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 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:57:42 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://videos.pair2jeux.tube Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/lazy-static/avatars/19865032-08c1-4efc-8ce2-3e194c07bb46.png https://tilvids.com/videos/watch/75458950-1377-42fb-be1c-34a2c5b9f98c All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/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 - sbird]]> https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113191 https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113191 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 01:25:41 GMT @mathzy@mastodon.green @amartinios@tilvids.com If you need good alternatives to Proton services, mailbox.org, posteo (German 🇩🇪), and Fastmail (Australian 🇦🇺) are awesome email services that also support IMAP (so you can use other clients, yay!), the KeePass ecosystem is the GOAT for password managers (I use ChiPass on desktop, KeePassDX on Android, and KeePassium on iOS, + Syncthing to sync peer to peer), IVPN is a good alternative to Proton VPN (Mullvad's CEO is donating to a racist party in Sweden, avoid them like the plague!), and Nextcloud is good for file hosting + an assortment of other stuff (there's lots of public instances, but you can self-host too)

]]> sbird <![CDATA[Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News - sbird]]> https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113406 https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113406 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 01:14:25 GMT @lostinsignal@tilvids.com Move away from Proton! There's lots of good alternatives that are often better too! Not to mention, their CEO also happens to be a big GOP supporter + loves Trump, which combined with their LLM fanaticism (and honestly their attitude too, what the hell, calling your employees "losers" should not be allowed!), it's very bad.

If you want email, mailbox.org, posteo (both German 🇩🇪), and Fastmail (Australian 🇦🇺) are awesome alternatives. Disroot (Dutch 🇳🇱) is decent if you want a free email service, it's oriented at activists, has a no logs policy, and, in order to prevent abuse and spam, they manually verify each signup. As for passwords, use KeePass stuff (ChiPass is a fork of KeePassXC and a bit better in my eyes, KeePassDX if you use Android, KeePassium if you use iOS, Syncthing to have the same passwords on all devices), for cloud storage, you should use Nextcloud (either a public instance or self-hosted!), and IVPN is a good alternative to Proton VPN (avoid Mullvad as they are supporting a racist Swedish party)

]]> sbird <![CDATA[Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News - sbird]]> https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113405 https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113405 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 01:06:08 GMT If anybody wants an alternative to Proton's services, I would highly recommend going with mailbox.org, posteo (German 🇩🇪), and Fastmail (Australian 🇦🇺) as an alternative to their email, the KeePass ecosystem in place of the password manager (KeePassXC or ChiPass for desktop, the latter has a stricter LLM policy + implemented Qt6 earlier I think, both support the same browser extension for autofill, KeePassDX for Android, KeePassium for iOS), if you need 2FA, Aegis for Android and Tofu for iOS are awesome and FOSS too. Ente Auth is decent if you want 2FA to sync between devices. And of course, another good VPN is IVPN (Mullvad's CEO is financing a racist party in Sweden, avoid them!), and for cloud storage you should just use Nextcloud (either a public instance, there's loads, or self-hosted)

]]> sbird <![CDATA[Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News - sacredbirdman]]> https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113400 https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113400 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 18:48:22 GMT Like, why does Proton need this velocity? They're not competing with gmail, they're competing with other alternative providers. I almost went with Proton but there were signs that made me suspicious of exactly something stupid like this happening. One of the main jobs of the CEO is to know their fucking market.. Why is AI-Andy still there?

]]> sacredbirdman <![CDATA[Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News - UnbeatableStream434]]> https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113225 https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113225 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 16:03:34 GMT cool video nick!

]]> UnbeatableStream434 <![CDATA[Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News - sbird]]> https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113219 https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113219 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 13:48:02 GMT @denny If you want a good alternative, I would recommend for drive, Nextcloud (can be self-hosted or you can use a public instance), for passwords, the KeePass ecosystem (Chipass is a fork of KeePassXC with a stronger LLM policy + I think they implemented Qt6 earlier, and it's also compatible with the same browser extension! On Android, you have KeePassDX, while on iOS, you have KeePassium), for VPN, IVPN is awesome (Mullvad's CEO is financing a racist party in Sweden, avoid them too)

As for mail, the big one, you have LOTS of good alternatives. Tuta is decent, but I prefer more open IMAP compatible services since it means you have lots of email clients to choose from (Thunderbird, Geary, etc.), like mailbox.org, posteo (both German), and Fastmail (Australian). Mozilla has recently started rolling out "Thundermail Pro" which seems pretty cool (still supports standard protocols, not Thunderbird exclusive!)

Avoid having all your eggs in one basket, otherwise you just get another Google or Microsoft!

]]> sbird <![CDATA[Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News - Zekovski]]> https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113223 https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113223 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:13:36 GMT I find it courageous that you talk honnestly about Proton in this video.
It gives me a bit more trust in what you say.
Thank you. 👍‍

]]> Zekovski <![CDATA[Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News - denny]]> https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113219 https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113219 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 03:32:07 GMT I don't think Yen understands his customers or why we use Proton. And he sounds like another C-suite bully. Disappointing. I am a Proton customer and I'd really like to not move again, but I will.

]]> denny <![CDATA[Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News - lostinsignal]]> https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113406 https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113406 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:54:38 GMT I knew something bad was about to happen the second they stopped being a non-profit. I was just moving to Proton, is it too soon to de-Proton?

]]> lostinsignal <![CDATA[Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News - lostinsignal]]> https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113217 https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113217 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:48:24 GMT Yes they do, although with a shipping fee

]]> lostinsignal <![CDATA[Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News - Joel Sutton]]> https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113216 https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113216 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:41:43 GMT So disappointed with Proton 😞

]]> Joel Sutton <![CDATA[Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News - Maeve]]> https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113217 https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113217 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 22:01:48 GMT Do these products ship to the USA?

]]> Maeve <![CDATA[Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News - Andrei]]> https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113202 https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113202 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 20:44:26 GMT omg you are here! So, this host is, at the very least, not good.

]]> Andrei <![CDATA[Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News - boredsquirrel]]> https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113199 https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113199 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:16:36 GMT @thelinuxexperiment

Weird, Firefox remembers the last file location for uploads?

I just use the xdg-desktop-portal filepicker, as that means Firefox doesn't need access to all my files, and it is native to my system (KDE).

Search for "xdg" in about:config

curious that they are apparently still tweaking their own filepicker

]]> boredsquirrel <![CDATA[Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News - Agathokles Martinios]]> https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113191 https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113191 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://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113195 https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113195 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://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113191 https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113191 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://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113191 https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/w/ftUKYjPizbkubiRLiYuxC9;threadId=113191 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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