Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News https://tilvids.com/videos/watch/75458950-1377-42fb-be1c-34a2c5b9f98c Check out TuxCare's Endless LifeCycle Support for .net (and a lot Linux distros, frameworks, FOSS apps, and languages): https://tuxcare.com/endless-lifecycle-support/net-eol-support/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=paid_social&utm_campaign=The%20Linux%20experiment_october2026 Grab a brand new laptop or desktop running Linux: https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: Get access to: a Daily Linux News show, a weekly patroncast for more thoughts, your name in the credits, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thelinuxexp/join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or, you can donate whatever you want: https://paypal.me/thelinuxexp Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 GET TLE MERCH Support the channel AND get cool new gear: https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:54 Sponsor: TuxCare 02:14 Proton makes worrying move stowards AI 07:30 Ubuntu pushes Core Desktop again 11:16 Firefox 159, 160, and ad campaign 14:02 X.org dev praises the design of Wayland 16:10 SystemD adds Rust support for new modules 17:34 Rocky Linux creator wrote his own kernel using AI 20:27 Bottles dev talks vibe cloned software, AI and other projects 23:59 Fedora 45 delayed again 25:12 Spotify Client for GNOME 26:27 Flathub shuts down their Forums 28:15 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers Links Proton makes worrying move stowards AI https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-services/proton-is-re-interviewing-staff-about-how-they-use-ai-and-their-jobs-could-depend-on-the-answers https://www.404media.co/manifestos-fear-and-loser-thinking-inside-protons-ai-reckoning/ Ubuntu pushes Core Desktop again https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/accelerating-ubuntu-core-desktop/90547 Firefox 159, 160, and ad campaign https://linuxiac.com/mozilla-firefox-159-improves-linux-wayland-support-adds-new-tab-search/ https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-160-enters-public-beta-testing-heres-what-to-expect https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/come-back-to-firefox/ X.org dev praises the design of Wayland https://www.phoronix.com/news/Jamey-Sharp-Praises-Wayland SystemD adds Rust support for new modules https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/44324 Rocky Linux creator wrote his own kernel using AI https://itsfoss.com/news/ginux/ Bottles dev talks vibe cloned software, AI and other projects https://itsfoss.com/interview/mirko-brombin-raven/ https://useraven.org Fedora 45 delayed again https://linuxiac.com/fedora-linux-45-delayed-again-new-release-date-set-for-november-3/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/EWDOYT6TOMFY4XPL5MJC2QWCDJBOR6MU/ Spotify Client for GNOME https://linuxiac.com/meet-riff-an-open-source-spotify-client-built-for-gnome/ Flathub shuts down their Forums https://docs.flathub.org/blog/discourse-deprecation Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:36:40 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tilvids.com Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News https://tilvids.com/lazy-static/avatars/a8b2efbf-2a14-445c-a432-b4ebcf28cb7d.png https://tilvids.com/videos/watch/75458950-1377-42fb-be1c-34a2c5b9f98c All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tilvids.com/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder. <![CDATA[Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News - Melody]]> https://tilvids.com/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=90547 https://tilvids.com/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=90547 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:25:38 GMT I'm not a security professional, certainly not an expert, but I do know an a-hole when I see one. I don't need every company I spend money with to be all sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows 24/7, but I will not give money to someone I actively despise. I despise Yen, and I switched VPNs yesterday specifically to deny that asshole any more of my money.

]]> Melody <![CDATA[Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News - Agathokles Martinios]]> https://tilvids.com/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=90542 https://tilvids.com/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=90542 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:00:16 GMT @mathzy@mastodon.green Indeed. I am not at the point yet where I am actively looking for alternatives, but it's definitely on my radar now. If anyone in this situation is displaying "loser thinking" it is Andy Yen and his fellow executives pushing for this nonsense. He is no longer fit for purpose as CEO of Proton and ought to be removed.

]]> Agathokles Martinios <![CDATA[Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News - Agathokles Martinios]]> https://tilvids.com/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=90544 https://tilvids.com/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=90544 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:58:28 GMT I found out about Proton yesterday, reading much of the article (the rest was behind a paywall), and it is absolutely gut-wrenching. I have been a loyal, paying customer of theirs for years now, and have recommended their services to people when the opportunity arose. GenAI is poison, once it comes out that even for a while they used it to develop their applications and services without anywhere close to enough human oversight, it casts doubt about the security and privacy they have promised all these years.
I could live with them using AI to help streamline some of the more boring and repetitive tasks in programming, not happy about it, but I could live with it. But if genAI becomes the main driver of programming with barely any human oversight, if any at all, I can not reconcile that with the Proton as it has presented itself thus far. GenAI is anathema to what I have valued about Proton, and I sincerely hope the backlash grows such that Andy Yen has to either reverse course or is outright removed from his position for this. If there is anyone displaying "loser thinking" here, it's him and his fellow executives pushing for this.

]]> Agathokles Martinios <![CDATA[Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News - w1ntermute]]> https://tilvids.com/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=90542 https://tilvids.com/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=90542 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:46:45 GMT @mathzy @thelinuxexperiment yes he clearly does not understand why people are using proton.

]]> w1ntermute <![CDATA[Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News - Mathzy]]> https://tilvids.com/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=90542 https://tilvids.com/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=90542 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:31:57 GMT @thelinuxexperiment

Yen needs to go. Now.

Already looking for alternatives unless something turns around fast for Proton.

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