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SocialistVibes01
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Posted: · edited   Subject: GNOME OS Preview, Epic supports Linux, Linux kernel set to go all in on AI - Linux Weekly News Quote

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:49 Sponsor: Hostinger

02:02 GNOME OS released in Preview

06:03 Epic Games Store has a Linux client, EAC will support Linux too

10:01 Torvalds builds branch for kernel using Al

13:42 Kernel devs ponder removing mandatory Al use disclosure

15:32 KDE Plasma 6.8 is released

17:13 Ubuntu 26.10 released

19:16 Mint 27 looks like a big release

21:27 Steam Client is finally moving to 64bit

22:27 Netherlands backs away from MS365 rollout

24:16 Dev behind vibe coded Adobe suite bashes FOSS projects

25:57 Framework triples their funding for CachyOS

27:11 Firefox releases a commercial Enterprise version

28:57 New EuroOffice fork that looks like MS Office

30:54 Valve releases CAD files for Steam Frame

32:32 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers

Links:

GNOME OS released in Preview

https://os.gnome.org/

Epic Games Store has a Linux client, EAC will support Linux too

https://onlineservices.epicgames.com/news/introducing-easy-anti-cheat-linux-v2

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/epic-games-launcher-preview-arrives-native-linux-support-fortnite-for-linux-is-coming-and-upgraded-easy-anti-cheat/

https://codon.org.uk/~mjg59/blog/p/epics-eac2-v2-seems-fairly-easily-bypassable/

Torvalds' Al generated kernel patches & talks more about Al

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linus-Torvalds-Claude-Code

https://www.techradar.com/pro/linux-founder-linus-torvalds-says-ai-is-a-gateway-drug-into-programming-but-cautions-about-using-ai-for-serious-work

Kernel devs ponder removing mandatory Al use disclosure

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Dropping-Assisted-By-Req

KDE Plasma 6.8 is released

https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.8.0/

Ubuntu 26.10 released

https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-26-10-stonking-stingray

Mint 27 looks like a big release

https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5086

Steam Client is finally moving to 64bit

https://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/announcements/detail/703282384630448403

Netherlands backs away from MS365 rollout

https://www.zdnet.com/business/dutch-tax-authorities-cancel-microsoft-365-cloud-rollout/

Dev behind vibe coded Adobe suite bashes FOSS projects

https://www.techradar.com/computing/office-suites/developer-who-vibe-coded-free-adobe-clones-reveals-apps-to-take-down-microsoft-office-next-and-says-there-is-no-reason-to-save-broken-software

Framework triples their funding for CachyOS

https://discuss.cachyos.org/t/announcement-framework-is-tripling-its-support-for-cachyos/37042

Firefox releases a commercial Enterprise version

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/introducing-firefox-enterprise/

New EuroOffice fork that looks like MS Office

https://itsfoss.com/news/elixiroffice-euro-office-fork/

https://github.com/leag1234/elixiroffice

Valve releases CAD files for Steam Frame

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steam-frame-cad-files-released-plus-an-update-on-reservation-waiting-times/

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f314
lemmy.world
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Joined: 2023-07-15
#2 Posted:   Subject: Re: GNOME OS Preview, Epic supports Linux, Linux kernel set t... Quote Reply

Epic Games Store has a Linux client

I presume this is the fully vibe coded one that they’ve been bragging about?

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MentalEdge
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Joined: 2023-06-13
#3 Posted:   Subject: Re: GNOME OS Preview, Epic supports Linux, Linux kernel set t... Quote Reply

Epic Games Store has a Linux client I presume this is the fully vibe coded one that they’ve been bragging about?

Yes

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ell1e
leminal.space

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Joined: 2025-07-16
#4 Posted: · edited   Subject: Re: GNOME OS Preview, Epic supports Linux, Linux kernel set t... Quote Reply

And still no response here: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/e12330b9-c29e-45ca-9375-9e3d13426d85@horse64.org/T/

I wonder when somebody's going to fork the Linux Kernel based on a pre slop version. Seems almost inevitable to eventually happen at this point.

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ReCursing
feddit.uk
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Joined: 2025-02-04
#5 Posted:   Subject: Re: GNOME OS Preview, Epic supports Linux, Linux kernel set t... Quote Reply

And still no response here: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/e12330b9-c29e-45ca-9375-9e3d13426d85@horse64.org/T/ I wonder when somebody's going to fork the Linux Kernel based on a pre slop version. Seems almost inevitable to eventually happen at this point.

Go on then

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TrickDacy
lemmy.world

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Joined: 2023-07-27
#6 Posted: · edited   Subject: Re: GNOME OS Preview, Epic supports Linux, Linux kernel set t... Quote Reply

So given that "Linux goes all in on AI" is a steaming pile of bullshit, can someone tell me which YouTuber I can avoid moving forward? Probably should go ahead and block whatever this website is. But I'm not clicking that clickbait/ragebait link.

