# Linux & Open Source News Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837.md RSS feed: https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com/@tlenewspodcast/feed.xml Official site: https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com/@tlenewspodcast Author: Nick Episodes: 175 ## Resource 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! ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/linux-open-source-news-5948837 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837.md ## Episodes - [Linus Torvalds speaks on AI, More Adobe on Linux, big browser redesigns](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/linus-torvalds-speaks-on-ai-more-adobe-on-linux-big-browser-redesigns) — 2026-05-23T09:57:39+00:00 - [KDE gets €1M, 3 big vulnerabilities for Linux, EU privacy disaster brewing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/kde-gets-1m-3-big-vulnerabilities-for-linux-eu-privacy-disaster-brewing) — 2026-05-16T09:57:35+00:00 - [More Office Suite drama, chrome installs AI model without consent, Cool Plasma 6.7 things](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/more-office-suite-drama-chrome-installs-ai-model-without-consent-cool-plasma-6-7-things) — 2026-05-09T10:43:24+00:00 - [Ubuntu's servers attacked, Linux beats Windows again, Ubuntu will add AI to the distro](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/ubuntu-s-servers-attacked-linux-beats-windows-again-ubuntu-will-add-ai-to-the-distro) — 2026-05-02T09:46:59+00:00 - [FSF settles the Office Suite debacle, good news on age verification, Mozilla & Debian unwarranted drama](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/fsf-settles-the-office-suite-debacle-good-news-on-age-verification-mozilla-debian-unwarranted-drama) — 2026-04-25T08:33:47+00:00 - [Germany's plan for Open Source, Age verification gets worse,](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/germany-s-plan-for-open-source-age-verification-gets-worse) — 2026-04-18T09:16:03+00:00 - [France is moving the country to Linux and FOSS, KDE gets more themes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/france-is-moving-the-country-to-linux-and-foss-kde-gets-more-themes) — 2026-04-11T08:38:51+00:00 - [What is happening to our Office Suites?! Wayland fixes 2 major features](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/what-is-happening-to-our-office-suites-wayland-fixes-2-major-features) — 2026-04-04T09:01:02+00:00 - [The Linux Age verification situation is escalating & Other Linux Weekly News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/the-linux-age-verification-situation-is-escalating-other-linux-weekly-news) — 2026-03-28T09:34:35+00:00 - [Manjaro is in trouble, Germany mandates open formats, Google destroys sideloading](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/manjaro-is-in-trouble-germany-mandates-open-formats-google-destroys-sideloading) — 2026-03-21T10:03:12+00:00 - [Kwin, Lutris & AMD drivers add AI generated code, SUSE could be sold, new hope for degoogled ROMs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/kwin-lutris-amd-drivers-add-ai-generated-code-suse-could-be-sold-new-hope-for-degoogled-roms) — 2026-03-14T08:34:12+00:00 - [Age verification Laws could break Linux? GrapheneOS's new partner, Plasma drops X11 in August](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/age-verification-laws-could-break-linux-grapheneos-s-new-partner-plasma-drops-x11-in-august) — 2026-03-06T12:17:49+00:00 - [Nvidia & Intel focus on Linux, KDE Connect redesign, New standard for digital ecosystems](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/nvidia-intel-focus-on-linux-kde-connect-redesign-new-standard-for-digital-ecosystems) — 2026-02-28T09:00:13+00:00 - [GNOME 50 and GNOME OS progress, KDE debunks systemD FUD](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/gnome-50-and-gnome-os-progress-kde-debunks-systemd-fud) — 2026-02-21T09:45:30+00:00 - [New kernel boosts Linux performance, Mint makes big changes, Discord Backlash](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/new-kernel-boosts-linux-performance-mint-makes-big-changes-discord-backlash) — 2026-02-13T13:13:16+00:00 - [Is Vibe coding killing open source? Big Cosmic desktop roadmap](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/is-vibe-coding-killing-open-source-big-cosmic-desktop-roadmap) — 2026-02-07T10:12:45+00:00 - [France moves to open source, modular Linux handheld PC, big Linux gaming progress](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/france-moves-to-open-source-modular-linux-handheld-pc-big-linux-gaming-progress) — 2026-01-31T09:00:51+00:00 - [New Linux + Android phone, Photoshop on Linux, Cosmic updates](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/new-linux-android-phone-photoshop-on-linux-cosmic-updates) — 2026-01-24T09:53:43+00:00 - [Budgie & GNOME drop X11, yet another desktop, Wikipedia signs deal with AI companies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/budgie-gnome-drop-x11-yet-another-desktop-wikipedia-signs-deal-with-ai-companies) — 2026-01-17T08:58:33+00:00 - [Torvalds talks AI in the kernel, EU prepares for FOSS, Goodbye Middle click to paste?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/torvalds-talks-ai-in-the-kernel-eu-prepares-for-foss-goodbye-middle-click-to-paste) — 2026-01-10T10:05:58+00:00 - [New X11 server, New packaging solution, no more Steam Deck LCD](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/new-x11-server-new-packaging-solution-no-more-steam-deck-lcd) — 2025-12-27T10:16:26+00:00 - [Firefox makes all the mistakes, more Wayland work](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/firefox-makes-all-the-mistakes-more-wayland-work) — 2025-12-20T10:40:10+00:00 - [EU keeps moving to Open Source, New Linux smartphone](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/eu-keeps-moving-to-open-source-new-linux-smartphone) — 2025-12-13T11:02:12+00:00 - [Valve builds a Proton for Android apps, Linux is at 11% ?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/valve-builds-a-proton-for-android-apps-linux-is-at-11) — 2025-12-06T12:14:58+00:00 - [KDE drops X11 too, New Office Suite for Linux](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/kde-drops-x11-too-new-office-suite-for-linux) — 2025-11-29T10:22:02+00:00 - [KDE's new design, Nvidia finally focuses on Linux, EU caves in to Big Tech](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/kde-s-new-design-nvidia-finally-focuses-on-linux-eu-caves-in-to-big-tech) — 2025-11-22T10:41:42+00:00 - [Hybrid GPU support will be fixed, Google walks back sideloading policy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/hybrid-gpu-support-will-be-fixed-google-walks-back-sideloading-policy) — 2025-11-15T11:37:59+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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