# Germany says no to Microsoft, Windows 11 in freefall, Linux distro sabotaged

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/germany-says-no-to-microsoft-windows-11-in-freefall-linux-distro-sabotaged
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/germany-says-no-to-microsoft-windows-11-in-freefall-linux-distro-sabotaged.md
Podcast: [Linux & Open Source News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837)
Published: 2026-07-11T09:37:32+00:00
Episode link: https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com/@tlenewspodcast/episodes/germany-says-no-to-microsoft-windows-11-in-freefall-linux-distro-sabotaged
Audio file: https://op3.dev/e,pg=e407bff5-dc32-54c1-b1a7-8edd8a885d8f/podcast.thelinuxexp.com/audio/@tlenewspodcast/germany-says-no-to-microsoft-windows-11-in-freefall-linux-distro-sabotaged.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/linux-open-source-news-5948837/episodes/germany-says-no-to-microsoft-windows-11-in-freefall-linux-distro-sabotaged
Duration seconds: 1681

## Resource

💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 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/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com 01:44 Another German state moves to open source https://www.regierung-mv.de/Aktuell/?id=221531&processor=processor.sa.pressemitteilung 04:25 Windows drops below 60% market share https://linuxiac.com/windows-drops-under-60-in-global-desktop-os-share-for-the-first-time-in-years/ https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/ 07:36 OpenMandriva victim of sabotage from former contributor https://forum.openmandriva.org/t/statement-regarding-attempted-distribution-sabotage/8997 10:04 GNOME 51 has its first alpha https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-51-Alpha https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Mutter-Background-Blur 12:40 FSF makes progress on LibrePhone project https://www.fsf.org/bulletin/2026/summer/ensuring-freedom-one-blob-at-a-time 14:07 Ubuntu outlines their work on ARM https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-on-arm-summer-26-update/84872 16:28 More performance improvements for AMD on Linux https://www.phoronix.com/news/Marek-Double-VRS-RADV-Perf 17:42 Tuxedo OS moves to Debian Testing https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/A-new-foundation-for-TUXEDO-OS-Switching-to-Debian.tuxedo 21:14 Mint 23 will have a full Wayland session https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5046 22:31 Valve published Windows drivers for Steam ma…

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/linux-open-source-news-5948837/episodes/germany-says-no-to-microsoft-windows-11-in-freefall-linux-distro-sabotaged/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/germany-says-no-to-microsoft-windows-11-in-freefall-linux-distro-sabotaged.md` — 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.