What is happening to the Linux kernel, Bitwarden and Epic Games? - Linux Weekly News

> Timestamps: > > 00:00 Intro > > 00:50 Sponsor: Internxt > > 02:24 Kernel devs agree to remove Al disclosure, Torvalds goes off on A.I. > > 04:54 Kernel 7.3 released > > 06:24 Big influx of Rust code in Kernel 7.4 > > 07:40 Bitwarden moves to a commercial license, mostly > > 10:06 KeePassXC supports auto-type on Wayland now > > 11:12 Mint shows more of their new apps > > 13:01 LibreOffice is getting record download numbers > > 14:49 Proposed Al assistant prototype for Ubuntu > > 17:43 OpenBSD gets Wine and runs Windows games > > 19:13 Cutefish desktop revived as a vibe coded MacOS Clone > > 21:06 Epic Game Stores new preview looks pretty bad > > 22:55 Big Tech funds study to warn against digital sovereignty > > 25:18 Massive PHP flaw discovered, and patched > > 27:47 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers > > Links > > Kernel devs agree to remove Al disclosure, Torvalds goes off on Α.Ι. > > https://www.xda-developers.com/linus-calls-banning-ai-generated-code-utterly-stupid-as-linux-submissions-no-longer-need-Ilm-disclosure/ [https://www.xda-developers.com/linus-calls-banning-ai-generated-code-utterly-stupid-as-linux-submissions-no-longer-need-Ilm-disclosure/] > > Kernel 7.3 released > > https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-kernel-7-3-release/ [https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-kernel-7-3-release/] > > Big influx of Rust code in Kernel 7.4 > > https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-Rust [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-Rust] > > Bitwarden moves to a commercial license, mostly > > https://community.bitwarden.com/t/published-version-update-in-app-stores/102750 [https://community.bitwarden.com/t/published-version-update-in-app-stores/102750] > > KeePassXC supports auto-type on Wayland now > > https://keepassxc.org/blog/2026-10-21-2.8.0-released/ [https://keepassxc.org/blog/2026-10-21-2.8.0-released/] > > Mint shows more of their new apps > > https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/linux-mint-new-system-monitor [https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/linux-mint-new-system-monitor] > > LibreOffice is getting record download numbers > > https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10/21/8-weeks-9-4-million-downloads/ [https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10/21/8-weeks-9-4-million-downloads/] > > https://linuxiac.com/libreoffice-hits-9-4-million-downloads-in-just-eight-weeks/ [https://linuxiac.com/libreoffice-hits-9-4-million-downloads-in-just-eight-weeks/] > > Proposed Al assistant prototype for Ubuntu > > https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu-ai-launcher-prototype [https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu-ai-launcher-prototype] > > OpenBSD gets Wine and runs Windows games > > https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-ports&m=179236125692175 [https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-ports&m=179236125692175] > > https://linuxiac.com/wine-on-openbsd-yes-and-it-can-already-run-the-witcher-3/ [https://linuxiac.com/wine-on-openbsd-yes-and-it-can-already-run-the-witcher-3/] > > Cutefish desktop revived as a vibe coded MacOS Clone > > https://itsfoss.com/news/cutefishos-vibe-coded-desktop/ [https://itsfoss.com/news/cutefishos-vibe-coded-desktop/] > > Epic Game Stores new preview looks pretty bad > > https://www.techdirt.com/2026/10/21/epic-rolls-out-vibe-coded-launcher-update-its-absolute-trash/ [https://www.techdirt.com/2026/10/21/epic-rolls-out-vibe-coded-launcher-update-its-absolute-trash/] > > https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/epic-games-launcher-preview-is-slowly-becoming-actually-usable-on-linux/ [https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/epic-games-launcher-preview-is-slowly-becoming-actually-usable-on-linux/] > > Big Tech funds study to warn against digital sovereignty > > https://itsfoss.com/news/eu-cloud-sovereignty-cada-cost-study/ [https://itsfoss.com/news/eu-cloud-sovereignty-cada-cost-study/] > > Massive PHP flaw discovered, and patched > > https://www.wiz.io/blog/php2shell-php-rce [https://www.wiz.io/blog/php2shell-php-rce] > > https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw98z6qlyvg30 [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw98z6qlyvg30]