Proposal for Fedora to use Plasma, XZ backdoor repercussions, German state moves to Linux
Linux & Open Source News · Nick
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00:00 Intro
01:44 A proposal for Fedora to leave GNOME for KDE
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/FedoraPlasmaWorkstation
07:50 XZ backdoor repercussions
https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-24-04-lts-beta-release-postponed-due-to-security-concerns/
https://linuxiac.com/after-a-recent-ssh-vulnerability-systemd-reduces-dependencies/
15:41 German state moves to Linux & FOSS
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/04/04/german-state-moving-30000-pcs-to-libreoffice/
19:42 Germany wants to secure right to encryption
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/germany-seeks-to-make-encryption-a-legal-right
21:58 Mint 22 shakes things up
https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-devs-to-ship-thunderbird-as-a-native-deb-package-in-linux-mint-22 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/linux-mint-22-adopts-pipewire-hwe-kernels
26:32 AMD will open source more docs and code
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-More-OSS-Hardware-Docs https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-MES-Docs-And-Source-Code
28:16 Thunderbird Exchange support & Snap
https://linuxiac.com/thunderbird-progresses-with-exchange-compatibility/ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/04/thundersnap-why-were-helping-maintain-the-thunderbird-snap-on-linux/
32:57 Nitrux will leave KDE Plasma behind
https://linuxiac.com/nitrux-moves-to-maui-shell-bids-farewell-to-kde-plasma/ https://nxos.org/news/plasma-6-in-nitrux-when/
36:09 Linux gaming back at around 2%
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Survey-March-2024
39:20 Outro