Nick @ The Linux Experiment

YouTube content creator and Linux user living in Brest, Brittany. Might post gaming related stuff, especially if it runs on Linux, natively or not !   #linux #opensource #tech #gaming

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2026-08-15 10:14:29 GMT

Here is this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video!
In this one, we have #GNOME and #KDE sharing some goals and previews of what's coming, and it sounds pretty great, we have some big name apps coming to Linux, we have GPU acceleration coming to a Windows VM near you, and a lot more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJM_2amAj6w

2026-07-17 15:45:50 GMT

This week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video is a bit early this week, as I won't be available tomorrow (another #Warhammer tournament!).
In this one, we have Torvalds talking about A.I. in two different ways, and also talking about the "social" aspect of Open Source, we have Wayland beating x11 in gaming benchmarks, and Age Verification growing quietly in a lot of countries:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NePj4xHU8I

2026-07-08 11:00:54 GMT

So, I have spent 30 days with a #Linux phone (#Ubuntu Touch): here are the apps I used, what I tweaked, what worked well, what was hacky, what didn't work at all, and why I'll be sticking with it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWWPebWHs8s

2026-07-04 08:51:47 GMT

Here is this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video, where we might have been handed the biggest opportunity we've ever had to take over the PC market, through gaming, and then using that installed base to push towards more desktop use.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWxTP8FDocg

2026-06-30 13:20:40 GMT

It has been a while since I looked at other operating systems (other than #Linux of course), so I decided to do another one of these videos.
I looked at macOS 26, and it has improved significantly since the last time I used it. I still feel #Linux desktops are mostly better, but there are a few things we can learn in there:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0NYSOG5yLI

2026-06-11 13:40:46 GMT

Before I left for my little vacation (which is wonderful, btw, Portugal is great), I prepared a simple video to showcase the Kwin scripts, themes, layout, and everything I did to tweak my new KDE Plasma setup. Here it is, and see you in a few days when I’m back!
https://youtu.be/UUn-7H35cFQ

2026-03-10 14:10:30 GMT

I've recently dabbled with #Wine and Winboat, and while it was all pretty fun, my conclusion is still that these solutions really don't help with running Windows programs on #Linux all that much, and don't help with "serious / professional" adoption.
Here are my thoughts!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEI95GIRKaU

2026-01-31 09:00:04 GMT

Time for this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video!
I'm off to play with my little Warhammer minis, so you'll have to watch it t know what's in it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNAFvcSWW6o

2026-01-24 09:53:25 GMT

Here is this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video!
In this one, we have a new phone that does Linux, Android & Windows, a lot of Cosmic updates, plus Photoshop now installing and running on Linux with a patched version of Wine!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcWiMLXY2rQ

2026-01-20 12:28:46 GMT

I took a look at the @npub1sfg…fqh4 InfinityBook Pro 14 Gen 10 AMD, and I found it to be a very solid workshorse of a laptop. Lightweight, well built, powerful and a good port selection.. It's a very nice option for students and devs who want a Linux device !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k37nqHiCVo

2026-01-17 08:58:16 GMT

It's time for this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video!
In this one, we have a ton of desktop related stuff, updates everywhere, alphas and betas, some browser related news, and more!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5bo66DP2YI

2026-01-13 10:12:21 GMT

#Linux Mint 22.3 is now out (at least the ISOs are updated), and it comes with a few interesting changes that continue the distro's trajectory towards making the command line an option, not an obligation.
Here are my impressions!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkC0KGuTun8

2025-12-20 10:40:24 GMT

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And here is the audio version https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com/@tlenewspodcast/episodes/firefox-makes-all-the-mistakes-more-wayland-work

2025-12-20 10:39:52 GMT

Time for this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News show, in which #Mozilla yet again shoots itself in the foot...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIxcwRdS5n8

2025-11-22 10:43:24 GMT

Here is this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video, in which it seems like #Nvidia is really starting to take an interest in Linux, and the #EU is walking back a lot of the privacy protections it offers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dmNW3tmi08

