Episode
339: Motorola + GrapheneOS, Bazzite, Bunsenlabs, Age Verify is getting WORSE & more Linux news
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- This Week in Linux
- Published
- Mar 7, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1802
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- https://thisweekinlinux.fireside.fm/339
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Summary
Motorola is partnering with GrapheneOS to bring hardware-backed security to future mobile devices. The episode also examines the privacy implications of new age verification laws and reviews recent Linux distribution updates.
Topics
- GrapheneOS
- Motorola
- Linux Kernel
- Android Security
- Bazzite
- Privacy Laws
- Open Source
- Clonezilla
- Hyprland
- Linux From Scratch
Highlights
- Main idea: Motorola's partnership with GrapheneOS aims to integrate advanced security features like memory tagging into future hardware
- Failure mode: New digital age assurance laws in states like California pose significant compliance and privacy risks for community-led open source projects
- Practical takeaway: Bazzite's immutable-style updates provide a 'set it and forget it' experience with rapid bug fixes for gaming
- Main idea: Linux From Scratch 13.0 marks a major milestone by transitioning to a systemd-only release
- Practical takeaway: Clonezilla 3.3.1 introduces critical support for converting partition tables between 512-byte and 4K formats
Chapters
1:00Motorola and GrapheneOS Partnership: Details on Motorola's plan to engineer future devices for GrapheneOS compatibility and port security features to standard Android.3:00The Threat of Age Verification Laws: An analysis of how new legislation in California and New York could compromise user privacy and open source development.14:00Bazzite Update News: Coverage of Bazzite's recent updates, including improved update sizes and upcoming OGC kernel support for handhelds.21:00Linux From Scratch 13.0 Release: Discussion on the first systemd-only version of LFS and the challenges of building a system from source.23:00Hyprland 0.54 Features: New compositor features including monocle layouts and significant performance improvements.26:00BunsenLabs and Clonezilla Updates: Updates on BunsenLabs Linux Carbon and the new Debian Sid-based Clonezilla 3.3.1 release.