Linux & Open Source News 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://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/05/nintendo-switch-emulator-yuzu-gets-a-huge-performance-boost/
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/05/steam-will-now-scale-better-with-kde-and-gnome/