# Germany's plan for Open Source, Age verification gets worse, Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/germany-s-plan-for-open-source-age-verification-gets-worse Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/germany-s-plan-for-open-source-age-verification-gets-worse.md Podcast: [Linux & Open Source News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837) Published: 2026-04-18T09:16:03+00:00 Episode link: https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com/@tlenewspodcast/episodes/germanys-plan-for-open-source-age-verification-gets-worse Audio file: https://op3.dev/e,pg=e407bff5-dc32-54c1-b1a7-8edd8a885d8f/podcast.thelinuxexp.com/audio/@tlenewspodcast/germanys-plan-for-open-source-age-verification-gets-worse.mp3 Processing state: processed JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/linux-open-source-news-5948837/episodes/germany-s-plan-for-open-source-age-verification-gets-worse Duration seconds: 1589 ## Resource πŸ’» Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, TuxedoπŸ’» https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# πŸ‘ Support the show here: πŸ‘ Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ πŸ‘• Buy TLE Merch: πŸ‘• https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ πŸ“Ή Watch Linux videos: πŸ“Ή https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment πŸŽ™οΈ Leave your feedback here: πŸŽ™οΈ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com 01:34 Germany outlines their plan to move to open source (link in German) https://deutschland-stack.gov.de/gesamtbild/ 03:39 USA might have nation wide age verification laws https://linuxiac.com/federal-bill-would-bring-os-level-age-verification-to-the-entire-us/ 05:34 EU has an age verification app ready https://www.dw.com/en/eu-chief-urges-bloc-wide-push-on-age-verification-app-to-protect-children-online/a-76788202 07:27 Linux kernel 7.0 released https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/linux-7-0-kernel-features 09:37 Linux kernel accepts A.I. code https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst 11:09 Chrome has 47% better performance than Firefox https://www.phoronix.com/review/firefox-chrome-2026 12:51 Open SUSE Tumblewed will use SystemD as the bootloader https://linuxiac.com/opensuse-tumbleweed-switches-fresh-installs-to-systemd-boot/ 14:50 Fedora 44 delayed a week https://linuxiac.com/fedora-44-release-delayed-as-final-blocker-bugs-remain-open/ https://qa.fedoraproject.org/blockerbugs/milestone/44/final/buglist 15:43 Steam Controller might be arriving soon https://www.techradar.com/gaming/gaming-accessories/valves-steam-controller-launch-looks-imminent-based-on-new-public-records… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/linux-open-source-news-5948837/episodes/germany-s-plan-for-open-source-age-verification-gets-worse/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/germany-s-plan-for-open-source-age-verification-gets-worse.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.