NVIDIA goes OPEN SOURCE, China moves to Linux, and Fortnite on Linux - Linux and open source news
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00:00 Intro
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01:47 Nvidia open sources parts of their driver
03:57 GNOME patent troll gets its patent revoked
05:05 GNOME apps updates
06:20 KDE updates, with floating panels
07:35 China moves to Linux
08:44 KDE Connect is on iOS
09:49 Fedora 36 is out
11:00 Play Fortnite on Linux for free with XCloud
12:02 Valve addresse the fan noise on Steam Deck
13:02 SteamOS update brings per game performance tweaks
14:04 Wine 7.8 released
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Nvidia just released an open source kernel module for their GPUs.
https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-releases-open-source-gpu-kernel-modules/
You might remember that GNOME had to fight a patent troll a while ago, in 2019, which has since been found invalid
https://blog.opensource.org/gnome-patent-troll-stripped-of-patent-rights/
The GNOME developers published another weekly update, packed with new stuff for GNOME apps.
https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2022/05/twig-42/
Of course, KDE developers won't let the GNOME devs beat them to a good weekly article, so they also have updates to share!
https://pointieststick.com/2022/05/06/this-week-in-kde-new-features-and-many-bugfixes-for-plasma-5-25/
The chinese government seems to have decided to let Windows go, in favor of Linux.
https://www.neowin.net/news/chinese-government-to-dump-windows-in-favor-of-linux/
KDE Connect is now finally officially available for iOS devices
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/05/kde-connect-iphone-app-available
Fedora 36 was released, after being delayed twice
https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-fedora-36-workstation/
Fortnite is now playable on Xbox Cloud, even without a game pass subscription, all you need is a microsoft account
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/05/fortnite-added-to-xbox-cloud-gaming-easier-than-ever-to-play-on-steam-deck/
If you have a steam deck, but are annoyed by the fan noise, you'll be happy to know it's an issue Valve is working on
https://boilingsteam.com/quieter-fans-with-the-latest-steam-deck-beta/
https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=boilingsteam+2700+games&ia=web
The Steam Deck got another huge update to SteamOS. This time, it brings per game performance profiles.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/05/steam-deck-gets-per-app-performance-profiles-hardware-survey-and-loads-more/
Wine 7.8 was released
https://www.winehq.org/announce/7.8