Massive funding for Linux projects, Nintendo nukes emulation, Graphene Comes to more phones - The Linux Experiment

> Timestamps: > > 00:00 Intro > > 00:36 Sponsor: TuxCare > > 01:45 Flatpak gets half a million in funding > > 03:57 Omarchy gets 8 million dollars > > 06:05 Nintendo nukes 400 repos linked to emulation > > 08:16 GrapheneOS will come to Motorola flagships > > 09:34 Kernel 7.3 brings a lot of performance improvements > > 11:10 BTRFS improves, ext4 and XFS still much faster > > 13:09 Chromium working on adding proper Flatpak support > > 14:35 Multikernel project has its first version > > 16:39 Asahi project now supports M3 macs > > 18:30 LibreOffice gets big improvements > > 20:42 Apple starts putting ads in their Maps app > > 23:26 Wine and Proton update > > 24:57 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers > > Links: > > Flatpak gets half a million in funding > > https://modal.cx/blog/announcing-flatpak-sta/ [https://modal.cx/blog/announcing-flatpak-sta/] > > Omarchy gets 8 million dollars > > https://linuxiac.com/arch-based-omarchy-linux-distro-lands-a-massive-8m-boost/ [https://linuxiac.com/arch-based-omarchy-linux-distro-lands-a-massive-8m-boost/] > > https://omarchy.org/news/2026/08/omacom-foundation-launches-with-8-million/ [https://omarchy.org/news/2026/08/omacom-foundation-launches-with-8-million/] > > Nintendo nukes 400 repos linked to emulation > > https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/nintendo/nintendo-takes-down-over-400-github-repositories-for-switch-emulators-in-one-go-relentless-dmca-strikes-tied-to-piracy-concerns-over-illegal-cryptographic-keys [https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/nintendo/nintendo-takes-down-over-400-github-repositories-for-switch-emulators-in-one-go-relentless-dmca-strikes-tied-to-piracy-concerns-over-illegal-cryptographic-keys] > > GrapheneOS will come to Motorola flagships > > https://linuxiac.com/grapheneos-support-is-coming-to-motorola-flagships-in-2027/ [https://linuxiac.com/grapheneos-support-is-coming-to-motorola-flagships-in-2027/] > > https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/117078064184215730 [https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/117078064184215730] > > Kernel 7.3 brings a lot of performance improvements > > https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-7-3-preview/ [https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-7-3-preview/] > > BTRFS improves, ext4 and XFS still much faster > > https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-73-filesystems/4 [https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-73-filesystems/4] > > Chromium working on adding proper Flatpak support > > https://www.phoronix.com/news/Chrome-Chromium-Flatpak [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Chrome-Chromium-Flatpak] > > Multikernel project has its first version > > https://linuxiac.com/multikernel-linux-releases-first-public-kernel-tree-based-on-linux-7-0/ [https://linuxiac.com/multikernel-linux-releases-first-public-kernel-tree-based-on-linux-7-0/] > > https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/ao34RJ7aZ2BLd67S@pop-os.localdomain/ [https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/ao34RJ7aZ2BLd67S@pop-os.localdomain/] > > Asahi project now supports M3 macs > https://asahilinux.org/2026/08/progress-report-7-2/ [https://asahilinux.org/2026/08/progress-report-7-2/] > > LibreOffice gets big improvements > > https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08/26/libreoffice-26-8/ [https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08/26/libreoffice-26-8/] > > Apple starts putting ads in their Maps app > > https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/ill-just-use-google-maps-apple-maps-users-rebel-against-new-ads-that-you-cant-turn-off-even-with-an-icloud-subscription [https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/ill-just-use-google-maps-apple-maps-users-rebel-against-new-ads-that-you-cant-turn-off-even-with-an-icloud-subscription] > > Wine and Proton update > > https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/releases/wine-11.16 [https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/releases/wine-11.16] > > https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/proton-11-0-2-is-out-with-lots-of-gaming-fixes-for-linux-steamos-steam-deck-steam-machine/ [https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/proton-11-0-2-is-out-with-lots-of-gaming-fixes-for-linux-steamos-steam-deck-steam-machine/]