2025-11-13 08:45:01 GMT

#Valve announ ced a new #Steam Controller,Console, and VR headset, which you all know about cause you were all awake when this dropped while my French ass was fast asleep.
Here are my thoughts!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0fvlH-KI08

2025-11-08 09:32:02 GMT

Here is this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJGHove2WhA

2025-11-01 08:41:35 GMT

Here is this week's #LInux and #OpenSource News video!
In this one, Python refuses big money to avoid compromising on their principles, the AUR is under attack yet again, and Unity (the desktop) is in trouble.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLSog92nyAU

2025-10-25 08:19:33 GMT

Here is this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News show!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxa86z9vtw4

2025-10-21 12:04:59 GMT

#KDE Plasma 6.5 should release today (if it's not already out), so here is a look at most of the features I could find that are included in there.
This is definitely one of these "tock" releases that refines, improves, and fixes, instead of outright changing things, and I think it's exactly what we need!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hf7TtqHVA0

2025-10-15 12:13:23 GMT

#Windows 10 is now End of Life, which in itself is normal, but also, this is a very specific event, because, first Windows 10 is still huge, and second, the options are very, very limited, and all bad.
let's talk about it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oox87gARjE

2025-10-09 09:52:55 GMT

#Ubuntu 25.10 should release today, so here is a look at everything that changed in there, from Ubuntu specific changes, default app changes and removals, under the hood stuff, and also the changes brought in from GNOME 49:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faXkVN-AlqE

2025-09-27 20:29:37 GMT

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I love GNOME, I love KDE, I love Linux and pretty much all projects around it, and I'm grateful for all the work that goes into these projects.
I try to be positive and to cover stuff as best I can, but I make mistakes. If you notice these, do send me an email on the public address of the channel in the about page, I'll be happy to correct things!

2025-09-27 20:25:46 GMT

It's been brought to my attention that my coverage of GNOME 49 was sub-par in some areas, notably the papers PDF viewer, and the Calendar changes.
One of these issues seems to stem from a naming issue: what I call "annotating" a PDF is adding inline text zones. A pop-up note that you click on isn't an "annotation", at least it isn't in the French sense of the word. But yes, paper does have "annotations"s as a sticky note on top of a PDF.
As per Calendar, I missed a bunch of changes in there.

2025-09-20 10:33:43 GMT

I'm aware the Podcast server is currently down, looks like a backup was initiated last night and never properly completed, which makes the server unavailable;
I'm currently restoring another backup to another instance and making sure the domain points to that instance while I find out what's wrong and fix it :)

2025-09-20 10:19:14 GMT

Here is this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video, with some amount of #KDE related drama (solved, IMO), and a biog release week for desktops and distros:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFZ0P35K8rg

2025-09-13 08:07:03 GMT

Here is this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74vw2TbJtm4

2025-09-06 09:51:11 GMT

Here is this week's #Linux and #opensource news video!
in this one, we have a date for the #Cosmic Beta, #GNOME deciding to keep X11 sessions a bit longer, plenty of #SteamOS related news, and more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkQw8m4X4Zk

2025-08-23 08:03:29 GMT

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And here is the audio podcast: https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com/@tlenewspodcast/episodes/will-ablockers-be-banned-dos-on-the-aur-steam-console-rumors
As always, you can follow it on the Fediverse @npub1ggl…hvyh, or subscribe to it from any good podcast platform!

2025-08-23 08:02:39 GMT

Here is this week's #Linux and #OpenSource news video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ5sGzxxdiM

2025-08-13 10:40:25 GMT

I finally got the time to look at #Debian 13, what's new in there, and why I think it is highly suitable for a non-nonsense, solid desktop #Linux distro.
I started of thinking "I could never use that daily", and in the end, what I currently use isn't newer than Debian 13, so... yeah. Debian 13 is good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScSOMRqS5FE

