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Egos ruining Open Source projects, distros vs software conflicts - Linux Weekly News (tilvids.com)
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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

Links:

Upstream vs distros debate kicks off again
https://linuxiac.com/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
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/flathub-ai-slop-ban-data

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
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/firefox-153-new-containers-feature

LibreOffice explains why MSOffice formats aren't really open
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/07/17/microsofts-main-tool-for-lock-in/

JellyFin loses multiple contributors
https://forum.jellyfin.org/t-project-leadership-changes
https://linuxiac.com/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
https://enblog.eischmann.cz/2026/07/23/how-ai-is-changing-open-source/

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[โ€“] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

Interesting changes on Firefox - Why do they include the PDF editor in the browser though? It could be an addon or even a separate application. Having it within the browser feels wrong, and I always disable it.

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    • [โ€“] 1 point 3 months ago

    @thelinuxexperiment The idea of Distros making custom forks of outdated software they maintain looks like an interesting compromise, but do they currently have enough resources and people to do it?This looks like a shift that would take a long time to become effective, even if it's a positive change.

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    [โ€“] 1 point 3 months ago

    @thelinuxexperiment GNOME hiding all the AI-gen reports from projects that prohibit AI is madness, they could just create a separated category/page for reports that are AI or they are not sure instead of just going with "we cannot tell, so we are not even going to try".Honestly, this change has the smell of laziness.

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