About this episode
The episode discusses Ladybird's decision to stop AI pull requests, performance improvements in Kernel 7.1 for Intel B580, and new features for Linux users.
Ladybird slams the door on AI pull requests, Kernel 7.1 brings a healthy performance boots for the Intel B580, emulating analog TV and VHS artifacts on Linux, and an official Proton drive for penguins. The video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. Patreon Discord YouTube Show Notes Timestamps 00:00 Intro 02:29 Forcing Webview in Firefox 09:12 Ladybird browser closes outside contributions 18:20 Proton Dive native Linux client 25:46 Adding analog damage on Linux 34:18 Intel B580 performance gains with kernel 7.1
Topics covered
- AI contributions
- Linux performance
- Webview in Firefox
- Proton client
- analog TV emulation
Keywords
- Ladybird
- AI pull requests
- Kernel 7.1
- Intel B580
- Proton
- analog TV
- Linux
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Ladybird, Patreon, Discord, YouTube
Products: Kernel 7.1, Intel B580, Proton
Books & works: Extended Chaos podcast
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