Key Insights In 2026, open source is undergoing a renaissance, driven by cost pressures in AI and a wave of practical, user-friendly applications. Amazon’s CTO confirms a major shift: companies are ditching expensive proprietary AI models for cheaper open-source alternatives. This is echoed by Zhipu’s founder, who champions open models over restricted ones. Meanwhile, the … Read more
Navigating a Chaotic Week in Open Source This week’s digest highlights both the vibrancy and vulnerabilities of the open source ecosystem. From irresponsible security bug disclosures to deliberate sabotage of a Linux distribution, and a Rust rewrite that broke Ubuntu’s build system, the news underscores a critical tension: innovation must be balanced with caution. For … Read more
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This week in Linux, we have a really jam-packed episode for you. Linux Mint says that Cinnamon is ready for Wayland. We also have some drama news that’s happening with OpenMandriva. So we’re going to talk about that later. Also, we have some gaming news as well as two new distros that I want to show you. And also, Hannah Montana Linux is back, apparently.
All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let’s jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews!
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### Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:37 TuxDigital Memberships, support the show
01:35 Linux Mint says Cinnamon is Wayland Ready
03:19 Proton 11 Released
04:55 Sabotage in OpenMandriva?
08:49 RakuOS Linux 44 2026.07.05
11:56 Hannah Montana Linux Is Back
16:52 Galactic Mandate Linux 99
19:17 Sony Kills Physical Media for Games
24:33 Stop Killing Games Update
29:05 Outro
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### Links:
– TuxDigital Memberships, support the show
– https://tuxdigital.com/membership
– https://store.tuxdigital.com/
– Linux Mint says Cinnamon is Wayland Ready
– https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5046
– https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/linux-mint-wayland-fully-supported
– https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/linux-mint-cinnamon-is-finally-wayland-ready/
– Proton 11 Released
– https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/releases/tag/proton-11.0-1
– https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/proton-11-0-1-officially-released-to-expand-windows-games-on-steamos-linux/
– https://www.phoronix.com/news/Proton-11.0-1
– https://9to5linux.com/proton-11-officially-released-with-support-for-more-games-running-on-linux
– Sabotage in OpenMandriva?
– https://forum.openmandriva.org/t/statement-regarding-attempted-distribution-sabotage/8997
– https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenMandriva-Disrupted
– https://fossforce.com/2026/07/in-an-angry-fit-dev-sabotages-openmandriva-repository/
– RakuOS Linux 44 2026.07.05
– https://rakuos.org/
– https://rakuos.org/forum/channel/releases
– Hannah Montana Linux Is Back
– https://youtu.be/VKx5UZsX9jw
– https://gitlab.com/DecaCagle/hannahmontanalinux26
– https://itsfoss.com/news/return-of-hannah-montana-linux/
– My version: https://youtu.be/UajWOA-9I2Y
– Galactic Mandate Linux 99
– https://mr-richardson.com/galactic-mandate-linux/
– https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12889
– Sony Kills Physical Media for Games
– https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles/
– https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/jul/07/playstation-sony-ending-physical-game-production
– https://www.reddit.com/r/playstation5/comments/1us6b4a/the_definitive_debunk_sony_isnt_killing_physical/
– https://slate.com/technology/2026/07/sony-playstation-discs-physical-media.html
– https://www.ampereanalysis.com/insight/sony-to-drop-support-for-physical-media-confirming-post-disc-gaming-world
– Stop Killing Games Update
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgoODQFrPgw
– https://www.stopkillinggames.com/
– https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1369
– https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/european-commission-rejects-new-laws-for-stop-destroying-videogames/
– https://www.pcgamer.com/games/stop-killing-games-says-the-fight-goes-on-after-european-commission-rejects-proposed-rule-changes-were-much-more-than-just-this-single-petition/
– https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/publishers-score-us-victory-against
– https://www.gamesindustry.biz/the-california-state-assembly-passes-ab-1921-stop-killing-games-protect-our-games-act
– https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/jun/19/stop-killing-games-activists-campaigning-online-gaming
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