France moves to open source, modular Linux handheld PC, big Linux gaming progress

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02:01 France moves to Open Source https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/01/27/france-to-ditch-us-platforms-microsoft-teams-zoom-for-sovereign-platform-amid-security-con

03:58 Modular handheld Linux PC raises €500K https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mecha-systems/mecha-comet-modular-linux-handheld-computer/description

06:22 Open Gaming Collective shares resource for Linux gaming https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/open-gaming-collective-ogc-formed-to-push-linux-gaming-even-further/

08:44 Contingency plan for the Linux kernel https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Kernel-Continuity-Doc

10:51 XFCE develops Wayland compositor https://alexxcons.github.io/blogpost_15.html

12:59 SonicDE wants to keep KDE X11 alive https://www.phoronix.com/news/SonicDE-Improving-KDE-X11-Code

15:34 Cosmic shows their blurred transparent look https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/cosmic-desktop-frosted-glass-effect

17:01 Another Cosmic Update https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/releases/tag/epoch-1.0.4

18:14 Valve sued in the UK for dominant position https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/uk-lawsuit-against-valve-given-the-go-ahead-steam-owner-facing-up-to-656-million-in-damages/

20:45 Bottles adds Analysis tool to make EXEs run better https://usebottles.com/blog/2026-01-25-bottles-61-with-eagle.md

22:54 GeForce Now has a Linux app https://www.techradar.com/gaming/pc-gaming/nvidia-just-gave-gamers-another-reason-to-switch-to-linux-a-shiny-new-geforce-now-app

24:50 Vortex Mod manager comes to Linux after all https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nexus-mods-say-they-are-committed-to-supporting-vortex-on-steamos-linux/

26:47 Vulkan adds more features for better DXVK compatibility https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/vulkan-1-4-340-released-with-new-extension-to-improve-directx-performance-on-linux/

28:02 Mesa update to reduce game stuttering https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-Merges-Present-Timing