Nvidia & Intel focus on Linux, KDE Connect redesign, New standard for digital ecosystems

Linux & Open Source News

Feb 28, 2026•23 min•Season 3Ep. 58

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01:34 Nvidia &Intel hire Linux devs https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/nvidia-hiring-linux-driver-engineers-to-help-with-vulkan-proton-and-more/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Linux-Jobs-February-2026

04:19 KDE Connect plans full redesign https://tintotint.eu/programming/kde-connect/

06:57 New open standard aims to unify digital services https://goodtech.info/openburo-standard-europeen-orchestration-alternative-microsoft-365-dinum-linagora/ https://open-buro.eu/#news

09:19 Ubuntu adds password feedback for sudo https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/ubuntu-26-04-sudo-password-asterisks

11:02 Firefox 148 out with AI killswitch https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/firefox-148-released-ai-kill-switch

14:00 LibreOffice Online resumes efforts https://linuxiac.com/libreoffice-online-project-reopened-with-new-community-focus/

16:04 Australia shares open source malware analysis suite https://itsfoss.com/news/azul-malware-analysis-repository/

17:29 ARM & Linaro create CoreCollective for ARM https://www.phoronix.com/news/CoreCollective

19:21 SystemD removes support for SysV Init https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases/tag/v260-rc1

21:25 Microsoft improves compatibility between DX and Vulkan https://www.phoronix.com/news/DX-Shader-Compiler-Better-VLK