The Linux Age Verification situation is escalating & other Linux Weekly News

Use a secure, encrypted, and fast VPN with Proton VPN: https://protonvpn.com/TheLinuxEXP 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 00:33 Sponsor: Proton VPN 01:30 GrapheneOS won't comply with age verification laws 03:10 SystemD adds date of birth field for age verification 04:56 SystemD forked to remove date of birth field 07:54 Fedora project lead suggests using standard Age check API 10:16 SteamOS adds Steam Machine support, Wayland by default 11:59 LibreOffice adds donation banner 13:19 GNOME starts their fellowship program 15:24 Ubuntu makes changes to GRUB for security 17:05 Ubuntu 26.04 beta released 18:50 Plasma 6.6 beats GNOME 50 in graphics performance 20:18 NVK + Nouveau not ready to replace official nvidia drivers 21:52 Github will use all your user data to train Copilot 23:45 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers Links: GrapheneOS won't comply with age verification laws https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/grapheneos-refuses-to-comply-with-age-verification-laws SystemD adds date of birth field for age verification https://itsfoss.com/news/systemd-age-verification/ SystemD forked to remove date of birth field https://itsfoss.com/news/systemd-fork-strips-out-age-verification/ https://itsfoss.com/dylan-taylor-systemd-controversy/ Fedora project lead suggests using standard Age check API https://itsfoss.com/news/fedora-leader-suggests-age-verification-api/ https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/a-practical-architectural-solution-to-os-level-age-verification-laws/183387 SteamOS adds Steam Machine support, Wayland by default https://www.phoronix.com/news/SteamOS-3.8-Preview https://www.techradar.com/gaming/steam-deck/valves-steam-machine-gets-its-first-support-update-ahead-of-launch-via-steamos-preview-3-8-0-and-it-includes-one-major-fix-ive-been-waiting-for LibreOffice adds donation banner https://redmine.documentfoundation.org/issues/3867 GNOME starts their fellowship program https://blogs.gnome.org/foundation/2026/03/24/introducing-gnome-fellowship/ Ubuntu makes changes to GRUB for security https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/streamlining-secure-boot-for-26-10/79069 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-security-center-ubuntu-pro Ubuntu 26.04 beta released https://documentation.ubuntu.com/release-notes/26.04/changes-since-previous-interim/ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-2604-new-folder-icons Plasma 6.6 beats GNOME 50 in graphics performance https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2604-gnome-kde/4 https://www.phoronix.com/review/nvidia-595-kde-gnome/5 NVK + Nouveau not ready to replace official nvidia drivers https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-70-nouveau/7 Github will use all your user data to train Copilot https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/updates-to-github-copilot-interaction-data-usage-policy/ #linuxdesktop #linuxdistro #technews #linuxnews