·S1 E46

Windows will be more open, AMD doubles down on FOSS, Big Peertube improvements

Nov 19, 2023

42 mins

Episode Description

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00:00 Intro

00:51 Microsoft has to open Windows

https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/16/23963579/microsoft-windows-11-eu-digital-markets-act-feature-changes

05:05 FSF calls to the EU for more open source

https://fsfe.org/activities/upcyclingandroid/openletter.en.html

09:22 AMD is teasing some FOSS work around AI

https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Advancing-AI-Open

13:36 Sponsor: Thunderbird

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15:34 Peertube’s roadmap looks pretty awesome

https://framablog.org/2023/11/14/lets-regain-ground-on-the-toxic-web-framasofts-2023-report/

20:33 GNOME apps will get graphics offloading

https://www.phoronix.com/news/GTK4-Graphics-Offloading

22:53 Kernel 6.7 is full of good stuff

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/11/linux-6-6-kernel-confirms-long-term-support

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.7-rc1

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.7-USB-Thunderbolt

https://www.phoronix.com/review/bcachefs-linux-67

26:49 App news: Vivaldi on Flathub, Firefox Wayland…

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/11/vivaldi-web-browser-flathub

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-Change-Wayland-Release

https://blog.thunderbird.net/2023/11/the-untold-history-of-thunderbird/

33:16 Tuxedo launches a full AMD laptop

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/11/tuxedo-pulse-14-amd-linux-laptop

36:20 Gaming: Deck OLED, SteamOS update, Wine on Wayland

https://9to5linux.com/steam-deck-oled-is-now-available-to-order-with-hdr-display-and-bigger-battery

https://www.phoronix.com/news/SteamOS-3.5.5

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-Wayland-HiDPI-Merged

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/wine-820-brings-directmusic-improvements-and-preparations-for-wine-90/

41:57 Outro

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