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We rebuild a small office network around Linux, with an Unplugged twist and real-world constraints. Things don't go quite as expected...
This week’s Fed chaos wasn’t random. It was the bill coming due. As Powell’s record is challenged in public, the market is being forced to rethink Bitcoin.
Chris and Angela know their own hobbies cold—but how well do they know each other’s? Plus, Chris drops his best road-trip apps, services, and money-saving tips.
The storage apocalypse has arrived. An old friend drops by to talk survival strategies as prices explode, and we pitch our own unapologetically 90s approach to stretching storage.
The story keeps changing. The macro is adjusting. A curveball no one saw coming might complicate things for Bitcoin.
Ang’s setting goals. Chris is setting themes. Same year, very different strategies, and a few personal bangers for the year ahead. Let the planning begin.
We unleash a networking monitoring tool to spot new devices, track changes in real time, and fire alerts straight into Home Assistant, MQTT, and your phone.
Powerful AI tools are setting the stage for brand-owned influencers. A perfect corporate mouthpiece, and a looming economic threat to human creators.
We make our big Linux predictions for 2026, but first, we score how we did for 2025.
For the holidays, we’re cracking open the vault with never-before-heard clips and a special twist, and even a few rare moments we actually sounded smart. Festive, surprising, and just self-aware enough.
The Great Holiday Homelab Special! Where our community brought their absolute best, from budget busters to beautiful disasters. Plus, a boosties celebration! Grab an eggnog and join us as we attempt to choose this year's winners.
Bitcoin sentiment has turned ugly, and the excuses are getting creative. We expose the perfect FUD driving quantum panic, cycle mythology, and weak macro narratives at precisely the wrong moment.
An atmospheric river hits the Pacific Northwest, stranding Chris on an island. As floodwaters rise fast, he shares what it’s like when your only road out disappears. Plus, a van update with Brent.
We cut the streaming cord the Linux way with free, legal internet TV you can curate, DVR, and self-host via Jellyfin or Plex. Then, we talk COSMIC stable with System76's CEO.
The Fed cuts rates again and quietly pivots to baby-QE. How this shift could finally blow up Bitcoin’s four-year cycle.
A mass executive exit is tearing through Apple’s leadership ranks. The biggest shake-up since Steve Jobs is unfolding in real time, and we think we know why now.
Kent Overstreet joins us for a full update on bcachefs. What's new, what's next, and the surprising upside of getting kicked out of the kernel.
Something broke in the background this week as a decades-old trade finally cracked, and Bitcoin caught the first ripple. The real story isn’t the dip; it’s what this unwind sets in motion next.
Chris is suiting up for the biggest fight of the winter, and what he’s up against might surprise you.
We pull on a few loose threads from recent episodes, and some of them unravel into way more than we expected.
A sharp move, a coordinated hit, and analysts suddenly warning of quantum risk, all in one week. But the real story isn’t the price; it’s the motives revealed. And the macro signs point to a moment that matters.
Yet more Flock camera drama from one secret button trick. Meanwhile, Flock clones are spilling into bathrooms, RF trackers, and every “smart safety” gadget in sight. It’s getting bigger, not smarter.
Chris cooked up a wild remote-access trick for Jellyfin that skips VPNs entirely. One tiny toggle spins up a secure tunnel on demand. Simple, absurd, and shockingly effective.
Once you see the missing variable, Bitcoin’s pullback clicks into place. The four-year cycle is cracking, and the filter-fork battle isn’t cooling off either.
AI panic, hype, and confusion don’t just sprout out of the ground. We break down the four-part method behind the narrative keeping everyone spun up. After this, you’ll never hear an AI headline the same way again.
We dig into the biggest Linux hardware news of the year, then fire up our new-to-us 1L PC server.
Bitcoin’s quiet, the macro isn’t. Assets are gearing up for lift-off while non-holders get crushed by rising costs and policy chaos, what Bitcoiners should prepare for. And why the Samourai sentencing lands as a cold warning.
Flock cameras are back in the headlines, and not in a good way. We called it, and now the stories are flying in.
We dive into your configs, the genius moves, the glorious blunders, and everything in between.
The U.S. shutdown has sidelined a trillion dollars, starving markets and Bitcoin alike. Whales are having their IPO moment, treasury stacks are shrinking, and now BIP-444 drops a fresh dose of chaos into the mix.
