454 – Linux Bans Facebook


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Feb 04 2025 108 mins   41


First up in the news: Solus 4.7 Released, Facebook bans Linux, WINE 10 released, RISC V stuff, and cursing at your AI is the way forward



In security and privacy: Judge Says Controversial FBI Searches Require a Warrant,



Then in our Wanderings: Joe builds things, Bill butters his Mint, Majid likes cursing at his computer









The News:




Solus 4.7 Released




Facebook bans Linux




Wine 10.0 Release Brings New Drivers, Features & Changes




GTK’s X11 Backend Now Deprecated, Planned For Removal In GTK 5




Linux 6.14 RISC-V Kernel Adds Support For T-Head Vector Extensions, GhostWrite




Just give me the f***ing links!”—Cursing disables Google’s AI overviews





Security and Privacy:




Judge Says Controversial FBI Searches Require a Warrant





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