KDE planning big changes, Wikipedia adopts AI, OpenSUSE leaps into the future

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May 03, 2025•26 min•Season 3Ep. 17

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01:47 KDE sprint proposes big changes https://pointieststick.com/2025/05/01/notes-from-the-graz-plasma-sprint/

05:20 KDE 3.5 lives on and gets an update https://wiki.trinitydesktop.org/Release_Notes_For_R14.1.4

07:05 Wikipedia will adopt AI https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/04/30/our-new-ai-strategy-puts-wikipedias-humans-first/ https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Multigenerational/Artificial_intelligence_for_editors

09:20 OpenSUSE Leap 16 is a BIG change https://news.opensuse.org/2025/04/30/leap-16-enters-beta/

11:32 Firefox 138 adds a lot of stuff https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-138-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new https://www.ghacks.net/2025/04/29/firefox-138-launches-with-improved-profile-management-and-security-updates/

13:41 Firefox 139 adds a terms of service pop-up https://9to5linux.com/firefox-139-is-now-available-for-public-beta-testing-heres-what-to-expect

15:48 More funding problems for Open Source https://osuosl.org/blog/osl-future/

17:36 Yahoo wants Chrome, works on their own browser https://www.theverge.com/policy/655975/yahoo-search-web-browser-prototype-google-trial-antitrust-chrome

19:31 Apple must stop commissions outside of their store https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-must-halt-non-app-005603676.html

21:37 People don’t really use Microsoft’s AI tools https://www.xda-developers.com/microsofts-huge-venture-flatlines/

23:33 Proton 10 has a beta https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/releases/tag/proton-10.0-1b