2025-07-10 10:16:09 GMT

We're seeing a lot of initiatives across Europe and the EU to replace Microsoft services with #Linux and #OpenSource solutions.
This could be massive for Linux and the entire community, so I'm sharing my thoughts on why this is happening, why it's great, but also why it could still very much die down very quickly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGt2pZg7dJY

2025-07-03 09:41:07 GMT

It's been a while since I did a little roundup of cool #Linux apps and utilities, so here is a selection of 16 tools I either use, or plan on using, or can just recommend:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqvkpkhv3_8

2025-06-17 09:26:59 GMT

#KDE Plasma 6.4 should be released today, so here is my loo at all the things that were changed or added, and there are a lot.
In my opinion, KDE is currently the best Linux desktop, mixing simplicity, polish, and easily accessible power user features, and Plasma 6.4 adds a lot more quality of life on top of that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki3NOnF_MzQ

2025-06-14 09:25:18 GMT

In this week's #Linux & #OpenSource News video, there's an X.org fork surrounded by some pretty weird controversies, we have Denmark beginning the switch to Linux and Open Source, and Google making changes to Android source code's release that will definitely make custom ROMs a lot harder to build:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWlAKTDrWwY

2025-06-12 11:20:22 GMT

I've been relying on the command line more and more recently to do some quick changes on my system, convert videos, and do some server admin, and I realized I had never really made a quick tutorial on the basics of the #Linux command line, so here we go:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhvDvpyvPSE

2025-06-07 07:03:01 GMT

Since I'm awake, here is today's #Linux and #OpenSource News!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8-SMXJOibw

2025-05-22 12:32:51 GMT

Man, I felt pretty insecure about the shaven head look (need to update the profile pic in here too), but the comments on YouTube have been insanely supportive, insane confidence boost!
I never thought I’d reach a point where YouTube comments would make me feel better 😂

2025-05-22 09:43:30 GMT

As #Google search is getting increasingly bogged down with ads, Ai crap, and SEO is becoming a game Google is losing, I took a look at how you can "fix" some of Google's problems, and the alternatives that I personally use, or have used in the past, plus a few others I don't use but might be interesting.
Web search isn't in a good place right now, but there are solutions!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx58OFt18jk

2025-05-08 11:21:29 GMT

It's been 2 years since I made a #Linux desktop environment Tier List (I was waiting for a stable Cosmic release...), so I felt it was time to get this thing out, because things have moved quite a bit in terms of how desktops work, and how I feel about them.
So, here's my ranking, and why I ranked each desktop as high, or as low as I did:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zElqTXugBc8

2025-04-29 10:49:44 GMT

Last week, I managed to delete 6h of work on a video, which drove me down a nice rabbit hole of software recovery tools.
While I was unsuccessful in recovering my work, it did make me realize that #Linux is simply a more fun experience than any other OS, even when things go wrong. Here is my thought process in a fun little video:
https://youtu.be/8XwUYCj4lGc

2025-04-23 09:14:02 GMT

Time for another community poll!
In this one, I ask all of you how important Open Source / Free Software is to you, and how much of your daily system is made of open source software.
I ditched Google Forms for Cryptpad, hopefully this works well enough! Poll will close next Wednesday, the 30th. Don't hesitate to share it widely so we have a solid amount of answers :)
https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/BvT5W22dNNspD405dLGF+TbJhAJD-FtRFLswi-uizWQ/

2025-04-17 10:40:07 GMT

#Ubuntu 25.04 will be released today (maybe it already is), so here is my look at this new update!
The TLDR is: I thought it wouldn't have that much, but it turns out that between #GNOME 48, APT 3.0, Nvidia dynamic boost, and a new default app, there's a lot to cover!
Also, props to Xubuntu for the move to XFCE 4.20, that's going to be a big change for Xubuntu users!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQXWComGflE

2025-04-12 09:50:55 GMT

Time for this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video!
This week, we have #Firefox adding experimental AI tools to their nightly builds, #Wayland gaining window position and size restore capabilities, the Framework 12 going on preorder (even in the US after some tariffs shenanigans), and some leaks about #Valve's new VR headet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsnXjoTW0OI

