On this episode of TWIL (253), Fedora has announced a new branch of their distro for immutable operating systems, called Fedora Atomic Desktops. System76 says we are getting close to an Alpha version of the COSMIC desktop. Then we’re going to talk about Linux kernel security. Mozilla is refocusing on the Firefox browser while also doing some weird stuff too. Plus we have some potentially good news regarding AI and Patents. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews!
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:48 Fedora Atomic Desktops – [link]
03:41 Mozilla’s New CEO, Refocusing on Firefox & more – [new ceo, layoffs]
09:51 Getting Close to COSMIC Alpha – [link, Destination Linux 270]
11:40 Sponsored by LINBIT – [link]
13:04 CVEs & CNAs for Linux Kernel – [link]
15:49 ONLYOFFICE 8 Released – [link]
17:13 LibreOffice 24.2 Released – [link]
19:21 Ubuntu Touch to change their Release Model – [link]
21:29 LineageOS 21 Released – [link]
22:56 “SandBox Mode” Proposed For The Linux Kernel – [link]
24:11 USPTO says AI models can’t hold patents – [link]
26:33 Outro
Thanks for this @MichaelTunnell - very interesting as usual. I’m most excited about Cosmic too: for me it could be the promising basis for a new generation of desktop environments if, as I imagine, it’s potentially more secure than C/C++ bases. I also think that some level of sandboxing in the kernel would be welcome. It might be unrealistic for Linux to ever change gradually into a microkernel type system, but additional protection seems most welcome especially as Linux users tend to be more privacy conscious than others. Just my thoughts!
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