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LWN wrote about this a couple of weeks ago but the video finally appeared on YouTube.  Enjoy!

Linus and Dirk did again what they usually do at various large conferences.  One strong topic from this interaction was about A.I. and its use in kernel merge conflicts.  Enjoy.

The video of the meeting isn't out yet but they are working on it.  But hey, there's a pre-video video where the LTT crew talks about the experience.  I found it hella interesting.  Enjoy!

Dirk and Linus had another session, this time at the Open Source Summit 2025 in Korea.  Enjoy!

Incus has been around for a while and is basically what remains from LXD after Canonical laid all all of the LXD developers... and they formed a new company named Zabbly.  Now they have built the initial implementation of a full OS based on Debian.  Enjoy!

Lennart Poettering gave a talk at All Systems Go! 2025 on the security model of systemd.  Here it from the man himself.  Enjoy!

At the recent Open Source Summit in Seoul, South Korea, Jon Corbet gave yet another talk on Linux kernel development... this time focusing on it's 34th anniversary and giving long-term trends.  His talks are always very good, and data driven.  Enjoy!

Mr. Torvalds sat down with TFiR for a fairly lengthy interview while attending a conference a couple of weeks ago.  I enjoyed it; Hope you do too.

I’m pretty sure I am not your typical computer user or Linux enthusiast. At work, I primarily use Windows (about 98% of the time) with a touch of Mac (2% of the time). However, at home, I lean more toward Mac, although I occasionally dabble in both Windows and Linux based on my preferences or needs. Lately, when I explore Linux, I tend to boot up Ubuntu Budgie. It strikes me as one of the more polished-looking desktop environments.

Now, here’s the interesting part: I recently watched the “LinuxFest Northwest 2024: Meet COSMIC DE” presentation on YouTube, and I have to admit, I’m intrigued. COSMIC DE is a new Rust-based desktop environment being developed by System76—a company known for creating Linux-compatible hardware. They’ve also crafted their own flavor of Ubuntu Linux called Pop!_OS which currently uses the Gnome Desktop environment.

A few years back, I briefly experimented with Pop!_OS, but it didn’t quite capture my interest. Visually, it didn’t resonate with me, and—though it sounds silly—the name bothered me a bit. However, COSMIC DE has piqued my curiosity. I’m drawn to its aesthetics and the functionality they’re aiming to develop. System76 is planning to release Pop!_OS with the new Cosmic Desktop Environment sometime this year (2024). Once it’s officially released, I plan to give it a closer look.

Feel free to check out the video and share your thoughts!

The most recent Linus talk.  Enjoy.