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02:03 Epic Games Store has a Linux client, EAC will support Linux too

https://onlineservices.epicgames.com/news/introducing-easy-anti-cheat-linux-v2
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/epic-games-launcher-preview-arrives-native-linux-support-fortnite-for-linux-is-coming-and-upgraded-easy-anti-cheat/
https://codon.org.uk/~mjg59/blog/p/epics-eac2-v2-seems-fairly-easily-bypassable/

06:02 Torvalds’ AI generated kernel patches & talks more about AI
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linus-Torvalds-Claude-Code

https://www.techradar.com/pro/linux-founder-linus-torvalds-says-ai-is-a-gateway-drug-into-programming-but-cautions-about-using-ai-for-serious-work

09:43 Kernel devs ponder removing mandatory AI use disclosure

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Dropping-Assisted-By-Req

11:32 KDE Plasma 6.8 is released
https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.8.0/

13:14 Ubuntu 26.10 released
https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-26-10-stonking-stingray

15:16 Mint 27 looks like a big release
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5086

17:27 Steam Client is finally moving to 64bit
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/announcements/detail/703282384630448403

18:28 Netherlands backs away from MS365 rollout

https://www.zdnet.com/business/dutch-tax-authorities-cancel-microsoft-365-cloud-rollout/

20:17 Dev behind vibe coded Adobe suite bashes FOSS projects
https://www.techradar.com/computing/office-suites/developer-who-vibe-coded-free-adobe-clones-reveals-apps-to-take-down-microsoft-office-next-and-says-there-is-no-reason-to-save-broken-software

21:58 Framework triples their funding for CachyOS
https://discuss.cachyos.org/t/announcement-framework-is-tripling-its-support-for-cachyos/37042

23:11 Firefox releases a commercial Enterprise version

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/introducing-firefox-enterprise/

24:57 New EuroOffice fork that looks like MS Office

https://itsfoss.com/news/elixiroffice-euro-office-fork/
https://github.com/leag1234/elixiroffice

26:55 Valve releases CAD files for Steam Frame

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steam-frame-cad-files-released-plus-an-update-on-reservation-waiting-times/

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02:02 Entire Adobe Suite supported with custom Wine now
https://neutronproject.org/

03:42 Open source clean room implementations of the entire Adobe Suite
https://github.com/storytold/photocraft

07:24 Flathub now accepts apps that used AI, with disclosure
https://linuxiac.com/flathub-reverses-ai-generated-app-ban-now-requires-disclosure/

10:08 Cosmic will reject LLM generated submissions
https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/blob/master/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

11:25 Steam Frame now has 200 verified games
https://store.steampowered.com/greatonframe?tab=1
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/theres-now-over-200-steam-frame-verified-games/

12:53 More Kernel and AMD performance improvements
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Better-Zswap-Performance
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Boost-Recently-Busy-CPUs

15:32 Digital Ocean stops hosting credits for FOSS as they donate to Omacom
https://itsfoss.com/news/digitalocean-open-source-credits-end/

17:40 Gentoo asking for help for hosting after sponsors dried up
https://itsfoss.com/news/gentoo-infrastructure-sponsors-call/

19:04 Orion stops development of its Linux browser
https://blog.kagi.com/update-orion-linux-windows

20:34 EU Commission doesn’t seem pleased with their Teams replacement
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-microsoft-teams-alternative-bad-reviews-element-pro/

22:21 Googlebooks don’t look like they’ll help Linux much
https://www.androidauthority.com/linux-apps-on-googlebook-3719936/

24:13 Mesa looking at a more formal governance model
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-Governance-Model

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01:51 Ubuntu 26.10 beta released
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu-2610-beta-released

04:26 Ubuntu 24.04 to 26.04 upgrade now possible
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-2604-upgrades-live-2404

05:42 Toolpak introduced as the Flatpak for dev tools
https://blogs.gnome.org/alatiera/2026/09/26/introducing-toolpak/

08:52 F-Droid launches full rewrite of the app
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/f-droid-gets-its-biggest-update-in-a-decade-with-new-ui-and-smoother-app-installs/

10:28 Firefox 157 adds the new Nova theme
https://linuxiac.com/firefox-157-nova-released-with-its-biggest-visual-refresh-in-years/

13:04 Igalia working on Firefox for SteamOS
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Deck-Better-Firefox

