Age verification Laws could break Linux? GrapheneOS's new partner, Plasma drops X11 in August
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02:07 Californian law forces distros to add age verification https://natlawreview.com/article/california-introduces-new-age-verification-requirements-software-applications https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-fedora-linux-mint-eye-age-verification-amid-california-law-backlash https://blog.system76.com/post/system76-on-age-verification
08:01 Motorola announces GrapheneOS partnership https://motorolanews.com/motorola-three-new-b2b-solutions-at-mwc-2026/
09:25 Plasma will drop X11 in August this year https://community.kde.org/index.php?title=Plasma%2FWayland_Known_Significant_Issues&diff=106180&oldid=106129
11:01 Mesa ponders their AI or NO AI policy https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/merge_requests/40109/diffs?commit_id=0c1a286f2aea094f6a4709b160632ee1403db596
13:16 Manjaro gaming handheld delayed https://itsfoss.com/news/orange-pi-neo-delayed/
15:18 Firefox shows its UI redesign https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/firefox-nova-redesign
16:53 LibreOffice takes shots as Microsoft and OnlyOffice https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/02/27/odf-is-just-the-first-of-lo-advantages/
18:56 Google opens Android up to stores, reduces commissions https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/a-new-era-for-choice-and-openness.html https://www.theverge.com/news/889595/tim-sweeney-signed-away-his-right-to-criticize-google-until-2032
22:26 EA hires to bring their anti cheat to Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/ea-javelin-anticheat-job-listing-mentions-future-support-for-linux-and-proton/
23:39 Playstation stops porting their games to PC https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/kiss-goodbye-to-ghost-of-yotei-on-pc-sony-is-u-turning-on-its-lets-put-our-games-on-pc-strategy-and-bunkering-back-down-with-console-exclusives-says-bloomberg/
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- 2:07Californian law forces distros to add age verification
- 8:01Motorola announces GrapheneOS partnership
- 9:25Plasma will drop X11 in August this year
- 11:01Mesa ponders their AI or NO AI policy
- 13:16Manjaro gaming handheld delayed
- 15:18Firefox shows its UI redesign
- 16:53LibreOffice takes shots as Microsoft and OnlyOffice
- 18:56Google opens Android up to stores, reduces commissions
- 22:26EA hires to bring their anti cheat to Linux
- 23:39Playstation stops porting their games to PC