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TrickDacy
lemmy.world

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Joined: 2023-07-27
#7 Posted:   Subject: Re: GNOME OS Preview, Epic supports Linux, Linux kernel set t... Quote Reply

And still no response here: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/e12330b9-c29e-45ca-9375-9e3d13426d85@horse64.org/T/ I wonder when somebody's going to fork the Linux Kernel based on a pre slop version. Seems almost inevitable to eventually happen at this point.

I wonder when people will slop lying about ai use in the kernel. Gonna guess they won't stop.

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itsoveranakin_
piefed.zip
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Joined: 2026-07-16
#8 Posted:   Subject: Re: GNOME OS Preview, Epic supports Linux, Linux kernel set t... Quote Reply

And still no response here: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/e12330b9-c29e-45ca-9375-9e3d13426d85@horse64.org/T/ I wonder when somebody's going to fork the Linux Kernel based on a pre slop version. Seems almost inevitable to eventually happen at this point.

I think forking would probably be the easiest step. After that, you'd need contributors and I don't know if many devs would change from the present kernel to the non-AI one.

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ghost_laptop
lemmy.ml

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Joined: 2020-11-25
#9 Posted:   Subject: Re: GNOME OS Preview, Epic supports Linux, Linux kernel set t... Quote Reply

And still no response here: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/e12330b9-c29e-45ca-9375-9e3d13426d85@horse64.org/T/ I wonder when somebody's going to fork the Linux Kernel based on a pre slop version. Seems almost inevitable to eventually happen at this point.

it will be the most unmaintained shit ever

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muusemuuse
sh.itjust.works

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Joined: 2025-06-25
#10 Posted:   Subject: Re: GNOME OS Preview, Epic supports Linux, Linux kernel set t... Quote Reply

And still no response here: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/e12330b9-c29e-45ca-9375-9e3d13426d85@horse64.org/T/ I wonder when somebody's going to fork the Linux Kernel based on a pre slop version. Seems almost inevitable to eventually happen at this point.

TempleOS beckons you

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ducktumn
lemmy.zip
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Joined: 2026-03-27
#11 Posted:   Subject: Re: GNOME OS Preview, Epic supports Linux, Linux kernel set t... Quote Reply

So given that "Linux goes all in on AI" is a steaming pile of bullshit, can someone tell me which YouTuber I can avoid moving forward? Probably should go ahead and block whatever this website is. But I'm not clicking that clickbait/ragebait link.

Linux is definitely going to that direction but is not yet there. I have no idea why Linus is supporting this god awful tool so much. I guess promoting a programmer as an indisputable true opinion source was wrong. He became a bootlicker for big tech at the end. Such a shame.

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Joe
discuss.tchncs.de
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Joined: 2023-07-07
#12 Posted:   Subject: Re: GNOME OS Preview, Epic supports Linux, Linux kernel set t... Quote Reply

And still no response here: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/e12330b9-c29e-45ca-9375-9e3d13426d85@horse64.org/T/ I wonder when somebody's going to fork the Linux Kernel based on a pre slop version. Seems almost inevitable to eventually happen at this point.

Honestly, it would be asking for trouble (aka downright stupid) to engage, so the lack of responses should be reassuring that the mental faculties of Linux developers are still intact.

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SocialistVibes01
lemmy.ml

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Joined: 2026-04-30
#13 Posted: · edited   Subject: Re: GNOME OS Preview, Epic supports Linux, Linux kernel set t... Quote Reply

Honestly, it would be asking for trouble (aka downright stupid) to engage, so the lack of responses should be reassuring that the mental faculties of Linux developers are still intact.

Not so reassuring from a moral standpoint. Greg probably knows all of this and it was evil from his part encouraging the poor guy to post.

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Joe
discuss.tchncs.de
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Joined: 2023-07-07
#14 Posted:   Subject: Re: GNOME OS Preview, Epic supports Linux, Linux kernel set t... Quote Reply

Not so reassuring from a moral standpoint. Greg probably knows all of this and it was evil from his part encouraging the poor guy to post.

Possibly, or possibly he just didn't want to engage himself and tried to be helpful nonetheless.

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TrickDacy
lemmy.world

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Joined: 2023-07-27
#15 Posted:   Subject: Re: GNOME OS Preview, Epic supports Linux, Linux kernel set t... Quote Reply

Linux is definitely going to that direction but is not yet there. I have no idea why Linus is supporting this god awful tool so much. I guess promoting a programmer as an indisputable true opinion source was wrong. He became a bootlicker for big tech at the end. Such a shame.

Linus didn't do anything like what you said. Why do you people not care to know what the truth is?

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ell1e
leminal.space

ell1e@leminal.space
Joined: 2025-07-16
#16 Posted:   Subject: Re: GNOME OS Preview, Epic supports Linux, Linux kernel set t... Quote Reply

TempleOS beckons you

Seems like NetBSD might also be an interesting option!

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