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01:57 Vibe coding is killing open source? https://www.404media.co/vibe-coding-is-killing-open-source-software-researchers-argue/

06:18 System76 details a big Cosmic Roadmap https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-epoch-2-and-3-roadmap

09:43 Steam machine and Frame delayed https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/steam-machine-steam-frame-faq-ram-and-storage-crisis-to-blame-for-no-pricing-or-dates/

12:02 More EU moves away from big tech https://www.euractiv.com/news/commission-trials-european-open-source-communications-software/ https://www.techradar.com/pro/another-european-government-agency-is-preparing-to-ditch-microsoft-if-needed

14:48 GNOME 50 adds more features still https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-50-VRR-Not-Experimental https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-50-Remote-Desktop-HiDPI

16:24 DuckDuck Go users say a massive no to AI search https://www.pcmag.com/news/duckduckgo-asked-users-how-they-feel-about-ai-search-90-percent-hate-it https://voteyesornoai.com/

18:06 SUSE proposes to better structure the openSUSE project https://linuxiac.com/suse-vp-jeff-mahoney-publishes-draft-governance-proposal-for-opensuse/

20:03 Linux From Scratch drops System V Init https://linuxiac.com/linux-from-scratch-drops-system-v-init-calls-decision-regrettable/

22:25 GIMP wants GPU acceleration https://www.phoronix.com/news/GIMP-Post-3.2-Features

24:11 Sudo maintainer calls for financial sponsors https://www.millert.dev/