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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:30 Sponsor: TuxCare
01:53 Firefox will become an AI browser & makes all the mistakes
07:01 Servo making progress
08:19 Plasma 6.6 will fix some big Wayland issues
09:48 Wayland protocols updated for better HDR
10:51 GNOME bans AI from extensions
13:00 Rust no longer experimental in Linux kernel
14:21 Mint 22.3 beta released
15:59 Website lets you scan Snaps for vulnerabilities
18:19 Danish admin plans move to Linux
20:17 NVK gets a huge performance boost
Links:
Firefox will become an AI browser
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/leadership/mozillas-next-chapter-anthony-enzor-demeo-new-ceo/
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-will-ship-with-an-ai-kill-switch-to-completely-disable-all-ai-features
https://www.theverge.com/tech/845216/mozilla-ceo-anthony-enzor-demeo
Servo making progress
https://servo.org/blog/2025/12/15/november-in-servo/
Plasma 6.6 will fix some big Wayland issues
https://blogs.kde.org/2025/12/13/this-week-in-plasma-wayland-screen-mirroring-and-custom-modes/
Wayland protocols updated for better HDR
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayland-Protocols-1.47
GNOME bans AI from extensions
https://blogs.gnome.org/jrahmatzadeh/2025/12/06/ai-and-gnome-shell-extensions/
https://gjs.guide/extensions/review-guidelines/review-guidelines.html
Rust no longer experimental in Linux kernel
https://thenewstack.io/rust-goes-mainstream-in-the-linux-kernel/
Mint 22.3 beta released
https://linuxiac.com/linux-mint-22-3-zena-enters-public-beta/
Website lets you scan Snaps for vulnerabilities
https://snapscope.popey.com/
Danish admin plans move to Linux
https://thedanishdream.com/news/denmark-ditches-microsoft-in-bold-tech-shift/
https://www.semaphor.dk/opensource/linuxpc
NVK gets a huge performance boost
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/merge_requests/36450
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00:33 Sponsor: Proton mail
01:33 RISC V support
02:19 Under the hood
06:22 HTTP Boot
07:09 32 bit support
08:19 APT 3.0
10:37 Temp is changing
11:50 Other Changes
13:07 Is Debian a good desktop?
18:07 parting Thoughts
19:11 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers
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Timestamps:
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00:39 Sponsor: SquareSpace
01:57 GNOME's governance structure is changing a lot
05:01 Linux desktop reaches 6% market share
07:33 Linux's Steam marketshare rises close to 3%
09:17 Android has to crack open the Google Play Store
11:11 MX Linux moves to systemD & Wayland by default
15:53 OpenSUSE Leap 16 brings massive changes
16:09 Microsoft to open source WinUI library
18:23 Mesa 25.2 brings a lot of good updates
20:11 Nextcloud shows digital sovereignty is merely a dream right now
22:53 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers
Links:
GNOME's governance structure is changing a lot
https://www.bassi.io/articles/2025/08/03/governance-in-gnome/
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/
Linux's Steam marketshare rises close to 3%
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/steam-survey-for-july-2025-shows-linux-approaching-3/
Android has to crack open the Google Play Store
https://www.theverge.com/news/717440/google-epic-open-play-store-emergency-stay
MX Linux moves to systemD & Wayland by default
https://mxlinux.org/blog/changes-coming-with-mx-25/
OpenSUSE Leap 16 brings massive changes
https://news.opensuse.org/2025/08/04/leap-16-rc/
Microsoft to open source WinUI library
https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/discussions/10700
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/
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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01:51 Why bother?
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08:54 Hardware partners
11:24 No favorites
15:20 KDE Linux Specifically
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