454 – Linux Bans Facebook


First up in the news: Solus 4.7 Released, Facebook bans Linux, WINE 10 released, RISC V stuff, and cursing at your AI is the way forward

In security and privacy: Judge Says Controversial FBI Searches Require a Warrant,

Then in our Wanderings: Joe builds things, Bill butters his Mint, Majid likes cursing at his computer

The News:


Solus 4.7 Released


Facebook bans Linux


Wine 10.0 Release Brings New Drivers, Features & Changes


GTK’s X11 Backend Now Deprecated, Planned For Removal In GTK 5


Linux 6.14 RISC-V Kernel Adds Support For T-Head Vector Extensions, GhostWrite


Just give me the f***ing links!”—Cursing disables Google’s AI overviews

Security and Privacy:


Judge Says Controversial FBI Searches Require a Warrant

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