linux-Display-Hackfest-May
23:01 Intel caught cheating on benchmarks
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2238972/intel-accused-of-inflating-cpu-benchmark-results.html
25:05 OpenSUSE has a roadmap for their new installer
https://linuxiac.com/opensuse-agama-installer-takes-shape/
27:37 Firefox 123 adds a bunch of features
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/mozilla-firefox-123-features
30:18 Crossover 24 is out, with fixes for MS Office
33:36 Gaming: NVK as default, NTSync driver
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NTSYNC-Linux-Update-February
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Zink-NVK-For-NVIDIA-OpenGL
37:42 Outro
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