Traditions, a touch of chaos, and plenty of pie. We talk about our favorite holiday, what makes it special, and what you might want to steal for your own celebration.
After all the AI hype is over, one change for Linux will be sticking around; we put it to the test.
The Fed cuts, the layoffs hit, and AI papers it all over. But the real story’s in the collateral. From credit crunches to Bitcoin-backed loans, what’s breaking and what’s being built.
Chris puts his insomnia to the test. With data, tracking, and an AI-powered plan to finally sleep better.
Fedora 43 arrives with polish, new spins, and a smarter installer; and one decision the rest of the Linux world should pay attention to.
The Binance era fades, the ETFs rise, and Bitcoin quietly migrates into the core of the financial system. The rotation has begun.
AWS went down, chaos followed. We’ve got the stories, the scars, and the takeaway.
The biggest failure in seven years, right before a trip. What broke, how Chris pulled it back together, and how Wes would fix it right.
Altcoins wrecked, traders wiped, and the fiat system shows new cracks. I unpack the Great Debasement, Trump’s tariff tantrum, and why not owning Bitcoin may be the biggest risk yet.
OpenAI just signed a deal so massive they measure it in power plants, not price tags. We break down the trillion-dollar logic powering the AI gold rush.
We're back from Texas just in time to chat with Jon Seager, Canonical's VP of Engineering, and their new era with Ubuntu 25.10. On the way, we visit System76 in Denver where the COSMIC team has surprises waiting for us.
Our cross-continent race to Texas Linux Fest culminates into fantastic meat, meetups, and more.
From finely tuned to total config carnage. We review listener homelabs to share what works, and what really doesn't.
Core wars, treasury liquidity changes, and Europe’s digital dollar. Why Q4 of 2025 will be Bitcoin’s moment of truth.
A bizarre forest encounter sends Chris spiraling into a new obsession, while Angela cuts to the chase: what’s your theme?
Can't get enough Linux? How about multiple kernels running simultaneously, side by side, not in a VM, all on the same hardware; this week it's finally looking real.
The Fed was forced to slash rates, and the jobs revision is nothing more than a smokescreen for the mess they’re really in.
From casual to committed, Oscar Merry reveals how his Bitcoin journey led to Fountain.fm and the tools that bring Bitcoin into daily use.
Our first look at KDE Linux, then Chris shares the latest on Hyprvibe, while Wes braves his first install.
The jobs myth collapsed overnight. The Fed’s the fall guy, and Scott Bessent’s hint is loud and clear: buy Bitcoin.
We react to the Apple 17 having a built-in vape, and find out what hardware Ang might be upgrading. Plus, debate the perfect mouse, and bite into punchy peaches.
Chris managed to turn low bandwidth into a lifestyle, and curated a batch of self-hosted apps that make near-offline living possible.
Fiat markets are cracking, and Bitcoin is tearing itself apart in a spam war. Both point to an impending reckoning.
From Taco Bell bots to doomsday headlines, we laugh at the hype and panic, while probably exaggerating a bit ourselves.
Google's sideloading lockdown has us pushing Wes' Pixel further than Google ever dreamed.
Powell’s Jackson Hole pivot wasn’t about stability; it was about debt. With inflation simmering and wages trapped, fiat tightens the screws, and Bitcoiners should pay attention.
Modern cars are crammed with sensors, even for things any idiot could figure out. Mine broke, so instead of replacing it, I hacked my car to shut it up.
Arch is under fire, two weeks and counting. We'll break down the mess, and share a quick fix. Plus, the killer new apps we've just added to our homelabs.
Empires drowning in debt turn to plunder, tariffs, and control. But this time, the cracks in the empire reveal the case for Bitcoin.
Chris pitches his latest pivot to Angela, then puts the Zen browser hype to the test.
When personalities clash, the users come last. Meanwhile, Chris' hyper-tuned setup stops being a toy and starts looking like a daily driver.
Why the latest Ethereum bull run could threaten Bitcoin adoption, a takedown of the “no cash flow” myth, Monero’s 51% attack, and more.
Angela’s obscure holiday obsession and how Chris accidentally became the Mayor of Milk Town.
Alby Hub is doing more than meets the eye. Co-founder Moritz Kaminski joins to break down the latest features, how they're advancing the Lightning ecosystem, and making it all approachable for friends, family, and the next wave of users.
