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- Nintendo is suing the creators of the open-source Nintendo Switch emulator, Yuzu.
- Nintendo argues that the emulator requires decryption keys that can only be obtained illegally and that most websites linking to Yuzu are profiting from pirated games.
- Yuzu allows for homebrew games and custom controller options, which could be valid reasons for its continued existence.
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stated that kids should not learn how to code, as AI will do all the coding in the future.
- This statement is criticized as limiting and ignoring the need for humans to check and debug AI-generated code.
- KDE Plasma 6 was released, moving entirely to Wayland and using it by default.
- The release includes small improvements to the theme, settings, and overview effect, as well as support for HDR color profiles and color blindness correction filters.
- The new version includes the transition to the latest major series of the Qt toolkit (Qt 6) and the switch to Wayland by default.
- Open-source funding is discussed in a blog post by Jacob Kaplan-Moss, highlighting the lack of paid maintainers compared to users.
- The post suggests that all ways of funding open-source software are good ways, despite potential strings attached.
- AMD has been trying to add HDMI 2.1+ support to its open-source kernel driver for Linux, but the HDMI forum has rejected their efforts.
- This lack of support means that certain 4k and 5k display configurations are not possible with AMD GPUs on Linux.
- The NVK driver, the open-source Vulkan driver for Nvidia, is now Vulkan 1.3 conformant.
- Mesa 24.1 will build this driver by default, and it will support resizable BAR (rebar) for improved performance.
- Tails, a privacy-focused Linux distribution, has released Tails 6.0, based on the Debian 12 (Bookworm) series.
- Tails 6.0 includes GNOME 43 as the default desktop environment.
- Controversial plans from CIQ related to Rocky Linux raise questions about their commitment to open source.
- CIQ offers subscription-based long-term support (LTS) for Rocky Linux, with support lasting for 18 months after the release is retired from the open-source Rocky Linux project.
- Criticism includes deviation from the initial vision of Rocky Linux, non-publication of sources and binaries, and paywalling of LTS update channels.
- Tiny Core Linux has released Tiny Core Linux 15, a super lightweight and flexible Linux distribution.
- The new version includes updates to the kernel, libraries, and core applications.
- Tiny Core Linux is designed for older or low-power hardware and can be run from a USB drive, CD, or within another operating system using a virtual machine.
- Sway 19, an i3-inspired Wayland compositor, has been released with better performance and support for new Wayland extensions.
- Accessible-Coconut, an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution with integrated accessibility features for visually impaired users, has released version 22.04.3.
- The new version includes massive system upgrades, new games, enhanced support for Pigeon Telegram, updates to Cocoa Patcher, and fixes for Ebook Speaker.
- HexChat, an open-source IRC client, has released its final version (2162).
- The project has been largely unmaintained for years, and the developer has announced this will be the last release.
- The open-source cross-platform and free digital audio workstation Ardour has released version 8.4.
- The update introduces experimental support for importing AAF (Advanced Authoring Format) and includes improvements for the GTK toolkit and newer Linux distributions.