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.
Flathub separates from GNOME, Arch gets 500K€, Firefox drops Do Not track
💻 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
02:03 Flathub will be its own entity, separate from GNOME https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/flathub-to-become-a-self-sustaining-entity-and-theyre-looking-to-hire-someone-to-help/
04:39 Arch Linux gets half a million euros https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/arch-dev-public@lists.archlinux.org/thread/MZLH43574GGP7QQ7RKAAIRFT5LJPCEB4/
07:19 Firefox drops Do Not Track https://www.techradar.com/computing/firefox-is-ending-do-not-track-but-there-are-better-ways-to-protect-your-privacy-heres-what-i-recommend
09:15 TikTok ban is getting closer https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/06/tech/tiktok-ban-law-court-decision/index.html
11:57 NTSYNC patches might bring better FPS for games https://www.phoronix.com/news/NTSYNC-Linux-v6-Patches
13:43 Post Open model wants FOSS devs to get paid https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/12/09/0344229/slashdots-interview-with-bruce-perens-how-he-hopes-to-help-post-open-developers-get-paid
17:56 Valve now sells refurbished Steam Deck OLED https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/valve-now-sell-refurbished-steam-deck-oled-models/
19:29 Fedora Project lead steps down https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-project-leader-matthew-miller-a-change-of-hats/
21:10 Mint 22.1 beta is out https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4785
23:15 Cosmic proposed as a Fedora Spin https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/FedoraCOSMIC
25:27 KDE Gear 24.12 has a lot of improvements https://kde.org/announcements/gear/24.12.0/
💻 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: 🎙️