Torvalds dismisses Rust haters, Mozilla kills their Mastodon instance, GNOME 47 is out

Linux & Open Source News

Sep 21, 2024•43 min•Season 2Ep. 37

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00:00 Intro

01:15 Linux kernel 6.11 is out https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/09/linux-kernel-6-11-released-this-is-whats-new

04:29 GNOME 47 was released https://foundation.gnome.org/2024/09/18/introducing-gnome-47/

09:33 Torvalds talks replacement and Rust https://www.zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-muses-about-maintainer-gray-hairs-and-the-next-king-of-linux/

13:27 Microsoft adopt’s Vulkan’s shader model https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/directx-adopting-spir-v/

17:46 Linux gaming has never been more fragmented https://boilingsteam.com/linux-distros-sep-2024-hyperfragmentation/index.html

22:39 Moving away from FOSS doesn’t harm or improve companies https://devclass.com/2024/09/09/redmonk-no-clear-link-between-moving-from-open-source-to-a-proprietary-license-and-increasing-company-value/

25:56 Mozilla kills their Mastodon instance https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/17/mozilla-exits-the-fediverse-and-will-shutter-its-mastodon-server-in-december/

30:01 NextCloud Hub 9 brings a lot of cool stuff https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-hub9/

35:06 PS1 emulator no longer open source https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/playstation-1-emulator-duckstation-changes-license-for-no-commercial-use-and-no-derivatives/

38:42 GTA V Online won’t work on Linux anymore https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/grand-theft-auto-v-gets-battleye-anti-cheat-breaks-online-play-on-steam-deck-linux/

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