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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:22 China dumps Windows for Linux
04:22 Linux 7.3 could improve gaming on low VRAM systems
06:46 Ubuntu WSL grows faster than native Ubuntu installs
09:52 Google and Apple maliciously complying on their app stores
13:13 GNOME 51 beta released
14:37 Linux networking is overwhelmed with AI submissions
16:29 Pine64 will stop Linux device production
17:59 GIMP 3.4 plans better PSD support and new file format
20:30 Ubuntu funds project to translate massive C projects into Rust
23:06 Orion browser now in beta
24:52 XWayland and X.org get new release candidates
27:21 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers
Links:
China dumps Windows for Linux
https://www.zdnet.com/article/china-drops-windows-for-linux/
Linux 7.3 could improve gaming on low VRAM systems
https://pixelcluster.dev/VRAM-Overcommit/
Ubuntu WSL grows faster than native Ubuntu installs
https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/08/16/ubuntu-is-growing-faster-on-windows-11-than-on-native-linux-pcs-says-canonical/
Google and Apple maliciously complying on their app stores
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/13/app-store-fees-apple-link-outs/
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/google-ordered-to-make-it-easier-to-download-alternative-android-app-stores/
GNOME 51 beta released
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-51-Beta
Linux networking is overwhelmed with AI submissions
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-Networking
Pine64 will stop Linux device production
https://t.me/s/PINE64_News
GIMP 3.4 plans better PSD support and new file format
https://www.gimp.org/news/2026/08/16/dev-update-august-2026/
Ubuntu funds project to translate massive C projects into Rust
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/investing-in-automated-c-to-rust-translation/86369
Orion browser now in beta
XWayland and X.org get new release candidates
https://www.phoronix.com/news/XWayland-26.1-RC1
https://hwbusters.com/news/x-org-server-26-1-rc1-lands-the-first-x-feature-release-since-2021-with-byte-swapped-clients-now-off/