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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:41 Sponsor: Proton Mail
01:43 Upstream vs distros debate kicks off again
05:16 432 CVEs published in 2 days by the Linux kernel team
08:20 Flathub reviewers leaving
11:18 Flathub's AI slop ban was probably the right call
13:11 Collabora talks about their work on the Steam Frame OS
14:51 GNOME changes how they handle CVEs
17:22 Firefox 153 released with containers
19:18 LibreOffice explains why MSOffice formats aren't really open
22:00 JellyFin loses multiple contributors
23:11 Libx11-compat trying to keep legacy apps alive on systems without x11
25:04 How AI is changing open source
29:44 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers
Links:
Upstream vs distros debate kicks off again
https://linuxiac.com/linux-mint-and-gnome-calendar-clash-resurfaces-months-later/
https://gitlab.com/linuxmint/pins/mint/gnome-calendar/-/work_items/1
https://tesk.page/2026/07/18/how-far-would-hostile-distributions-go-to-hurt-upstream/
432 CVEs published in 2 days by the Linux kernel team
https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/22/linux-kernel-team-publishes-432-cves-in-two-days/5276497
Flathub reviewers leaving
https://bbhtt.in/posts/flathub-leave/
https://bbhtt.in/posts/taking-a-pause/
Flathub's AI slop ban was probably the right call
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/flathub-ai-slop-ban-data
Collabora talks about their work on the Steam Frame OS
https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/building-an-arch-linux-aarch64-port-for-holo-core.html
GNOME changes how they handle CVEs
https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2026/07/20/some-changes-to-gnome-security-tracking/
Firefox 153 released with containers
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/firefox-153-new-containers-feature
LibreOffice explains why MSOffice formats aren't really open
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/07/17/microsofts-main-tool-for-lock-in/
JellyFin loses multiple contributors
https://forum.jellyfin.org/t-project-leadership-changes
https://linuxiac.com/jellyfin-loses-project-leader-and-core-team-member-in-major-shake-up/
Libx11-compat trying to keep legacy apps alive on systems without x11
https://www.phoronix.com/news/libx11-compat
How AI is changing open source
https://enblog.eischmann.cz/2026/07/23/how-ai-is-changing-open-source/
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