Late Night Linux – Episode 244

We can’t believe Proton has been around for 5 years, a bad sign for the Linux desktop long-term, the dilemma of whether to support your software on outdated operating systems, a laughable plan from WordPress to host your website for 100 years, and Félim shoehorns in some KDE nonsense.

 

News

5 years ago Valve released Proton forever changing Linux gaming

Roblox is back on Linux

Red Hat redeploys one of its main desktop developers

Firefox to drop support for old macOS and Windows versions

The 100-Year Plan on WordPress.com

Merkuro Explainer & comparison to Kontact : also “Qt 6.6, to be released end of September, Qt apps will survive a restart of the Wayland compositor”

 

 

 

 

Entroware

This episode is sponsored by Entroware. They are a UK-based company who sells computers with Ubuntu and Ubuntu MATE preinstalled. They have configurable laptops, desktops and servers to suit a wide range of Linux users. Check them out and don’t forget to mention us at checkout if you buy one of their great machines.