2025-04-09 12:15:14 GMT

I did a few benchmarks to see if the #Linux desktop environment you're running on your system has any impact on the actual performance, and resource consumption of your system, and made a little video out of it!
I used Top, Geekbench, Unigine Heaven, and did some battery life testing, all on #Fedora 42 beta, on the @npub1kj4…4my6 Evo 14, here are the results, and the conclusions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rPdeiCugXo

2025-03-18 16:04:21 GMT

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I'm not saying it's not important (does my message say it's not important?).
I'm saying it's 7 years of work being published. Fixes for what people have been complaining is missing for more adoption. And the only reaction I'm seeing is '"they're bad at marketing and the name is still terrible".
Yes, these are real issues. but if I were a GIMP dev, I'd seriously reconsider working on the program right now, based on the incredibly negative feedback.

2025-03-18 15:42:13 GMT

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Yeah, it’s an extremely insulting and demeaning word. I’m very surprised YouTube doesn’t automatically remove comments including it, they really should block that

2025-03-18 14:14:23 GMT

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But then the origin of the name is a kink, right? The leather suit / submissive kind of kink?
Not the anti-disability meaning of the word?
Doesn’t mean it’s a clever name, and I’d definitely prefer to see it changed (I even moved to Glimpse when it was started a few years back, before they stopped it)

2025-03-18 13:46:41 GMT

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Sure, when you put it this way 😂
But also, GIMP has about 10 different meanings that are more likely the source of the name of that program, than « connasse » has in French, so the argument doesn’t really work, IMO.

2025-03-18 11:38:13 GMT

To be clear: I’m not saying the GIMP name is awesome and should be kept at all costs. It can change.
What I’m saying is: focus on the cool stuff first, praise the devs for their cool work. Don’t turn all the cool stuff into a battle. We can talk about the name AND also think the devs delivered some great stuff.
Firefox is adding excellent features. Sure, the Mozilla stuff sucks, but the browser is great. We can give praise AND also raise issues, not everything needs to be back or white.

2025-03-18 08:43:01 GMT

GIMP: makes incredible progress towards being an amazing image editing tool
People: « the name has a kinky or bad connotation in one language, and there are no screenshots, WTH.»
Priorities. They’re important.

2025-03-12 14:58:48 GMT

As promised, here is an interview with @npub1uy3…jrxl from #Thunderbird, on the whole #Mozilla and #Firefox terms of use situation.
We talk about why this had to happen, how Thunderbird will handle their own Terms of Use, what's happening at Mozilla, and what's changing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctg5QzSt5tg

2025-03-05 19:10:37 GMT

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What the hell is the relationship between what they did and taking money from neonazi supporters? What are you even talking about with this?
I also think you misunderstand: I don’t have to prove solutions. My ability to criticize doesn’t require me to have solutions either.
As per walking it back,’it doesn’t make things ok. What wait a week to say which law causes this? Why lot start with that? Why not consult the community? Same mistakes, for the past 10 years…

2025-03-05 19:08:05 GMT

I’ve been contacted by someone close to the #Mozilla story. They’ll gather some more info and we’ll record an interview to shed light on how this came to be, and what’s being done to try and improve things at Mozilla from the inside.
Stay tuned!

2025-03-05 12:25:11 GMT

Quick, less edited video to talk about the #Mozilla and #Firefox issue with their recent terms of use, and lackluster explanations:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc96ISKh2OM

2025-02-27 13:45:09 GMT

Wisdom teeth are all out! Currently recuperating in the hospital room, so obviously, no videos for the end of the week, and we’ll see what I can do for next week :)

2025-02-26 12:54:11 GMT

Here are the results for the community poll I ran last week, on #Linux desktop and WM customization.
The results were a bit surprising to me, and seem to indicate that while a lot of people take advantage of the various layout options, themes and icons don't get changed a lot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHCLY7CIvQ0

2025-02-22 10:40:03 GMT

Here is this week's #Linux & #OpenSource News video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM7kafmrlm8

2025-02-19 13:02:09 GMT

After a bunch of comments pointing out to the fact that my GNOME touch issues were linked to Ubuntu, I did another try, on Fedora, this time, and yeah, it's MUCH better.
I also gave a shot to Plasma Mobile (excellent), and Phosh (less excellent on a big screen):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCSs4CbxZHk

2025-02-19 12:38:58 GMT

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Nice to know!

