Windows 11 is losing users really quickly – Linux Weekly News

Windows 11 is losing users really quickly - Linux Weekly News

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Windows 11 is losing users really quickly - Linux Weekly News

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:36 Sponsor: TuxCare
01:45 Another German state moves to open source
04:26 Windows drops below 60% market share
07:38 OpenMandriva victim of sabotage from former contributor
10:05 GNOME 51 has its first alpha
12:41 FSF makes progress on LibrePhone project
14:08 Ubuntu outlines their work on ARM
16:29 More performance improvements for AMD on Linux
17:43 Tuxedo OS moves to Debian Testing
21:15 Mint 23 will have a full Wayland session
22:32 Valve published Windows drivers for Steam machine
25:22 Proton 11 released
27:26 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers

Links:

Another German state moves to open source
https://www.regierung-mv.de/Aktuell/?id=221531&processor=processor.sa.pressemitteilung

Windows drops below 60% market share

Windows Drops Under 60% in Global Desktop OS Share for the First Time in Years


https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/

OpenMandriva victim of sabotage from former contributor
https://forum.openmandriva.org/t/statement-regarding-attempted-distribution-sabotage/8997

GNOME 51 has its first alpha
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-51-Alpha
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Mutter-Background-Blur

FSF makes progress on LibrePhone project
https://www.fsf.org/bulletin/2026/summer/ensuring-freedom-one-blob-at-a-time

Ubuntu outlines their work on ARM
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-on-arm-summer-26-update/84872

More performance improvements for AMD on Linux
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Marek-Double-VRS-RADV-Perf

Tuxedo OS moves to Debian Testing
https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/A-new-foundation-for-TUXEDO-OS-Switching-to-Debian.tuxedo

Mint 23 will have a full Wayland session

Monthly News – June 2026

Valve published Windows drivers for Steam machine
https://www.techradar.com/computing/gaming-pcs/lies-about-driver-support-valve-now-lets-you-install-windows-11-on-a-steam-machine-but-many-people-dont-want-to-be-fooled-twice

Proton 11 released
https://linuxiac.com/proton-11-0-released-with-big-compatibility-boost-for-linux-gaming/

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Ubuntu Just Broke Ubuntu

Ubuntu Just Broke Ubuntu

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Ubuntu Just Broke Ubuntu

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Ubuntu just broke Ubuntu — and the culprit was its brand-new Rust rewrite of the classic `cp` command. The world’s most popular Linux distro has been replacing the trusted 30-year-old GNU Coreutils (written in C) with the memory-safe Rust uutils project, and this time the new Rust `cp` backfired so badly it stopped Ubuntu from building Ubuntu itself. In this video, I break down exactly what went wrong with the Rust Coreutils migration, why the `cp -afL` flag combination broke Ubuntu’s `livecd-rootfs` ISO build pipeline, and what this whole mess means for the future of Linux.

We dig into the critical `cp` regression bug, how GNU’s C implementation and Rust’s `clap` argument parser handle command-line flags so differently, why memory safety doesn’t guarantee behavioral compatibility, how Canonical quickly reverted to the GNU binary with a dual-binary fix, and the bigger GPL vs MIT licensing debate sitting behind the entire GNU Coreutils to Rust uutils transition across Ubuntu 25.10 and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.

In this video:

– What actually happened when Ubuntu switched `cp` to the Rust version
– Why one tiny flag halted every daily Ubuntu ISO build
– Why the `cp` command is way harder to rewrite than it looks
– Why Linux users are nervous about rewriting `cp`, `mv`, and `rm` in Rust
– A fair look at Rust, uutils, and Canonical’s bold experiment
– The GPL vs MIT licensing angle nobody’s talking about
– Should regular Ubuntu desktop users actually worry?

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Open Source Digest: Coworking, Security, AI & More

Open Source Digest: Coworking, Security, AI & More

Community & Collaboration Social Coworking & Office Hours: Join the SORTEE community for coworking sessions and learn about the organization’s mission to improve transparency in ecology and evolution. Vale & Text Linting Office Hours: Participate in coworking hours focused on Vale, an open-source linter for prose, and text linting best practices. Help Translate Hammer: A … Read more

Open Source Pulse: AI, Web Speed, Community Impact

Open Source Pulse: AI, Web Speed, Community Impact

AI Gets an Upgrade: Faster, Smarter, and Everywhere OpenAI’s ChatGPT Work now boasts GPT-5.6, making Computer Use faster and more accurate. A live Picture-in-Picture feature lets users monitor progress or even send the feed to a pet. Meanwhile, a mathematician named Bartosz uses GPT-5.6 to solve previously unsolvable problems. These developments signal a shift toward … Read more

Webview + React: Ship Mobile Features at Web Speed, Siwat Kaolueng, #FOSSASIA Summit 2026

Webview + React: Ship Mobile Features at Web Speed, Siwat Kaolueng, #FOSSASIA Summit 2026

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Webview + React: Ship Mobile Features at Web Speed, Siwat Kaolueng, #FOSSASIA Summit 2026

Deliver mobile features faster by sharing React code across web and mobile. In this FOSSASIA Summit 2026 session, Siwat Kaolueng shares a practical Webview-first architecture that combines React with native mobile capabilities to achieve web-speed development without compromising the user experience.

Learn how to maximize code reuse with a three-layer architecture, implement secure authentication using a native token bridge, and leverage TanStack Router and React Query to build scalable, maintainable applications. Based on real-world experience at EarnIn, this talk offers practical insights for teams building cross-platform products.

FOSSASIA Summit 2026 held in Bangkok, is Asia’s leading Open Source tech conference featuring sessions on #AI, #Cloud, #DevOps, #Open Hardware, #Security, #Web #Mobile Technologies, #Web3, and #Databases. Learn more: http://summit.fossasia.org

Session slides: https://eventyay.com/ev/88882f3e/talk/CABUU51JAL0X/

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Egocentric AI Task Assistants: Remote Expert Data Collection Platform with Project Aria

Egocentric AI Task Assistants: Remote Expert Data Collection Platform with Project Aria

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Egocentric AI Task Assistants: Remote Expert Data Collection Platform with Project Aria

David Hayden and Evgeniy Olenik present Remote Exert Data Collection Platform with Project Aria – a methodology for building egocentric AI task assistance from a remote POV using Aria Gen 2 glasses.

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The Open Web vs Closed Ecosystems: What’s at Stake?

The Open Web vs Closed Ecosystems: What's at Stake?

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The Open Web vs Closed Ecosystems: What's at Stake?

The Open Web vs. Closed Ecosystems: What’s at Stake?

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