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Microsoft's next kernel patch fixes a long-standing Linux issue, we'll share the details. Plus ChromeOS's next power user feature you haven't heard of, and Valve's broader plans that came into focus this week.

We share the facts about a recent systemd vulnerability, the new details we've learned this week about the Steam Deck, and then dig into the reviews of the Framework Laptop.

Steam Deck looks impressive; we cover the details you care about and one aspect that concerns us.

Open Source's best hope for alternatives to Microsoft and Google gets a significant update this week, and we cover a plethora of new goodies coming to a Linux near you soon.

We try out Pop!_OS 21.04 and share our thoughts on the COSMIC desktop and our reaction to Audacity’s new troubling privacy policy.

The news this week that pushes Linux ahead in the enterprise, the challenges Windows 11 might bring, and we go hands-on with the new Debian-based TrueNAS SCALE.

Linux's résumé got a nice boost this week; why Google is paying for more kernel development, and how CloudLinux might be pulling ahead of the CentOS pack.

The premier Linux desktops get some futuristic new features, and we break down the seven-year-old vulnerability in your Linux box revealed this week.

An old Linux distro gets a new trick, and all Linux users get a few excellent quality of life updates.

Our reaction to the new Freenode developments, and Audacity's latest shock to the community.

Our take on the Freenode exodus, Linux Apps going public in ChromeOS, and Red Hat's desktop hiring spree.

Our reaction to System76's Launch keyboard, Google's new Fuchsia contributor that's a big name, and the repairable Linux Laptop with a few new tricks.

We start you off with the headlines that matter this week, then share our thoughts on Audacity's new owners proposing user tracking.

A spicy mix of distro news, including Rocky Linux's first milestone release, and our follow-up on the University of Minnesota’s kernel ban.

The University of Minnesota has been banned from the Linux kernel.

The major shift in the Linux landscape this week that was hardly noticed, and our thoughts on COSMIC from System76.

Don't buy that M1-powered Apple machine just yet, solving Wayland-driven fragmentation, and why Firefox is about to get an upgrade on Linux.

The first CentOS clone is out, but it's the second part of their announcement that might be the most important.

GNOME 40 is out and we chat with the project’s Executive Director about the technical and visual improvements in the new release.

Mobile Linux OSes are looking better than ever this week, a new effort to keep legacy applications running on Linux, and the signals indicating a Fuchsia release is nigh.

The A-Team assembled to make open source more trustworthy, why we might be about to find out how much SUSE is worth, and some essential project updates.

Canonical reveals long-term Ubuntu plans that you might have missed, and the "double ungood" warning from Linus this week.

Red Hat is still in damage control mode, a new hacker laptop called Framework makes bold promises, and what Google is spending money on in the Linux kernel.

We share some exclusive details about the Linux-powered gear that just landed on Mars, and the open-source frameworks that make it possible.

Microsoft and Ubuntu's relationship is under a new spotlight this week.

The story behind a Microsoft repo shipping in Raspberry Pi OS, Canonical updates a special version of Ubuntu, and a couple of milestones the Linux world hit this week.

Google removes Matrix chat-client Element from the Play store, sudo has a major flaw with a long-tail, and Rocky Linux gets a boost.

Why we don't think Red Hat's expanded developer program is enough, our reaction to Ubuntu sticking with an older Gnome release, and a tiny delightful surprise.

Impressive updates for some beloved open source projects, and AlmaLinux—a leading CentOS alternative—is born.

We explain the recent Qt upset, and then go hands-on with the new PeerTube release.

A lot of open source development was packed into 2020, we recap some of the standout moments you should know about.

Our annual predictions episode kicks off with a review of what we got right and wrong for 2020, and then we speculate wildly about what could happen in 2021.

Another Google project meets an untimely demise, but we find the silver lining.

We explain the major changes to CentOS this week and break down the top four criticisms.

Desktop Linux users saw a lot of new features land this week, and SUSE might just have a new cloud-winning strategy.

What caused the recent major AWS outage, the breaking changes that just arrived upstream, and a new mail client for Linux.

The details behind youtube-dl's return to GitHub, our thoughts on the rumored SUSE IPO, and our concerns with Servo's new home.

The Ubuntu bug you need to patch, PayPal's Bitcoin support goes live, and a breaking change inbound to systemd.

We review the Raspberry Pi 400. Then discover new features coming to Linux powered Dells.

A RISC-V development PC is in the works, we have the details and try to set expectations.

Ubuntu 20.10 is out, with official Raspberry Pi 4 desktop support. We try it out and report back. And our thoughts on the youtube-dl takedown.

The new Plasma release makes a compelling argument for the workstation, why LibreOffice and OpenOffice can't seem to get along and a recently found bug in Linux that goes back to Kernel 2.6.

NextCloud makes some significant changes, and we share our reaction; IBM is planning to split into two, but we have some questions, and Firefox may soon display sponsored "top sites."

Quite a bit from Google this week, with new products and notable changes coming for developers and users.

Lenovo expands its Linux lineup in a big way, with 30 Ubuntu systems. And why Microsoft Edge on Linux might be more significant than you think.

We try out the new GNOME "Orbis" release and chat about Microsoft's new Linux kernel patches that make it clear Windows 10 is on the path to a hybrid Windows/Linux system.

Our hands-on review of Android 11, and our thoughts on the possible consequences of Nvidia buying Arm Holdings for $40bn.

The first Thinkpads loaded with Fedora go live, but there is a lot more to the story.

In what turns out to be our final publication, we say goodbye.

WireGuard officially lands in Linux. We cover a bunch of new features in Linux 5.6 and discuss the recent challenges facing LineageOS.