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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:37 Sponsor: SquareSpace
01:53 Torvalds chimes in on AI code in the Linux kernel
05:09 EU consultation on making FOSS a priority
07:21 GNOME & Firefox propose disabling middle click to paste
09:33 Google locks down Android development even more
11:21 loss32 wants to make a full Windows DE for Linux
14:04 AMD drivers get big performance boost
16:02 Rockchip's repo closed after FFMPEg's DMCS takedown
17:48 Fedora moves to the new Plasma Login manager
19:35 Linux reaches another high in gaming marketshare
21:25 Geforce Now gets a Linux client

Links:

Torvalds chimes in on AI code in the Linux kernel
lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wg0sdh_OF8zgFD-f6o9yFRK=tDOXhB1JAxfs11W9bX--Q@mail.gmail.com

EU consultation on making FOSS a priority
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems_en

GNOME & Firefox propose disabling middle click to paste
phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Firefox-MiddleClick-Paste

Google locks down Android development even more
androidauthority.com/aosp-source-code-schedule-3630018

loss32 wants to make a full Windows DE for Linux
loss32.org

AMD drivers get big performance boost
phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.0-RADV-RT-RDNA2-Faster
phoronix.com/news/RADV-More-RT-Performance-2026

Rockchip's repo closed after FFMPEg's DMCS takedown
linuxiac.com/github-takes-down-rockchip-mpp-repository-after-ffmpeg-copyright-claim

Fedora moves to the new Plasma Login manager
pagure.io/fesco/issue/3523

Linux reaches another high in gaming marketshare
store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam

Geforce Now gets a Linux client
linuxiac.com/nvidia-geforce-now-gains-native-linux-support

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