# 339: Motorola + GrapheneOS, Bazzite, Bunsenlabs, Age Verify is getting WORSE & more Linux news

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Podcast: [This Week in Linux](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-linux-66844)
Published: 2026-03-07T22:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://thisweekinlinux.fireside.fm/339
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## Resource

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.

## 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

## Topics

GrapheneOS, Motorola, Linux Kernel, Android Security, Bazzite, Privacy Laws, Open Source, Clonezilla, Hyprland, Linux From Scratch

## Chapters
- 1:00 — Motorola and GrapheneOS Partnership: Details on Motorola's plan to engineer future devices for GrapheneOS compatibility and port security features to standard Android.
- 3:00 — The Threat of Age Verification Laws: An analysis of how new legislation in California and New York could compromise user privacy and open source development.
- 14:00 — Bazzite Update News: Coverage of Bazzite's recent updates, including improved update sizes and upcoming OGC kernel support for handhelds.
- 21:00 — Linux From Scratch 13.0 Release: Discussion on the first systemd-only version of LFS and the challenges of building a system from source.
- 23:00 — Hyprland 0.54 Features: New compositor features including monocle layouts and significant performance improvements.
- 26:00 — BunsenLabs and Clonezilla Updates: Updates on BunsenLabs Linux Carbon and the new Debian Sid-based Clonezilla 3.3.1 release.

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