Wes performs a 2 a.m. rescue at DEFCON, and Chris attempts to build a Linux desktop using nothing but vibes.
Reserve tricks, revaluation games, and a brewing liquidity storm. While quietly, the groundwork for a national Bitcoin reserve is laid.
Governments worldwide think your privacy is adorable but outdated. Say hello to mandatory selfies and ID checks, and goodbye to anonymous cat memes.
A Btrfs bug that bites is in the wild, and we discover whole home audio that works like a charm.
Bitcoin survived its largest-ever stress test. But with a trillion-dollar liquidity crunch looming, could the real challenge be yet to come?
Our take on the Tea app leak, how wearing shirts with phrases on them could be a red flag, and why we're skeptical about Sam Altman's claims of his biggest AI fear.
A radical rethink of what a Linux distro should do, and what it should stop doing. Plus, we dig into what's great about Linux 6.16.
How the Genius Act impacts Bitcoin's future, why the Stablecoin gold rush might end in tears, and how Bitcoin could become a liquidity sink amid Trump's inflationary gamble.
Surprising skills that you never saw coming, forcing AI into the workflow, and the pet rampage running the streets.
Everything wrong with our homelabs, and how we're finally fixing them. Plus: two self-hosted apps you didn't know you needed.
The uncomfortable truth behind Bitcoin's price surge, debunking the tired "Tether pumps Bitcoin" myth, my take on a Satoshi-era whale finally cashing out, and more.
Ever vanish mid-conversation? We debate the ethics of ghosting, and Chris confesses he’s an accidental serial offender. Plus, why he's a big fan of these Flock cameras monitoring everything you do.
Chris fled a declarative-first world for the promised land of Bluefin's atomic simplicity. Fifty days in, did he find desktop bliss or just fresh compromises?
The money printer's humming, making smart investing a must. Don't get caught by the banks' new, regulation-backed grifts and affinity scams, designed to divert you from Bitcoin.
Developers are abandoning their Macs for a new frontier: Arch Linux with Hyprland. We dive into Omarchy, and the broader trend fueling it.
We're highlighting several stories and reviews that never made it into the show. From GrapheneOS trouble, Asahi updates, Framework's desktop reveal, Starlink's Linux magic, and more.
Bitcoin doesn't lie about world events, and this week proved it. Plus, my thoughts on Bitcoin Core facing its own flavor of cancel culture and why Arthur Hayes predicts $9 trillion will be printed by 2028.
A massive repository of information about OpenAI and Altman just dropped, our take on the man who tried to marry his AI assistant, your calls, and a lot more.
Off-the-shelf didn't cut it, so we built what we needed using open hardware and open source.
Why Bitcoin Knots is surging—and what you should know before switching. Plus, Bitcoin Treasury risks in a downturn, and the Stablecoin showdown in D.C.
Chris and Brent plot their next epic road trip, while Ang braces for summer chaos.
We spent the week learning keybindings, installing dependencies, and cramming for bonus points. Today, we score up and see how we did in the TUI Challenge.
Bitcoin Core merges bold and contentious updates; I get into their reasons why. Plus, Inflation eases for now, but the trend is clear. Why we can expect higher for longer.
Angela's infiltrating exclusive members-only clubs, while Chris and Brent are getting their hands dirty, trying to save another man's farm. What could possibly go wrong?
Our terminal apps are loaded, the goals are set, but we're already hitting a few snags. The TUI Challenge begins...
The economic dominoes Bitcoiners predicted are falling. Why every route favors Bitcoin, the historic shifts shaking the dollar, and whispers of Bitcoin's "capture."
An AI company's $1.5 billion secret unravels, and the scam is exposed. Plus, we're spilling the beans on some massive podcasting upgrades that'll change how you listen.
Spin up, share, nuke. We each build a throwaway server, and then rate each others' setups.
Before hitting the road, we test the limits of local-first file sharing, debate what self-hosting really is, and share our all-time favorite apps.
As the U.S. quietly sets the stage for another Treasury binge, the biggest Bitcoin event of the year kicks off. The stage is set—and the stakes are historic.