2025-02-19 09:25:03 GMT

Time for a new poll on the channel, this time on how much, or how little you customize your desktop experience!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdr9rDWwdqSwnC9LeGcY_9XSHkGH-0YERbb7YzC5wZSskyJKw/viewform
I moved to Google Forms for this one, as Nextcloud Forms didn't let me split things into sections depending on a previous answer. Still no personal data collected on my end.
As always, I'll make a video about the results, to see whether desktop defaults are sane, or if people change them :)
Share it widely to make sure it's as representative as possible!

2025-02-18 15:01:27 GMT

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Yeah, I used to be a GNOME fanboy, and I still really like what they’re doing, but KDE is just better for most use v’cases these days. They move faster, they’re now far less buggy than they used to, and they just do stuff

2025-02-18 11:03:25 GMT

I tried the @npub1sfg…fqh4 InfinityFlex 14, and took the opportunity to look at how well, or badly, major #Linux desktops ran on touchscreens.
I tested #KDE and #GNOME, and well, let's say the one that looks the most touch friendly, really wasn't...
The laptop is really nice, though!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0gxI_cSfaU

2025-02-15 11:49:38 GMT

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And here is the audio podcast: https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com/@tlenewspodcast/episodes/obs-could-sue-fedora-gnomes-new-site-and-branding
As always, follow it @npub1ggl…hvyh

2025-02-15 11:48:56 GMT

Time for this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video, with some weird stuff happening...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZwHpZDm6F4

2025-02-08 11:28:33 GMT

Here is this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video!
In this one, we have #AI coming to #Fedora in the future, the lead developer and maintainer on Asahi Linux quitting the kernel after some more #Rust related problems, and a lot more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QNyXrjkPWQ

2025-02-04 12:00:48 GMT

Last week, I asked my community to rank #Linux distros, specifically desktop distros.
After compiling the results and editing things together, here are the results: the distros my community prefers, the ones they don't like, and judging from how many people ranked each distro, or didn't rank them, I also gave a measure of popularity, even though it's clearly imperfect statistically :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYVCcKvuO5I

2025-02-01 11:44:14 GMT

Early video today, just because I didn't feel like waiting for the usual publishing time :)
In this #Linux and #OpenSource News video, we have the Freedesktop.org project (and all it hosts, so Mesa, X.org, Wayland, and more) looking for new, expensive hosting.
We also have #Debian leaving X/Twitter (congrats on that, btw), Facebook blocking links and mentions of Linux for a while, and more!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7QDZpAR1Gc

2025-01-30 08:24:18 GMT

OpenAI accusing DeepSeek, another AI model, of stealing their outputs to train their own model is the funniest thing I’ve read this year.
« This thing is stealing our work that we built by stealing other people’s work and paraphrasing it incorrectly ». Peak 2025.

2025-01-28 16:18:03 GMT

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Well looks like they lifted the block. Still, never use FB.

2025-01-24 09:26:42 GMT

Since a lot of people seem to have completely missed the instructions on my previous Poll and just voted willy nilly on distros they never used, thus skewing the results, I'm redoing the poll...
Sorry for people who already answered / shared, please consider voting again :D
https://nextcloud.thelinuxexp.com/index.php/apps/forms/s/ZmLYxr3JA9wwTAbTmcKzL3Bf

2025-01-23 09:03:57 GMT

I'm running a small poll to let people rate various desktop #Linux distributions, so I can make a "reality check" video and see what the community really likes, and dislikes.
I'll turn the results into a video next week.
The poll is open until next Wednesday, don't hesitate to share it widely so it's as representative as possible ! It's also shared on my Community Page on Youtube!
https://nextcloud.thelinuxexp.com/index.php/apps/forms/s/ffcyqeTZrxssMmCgtpQjBAyR

2025-01-18 16:02:59 GMT

Here is this week’s #Linux and #OpenSource News video!
https://youtu.be/xLnSTVUY9rc

2025-01-16 20:15:19 GMT

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Excellent, congrats!
I’m glad you found your pace, creating content can be rough!

