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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:34 Sponsor: Squarespace
01:42 Mesa, Wayland and X.org lose their hosting
03:57 Debian quits Twitter
06:07 GNOME 48 alpha is out
08:14 Kernel wifi maintainer steps down without replacement
10:15 Facebook blocked posts linked to Linux
12:12 OpenAI accuses another model of stealing their stolen work
14:13 Steam Deck is getting outclassed
17:15 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers
18:10 Support the channel

Links:

Mesa, Wayland and X.org lose their hosting
phoronix.com/news/2025-XOrg-FreeDesktop-Cloud

Debian quits Twitter
news.itsfoss.com/debian-logs-off-twitter

GNOME 48 alpha is out
discourse.gnome.org/t/gnome-48-alpha-released/26414
download.gnome.org/teams/releng/48.alpha.8/NEWS

Kernel wifi maintainer steps down without replacement
linuxiac.com/linux-kernel-surpasses-40-million-lines
phoronix.com/news/Linux-Wireless-Maintainer-2025

Facebook blocking posts linked to Linux
distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20250127#sitenews
theregister.com/2025/01/28/facebook_blocks_distrowatch

OpenAI accuses another model of stealing their stolen work
techradar.com/pro/us-navy-bans-use-of-deepseek-in-any-capacity-due-to-potential-security-and-ethical-concerns
techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/openai-says-deepseek-used-its-models-illegally-and-it-has-evidence-to-prove-it-new-report-claims

Steam Deck is getting outclassed
forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2025/01/28/the-steam-deck-suddenly-has-a-serious-switch-2-problem

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