OpenAI is coming for the iPhone, but Apple won't be ready. Plus, the great Invisalign vs Braces debate. 📞
Fresh off Red Hat Summit, Chris is eyeing an exit from NixOS. What's luring him back to the mainstream? Our highlights, and the signal from the noise from open source's biggest event of the year.
With NixOS 25.05 around the corner, we sit down with a release manager to unpack what's new, what's changing, and what's finally getting easier. Spoiler: it's not just the tooling.
A slick new CoreOS-based distro that might be your next home-lab base, easy self-hosted notifications, and Plex stumbles into controversy. Plus: ECC RAM guilt.
While Bitcoin Core stirs the pot, corporate treasuries stack at breakneck speed. A fresh OP_RETURN twist, and receipts on who’s quietly changed their tune on Bitcoin.
We rescued a van that should've stayed retired, dodged cops and fuel leaks, and learned why outsourcing navigation to ChatGPT was a terrible idea. Plus, Angela's double-ply crisis.
We test-drive a self-hosted alternative to Google Location History. Plus, we cover the week's Linux news highlights, then spill the beans on our upcoming TUI challenge.
We chat with the founder of Home Assistant and then fire up Brent's Linux-powered rig.
A week-long power blackout knocks out our guests homelab. We dig into Unraid 7.1, and push Home Assistant to keep things running—even when the power doesn’t.
A battle is raging over Bitcoin’s future—should it stick to finance, or allow data of all kinds? Inside the debate over blockchain limits, and the recent controversies denting Bitcoin’s image.
Brent's crazy border crossing story and behind-the-scenes stories from LFNW. Then we will lay out the master rescue plan. Catch the Launch a day early, and with a special guest!
We're live from LinuxFest Northwest 2025. We're joined by guests from the audience, try our hand at Linux trivia and share our experiences from the best fest in the West.
Live from LinuxFest Norhtwest 2025 Day 1. Exclusive coverage, chats, interviews, and more.
Three farms, seven voicemails, one accidental eye-gluing. From cozy alpaca ranches to courtroom showdowns.
Markets quaked, tariffs tanked, but Bitcoin’s wide awake. Big strategies meet harsh realities as new heavyweights storm Bitcoin’s corporate scene.
Fedora 42 and Ubuntu 25.04 are here—We break down what's new, what stands out, and what we love most about each release.
Alex finally cracks a years-old mystery, Chris reveals his latest experiments, and we share updates on our freshest gear.
Bitcoin faces its biggest decentralization test yet, just as global shifts send shockwaves through markets. In the middle of it all, Bitcoin holds the line.
Our thoughts on Blue Origin's Lady Launch. Chris shares a super trick and a hilarious Bay Area deep-fake style hack.
Apple's software is going rotten, while Linux sneaks up as the better Mac. Linus grumbles through Git's 20th birthday, and we spot a hardware window Linux better not slam shut.
The Trump strategy is backfiring. Tariffs are the decoy. It’s a high-stakes reshuffle of global power, and Bitcoin may be the only asset seeing it clearly.
Chris thought he'd won the war against the rats—until a neighbor’s questionable tactics threaten to unleash round two. Now he's racing against the clock to save his RV from becoming another tasty rat snack.
We attempt to get one of the great gaming classics running on Linux, and dig into some of the technical issues still holding back Linux. Plus: Chris has a new handheld.
We're joined by Xe Iaso, who discusses a creative solution to relentless AI bots and the unexpected delights of running an outrageously overpowered homelab.
Gold sends a quiet signal about Bitcoin's next chapter, institutions hint at a shifting world order, and why tariffs might be noise—but something deeper is unfolding beneath the headlines.
Two April Fool’s cranks dive into the internet’s highs and lows. Plus, Ang prepares for a road trip, your calls, and a wild tale from the Pacific Northwest.
Linux 6.14 lands with big improvements for gaming, laptops, and filesystems—but why is a Windows feature sneaking into our kernel?
The White House's bold economic gamble is starting to falter, leaving Bitcoiners with one undeniable insight—no matter how the financial dice roll.
Our terrible sleep habits keeping us up at night, Chris shares one of his biggest pet peeves, and is Angela's DNA data about to be sold to the highest bidder?
Canonical's VP of Engineering for Ubuntu reveals why they're swapping coreutils for Rust-built tools. Then we break down the GNOME 48 release, and why this one is special.
When your go-to tools flip the script, our thoughts on Plex's new changes, sensors, and the creeping cost of easy.
