# Torvalds says kernel will use AI tools, Wayland beats X11 for gaming, Age verification is getting worse Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/torvalds-says-kernel-will-use-ai-tools-wayland-beats-x11-for-gaming-age-verification-is-getting-worse Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/torvalds-says-kernel-will-use-ai-tools-wayland-beats-x11-for-gaming-age-verification-is-getting-worse.md Podcast: [Linux & Open Source News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837) Published: 2026-07-17T15:46:03+00:00 Episode link: https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com/@tlenewspodcast/episodes/torvalds-says-kernel-will-use-ai-tools-wayland-beats-x11-for-gaming-age-verification-is-getting-worse Audio file: https://op3.dev/e,pg=e407bff5-dc32-54c1-b1a7-8edd8a885d8f/podcast.thelinuxexp.com/audio/@tlenewspodcast/torvalds-says-kernel-will-use-ai-tools-wayland-beats-x11-for-gaming-age-verification-is-getting-worse.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/linux-open-source-news-5948837/episodes/torvalds-says-kernel-will-use-ai-tools-wayland-beats-x11-for-gaming-age-verification-is-getting-worse Duration seconds: 1643 ## Resource ๐Ÿ’ป Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo๐Ÿ’ป https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# ๐Ÿ‘ Support the show here: ๐Ÿ‘ 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/ ๐Ÿ‘• Buy TLE Merch: ๐Ÿ‘• https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ ๐Ÿ“น Watch Linux videos: ๐Ÿ“น https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Leave your feedback here: ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com 02:04 Torvalds talks Kernel and AI https://www.zdnet.com/article/open-source-summit-linus-torvalds/ 04:05 Torvalds says AI is here to stay on the kernel https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Is-Not-Anti-AI https://sfconservancy.org/llm-gen-ai/llm-backed-generative-ai-recommendations.html 07:19 Wayland gives better gaming performance than x11 https://www.phoronix.com/review/plasma-67-wayland-cachyos/3 09:11 Proton warns against Age verification https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/the-death-of-privacy-online-proton-launches-interactive-map-to-show-age-verification-laws-are-spreading-fast https://proton.me/age-verification 10:49 Cosmic gets its frosted glass UI & good updates https://9to5linux.com/first-look-at-cosmic-desktop-environments-frosted-glass-effect https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop-1-3-shines-with-its-new-frosted-glass-design/ 13:31 X11 server alternative vibe coded in Assembly https://isene.org/2026/07/Frame.html 15:59 GNOME working on a TestFlight-like interface https://modal.cx/blog/image-based-for-developers/ 18:32 Linux does run on anything https://cakehonolulu.github.io/linux-on-32x/ 20:56 Firefox will release new versions every 2 weeks https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-platformโ€ฆ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/linux-open-source-news-5948837/episodes/torvalds-says-kernel-will-use-ai-tools-wayland-beats-x11-for-gaming-age-verification-is-getting-worse/transcription-requests` โ€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/linux-open-source-news-5948837/torvalds-says-kernel-will-use-ai-tools-wayland-beats-x11-for-gaming-age-verification-is-getting-worse.md` โ€” 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.