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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:30 Sponsor: SquareSpace
01:46 Valve prepares their own Waydroid version
05:02 Valve was behind FEX all along
07:31 ZDNet thinks Linux desktop is at 11%
10:52 Linux kernel 6.18 released
13:03 Linux Kernel 6.19 will be packed with GPU improvements
15:02 NVK + Nouveau improving quickly
16:54 AlmaLinux wants to be the standard for Media production
18:38 Fedora replaces the kernel console
21:04 OpenDocument Format gets an update
22:57 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers


Links:
Valve prepares their own Waydroid version
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/valves-version-of-android-on-linux-based-on-waydroid-is-now-called-lepton/
https://steamdb.info/app/3043620/info/
https://www.theverge.com/news/818672/valve-android-apps-steam-frame

Valve was behind FEX all along
https://www.theverge.com/report/820656/valve-interview-arm-gaming-steamos-pierre-loup-griffais

ZDNet thinks Linux desktop is at 11%
https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-people-keep-flocking-to-linux-in-2025-and-its-not-just-to-escape-windows/

Linux kernel 6.18 released
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/linux-kernel-6-18-new-features

Linux Kernel 6.19 will be packed with GPU improvements
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Graphics-Drivers
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-HWMON

NVK + Nouveau improving quickly
https://www.phoronix.com/review/nvidia-nvk-linux-618-mesa-26/10

AlmaLinux wants to be the standard for Media production
https://almalinux.org/blog/2025-12-02-almalinux-media-entertainment-sig/

Fedora replaces the kernel console
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/UseKmsconVTConsole

OpenDocument Format gets an update
https://www.oasis-open.org/2025/12/03/oasis-approves-open-document-format-odf-v1-4-standard-marking-20-years-of-interoperable-document-innovation/