Recession talk is back, and while the experts panic, Bitcoiners stay patient. This week, we look at why that patience might finally pay off.
Some games are good. Some games are evil. We played the evil ones... a lot . Also, we're unleashing our shiny new listener call-in line. What could go wrong?
We have stories to share, guests joining us, insights from our week at Planet Nix, and Brent's big bombshell.
The bond market is whispering, Trump’s shouting, and Bitcoin is listening. What happens when the debt machine needs a reboot—and how that desperation could light the next Bitcoin firestorm.
We learn about Angela's guilty pleasure and Brent's life-changing news!
We are digging into a superpower inside your Linux Kernel. How eBPF works, and how anyone can take advantage of it.
Alex’s server meets a tragic end—but its replacement is shaping up to be a beast. Meanwhile, Chris experiments with budget CO₂ detectors, sirens, and smart integrations. Plus some surprises!
Before Jupiter Broadcasting, we worked for a local IT services company, and we have some stories to share.
We're pre-gaming two of the biggest Linux events of the year. Engineers, organizers, and surprise guests are dropping by to give us the scoop before it all begins.
Markets are stumbling, Bitcoin is under pressure, and the AI bubble might be popping. But beneath the chaos, something more substantial is forming.
Wes joins us so Chris can finally get some answers. Also, a legendary community creation rises again, and we uncover the truth about renting living things.
There have been major Rust developments in the Linux Kernel; we discuss what's new and how it will impact the future. Plus, we're joined by a special guest.
The joys and headaches of self-hosting, a new Zigbee routing trick, and the ongoing BcacheFS vs. Debian showdown. Plus, why we're liking Open WebUI.
Bitcoin faces two major headwinds: memecoin mania draining liquidity and gold’s price run pulling in capital. But tides may be turning. I break down why these trends matter and what’s shifting.
Last week, we hit the reset button. This week, meet Angela—Chris’ ex-wife, mother of three, and original Jupiter Broadcasting troublemaker. Get ready for crazy stories from the early days.
Our FreeBSD Challenge comes to a close, and chances are one of us will be paying the Windows tax.
If Bitcoin is the ultimate inflation hedge, why does it often sell on inflation news? I’ll break down the structural and psychological factors behind this strange market reaction—plus plenty more.
We attempt to swap out a show's engine while it's on the air. Tune in to find out if we can pull off the impossible: live!
Let’s warm up for the week together with the best stories and clips that set the stage for the rest of your week.
It's week one of our FreeBSD challenge, and for one of us, that penalty Windows install looks uncomfortably close! Plus, Zach Mitchell joins us to update us on Planet Nix.
Chris geeks out over his new gadget, Alex gets Pangolin purring, and we break down the latest OPNsense release—plus more surprises!
US political chaos is shaking Bitcoin markets worldwide. Why it’s not just an American problem—and what all Bitcoiners need to know.
A brief important update from Chris about some upcoming changes to the podcast.
We celebrate 600 episodes, announce a new show feature, and officially launch the FreeBSD challenge.
Why many Bitcoiners went to war with Ripple/XRP this week, the Fed policy's impact on Bitcoin post-Q1, and why I think Trump is walking into an economic trap.
DeepSeek has everyone freaking out; we'll look at what's legitimately fascinating, what bits have been an overreaction, and the big mistake that made this all possible.
On the eve of episode 600, we introduce our next challenge and explore the new wave of Linux phones.
Bambu Labs teaches us how to lose friends and alienate people. Then, Alex Tran from Immich joins us for a project update, and we shared some dreams for a community RSS project.
Ross Ulbricht's journey from Silk Road to a presidential pardon is one of the most legondary stories in Bitcoin's history. I'll dive into his arrest, the government's tactics, and the unwavering support from the Bitcoin community. Then, my thoughts on Trump's coin, the big changes at the SEC, and much more.
We dig into the Rails 8 Solid Trifecta, our thoughts on why fewer developers are taking jobs at startups, and a new buzzphrase: Framework Fatigue.
With more criticisms of NixOS than ever—do they have a point? We'll dig into the tough critiques and give our perspective.
Inflation climbs, but Bitcoin shines. In this episode, I'll dive into pivotal executive orders, banks stepping into Bitcoin lending, and the growing reserves trend across nations, states, and corporations. Then, I'll zoom out, and we'll see how it all fits together.
