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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:43 Sponsor: SquareSpace
01:59 Californian law forces distros to add age verification
06:58 Motorola announces GrapheneOS partnership
08:22 Plasma will drop X11 in August this year
09:58 Mesa ponders their AI or NO AI policy
12:13 Firefox shows its UI redesign
13:47 LibreOffice takes shots as Microsoft and OnlyOffice
15:33 Google opens Android up to stores, reduces commissions
19:03 EA hires to bring their anti cheat to Linux
20:17 Playstation stops porting their games to PC
22:24 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers
Links:
Californian law forces distros to add age verification
natlawreview.com/article/california-introduces-new-age-verification-requirements-software-applications
9to5linux.com/ubuntu-fedora-linux-mint-eye-age-verification-amid-california-law-backlash
blog.system76.com/post/system76-on-age-verification
Motorola announces GrapheneOS partnership
motorolanews.com/motorola-three-new-b2b-solutions-at-mwc-2026
Plasma will drop X11 in August this year
community.kde.org/index.php?title=Plasma%2FWayland_Known_Significant_Issues&diff=106180&oldid=106129
Mesa ponders their AI or NO AI policy
gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/merge_requests/40109/diffs?commit_id=0c1a286f2aea094f6a4709b160632ee1403db596
Firefox shows its UI redesign
https://www.soeren-hentzschel.at/firefox/exklusiv-so-sieht-das-neue-nova-design-von-firefox-aus/?ref=omgubuntu.co.uk
LibreOffice takes shots as Microsoft and OnlyOffice
blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/02/27/odf-is-just-the-first-of-lo-advantages
Xournal++ gets a tablet mode for its UI
omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/xournalpp-tablet-mode-ui
Google opens Android up to stores, reduces commissions
android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/a-new-era-for-choice-and-openness.html
theverge.com/news/889595/tim-sweeney-signed-away-his-right-to-criticize-google-until-2032
EA hires to bring their anti cheat to Linux
gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/ea-javelin-anticheat-job-listing-mentions-future-support-for-linux-and-proton
Playstation stops porting their games to PC
pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/kiss-goodbye-to-ghost-of-yotei-on-pc-sony-is-u-turning-on-its-lets-put-our-games-on-pc-strategy-and-bunkering-back-down-with-console-exclusives-says-bloomberg
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:43 Sponsor: SquareSpace
01:59 Californian law forces distros to add age verification
06:58 Motorola announces GrapheneOS partnership
08:22 Plasma will drop X11 in August this year
09:58 Mesa ponders their AI or NO AI policy
12:13 Firefox shows its UI redesign
13:47 LibreOffice takes shots as Microsoft and OnlyOffice
15:33 Google opens Android up to stores, reduces commissions
19:03 EA hires to bring their anti cheat to Linux
20:17 Playstation stops porting their games to PC
22:24 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers
Links:
Californian law forces distros to add age verification
natlawreview.com/article/california-introduces-new-age-verification-requirements-software-applications
9to5linux.com/ubuntu-fedora-linux-mint-eye-age-verification-amid-california-law-backlash
blog.system76.com/post/system76-on-age-verification
Motorola announces GrapheneOS partnership
motorolanews.com/motorola-three-new-b2b-solutions-at-mwc-2026
Plasma will drop X11 in August this year
community.kde.org/index.php?title=Plasma%2FWayland_Known_Significant_Issues&diff=106180&oldid=106129
Mesa ponders their AI or NO AI policy
gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/merge_requests/40109/diffs?commit_id=0c1a286f2aea094f6a4709b160632ee1403db596
Firefox shows its UI redesign
https://www.soeren-hentzschel.at/firefox/exklusiv-so-sieht-das-neue-nova-design-von-firefox-aus/?ref=omgubuntu.co.uk
LibreOffice takes shots as Microsoft and OnlyOffice
blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/02/27/odf-is-just-the-first-of-lo-advantages
Xournal++ gets a tablet mode for its UI
omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/xournalpp-tablet-mode-ui
Google opens Android up to stores, reduces commissions
android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/a-new-era-for-choice-and-openness.html
theverge.com/news/889595/tim-sweeney-signed-away-his-right-to-criticize-google-until-2032
EA hires to bring their anti cheat to Linux
gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/ea-javelin-anticheat-job-listing-mentions-future-support-for-linux-and-proton
Playstation stops porting their games to PC
pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/kiss-goodbye-to-ghost-of-yotei-on-pc-sony-is-u-turning-on-its-lets-put-our-games-on-pc-strategy-and-bunkering-back-down-with-console-exclusives-says-bloomberg
