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00:00 Intro
00:39 Sponsor: Thunderbird
01:32 elementary OS 7.1 released
05:14 Malware lands in the snap store
06:33 France wants to ban VPNs
09:01 GNOME weekly app updates
10:26 Plasma 6 updates
12:08 Gaming News: Proton and Linux marketshare
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15:07 Support the channel


elementary OS 7.1 released

blog.elementary.io/os-7-1-available-now/

Malware lands in the snap store

www.phoronix.com/news/Snap-Store-Malicious-Apps

France wants to ban VPNs

www.techradar.com/pro/vpn/france-vpns-might-be-ban…

adguard-vpn.com/en/blog/vpn-ban-france-new-law.htm…

GNOME weekly app updates

thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2023/10/twig-116/

Plasma 6 updates

pointieststick.com/2023/10/06/this-week-in-kde-re-…

Gaming News: Proton and Linux marketshare

github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/releases/tag/proto…

www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Survey-September-2023