26:58

S03:E26 Jul 12, 2025

Browser extensions sell what you view to AI companies, GNOME funding, Wayback progresses

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24:53

S03:E25 Jul 5, 2025

The end for BcacheFS, X11 compatibility layer, Flathub is massive

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27:50

S03:E24 Jun 21, 2025

Big X.org code reverts, giant 16B entries data breach, KDE 6.4

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30:02

S03:E23 Jun 14, 2025

X11 fork, Denmark moves to Linux, Android gets more locked down

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26:47

S03:E22 Jun 7, 2025

Microsoft could fix USB C, GNOME OS is coming for your PC, AMD ditches proprietary drivers

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25:23

S03:E21 May 31, 2025

SteamOS "destroys" Windows, kernel 6.15, Nice Firefox changes

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27:06

S03:E20 May 24, 2025

Fedora and GNOME remove X.org, Microsoft open sources WSL

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25:33

S03:E19 May 17, 2025

Plasma 6.4 beta, BIG Web Search changes, AI isn't fair use

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26:18

S03:E18 May 10, 2025

GNOME's new leadership, Mint themes libadwaita, OpenSUSE ditches Deepin

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25:53

S03:E17 May 3, 2025

KDE planning big changes, Wikipedia adopts AI, OpenSUSE leaps into the future

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26:13

S03:E16 Apr 26, 2025

OpenAI wants to buy Chrome, final COSMIC alpha, Fedora could drop X11 entirely

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25:20

S03:E15 Apr 19, 2025

Fedora 42, Manjaro Immutable, Arco Linux shuts down

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24:24

S03:E14 Apr 12, 2025

Firefox's AI summary, Wayland restores windows, Framework 12 preorders open

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28:29

S03:E13 Apr 5, 2025

Thunderbird's paid service, open source DNA database deleted, EU takes aim at encryption

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29:38

S03:E12 Mar 29, 2025

AI harms Open Source projects, Android goes private

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27:17

S03:E11 Mar 22, 2025

EU push for open source, GIMP3 is out, Firefox gets webapps back

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24:32

S03:E10 Mar 15, 2025

New Webkit browser for Linux, NVK becomes default, KDE splits X11 code

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25:22

S03:E09 Mar 8, 2025

AMD wins at open source, GNOME makes drastic Wayland progress

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24:47

S03:E08 Feb 22, 2025

Torvalds says Yes to Rust, Fedora doesn't get Flathub

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30:52

S03:E07 Feb 15, 2025

OBS could sue Fedora, GNOME's new site & branding

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24:09

S03:E06 Feb 8, 2025

Fedora looks at adding AI, kernel maintainer resigns over Rust issues, GNOME 48 changes

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23:58

S03:E05 Feb 1, 2025

Mesa, Wayland & X.org in trouble, Debian leaves X, GNOME 48 alpha

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26:40

S03:E04 Jan 25, 2025

Intel rediscovers Modular PCs, Arch Survey results, Kernel 6.13

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28:26

S03:E03 Jan 18, 2025

Facebook bans Fediverse Links, big Valve interview on SteamOS, Apple pulls their AI

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28:13

S03:E02 Jan 11, 2025

Linux Foundation endorses Chromium, SteamOS ISO is coming

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24:26

S03:E01 Jan 4, 2025

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

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