The CEO who bet on SwiftUI—and lost their job. Then poke some fun at Rust stans, SalesForce claims they're not hiring any developers in 2025, and more!
We're taking on some of the toughest critiques of the Linux desktop, then taking a look at CachyOS and what makes it feel like a million bucks.
Alex dives into the perils of upgrading and migrating critical infrastructure—uncovering embarrassing pitfalls and hard-won lessons along the way.
A seismic shift is unfolding as fiscal dominance takes center stage. I'll explain the forces driving this new economic reality, the history we can learn from, and why Bitcoin stands poised to thrive in the chaos.
CES 2025 Secrets Revealed: A developer’s dream or just more hype? Plus, NVIDIA flexes its AI muscles, and we're admittedly impressed. Then, our thoughts on Dell's historic rebrand.
We make our big Linux predictions for 2025, but first, we score how we did for 2024.
Some debates never die, and this week, we’re reigniting one of our spiciest from the archives. Plus, our boldest 2025 predictions yet.
We tested out the OpenWRT One and tried it in a unique use case. Then, Wes goes back to 1999 to solve a problem.
The Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition is out, and Paulus Schoutsen, the founder of Home Assistant, joins us to get into the details.
It's the fifth annual Unplugged Tuxies; our community votes on the best projects, distros, and desktops of 2024. Join us for the final Tuxies, and the second annual Boosties!
Powell pulls the punchbowl and $1.5 trillion in 'paper wealth' vanishes. I'll unpack Wall Street's meltdown, JPOW's 'maybe we'll cut, maybe we won’t' strategy, and how inflation still runs the show. Then, we take a serious look at the idea of a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Could an executive order make it happen overnight?
We’re taking a victory lap down memory lane. From spooky-accurate predictions to "did we really say that?" moments, this one’s for the history books.
A special guest joins us for the news, then we dive headfirst into our RT Linux kernel adventures—where speed seduced, but stability ghosted us.
Brent joins to share part two of his NAS build adventure, and things take a tiny turn. Plus, picking the right encrypted chat app and Chris stacks a few Jellyfin wins.
Bitcoin at $100K has summoned the FUD swarm — from quantum computer panic to 'national security threat' hot takes. I’m calling out the bad logic, breaking down every attack, and arming you with the facts.
Sam's Checkmate: How Open Source AI and Silicon Valley Kingmakers dethroned the OpenAI emperor! Plus, Tesla's API Apocalypse has arrived.
USB thumb drives are old and busted. No hard drive? No problem. Need a quick system rescue or work in another distro for the day? Easy.
Bitcoin: The Unlikely Ally of the Dollar System. What if Bitcoin pumps don’t kill the dollar but make it stronger? How stablecoins and T-bills could entrench the dollar’s dominance, Saylor’s Bitcoin pitch to Microsoft, and why ETF fears are overblown.
GitHub has done the research, brought the receipts, and knows just what to do to get more developers into the flow state. Is it legit or hype? We’ll dig in. Plus, making the case that Rails is better low code than low code.
The KDE and GNOME projects are working on official Linux distributions, but do we need more distros? We dig into their special sauce. Plus: Wes' top DNS server pick, and it's not one we've heard before.
We geek out over Brian Moses's 2025 DIY NAS build guide, contemplate future builds with the new Raspberry Pi Compute 5 module, and fully embrace our digital hoarding nature with a new app.
Inflation is back—what it means for Bitcoin. Why the media is wrong about who's selling BTC, and I make the case that Bitcoin loans beat selling your sats every time.
A survey found that nearly 10% of developers are ghosts doing nothing - our thoughts on that, AI Big Brother as a service comes to the workplace, OpenAI's NYT standoff, and Google's growing problem.
Two years ago, we took a small step toward digital privacy. Today, we're rethinking everything about our online lives, and we'll give you the tools to do the same.
MicroStrategy has become the most traded stock in the US - What does it mean for Bitcoin? Plus, how the new Bitcoin ETF options could reshape the market, and why Bitcoiners should prepare for shitcoins to stick around.
We react to Microsoft's new vision for the desktop PC, discuss the realities of working with large dependency chains in your projects, and discuss Google selling off Chrome. Then, we read some spicy tech CEO emails!
