Late Night Linux – Episode 382

Late Night Linux – Episode 382

From Late Night Linux (Ogg) by The Late Night Linux Family

April 21, 2026 · 28 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the French government's transition to Linux, an open source age verification app by the EU, and various developments in the tech world including KDE updates and AI-related news.

The French government makes a start on moving to the Linux Desktop, the EU has a terrible but open source age verification app, some clarity on one of the exciting office suite dramas, the media swallows Anthropic’s nonsense about their new magically powerful model, a quick KDE Korner, and more.   News France’s digital agency dumping Windows desktops for Linux Brussels launched an age checking app. Hackers say it takes 2 minutes to break it Microsoft locks out VeraCrypt and WireGuard devs, blames verification process You cannot use the GNU (A)GPL to take software freedom away AGPLv3§7¶4 Empowers Users to Thwart Badgeware Project Glasswing: Securing critical software for the AI era On Anthropic’s Mythos Preview and Project Glasswing UK gov’s Mythos AI tests help separate cybersecurity threat from hype Mythos and Cybersecurity A few notes about the massive hype surrounding Claude Mythos Breathless parroting of Anthropic’s bullshit from the graun NSA using Anthropic’s Mythos despite blacklist   KDE Korner KDE at 30 Tighter KDE Connect Integration KDE Gear 26.04                 Support us on patreon and get an…

Topics covered

  • Linux Desktop
  • open source
  • age verification
  • cybersecurity
  • KDE
  • AI

Keywords

  • Linux Desktop
  • open source
  • age verification
  • KDE
  • Anthropic
  • cybersecurity
  • VeraCrypt
  • WireGuard

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: French government, EU, Microsoft, VeraCrypt, WireGuard, GNU, AGPLv3, Project Glasswing, Anthropic, NSA

Places: Brussels

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