Linux & Open Source News
The Linux Experiment
Weekly roundup of everything new in the Linux and Open Source world! May contain gaming and privacy related topics.
This is a longer counterpart to the Linux and Open Source news videos available on The Linux Experiment Youtube Channel.
I’m Nick, I’ve been making Linux and Open Source related videos on YouTube since 2018, with a sizeable following of more than 300 000 subscribers. I’ve been using Linux since 2006, starting with Ubuntu (like most people), and I have 12 years of experience in project management and UX, and that’s the lens I use to view the progress of our Linux desktops and open source applications!
This is a longer counterpart to the Linux and Open Source news videos available on The Linux Experiment Youtube Channel.
I’m Nick, I’ve been making Linux and Open Source related videos on YouTube since 2018, with a sizeable following of more than 300 000 subscribers. I’ve been using Linux since 2006, starting with Ubuntu (like most people), and I have 12 years of experience in project management and UX, and that’s the lens I use to view the progress of our Linux desktops and open source applications!
Episodes
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Jan 27, 2024 • 38min
Apple really sucks, Mint's EDGE ISO, Wayland protocol drama
Apple opens up iOS in the worst way; Mint's Edge ISO now available; Wayland & portals create drama; Plasma 6 gains more features as release nears; discussion on Apple's app store policies and in-app purchases; updates on Thunderbird and Wayland protocols; inclusion of high contrast preference portal and debate on Wayland protocol for app icons; technology divide between China and the West; Meta's compliance with EU regulations; discussion on new laws and privacy concerns
Jan 20, 2024 • 39min
OpenSUSE is going immutable, Snap creates problems, Fuchsia won't be Google's future
OpenSUSE Leap 16 will be immutable, Google gives up on Fuchsia, Steam Snap creates problems, Flathub focuses on high-quality apps, Ubuntu improves GNOME's performance, Plasma 6 gets better scaling, a proposal for identifying AI content, decline in online search quality, Google's financial support for Gstreamer.
Jan 13, 2024 • 38min
Cosmic Alpha, Linux 6.7, more SteamOS devices & the Wayland saga continues
The podcast covers topics such as the upcoming release of Cosmic desktop alpha, Wayland improvements for chromium-based browsers, new features in Linux kernel 6.7, updates to the Mesa version and open-source drivers, and improvements to the Heroic Game Launcher.
Jan 6, 2024 • 42min
Fedora & RHEL optimizing packages, Linux is at 4%, GNOME develops an extension
Fedora & RHEL optimizing packages, Linux reaches 4% market share, GNOME develops official extension, KDE hits funding goals for Plasma 6, Mozilla pivots towards AI, Ubuntu might stop providing source ISOs, Scribus 1.6 released, Vanilla OS 2 alpha is out
Dec 30, 2023 • 46min
X11 is a bad platform, More AI regulation, FOSS licenses aren't enough
Topics discussed include the drawbacks of X11, Ubuntu's CPU plans, KDE's dynamic triple buffering, Enlightenment's update, Nobara's move to KDE, Firefox's local AI, US AI regulation, limitations of open source licenses, and underwhelming impressions of Steam Deck OLED.
Dec 23, 2023 • 41min
Open Source Nvidia drivers are good, Microsoft installs Linux for AI work, HDR support
Topics include progress of open source Nvidia drivers, Microsoft's AI studio requiring Linux installation, Firefox 121 release with Wayland support, Flipboard's plans for Fediverse integration, Thunderbird brand name and SSH vulnerabilities, and Proton Experimental release with HDR support for games.
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Dec 19, 2023 • 1h 23min
The CEO of Proton (Andy Yen) answers all your questions!
The CEO of Proton (Andy Yen) answers questions about Proton's features, privacy, and security. They discuss the origin and development of Proton, why they started with email, and their business model. They also cover the advantages and limitations of using a VPN, Linux support for Proton products, the environmental impact of Proton, alternative notification systems, feature parity challenges, availability of SMTP relay, Proton Drive's photo gallery, and the development of a Proton Notes app.
Dec 16, 2023 • 42min
Torvalds on Linux's future, Linux gaming beats windows, Ubuntu might drop older CPUs
Linus Torvalds discusses the future of Linux, Ubuntu considers dropping support for older CPUs, X.org and Xwayland have 15 year old bugs, LXQt works on Wayland, Cosmic gets more improvements, Nextcloud Hub 7 brings advanced search and global out-of-office features, OpenSUSE has new logos.
Dec 9, 2023 • 43min
Zorin OS 17, huge flaw on all Linux system & Linux gets BSOD
Zorin OS 17 beta, Mint 21.3 brings Wayland support, giant AI alliance forming, systemd brings blue screen of death, giant security flaw affects most Windows and Linux systems, vote on OpenSUSE's new logo, why fingerprint unlock on Linux kinda sucks, GNOME improves scaling
Dec 2, 2023 • 41min
Red Hat drops X11, KDE Plasma 6 Beta, big Linux desktop plans
Red Hat dropping X11 in RHEL 10, KDE Plasma 6 Beta and new features, cool stuff coming to Fedora, Budgie looking for a new base, Google Drive loses 6 months of work, Peertube 6 with great features released, Meta collects children's personal data, Mesa 23.3, Wine Wayland, Heroic Games.
