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Season 3 episodes (2)

Linux Foundation endorses Chromium, SteamOS ISO is coming
S03:E02

Linux Foundation endorses Chromium, SteamOS ISO is coming

💻 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 02:24 Linux Foundation teams up with Google on Chromium https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-announces-the-launch-of-supporters-of-chromium-based-browsers 05:51 SteamOS ISO is coming with Legion Go S https://news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/lenovo-legion-unleashes-next-gen-gaming-power-at-ces-2025/ https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/view/529834914570306831 08:06 Microsoft working on a SteamOS competing interface https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-is-finally-fighting-back-against-the-rise-of-steamos-by-overhauling-windows-11-to-be-better-on-handhelds 10:00 Budgie has a few things to announce https://buddiesofbudgie.org/blog/state-of-the-budgie-2024 12:11 Cosmic alpha 5 is out https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-alpha-5-released 14:14 KDE Plasma 6.3 beta is out https://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/plasma/6/6.2.5-6.2.90/ 16:13 Geforce Now will have an official Steam Deck app https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-ces-2025/ 18:03 AUR removes ARM only software https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-AUR-Requires-x86_64 19:31 Firefox 134 has some nice features https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/01/firefox-134-brings-touch-hold-gestures-to-linux-ecosia-search-more 21:49 Marvel Rivals dev lifts Linux gamers ban https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/01/marvel-rivals-lifts-100-year-cheating-bans-on-mac-and-steam-deck-players/ 23:29 Dell kills XPS brand, Linux support uncertain https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/01/the-end-of-an-era-dell-will-no-longer-make-xps-computers/ 25:06 Apple’s AI is as bad as everyone else’s https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/apples-ai-headlines-are-more-of-a-break-from-reality-than-breaking-news

Github's fake stars, Nvidia's $700M open source bet, KDE looks healthy
S03:E01

Github's fake stars, Nvidia's $700M open source bet, KDE looks healthy

💻 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 00:00 Intro 01:55 Github has a big malware problem https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/github-has-a-major-problem-with-fake-rankings-which-could-put-users-at-risk-of-attack https://arxiv.org/pdf/2412.13459 05:33 KDE’s dev community looks very healthy http://blog.davidedmundson.co.uk/blog/i-measured-kdes-commit-stats-and-the-results-surprised-me/ 08:53 Nvidia open sources $700M tech https://venturebeat.com/ai/nvidia-acquires-software-maker-runai-to-orchestrate-gpu-clouds-for-ai/ https://www.run.ai/blog/run-ai-joins-nvidia 11:43 Linux’s steam marketshare breaks its barrier https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/?platform=linux 14:28 Mozilla’s AI assistant is here https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/12/orbit-by-mozilla-ai-assistant-firefox-extension 17:04 X.org is an undead project https://www.phoronix.com/news/X.Org-Server-2024-GitStats 19:46 Bottles moves to Rust and Libcosmic https://usebottles.com/posts/2024-12-27-rust-libcosmic-next/?s=09 https://usebottles.com/posts/2023-10-05-bottles-next-a-new-chapter/