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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

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Upstream vs distros debate kicks off again

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

Flathub’s AI slop ban looks like it was the right call

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

Firefox 153 enables containers, GTK rounded corners by default

LibreOffice explains why MSOffice formats aren’t really open

How proprietary formats have become Microsoft’s main tool for lock-in

JellyFin loses multiple contributors
https://forum.jellyfin.org/t-project-leadership-changes

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

How AI Is Changing Open Source

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