Flathub separates from GNOME, Arch gets 500K€, Firefox drops Do Not track

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02:03 Flathub will be its own entity, separate from GNOME https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/flathub-to-become-a-self-sustaining-entity-and-theyre-looking-to-hire-someone-to-help/

04:39 Arch Linux gets half a million euros https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/MZLH43574GGP7QQ7RKAAIRFT5LJPCEB4/

07:19 Firefox drops Do Not Track https://www.techradar.com/computing/firefox-is-ending-do-not-track-but-there-are-better-ways-to-protect-your-privacy-heres-what-i-recommend

09:15 TikTok ban is getting closer https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/06/tech/tiktok-ban-law-court-decision/index.html

11:57 NTSYNC patches might bring better FPS for games https://www.phoronix.com/news/NTSYNC-Linux-v6-Patches

13:43 Post Open model wants FOSS devs to get paid https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/12/09/0344229/slashdots-interview-with-bruce-perens-how-he-hopes-to-help-post-open-developers-get-paid

17:56 Valve now sells refurbished Steam Deck OLED https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/valve-now-sell-refurbished-steam-deck-oled-models/

19:29 Fedora Project lead steps down https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-project-leader-matthew-miller-a-change-of-hats/

21:10 Mint 22.1 beta is out https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4785

23:15 Cosmic proposed as a Fedora Spin https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/FedoraCOSMIC

25:27 KDE Gear 24.12 has a lot of improvements https://kde.org/announcements/gear/24.12.0/

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