2025-01-15 14:37:26 GMT

#Linux Mint 22.1 is now out, and I took a look at what's new in there, it's a bigger release than I expected:
- Updates to Cinnamon
- More options all around
- Better #Wayland session
- Entirely revamped tooling around apt and deb packages, which is going to help keep this format in a good state
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nyq7PtFKzzs

2025-01-14 10:07:39 GMT

Meta: « We don’t like moderation, we think it’s censorship, so we’re going to let everyone say what they want ».
People post link to Pixelfed as they leave the soon to be Twitter-like cesspool of fake information and hate.
Meta: « let’s censor links to other services like Pixelfed ».
Very coherent stance there, Zuck.

2025-01-09 15:22:41 GMT

Just like every year, I took a look at a few big moves that happened for #Linux and #OpenSource in 2024, and why I think 2025 will be a much bigger year:
Linux changed in 2024, but 2025 will be MUCH BIGGER
https://youtu.be/bwRzDUw4qBg

2025-01-01 15:01:43 GMT

To celebrate the New Year, here is my personal rankings for all the #Linux distros I ever tried and used, my usual "once a year" tier list, illustrated and justified for my own use case.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0Gmcz2CywE

2024-12-19 15:16:59 GMT

I’ve been using the #Framework laptop 16 for about a month, and it’s almost the perfect #Linux laptop!
@npub15f7…m7wr
Here are my conclusions:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5J9yh1i0sog

2024-12-14 15:49:29 GMT

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And here is the audio podcast:
https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com/@tlenewspodcast/episodes/flathub-separates-from-gnome-arch-gets-500k-firefox-drops-do-not-track

2024-12-14 15:46:31 GMT

#archlinux gets $600K in funding (from the usual German foundation, of course), #Firefox drops Do Not Track and #Flathub is being separated from the #GNOME foundation into its own entity: time for the #linux and #OpenSource News video!
https://youtu.be/NVdq8JNtk5E

2024-12-07 15:46:49 GMT

In this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News videos, we have:
- #KDE gets 4x the donations in 2 weeks compared to their previous best month of 2024
- Discord finally adds Wayland support for Screen and audio sharing
- Valve confirms that SteamOS powered devices can't be far off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsfMwymDnPg

2024-12-05 15:47:24 GMT

Since #Ubuntu celebrated their 20 years with 24.10, I felt it was as good a time as any for a little retrospective of Ubuntu, how it rose to prominence among #Linux distros, how it fell down over time, and how it’s once again finding its identify and focus:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=AEc-GE9n_V4

2024-12-05 10:56:20 GMT

Oh great, the workers building the new tramway line must have cut a power line, I’m now out of electricity and have been for an hour.
Fantastic. It’s not like I had 2 videos to make, and a lesson to prepare for tomorrow.
It won’t even be back before 1:30 PM, according to them, so, yeah. Cool.

2024-12-01 08:03:43 GMT

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Thank you 😁

2024-11-30 15:49:05 GMT

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And here is the audio podcast for the week: https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com/@tlenewspodcast/episodes/steam-controller-2-design-leak-bcachefs-ban-wayland-in-wine
As always, you can follow it from Mastodon @npub1ggl…hvyh , or from any good podcast client!

