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01:47 Kernel devs agree to remove AI disclosure, Torvalds goes off on A.I. https://www.xda-developers.com/linus-calls-banning-ai-generated-code-utterly-stupid-as-linux-submissions-no-longer-need-llm-disclosure/

04:17 Kernel 7.3 released https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-kernel-7-3-release/

05:46 Big influx of Rust code in Kernel 7.4 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-Rust

07:02 Bitwarden moves to a commercial license, mostly https://community.bitwarden.com/t/published-version-update-in-app-stores/102750

09:28 KeePassXC supports auto-type on Wayland now https://keepassxc.org/blog/2026-10-21-2.8.0-released/

10:35 Mint shows more of their new apps https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/linux-mint-new-system-monitor

12:23 LibreOffice is getting record download numbers https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10/21/8-weeks-9-4-million-downloads/ https://linuxiac.com/libreoffice-hits-9-4-million-downloads-in-just-eight-weeks/

14:11 Proposed AI assistant prototype for Ubuntu https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu-ai-launcher-prototype

17:05 OpenBSD gets Wine and runs Windows games https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-ports&m=179236125692175 https://linuxiac.com/wine-on-openbsd-yes-and-it-can-already-run-the-witcher-3/

18:35 Cutefish desktop revived as a vibe coded MacOS Clone https://itsfoss.com/news/cutefishos-vibe-coded-desktop/

20:28 Epic Game Stores new preview looks pretty bad https://www.techdirt.com/2026/10/21/epic-rolls-out-vibe-coded-launcher-update-its-absolute-trash/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/epic-games-launcher-preview-is-slowly-becoming-actually-usable-on-linux/

22:18 Snapdragon X2 Linux support is apparently pretty good https://www.phoronix.com/review/snapdragon-x2-linux/10

23:58 Big Tech funds study to warn against digital sovereignty https://itsfoss.com/news/eu-cloud-sovereignty-cada-cost-study/

26:20 Massive PHP flaw discovered, and patched https://www.wiz.io/blog/php2shell-php-rce https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw98z6qlyvg3o

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