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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AI used in Linux kernel, Android limits sideloading,new desktop environment
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02:42 AI used for backporting patches to the Linux kernel
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AI-Help-Backporting-Linux-Patch
05:03 GhostBSD launches Gerschwin Desktop, a Mac OS clone
https://github.com/gershwin-desktop/gershwin-desktop
07:08 Bazaar app store is available on Flathub
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/bazaar-new-flatpak-app-store-gnome-linux
08:53 Firefox adds web apps backs, sort of
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/firefox-web-app-support-progress
10:37 Vivaldi says no to AI
https://vivaldi.com/blog/keep-exploring/
12:20 SuperTux Kart illustrates open source issues
https://blog.supertuxkart-evolution.com/2025/08/announcing-supertuxkart-evolution.html
https://supertuxkart-evolution.com/STK_Evolution_FAQ
14:07 Proton shows the EU is far from digital sovereignty
https://proton.me/business/europe-tech-watch
16:42 Google will block sideloading of unverified apps
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/google-will-block-sideloading-of-unverified-android-apps-starting-next-year/
18:44 Another Asahi dev leaves the project
https://rosenzweig.io/blog/asahi-gpu-part-n.html
20:21 Nvidia open sources 1M hours of audio in 25 languages
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/speech-ai-dataset-models/
22:12 Giant AI class action settled
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/class-action/anthropic-settles-major-ai-copyright-suit-brought-by-authors
23:50 Wikipedia editors reject AI
https://www.webpronews.com/wikipedia-editors-reject-jimmy-waless-ai-tool-proposal-for-reviews/
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Will Ablockers be banned? DoS on the AUR, Steam Console rumors
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01:36 Germany could ban Adblockers
https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/germanys-possible-ad-blocker-ban-could-threaten-user-freedom-and-privacy-says-mozilla
04:45 There’s no “post Torvalds” Linux plan
https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/14/the_plan_for_linux_after/
07:22 More potential Steam Console leaks
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/leaks-again-hint-at-valve-doing-a-proper-steam-machine-console/
09:39 Ubuntu builds Dangerous Images
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-release-management-newsletter-august-2025/66242
11:17 The Arch websites suffer DoS attacks
https://linuxiac.com/arch-linux-aur-runs-into-recent-service-interruptions/
https://stats.uptimerobot.com/vmM5ruWEAB
13:02 GNOME 49 beta was released
https://9to5linux.com/gnome-49-beta-released-for-public-testing-on-gnomes-28th-anniversary
15:37 Pine64 gives up on Pinephone
https://pine64.org/2025/08/14/august_2025_short_update/
https://pine64.org/2025/08/16/august_2025/
18:05 Chromium gets HDR on Linux
https://linuxiac.com/linux-gets-hdr-support-in-chromium-on-wayland/
19:47 Ubuntu wants to improve ARM Linux support
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-25.10-ARM64-Stubble
21:35 Apple Silicon support making good progress
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apple-Lid-Power-Buttons-Driver
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apple-Silicon-USB3-RFC
23:29 More details on paid Thunderbird Pro services
https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/08/tbpro-august-2025-update/
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Windows 12 sounds like a nightmare, Mint 22.2 beta: Linux Weekly News
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02:17 Windows 12 sounds like an absolute nightmare
https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-execs-vision-of-windows-12-and-beyond-could-terrify-some-of-you
04:53 Debian 13 is out
https://www.debian.org/News/2025/20250809
https://www.debian.org/releases/11/08/2025youtubetrixie/release-notes/whats-new.en.html#http-boot-support
06:12 Mint 22.2 has its beta
https://linuxiac.com/linux-mint-22-2-zara-enters-public-beta/
07:47 Firefox’s AI features apparently drain resources
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/firefox-high-cpu-usage-inference-disable
09:10 Google ends Steam on Chrome OS
https://9to5google.com/2025/08/07/steam-chromebook-2026/
10:49 elementary OS gets some cool updates
https://blog.elementary.io/updates-for-august-2025/
13:30 Orion browser makes progress
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/orion-browser-linux-milestone-2-webkit-alternative-chromium
15:35 Github absorbed into Microsoft’s structure
https://www.techradar.com/pro/github-ceo-resigns-is-this-the-latest-sign-of-its-microsoft-absorption
17:17 LVFS asks for vendors to help fund it
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/lvfs-sustainability-plan-vendor-funding
20:17 Nvidia drivers improve Wayland support
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/252613/
21:33 KDE Gear 25.08 update
https://kde.org/announcements/gear/25.08.0/
23:42 AI companies could be doomed by recent class action
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/ai-industry-horrified-to-face-largest-copyright-class-action-ever-certified/
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GNOME changes things, Linux at 6%, Android loses to Epic
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01:41 GNOME’s governance structure is changing a lot
https://www.bassi.io/articles/2025/08/03/governance-in-gnome/
04:48 Linux desktop reaches 6% market share
https://www.zdnet.com/article/think-linux-desktop-market-share-isnt-over-6-this-15-million-system-scan-says-otherwise/
07:25 Linux’s Steam marketshare rises close to 3%
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/steam-survey-for-july-2025-shows-linux-approaching-3/
09:05 Android has to crack open the Google Play Store
https://www.theverge.com/news/717440/google-epic-open-play-store-emergency-stay
10:58 Chrome uses Wayland backend by default when possible
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/chrome-140-wayland-auto-detection-linux
12:34 MX Linux moves to systemD & Wayland by default
https://mxlinux.org/blog/changes-coming-with-mx-25/
15:17 Nvidia working on performance improvements for gaming
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/nvidia-are-working-on-a-general-optimization-for-vkd3d-directx12-games-on-linux/
16:51 OpenSUSE Leap 16 brings massive changes
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/opensuse-leap-16-0-will-need-steam-gamers-to-install-some-extras-due-to-no-32-bit/
https://linuxiac.com/opensuse-leap-16-0-enters-rc-phase-with-selinux-by-default/
19:07 Microsoft to open source WinUI library
https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/discussions/10700
21:21 Mesa 25.2 brings a lot of good updates
https://linuxiac.com/mesa-25-2-lands-with-vulkan-1-4-on-panvk-drops-x11-dri2-support/
23:09 Nextcloud shows digital sovereignty is merely a dream right now
https://linuxiac.com/finland-tops-nextcloud-first-digital-sovereignty-index/
https://dsi.nextcloud.com/
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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!