Github's fake stars, Nvidia's $700M open source bet, KDE looks healthy

Jan 4, 2025 · 24m

💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com 00:00 Intro 01:55 Github has a big malware problem https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/github-has-a-major-problem-with-fake-rankings-which-could-put-users-at-risk-of-attack https://arxiv.org/pdf/2412.13459 05:33 KDE’s dev community looks very healthy http://blog.davidedmundson.co.uk/blog/i-measured-kdes-commit-stats-and-the-results-surprised-me/ 08:53 Nvidia open sources $700M tech https://venturebeat.com/ai/nvidia-acquires-software-maker-runai-to-orchestrate-gpu-clouds-for-ai/ https://www.run.ai/blog/run-ai-joins-nvidia 11:43 Linux’s steam marketshare breaks its barrier https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/?platform=linux 14:28 Mozi…

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