The end of F-Droid? Red Hat hacked, new Linux Kernel
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02:15 Google’s Android change could mean the end of F Droid
https://f-droid.org/en/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html
05:05 Red Hat Gitlab breached by hackers
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/red-hat-confirms-security-incident-after-hackers-breach-gitlab-instance/
https://access.redhat.com/articles/7132207
07:27 Linux kernel 6.17 is out
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/linux-kernel-6-17-new-features
09:56 OpenSUSE Leap 16 released
https://news.opensuse.org/2025/10/01/next-chapter-opens-with-leap-release/
12:14 Plasma 6.5 beta released
https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-5-beta-released-this-is-whats-new/
https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.4.91/
13:57 Artix ditches GNOME
https://linuxiac.com/artix-linux-drops-gnome-desktop-support-over-systemd-dependence/
https://artixlinux.org/
15:51 Fedora submits draft policy on AI in the distro
https://linuxiac.com/fedora-council-proposes-policy-on-ai-assisted-contributions/
18:36 Nvidia working with Red Hat on NVK
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVK-Vulkan-Red-Hat-NDA-Docs
20:28 Mint reveals new menu, changes to keyboard layouts
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4895
22:27 NixOS moderation team resigns
https://discourse.nixos.org/t/a-statement-from-members-of-the-moderation-team/69828
https://discourse.nixos.org/t/a-statement-from-members-of-the-moderation-team/69828/6
25:36 Eric S Raymond is against all codes of conduct
https://linuxiac.com/eric-s-raymond-codes-of-conduct-are-a-disaster/
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The Cosmic & PopOS beta are here, Cookie banners could go away
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01:36 Cosmic beta finally released
https://system76.com/pop/pop-beta/
04:39 Cookie banners might become less annoying
https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-cookie-law-messed-up-the-internet-brussels-sets-out-to-fix-it/
07:09 2 Multikernel Linux architectures proposed
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Multi-Kernel-Patches
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Parker-Proposal
10:13 New distributed Filesystem open sourced
https://www.phoronix.com/news/TernFS-File-System-Open-Source
12:16 BcacheFS benchmarks show ext4 is still king
https://www.phoronix.com/review/bcachefs-617-dkms/4
14:04 New TikTok US deal would make a separate US only app
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gj7mlg9vdo
https://www.techradar.com/computing/social-media/the-us-version-of-tiktok-might-be-more-concerning-than-the-chinese-one
16:58 Microsoft building a marketplace of content for AI
https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-is-reportedly-building-an-ai-marketplace-to-pay-publishers-for-content/
19:49 Malibal wants to go USA made for their laptops
https://www.malibal.com/features/project-liberation/
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Some KDE drama, Fedora 43, Ubuntu 25.10 & GNOME 49
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01:46 Some KDE drama
https://jriddell.org/2025/09/14/adios-chicos-25-years-of-kde/
https://pointieststick.com/2025/09/16/a-few-corrections-about-the-transition-from-blue-systems-to-techpaladin/
https://akselmo.dev/posts/bluesystems-to-techpaladin/
05:44 GNOME 49 released
https://youtu.be/SwSEWsUCkuE
08:36 Fedora 43 beta is out
https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-43-beta/
10:02 Ubuntu 25.10 beta is here
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/ubuntu-25-10-beta-released
12:05 Ubuntu’s move to Rust utilities unearth perf issues
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Rust-Coreutils-Perf
13:25 KDE 6.5 has a beta too
https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-5-desktop-environment-is-now-available-for-public-beta-testing
15:54 Linux Mint 22.3 has a roadmap
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4879
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/linux-mint-22-3-will-bring-revamped-app-menu-better-wayland-support
17:37 AMD terminates their own driver in favor of MESA
https://linuxiac.com/amd-ends-amdvlk-development-shifts-focus-to-radv-vulkan-driver/
18:44 Another Linux distro under attack
https://linuxiac.com/after-arch-linux-mageia-faces-infrastructure-outage/
https://blog.mageia.org/en/2025/09/17/our-other-servers-are-down-again/
20:15 OpenAI explains why LLMS hallucinate
https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/17/openai_hallucinations_incentives/
22:46 Steam ends 32 bit support, but not for Linux
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Ending-32-bit-Windows
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Red Hat being eaten by IBM, KDE Linux Alpha, is Budgie dead?
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02:11 Red Hat’s being swallowed by IBM
https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/08/red_hatters_to_be_big/
04:26 KDE Linux alpha is here
https://pointieststick.com/2025/09/06/announcing-the-alpha-release-of-kde-linux/
06:42 Budgie gets minor update, still no news on its future
https://linuxiac.com/budgie-10-9-3-released-with-gnome-49-alignment/
https://github.com/orgs/BuddiesOfBudgie/projects/2
09:02 Firefox keeps adding AI and ad related features
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/firefox-google-lens-stock-market-ai-page-buddy-features
11:42 Firefox drops 32 bit entirely
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/firefox-32-bit-linux-support-ending
13:23 Small Ubuntu outage is felt for multiple days
https://www.techradar.com/pro/ubuntu-users-faced-severe-update-delays-following-36-minute-canonical-server-downtime
15:10 BcacheFS outlines plans now that they’re not in the kernel
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-bcachefs/yokpt2d2g2lluyomtqrdvmkl3amv3kgnipmenobkpgx537kay7@xgcgjviv3n7x/T/#u
17:07 Fedora’s installer will be extended to all editions and spins
https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/anaconda-webui-progress-update-and-roadmap/
19:02 RSL aims to solve the AI licensing issue
https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/10/rss-co-creator-launches-new-protocol-for-ai-data-licensing/
21:49 Github users are getting fed up with Copilot
https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/05/github_copilot_complaints/
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Cosmic isn't dead, more SteamOS devices, GNOME keeps X11 after all
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02:15 More Details about Cosmic, but still no beta
https://linuxiac.com/system76-cosmic-desktop-hits-initial-setup-completion/
05:08 GNOME 49 won’t remove X11 sessions after all
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-49-RC
06:46 Steam Deck 2 could be years away still
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/steam-deck/waiting-for-the-steam-deck-2-rather-than-buying-an-asus-rog-xbox-ally-rumor-suggests-youll-need-to-be-very-very-patient
09:13 Lenovo has another SteamOS device in store
https://www.techradar.com/computing/gaming-pcs/lenovo-isnt-done-with-valve-just-yet-leaked-legion-go-2-images-suggest-steamos-could-be-offered-as-a-windows-11-alternative
11:05 Steam Frame trademark registered by Valve
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/new-valve-trademark-for-steam-frame-looks-like-were-getting-new-hardware/
12:08 BcacheFS won’t receive updates in the kernel
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Bcachefs-Externally-Maintained
13:58 Mint 22.2 released
https://linuxiac.com/linux-mint-22-2-zara-now-available-for-download/
15:39 Google won’t have to sell or change anything
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/02/google-antitrust-search-ruling.html
17:50 FreeBSD says no to AI code for now
https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/03/freebsd_project_update_no_ai/
20:31 KDE gains much better app permissions UI
https://blog.david-redondo.de/kde/2025/09/04/permissions.html
22:59 Microsoft open sources their old BASIC
https://linuxiac.com/microsofts-6502-basic-goes-open-source-under-mit-license/
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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!