In this one, we have some nasty flaws in AMD and Intel CPUs that require performance-reducing mitigation patches (potentially brutal for Intel especially).
We also have some nice features for #KDE Plasma 6 and #GNOME 45, and an alliance between SUSE and Oracle to offer RHEL source code to the community:
Most Linux users continue to opt-out of any data collection, by keeping the default privacy setting to "disabled."
I, wanting to help improve the experience for others, voluntarily opt-in all the way.
The difference between Windows and Linux here is:
It is off by default. - You don't have to remember to turn it off, it's off from the start. You have to make the conscious decision to opt-in if you want.
🐧 I wrote a new blog entry listing all the changes I made to turn the Lenovo Yoga 370 into my mobile GNU/Linux digital painting device. It's long because it contains detailed instructions for beginners. I hope it is helpful.
This week, we have #RedHat restricting access to the source code for RHEL (technically not illegal, but very likely unethical), we have a big progress report on #KDE#Plasma 6, and the beta for Linux Mint 21.2, which is a way bigger update than its small number bump: