Explicit AMD moves to FOSS firmware, COSMIC panel customization, & Plasma 6 changes
S01:E19

AMD moves to FOSS firmware, COSMIC panel customization, & Plasma 6 changes

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00:00 Intro

00:50 AMD moves to open source firmware

https://linuxiac.com/amd-opensil-firmware/

04:56 COSMIC will be heavily customizable

https://blog.system76.com/post/may-flowers-spring-cosmic-showers

10:53 KDE Plasma 6 will change the defaults

https://pointieststick.com/2023/05/11/plasma-6-better-defaults/

18:32 Microsoft to replace Google as the default search engine in Firefox?

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/05/microsoft-wants-firefox-to-ditch-google-switch-to-bing

21:17 Firefox 113 and 114 add some cool new features

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/05/firefox-113-released-etc

https://9to5linux.com/firefox-114-beta-revamps-dns-over-https-feature-adds-cookie-banner-reduction

23:37 Thunderbird is thriving, and working on an iOS app

https://blog.thunderbird.net/2023/05/thunderbird-is-thriving-our-2022-financial-report/

26:23 Flathub passes 1 billion downloads

https://linuxiac.com/flathub-reaches-billion-downloads/

28:48 Ubuntu ups their RISC V game

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/05/ubuntu-23-04-risc-v-support

31:44 Gaming News: no more Roblox, Nintendo fights emulation, Steam client scaling…

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/05/nintendo-files-dmca-takedowns-on-switch-emulation-tools-just-before-tears-debut/

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/05/nintendo-switch-emulator-yuzu-gets-a-huge-performance-boost/

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/05/goodbye-to-roblox-on-linux-with-their-new-anti-cheat-and-wine-blocking/

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/05/steam-will-now-scale-better-with-kde-and-gnome/

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-23.1-Released

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/05/direct3d-8-to-vulkan-translator-d8vk-production-ready-10-is-out-now/

@mrscientific@mastodon.social
@tlenewspodcast If AMD does release the open source firmware and it's compatible with my current laptop, I'll definitely switch to it. I'm also much more likely to get AMD for my next cpu.Also, I can't wait to try out cosmic when it does release. Hopefully it'll be available for other desktops and not just pop os.
Talya (she/her) @Yuvalne@433.world
@tlenewspodcast the #Firefox news is absolutely huge. if this feature will work smoothly it alone will push it to be the best browser in the market.total cookie protection, disabling third-party cookies, and now this banner reduction - just slap on some #uBlockOrigin and you never have to think about cookies ever again. genuinely incredible.