Age verification Laws could break Linux? GrapheneOS's new partner, Plasma drops X11 in August

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The episode discusses the implications of age verification laws on Linux distributions, a new partnership for GrapheneOS, and upcoming changes in Plasma and Firefox.

💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com 02:07 Californian law forces distros to add age verification https://natlawreview.com/article/california-introduces-new-age-verification-requirements-software-applications https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-fedora-linux-mint-eye-age-verification-amid-california-law-backlash https://blog.system76.com/post/system76-on-age-verification 08:01 Motorola announces GrapheneOS partnership https://motorolanews.com/motorola-three-new-b2b-solutions-at-mwc-2026/ 09:25 Plasma will drop X11 in August this year https://community.kde.org/index.php?title=Plasma%2FWayland_Known_Significant_Issues&diff=106180&oldid=106129 11:01 Mesa ponders…

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Host: The Linux Experiment

Topics covered

• age verification laws
• GrapheneOS partnership
• Plasma X11 drop
• Mesa AI policy
• Manjaro gaming handheld
• Firefox UI redesign

Keywords

• Linux
• GrapheneOS
• Plasma
• age verification
• Mesa
• Manjaro
• Firefox

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Tuxedo

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Organizations: GrapheneOS, Plasma, Mesa, Manjaro, Firefox

Places: California

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