
KDE drops X11 too, New Office Suite for Linux
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KDE drops X11 and moves to Wayland
Nick explains KDE Plasma 6.8 will drop X11 support in early 2027 and the reasons and remaining Wayland issues.
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01:35 KDE will drop X11 in 2027 https://blogs.kde.org/2025/11/26/going-all-in-on-a-wayland-future/ https://community.kde.org/Plasma/Wayland_Known_Significant_Issues
05:15 Collabora launches a new desktop office suite https://www.collaboraonline.com/blog/press-release-bringing-collabora-online-to-the-desktop/
07:20 Servo engine now accepts corporate sponsors https://servo.org/blog/2025/11/21/sponsorship-tiers/
09:11 Arduinoโs takeover by Qualcomm yields worrying changes https://itsfoss.com/news/enshittification-of-arduino-begins/
11:08 Chrome OS will transform into AluminiumOS https://www.androidauthority.com/aluminium-os-android-for-pcs-3619092/
13:29 Igalia details their work for the Steam Frame and Steam Machine https://www.igalia.com/2025/11/helpingvalve.html https://www.techradar.com/gaming/pc-gaming/valve-engineer-confirms-the-steam-machine-wont-be-subsidized-heres-why-im-fearing-the-worst-for-the-price
15:52 Tuxedo gives up on Snapdragon laptops https://www.phoronix.com/news/TUXEDO-Drops-X1E-Laptop-Plans https://www.phoronix.com/news/TUXEDO-X1E-Cancelled-DT
19:06 Tuxedo sends multiple patches to upstream their drivers https://www.phoronix.com/news/Uniwill-TUXEDO-Add-On-Patches
21:33 Ubuntu partners with AMI to have Ubuntu netinstall from UEFI https://linuxiac.com/canonical-and-ami-partner-to-bring-native-ubuntu-netbooting-to-aptio-v-firmware/
23:20 Ubuntu replaces 2 more default GNOME apps https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/ubuntu-26-04-lts-showtime-resources-default-apps
25:13 The Color pipeline API is merged https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Color-Pipeline-API-Ready
27:06 Microsoft admits Windows 11 is riddled with bugs https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-finally-admits-almost-all-major-windows-11-core-features-are-broken/


