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Plasma 6 is out, and we've been giving it a go. What's new, our thoughts, and the lessons other desktops should learn.

Plasma 6 is out, and we've been giving it a go. What's new, our thoughts, and the lessons other desktops should learn.Sponsored By:<ul><li><a href="http://tailscale.com/linuxunplugged">Tailscale</a>: <a href="http://tailscale.com/linuxunplugged">Tailscale is a programmable networking software that is private and secure by default - get it free on up to 100 devices!</a></li><li><a href="https://determinate.systems/unplugged">FlakeHub.com</a>: <a href="https://determinate.systems/unplugged">FlakeHub.com is the all-in-one platform for secure, compliant, and transformative Nix development. Bring Nix to work the way you always wanted with FlakeHub.com. Register for the private beta and get a secure, compliance-friendly Nix and all the support you need.</a></li><li><a href="https://kolide.com/unplugged">Kolide</a>: <a href="https://kolide.com/unplugged">Kolide is a device trust solution for companies with Okta, and they ensure that if a device isn’t trusted and secure, it can’t log into your cloud apps.</a></li></ul><a href="https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=52946">Support LINUX Unplugged</a>Links:<ul><li><a href="https://strike.me/">💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike</a>
</li><li><a href="https://www.fountain.fm/show/dWiuBeqpDSM86AwXRXov">📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM</a>
</li><li><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/HDMI-2.1-OSS-Rejected">HDMI Forum Rejects Open-Source HDMI 2.1 Driver Support Sought By AMD</a> — The HDMI Forum has rejected our proposal unfortunately. At this time an open source HDMI 2.1 implementation is not possible without running afoul of the HDMI Forum requirements.
</li><li><a href="https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/nvk-is-now-ready-for-prime-time.html">NVK is now ready for prime time</a> — Today, I'm proud to announce that NVK, the open-source Vulkan driver for NVIDIA hardware in Mesa, is now ready for prime time.
</li><li><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/FUSE-Passthrough-In-6.9-Next">FUSE Passthrough Support May Land For Linux 6.9 To Help Boost I/O Performance</a> — The FUSE passthrough mode patches were recently queued up into FUSE.git's for-next branch. With the patches now in the "for-next" branch ahead of the Linux 6.9 merge window in March, the code will hopefully be merged for this next kernel cycle barring any last minute issues.
</li><li><a href="https://discourse.nixos.org/t/announcing-first-nixcon-north-america/35874">First NixCon North America!</a>
</li><li><a href="https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x">Southern California Linux Expo 21</a>
</li><li><a href="http://jupiterbroadcasting.com/calendar">Jupiter Broadcasting Calendar</a>
</li><li><a href="https://www.meetup.com/jupiterbroadcasting/events/298780542">🍔 Lunch at SCaLE 🍇, Sat, Mar 16, 2024, 1:30 PM</a>
</li><li><a href="https://www.yardhouse.com/menu/starters/apps?setRestaurant=8307&amp;cmpid=br:yh_ag:ie_ch:dry_ca:YHGMB_sn:gmb_gt:pasadena-ca-8307_pl:menu_rd:1006">Yard House Menu</a>
</li><li><a href="https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/TUXEDO-Sirius-16-Gen1.tuxedo">Sirius 16 all Ryzen laptop from TUXEDO Computers</a>
</li><li><a href="https://kde.org/announcements/megarelease/6/">KDE MegaRelease 6</a> — With Plasma 6, our technology stack has undergone two major upgrades: a transition to the latest version of our application framework, Qt, and a migration to the modern Linux graphics platform, Wayland.
</li><li><a href="https://www.thisweekinbitcoin.show/">This Week in Bitcoin</a> — A high-signal Bitcoin news podcast focused on analysis you'll find valuable.
</li><li><a href="http://42keebs.eu/">42keebs.eu</a> — Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded custom keyboard shop.
</li><li><a href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/286522">NixOS Plasma 6 PR</a>
</li><li><a href="http://github.com/bigcode-project/starcoder2">starcoder2</a> — StarCoder2 models are intended for code completion.
</li><li><a href="https://github.com/PromtEngineer/localGPT">PromtEngineer/localGPT</a> — Chat with your documents on your local device using GPT models.
</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/fountain_app/status/1762991010919907455">Introducing: Fountain Radio</a> — Fountain Radio is a community station for music - powered by Bitcoin.
</li><li><a href="https://github.com/ART3MISTICAL/cpu-controller">Pick: cpu-controller</a> — CPU Controller for Linux is a straightforward GUI application based on PyQt6, enabling users to toggle individual CPU cores on or off in a Linux system to save battery life.
</li><li><a href="https://github.com/FlyGoat/RyzenAdj">FlyGoat/RyzenAdj: Adjust power management settings for Ryzen APUs</a>
</li><li><a href="https://unpluggedcore.com/">Unplugged Core Membership</a>
</li></ul>

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LINUX Unplugged

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