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Linux Matters 7: Immutable Desktop Linux for Anyone

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Late Night Linux – Episode 237

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Will finds a domain registrar with a terrible name, Graham baffles us with 3D graphics, Félim discovers hidden python tools, and Joe does some maths to reveal how many Linux users there are on Steam. Plus bulletin boards, free hot water, music from /dev/urandom, and more.

 

Discoveries

Python tools hidden in the Std Lib

Blender 3.6 LTS

Accurate dinosaurs edited with blender

Qodem

Telnet BBS Guide

Zimodem

2.5M Steam users on Linux?

ESP Home iBoost

linuxwave

 

 

 

 

Kolide

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Factor

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Linux After Dark – Episode 47

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The things we feel like we are missing in Linux, and what we miss from Linux when we use proprietary platforms.

We mentioned Dalton’s tool called Boomstick.

 

 

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Late Night Linux – Episode 236

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There’s only one news story this week, and it’s a big one. Red Hat dropped a bombshell on the RHEL rebuild communities by announcing that they will restrict source code releases to paying customers only.

 

Furthering the evolution of CentOS Stream

Red Hat’s commitment to open source: A response to the git.centos.org changes

Keeping Open Source Open

Red Hat’s new source code policy and the intense pushback, explained

 

 

 

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Linux Downtime – Episode 75

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Is there really a renaissance in open communication tools? Does the success of the Fediverse mean that people are finally moving away from the huge companies that lock your data up? Are FOSS people just living in a bubble while the world continues to use the big platforms? How does Meta/Facebook joining the Fediverse fit into the picture? What about Bluesky?

 

 

 

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Linux Matters 6: Writing A Game For Linux

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Late Night Linux – Episode 235

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The pros and cons of working on open source software, streaming your Android screen to desktop Linux, a Hacker News alternative, stabilizing video, an ESP32-based open hardware watch, a ludicrously expensive router, quickly cropping and rotating videos, Joe and Félim troll each other, and more.

 

Discoveries 

Scrcpy

lobste.rs

Watchy 

Turris Omnia

Footage

chatGPT-shell-cli

 

 

 

TrueNAS from iXsystems

To learn more about TrueNAS and download it for free, visit truenas.com/lnl

 

Tailscale

Tailscale is a VPN service that makes the devices and applications you own accessible anywhere in the world, securely and effortlessly. Go to tailscale.com and try it for free on up to 100 devices.

 

Linode

Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/latenightlinux and get started with $100 credit.

 

 

 

 

 

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Linux After Dark – Episode 46

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The oldest machines we’d be willing to daily drive including a ThinkPad with Libreboot, the ways that old laptops are sometimes better, and why Microsoft’s silly Windows 11 requirements are great for the second hand Linux-friendly laptop market. Plus why we missed the climate change aspect of speculation about the future.

 

 

 

HelloFresh

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Tailscale

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Late Night Linux – Episode 234

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A victory against the dystopian nightmare of facial recognition, Reddit drama might be good news long term, Google kills yet another service so muckyjpegs.com needs a new home, great KDE news, and more.

 

News

Victory! New Jersey Court Rules Police Must Give Defendant the Facial Recognition Algorithms Used to Identify Him

Thunderbird for Android / K-9 Mail: May 2023 Progress Report

What Reddit Got Wrong

Here’s the note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if they don’t reopen

Reddit CEO felt ‘reaffirmed’ by Musk’s handling of Twitter

Google Domains is yet another useful service to get the axe in favor of “focus”

Kdenlive news and fundraising report

This week in KDE: major plumbing work in Plasma 6

 

 

 

 

HelloFresh

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Kolide

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Linode

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Linux Downtime – Episode 74

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Jorge tries to address Félim‘s concerns about immutable desktop distros like Silverblue and Universal Blue.

 

 

Factor

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