AI bots DDOS Open source projects, Android goes private: Linux & Open Source News

Grab a brand new laptop or desktop running Linux: https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: Get access to: - a Daily Linux News show - a weekly patroncast for more thoughts - your name in the credits YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLinuxEXP/join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or, you can donate whatever you want: https://paypal.me/thelinuxexp Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 GET TLE MERCH Support the channel AND get cool new gear: https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:43 AI bots put heavy pressure on open source projects 03:53 Android dev process goes private 07:11 Linux kernel 6.14 released 10:18 Ubuntu 25.04 beta released 12:56 GRUB gets Rust code prototype 14:44 KDE devs propose replacement for SDDM 16:41 Nova driver gets more love 18:36 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers #linuxdesktop #linuxnews #technews Links: AI bots put heavy pressure on open source projects https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/devs-say-ai-crawlers-dominate-traffic-forcing-blocks-on-entire-countries/ Android dev process goes private https://www.androidauthority.com/google-android-development-aosp-3538503/ Linux kernel 6.14 released https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/linux-kernel-6-14-released-delivers-big-boosts-to-linux-gaming Ubuntu 25.04 beta released https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/ubuntu-25-04-beta-download GRUB gets Rust code prototype https://linuxiac.com/grub-gets-a-taste-of-rust-with-new-prototype/ KDE devs propose replacement for SDDM https://linuxiac.com/kde-proposes-new-plasma-login-manager-to-replace-sddm/ Nova driver gets more love https://www.phoronix.com/news/Nova-DRM-Skeleton-Driver-Patch