2024-11-30 15:47:56 GMT

Here is this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video!
It's my birthday today, so I'll leave you to it and go enjoy some free time :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JQGGQIVlxY

2024-11-28 12:01:29 GMT

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Haha yeah, we’ll see. Ergonomics isn’t an exact science; and doesn’t always work for everyone: AirPods fall out the ears of a fair few people, the PS4 controller was a nightmare for some, and some think the Xbox one controller isn’t good, the Duke managed to get into production, etc..
It can be an awesome controller for a bunch of people, and a nightmare for others :)

2024-11-28 10:29:18 GMT

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Dépends on how inclined the grips are. They look kinda straight down to me, which means the wrists won’t be rotated in the right portion for the thumbs to lay naturally on the sticks, but we’ll see!
There’s also the issue that my thumbs often bump into one another with symmetrical sticks on a PS controller, because the sticks are too close

2024-11-28 10:28:14 GMT

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The deck is fine, because the grips are horizontal and straight, and the sticks very close to the sides of the device, so the thumb rotation is natural.
On that controller, it seems like the opposite

2024-11-28 09:58:10 GMT

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We’ll have to wait for the size and thickness, and the angle of the grips, but this will probably not work for me. Symmetrical sticks placed in the middle of the controller, with touchpads on the way where my fat hands will likely activate them all the time…
Sounds like a recipe for thumb and wrist pain for me personally :/

2024-11-26 18:00:25 GMT

@npub16nm…cc46 OS 8 is now out!
It's a sizeable update that brings a #Wayland session, tons of accessibility changes, #Flathub by default, revamped system settings, a change in how updates are handled, and a lot more.
I found it has caught up to its counterparts, and now that the heavy work (Wayland & GTK4) is mostly done, I have high hopes!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVTQ8rUbVqo

2024-11-23 15:30:29 GMT

Time for this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUGWlXmzBcQ

2024-11-21 15:04:40 GMT

Since #Google #Chrome decided to limit developers and users in terms of what extensions they can run, and how good they are, I think it's time to place that browser where it belongs (in the bin), and replace it with anything else, since everything else is better.
Here is a look at some popular browsers, and some new ones I hadn't tried and that suitably impressed me:
https://youtu.be/JaTRtAwL5e8

2024-11-21 09:57:59 GMT

Peertube mobile app (first version, not finished, all usual disclaimers apply!
If you like Peertube, my channel’s link is in my profile on Mastodon, give the app a test, and give @npub12k0…e2sz and @npub17gp…7p4g some feedback!
https://framaforms.org/peertube-mobile-application-release-candidate-1731599644

2024-11-21 09:52:38 GMT

Damn, that BcacheFS developer is really unhinged. It’s not just « The rules don’t apply to me », he’s now going « waah waaah codes of conducts are ruining FOSS »…
The only reason CoCs are needed is because of people like him. They’re not silencing YOU, buddy, you’re creating THEM. Learn to be an adult, and everything will be fine.
Funny how the most toxic people always are the ones trying to say community is the most important part… newsflash, you’re ruining these communities, not CoCs.

2024-11-15 06:19:20 GMT

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Ah well, and they clarified things pretty well in the post for Phoronix. No reason to assume any bad intentions here, I think?
I’ll add it to the Daily Linux News :)

2024-11-15 06:17:09 GMT

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They’ve explained it in various discussions. Some people think it’s weird, I don’t: they relicense the drivers once they upstream them, but these drivers are basically staging work that isn’t necessarily ready to be put in the kernel, and might not be accepted as-is. Gpl3 lets them make sure they control when these drivers are proposed for inclusion in the kernel.
In the meantime, it’s open source, and it can be compiled by any distro and added in any repo

2024-11-09 15:53:48 GMT

Here is this week’s #Linux and #OpenSource News video!
In this one, we have efforts to build a #GNOME user focused distro feop GNOME OS, and a #KDE distro that’s not KDE Neon, we have Manjaro adding telemetry as an opt-out, and #Mozilla laying off the team in charge of their core values: decentralization, advocacy and privacy.
https://youtu.be/0YHct5nqA34

2024-11-06 09:34:13 GMT

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And still, people will vote for the person who will harm them more. They call the opponent a socialist, when only socialist policies would help with redistributing wealth.
They vote for the ultra capitalist candidate to fix the problems capitalism creates. That’s the sad part. They’re shooting themselves in the foot.