Nvidia & Intel focus on Linux, KDE Connect redesign, New standard for digital ecosystems

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This episode covers Nvidia and Intel's focus on Linux development, a redesign of KDE Connect, and a new standard for digital ecosystems.

💻 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 01:34 Nvidia &Intel hire Linux devs https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/nvidia-hiring-linux-driver-engineers-to-help-with-vulkan-proton-and-more/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Linux-Jobs-February-2026 04:19 KDE Connect plans full redesign https://tintotint.eu/programming/kde-connect/ 06:57 New open standard aims to unify digital services https://goodtech.info/openburo-standard-europeen-orchestration-alternative-microsoft-365-dinum-linagora/ https://open-buro.eu/#news 09:19 Ubuntu adds password feedback for sudo https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/ubuntu-26-04-sudo-password-asterisks 11:02 Firefox 148 out with AI…

People in this episode

Host: The Linux Experiment

Topics covered

• Linux development
• Open source news
• KDE Connect redesign
• Digital ecosystems
• Ubuntu updates
• Firefox features
• LibreOffice project

Keywords

• Nvidia
• Intel
• KDE Connect
• Ubuntu
• Firefox
• LibreOffice
• open source
• digital ecosystems
• Linux news

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Tuxedo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nvidia, Intel, KDE Connect, Ubuntu, Firefox, LibreOffice, Australia

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