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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:41 Sponsor: Proton Mail
01:40 Manjaro community wants to split from company
04:51 Android dev verification is a nightmare
07:17 Google made the worst sideloading UX possible
09:23 Germany mandates the ODF format
11:08 Orion browser has a public beta
12:52 CachyOS is the most used gaming distro right now?
14:32 Firefox talks about their upcoming new features
16:43 GNOME 50 is released, and it’s a massive update
18:13 Thunderbird shares their roadmaps 20:10 Playstation 5 runs Linux now
21:28 DLSS 5 gets massively bad reactions
24:58 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers

Links:

Manjaro community wants to split from company
https://forum.manjaro.org/t/manjaro-2-0-manifesto/186171/28

Android dev verification is a nightmare
https://itsfoss.com/news/android-developer-verification/

Google made the worst sideloading UX possible
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/google-details-new-24-hour-process-to-sideload-unverified-android-apps/

Germany mandates the ODF format
https://linuxiac.com/germany-mandates-odf-for-public-administration/

Orion browser has a public beta
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/orion-for-linux-beta-release

CachyOS is the most used gaming distro right now?
https://www.xda-developers.com/cachyos-dethrones-arch-as-the-top-desktop-distro-for-linux-gamers-on-protondb/

Firefox talks about their upcoming new features
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/firefox-148-149-new-features/
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/meet-kit/

GNOME 50 is released, and it’s a massive update
https://youtu.be/lrLlQlvHV1Q

Thunderbird shares their roadmaps https://blog.thunderbird.net/2026/03/introducing-our-public-roadmaps/

Playstation 5 runs Linux now
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-AMDGPU-PS5-Patches
https://x.com/theflow0/status/2030011206040256841

DLSS 5 gets massively bad reactions
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/03/gamers-react-with-overwhelming-disgust-to-dlss-5s-generative-ai-glow-ups/

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