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Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:46 Sponsor: TuxCare 02:16 Intel reconsiders their Open Source policy 05:30 Ubuntu 25.10 released 07:32 FSF announces LibrePhone project 09:10 EU's chat control law might be blocked 11:31 elementary OS gets a lot of updates 14:01 Windows 11 doubles down on online accounts 16:14 Firefox gets mention for "best invention" 18:10 Greg Koah Hartman reassures on the Cyber Resiliency Act 21:56 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers

Links:

Intel reconsiders their Open Source policy https://www.phoronix.com/news/Kan-Liang-Leaving-Intel https://www.phoronix.com/review/intel-open-source-2025

Ubuntu 25.10 released http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faXkVN-AlqE https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/flatpak-broken-ubuntu-25-10-apparmor-bug

FSF announces LibrePhone project https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-turns-forty-with-a-new-president-and-a-new-campaign https://linuxiac.com/free-software-foundation-turns-40-unveils-librephone/

EU's chat control law might be blocked https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/08/germany_chat_control_opposition/ https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/chat-control-is-like-a-malware-on-your-device-signal-slams-the-eu-proposal-to-scan-your-private-chats https://fightchatcontrol.eu/

elementary OS gets a lot of updates https://blog.elementary.io/updates-for-october-2025/

Windows 11 doubles down on online accounts https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-is-removing-known-mechanisms-for-creating-a-local-account

Firefox gets mention for "best invention" https://www.neowin.net/news/mozilla-firefox-feature-gets-special-mention-in-times-best-inventions-of-2025/ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/profile-management/

Greg Koah Hartman reassures on the Cyber Resiliency Act https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/30/cyber_reiliance_act_opinion_column/