France moves to open source, modular Linux handheld PC, Linux gaming progress - Linux Weekly 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 00:34 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers 01:27 France moves to Open Source 03:24 Modular handheld Linux PC raises €500K 05:49 Open Gaming Collective shares resource for Linux gaming 08:10 Contingency plan for the Linux kernel 10:17 XFCE develops Wayland compositor 12:25 SonicDE wants to keep KDE X11 alive 15:00 Cosmic shows their blurred transparent look 16:28 Bottles adds Analysis tool to make EXEs run better 18:37 GeForce Now has a Linux app 20:32 Vortex Mod manager comes to Linux after all 22:30 Mesa update to reduce game stuttering Links: France moves to Open Source https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/01/27/france-to-ditch-us-platforms-microsoft-teams-zoom-for-sovereign-platform-amid-security-con Modular handheld Linux PC raises €500K https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mecha-systems/mecha-comet-modular-linux-handheld-computer/description Open Gaming Collective shares resource for Linux gaming https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/open-gaming-collective-ogc-formed-to-push-linux-gaming-even-further/ Contingency plan for the Linux kernel https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Kernel-Continuity-Doc XFCE develops Wayland compositor https://alexxcons.github.io/blogpost_15.html SonicDE wants to keep KDE X11 alive https://www.phoronix.com/news/SonicDE-Improving-KDE-X11-Code Cosmic shows their blurred transparent look https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/cosmic-desktop-frosted-glass-effect Valve sued in the UK for dominant position https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/uk-lawsuit-against-valve-given-the-go-ahead-steam-owner-facing-up-to-656-million-in-damages/ Bottles adds Analysis tool to make EXEs run better https://usebottles.com/blog/2026-01-25-bottles-61-with-eagle.md GeForce Now has a Linux app https://www.techradar.com/gaming/pc-gaming/nvidia-just-gave-gamers-another-reason-to-switch-to-linux-a-shiny-new-geforce-now-app Vortex Mod manager comes to Linux after all https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nexus-mods-say-they-are-committed-to-supporting-vortex-on-steamos-linux/ Mesa update to reduce game stuttering https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-Merges-Present-Timing