Is Vibe coding killing open source? Big Cosmic desktop roadmap
Sat Feb 07 2026
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01:57 Vibe coding is killing open source?
https://www.404media.co/vibe-coding-is-killing-open-source-software-researchers-argue/
06:18 System76 details a big Cosmic Roadmap
https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-epoch-2-and-3-roadmap
09:43 Steam machine and Frame delayed
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/steam-machine-steam-frame-faq-ram-and-storage-crisis-to-blame-for-no-pricing-or-dates/
12:02 More EU moves away from big tech
https://www.euractiv.com/news/commission-trials-european-open-source-communications-software/
https://www.techradar.com/pro/another-european-government-agency-is-preparing-to-ditch-microsoft-if-needed
14:48 GNOME 50 adds more features still
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-50-VRR-Not-Experimental
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-50-Remote-Desktop-HiDPI
16:24 DuckDuck Go users say a massive no to AI search
https://www.pcmag.com/news/duckduckgo-asked-users-how-they-feel-about-ai-search-90-percent-hate-it
https://voteyesornoai.com/
18:06 SUSE proposes to better structure the openSUSE project
https://linuxiac.com/suse-vp-jeff-mahoney-publishes-draft-governance-proposal-for-opensuse/
20:03 Linux From Scratch drops System V Init
https://linuxiac.com/linux-from-scratch-drops-system-v-init-calls-decision-regrettable/
22:25 GIMP wants GPU acceleration
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GIMP-Post-3.2-Features
24:11 Sudo maintainer calls for financial sponsors
https://www.millert.dev/
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💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com 01:57 Vibe coding is killing open source? https://www.404media.co/vibe-coding-is-killing-open-source-software-researchers-argue/ 06:18 System76 details a big Cosmic Roadmap https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-epoch-2-and-3-roadmap 09:43 Steam machine and Frame delayed https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/steam-machine-steam-frame-faq-ram-and-storage-crisis-to-blame-for-no-pricing-or-dates/ 12:02 More EU moves away from big tech https://www.euractiv.com/news/commission-trials-european-open-source-communications-software/ https://www.techradar.com/pro/another-european-government-agency-is-preparing-to-ditch-microsoft-if-needed 14:48 GNOME 50 adds more features still https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-50-VRR-Not-Experimental https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-50-Remote-Desktop-HiDPI 16:24 DuckDuck Go users say a massive no to AI search https://www.pcmag.com/news/duckduckgo-asked-users-how-they-feel-about-ai-search-90-percent-hate-it https://voteyesornoai.com/ 18:06 SUSE proposes to better structure the openSUSE project https://linuxiac.com/suse-vp-jeff-mahoney-publishes-draft-governance-proposal-for-opensuse/ 20:03 Linux From Scratch drops System V Init https://linuxiac.com/linux-from-scratch-drops-system-v-init-calls-decision-regrettable/ 22:25 GIMP wants GPU acceleration https://www.phoronix.com/news/GIMP-Post-3.2-Features 24:11 Sudo maintainer calls for financial sponsors https://www.millert.dev/ 💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com