15:03 PostmarketOS changes name
https://nura.eco/blog/2026/09/27/nura-rename/

16:39 Dev proposes that GNOME accepts AI contributions
https://arunraghavan.net/2026/09/on-llms-and-free-software/

18:38 Ubuntu 26.10 has an image for Snapdragon laptops
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-2610-snapdragon-x2

20:01 PS5 emulation is a thing now
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/10/ps5-emulation-is-suddenly-making-big-strides-on-pc/

22:30 ChromeOS will indeed disappear
https://9to5google.com/2026/09/28/google-details-chromebook-updates-through-2034-many-models-move-to-googlebook-os/

24:00 New minimalist FOSS web browser
https://blancbrowser.com/

26:22 Meta found guilty of lying on data protection and moderation
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/new-mexico-wins-second-suit-against-meta/article_e4a95a15-5303-473d-9005-fdedb1ebd619.html
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-mexico-wants-meta-pay-up-40-billion-penalties-after-data-privacy-trial-2026-10-01/

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01:45 Android is less and less open source
https://itsfoss.com/news/grapheneos-android-17-qpr1-fiasco/

04:16 GoogleBook OS introduced as a Linux based system
https://www.techradar.com/computing/laptops/rethinking-the-laptop-is-a-big-undertaking-why-googlebooks-are-so-much-more-than-overpriced-chromebooks-and-apple-should-be-worried

07:04 KDE’s proposed AI policy leads to massive backlash
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/kde-developers-attempts-at-creating-llm-guidelines-are-not-going-well/
https://pointieststick.com/2026/09/23/kde-and-ai-and-you-and-me/

10:04 GNOME dev offers a “no AI at all” policy
https://blogs.gnome.org/alatiera/2026/09/23/the-gnome-llm-policy-that-i-want/

12:15 KDE announces their 3 mains goals for 2027
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Goals-To-2028

14:11 SteamOS update brings many performance improvements
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/steamos-3-8-28-stable-released-with-big-improvements-for-steam-deck-steam-machine-and-more-hardware-support/

15:58 Linux kernel 7.4 should open files 39% faster
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-Faster-Do-Open

17:01 Ubuntu improves how the system behaves when out of memory
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/improving-ubuntu-desktop-stability-under-memory-pressure/87945

18:59 Valve introduces new low latency codec for game streaming
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/homestream/discussions/0/564794422009744473?snr=2

20:16 Ubuntu will update the kernel on a weekly basis
https://canonical.com/blog/accelerating-delivery-of-cve-fixes-with-a-new-kernel-release-strategy

21:42 Cosmic 1.9 brings two new applications
https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop-1-9-adds-cosmic-viewer-on-screen-keyboard/

23:48 reactOS now has a solid DirectX implementation
https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-Updated-Wine-DirectX

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01:54 Microsoft 365 runs on Linux through Wine now
https://itsfoss.com/news/bottles-microsoft-365-early-look/

04:12 Mint will ship more of their own applications
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5067

06:35 Ubuntu completes its move to Rust coreutils
https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-rustification-coreutils-migration/

09:05 Steam Frame revealed, up for signups (Includes LTT Leak)
https://boilingsteam.com/ltt-leaks-steam-frames-first-look-ahead-of-schedule/index.html
https://store.steampowered.com/hardware/steamframe

12:32 GNOME 51 released
https://release.gnome.org/51/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ws9dahsFqQ

14:22 GNOME Shell Mobile seems in a weird place
https://blogs.gnome.org/carlosg/2026/09/15/on-mobile-and-peer-pressure/

17:12 Flatpak working on app services
https://blogs.gnome.org/ignapk/2026/09/16/flatpak-stf-terminal-intent/

19:16 Improvements for the Linux kernel
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Branch-Remove-Old-ARM-Drivers
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Faster-Kernel-Builds-AI-v2

21:20 AMDv3 images provide a nice boost to low end hardware
https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2610-amd64v3-lowend/8

23:16 OpenAI discloses worrying cheating behavior in its models
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/openai-details-more-cases-of-ai-agents-taking-unauthorized-actions/

26:05 A few gaming things
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/lepton-from-valve-to-run-android-games-on-linux-is-now-open-source/
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/ps5-linux-dev-quits-after-the-only-hypervisor-bug-left-was-reported-to-sony/

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