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France is moving the country to Linux and FOSS, KDE gets more themes

April 11, 2026 0:26:16 4.96 MB ( 45.46 MB less) Downloads: 0

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01:44 France starts their move to Linux https://linuxiac.com/france-launches-government-linux-desktop-plan-as-windows-exit-begins/ https://www.numerique.gouv.fr/sinformer/espace-presse/souverainete-numerique-reduction-dependances-extra-europeennes/

04:37 More distros speak on age verification https://getsol.us/2026/04/solus-and-age-verification/ https://forum.zorin.com/t/statement-about-age-verification-laws/61052 https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2026/04/msg00001.html

07:24 KDEโ€™s Oxygen and Air themes almost fixed https://filipfila.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/halfway-there-to-6-7-updates-on-oxygen-and-air/

09:04 Mesa says theyโ€™ll accept Ai generated code https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-Two-Gen-AI-Policies

11:18 New driver proposed to fight malicious USB devices https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-driver-proposal-malicious-hid-devices/

13:31 Fedora adds exception for Mesa updates https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-Updates-Exception-Fedora

14:38 Cosmic update improves the file manager a lot https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop-1-0-9-released-with-better-files-settings-and-applets/

16:14 Googleโ€™s AI overview lies millions of times each hour https://arstechnica.com/google/2026/04/analysis-finds-google-ai-overviews-is-wrong-10-percent-of-the-time/

18:24 Open Source client for GeForce Now https://opennow.zortos.me/ https://goodtech.info/opennow-client-geforce-now-open-source-anti-afk-telemetrie/

20:08 Anthropic donates 1.5M to Apache Foundation https://news.apache.org/foundation/entry/the-apache-software-foundation-announces-1-5m-donation-from-anthropic

21:45 Valve optimizes Linux for gaming with lower VRAM https://www.phoronix.com/news/Valve-Better-Gaming-Low-vRAM

24:12 Wine 11 revives Android support & fixes Mod support https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/wine-11-6-is-an-exciting-release-to-make-modding-windows-games-on-linux-simpler/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-11.6-Released


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