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Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:51 Sponsor: Joplin 03:04 ARCH under attack 06:34 Valve sponsors work to bring FOSS AMD Drivers to Windows 09:31 Framework laptop 13 Pro looks solid for Linux 13:12 GoG working on a Linux client 15:09 GNOME's session restore won't land in GNOME 51 16:52 Fedora working on a conflict of interest policy 19:35 New full desktop environment written with AI 22:00 New patches improve gaming performance on AMD 25:05 Debian now has 5 proposals to handle AI contributions 27:39 Keychron builds open source mouse firmware 29:17 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers

Links:

ARCH under attack https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/arch-linux-disables-aur-package-adoption-to-stop-malware-flood/ https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/aur-general@lists.archlinux.org/thread/DRDEU3JUSC72CB265XHXPFA3DFSLXPBP/

Valve sponsors work to bring FOSS AMD Drivers to Windows https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/cracking-windows-open-porting-radv-to-win32.html https://github.com/pal1000/mesa-dist-win?tab=readme-ov-file#vulkan-drivers

Framework Laptop 13 pro looks solid on Linux https://www.phoronix.com/review/framework-laptop-13-pro/11 https://frame.work/products/laptop13pro-amd-ai300/configuration/new https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/framework-laptop-13-pro-review-much-better-battery-much-worse-price/

GoG working on a Linux client https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/gog-confirm-they-are-working-towards-gog-galaxy-on-linux/

GNOME's session restore won't land in GNOME 51 https://linuxiac.com/gnome-is-building-session-save-and-restore-but-it-wont-make-gnome-51/

Fedora working on a conflict of interest policy https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/conflict-of-interest-guidelines-policy-draft-feedback-please/197508

New full desktop environment written with AI https://starling.build/

New patches improve gaming performance on AMD https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-P-State-Better-1p-Lows

Debian now has 5 proposals to handle AI contributions https://www.debian.org/vote/2026/vote_002

Keychron builds open source mouse firmware https://itsfoss.com/news/keychron-zgm-mouse-firmware/