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!
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episode 6: Mozilla blunders and then gets a new CEO, Ubuntu makes some moves
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00:00 Intro
01:34 Mozilla blunders with overpriced service
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mozilla-Monitor-Plus
04:51 Mozilla has a new CEO
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mozilla-New-CEO-2024 https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/a-new-chapter-for-mozilla-laura-chambers-expanded-role/
09:28 VS Code will support Ubuntu 18.04 again
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/vscode-recovery-update-for-ubuntu-18-04
11:47 Kubuntu 24.04 won’t use Plasma 6
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/kubuntu-24-04-wont-use-kde-plasma-6
14:30 Ubuntu moves Thunderbird to a snap
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/thunderbird-snap-in-ubuntu-24-04
16:41 Ubuntu Core Desktop looks interesting, but is delayed
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FOSDEM-2024-Snaps https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/ubuntu-core-desktop-delayed
20:44 elementary OS 8 is available in early access
https://blog.elementary.io/updates-for-february-2024/
22:44 Apple doubles down on malicious compliance
https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/08/apple_web_apps_eu/
26:14 Mastodon has a critical security flaw
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/mastodon-had-to-act-fast-to-patch-a-critical-security-flaw-that-could-have-let-hackers-hijack-user-accounts
27:52 Severe flaw in the Linux kernel & firmware
https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/02/critical-vulnerability-affecting-most-linux-distros-allows-for-bootkits/
29:36 Mozilla attacks Microsoft for their dark patterns on Edge
https://www.techradar.com/computing/browsers/mozilla-blows-the-whistle-on-microsoft-over-the-edge-report-accuses-windows-11-maker-of-browser-bias-and-deceptive-tactics
32:52 Gaming: Wine + DXVK on Android, Manjaro handheld
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Cassia-Windows-Games-Android
https://linuxiac.com/orange-pi-neo-manjaro-handheld-gaming-consoles/
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/nonsteamlaunchers-for-steam-deck-expands-automatic-game-shortcuts-for-more-stores/
39:06 Outro
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