The Linux 6.12 kernel isn't just another update — it's a game-changer that deserves our full attention, from performance improvements to fascinating new features.
Breaking free from Google's grip: Our surprising journey and the tools that made it possible. Plus, Brent's NAS feature stirring up debate, s clever tool for distributed video encoding, and more.
Python's eating the world - and AI's helping it digest. A cheeky look at why this programming language is suddenly everywhere and the bizarre tale of how AI infiltrated the last place you'd expect.
From Election Day drama to Market mania: Unpacking the recent surge in Bitcoin and stocks. Is this a hype cycle or something more? Let's follow the money and find out.
We go back in time to revisit our favorite classic SUSE release and then fix Brent's broken box the hard way.
Trump's nine Bitcoin promises examined – plus how a perfect macro storm is set to usher in BTC's new golden era and shatter all-time highs.
Malicious NPM packages are sneaking into codebases while FFmpeg devs prove old-school assembly skills can still smoke the competition. Plus, a rare bee species takes on Zuck's AI dreams.
Fedora 41 is here! We break down the best new features, then branch out for a three-way spin showdown. Which flavor will come out on top?
From Nextcloud Breakup to Blissful Reunion: Chris's journey back to a smarter setup. Plus, Jellyfin's game-changing features and a beloved self-hosted app get the upgrade we've all been waiting for.
Bitcoin's sweet 16 has never looked better. This week, I'll unpack the hard data behind the new wave of adoption that's transforming magic internet money into mainstream reality.
Mike reports in from the COSMIC frontier! Plus: Microsoft's juicy Google drama, GPU eye candy that'll make your wallet nervous, and the tea on why OpenAI's AGI Czar went full scorched-earth on his exit.
We're hot-swapping our rigs to Fedora 41; then Graham Christensen gives us the inside scoop on a new Nix distribution, and Determinate Systems' big week!
The Quiet Part Said Loud: Central banks finally admit why they fear Bitcoin - and it's not about protecting you. Breaking down the latest attacks from the ECB and Minneapolis Fed.
C++'s Borg-like mission continues, and some thoughts on Rails 8.1. Plus, there is a little trouble in Microsoft Paradise. And why Chris finally paid for an LLM.
Wes got Mom a new Linux laptop, and he lets her pick the distro. Plus, we take a look at the new Ubuntu 24.10, and why we think this release might be a good sign for the future.
"The" self-hosted app to archive your favorite YouTube channels and easily integrate into Jellyfin/Plex. Plus, our favorite WordPress alternatives and an update on No Google October.
Assets are soaring, but the real economy is crumbling. What gives? I'll break it down. Plus: Bitcoin's lifeline for small businesses, Liz Warren's crypto crackdown sparks outrage, and the Trump Coin crashes and burns.
We get frustrated with Nintendo. Then, dig into the 30-year-old backdoor that was recently exploited and the hard lesson we should learn from it. Then, we'll break down some "hot tips" that promise to make you the next DevRel star.
After building nodes, climbing roofs, swapping antennas, and even some war driving, it's time for our Meshtastic deep dive!
A breakdown of HBO's Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery "documentary" and how they got it wrong. Plus, a look at some challenges facing Bitcoin miners and the IMF talking tough.
Our reaction to Google's major legal blow, forcing them to open the Play Store wide, our thoughts on the world's lovefest with AI-generated podcasts, and the next tool Microsoft is porting over from Linux.
Wes gives his shell superpowers to solve a tricky problem. Then, we share an update on our favorite Google Photos alternative, including breaking changes and a great new way to run it.
Ditching Google Search for an entire month! We reveal the tool that's helping us break free. Plus, a special guest shares his home lab to data center journey. And, Chris raves about the ultimate Jellyfin client (and confesses to an accidental network camera purchase).
How world events impact Bitcoin, why investors are turning cynical, and the one Bitcoin metric that's right 83% of the time. Plus, some FUD busting and how Visa banned Apple from integrating Bitcoin and more into Apple Pay.
Our thoughts on big tech firing up old nuclear reactors to satisfy the AI growth plans, Sam's big week, and debate if Meta just had their iPhone moment.
We explain the one-packet attack on CUPS and discuss its real-world implications. Plus, a Meshtastic update and more.
Three game-changing shifts this week will reshape the average Bitcoin holder and reignite centralization concerns. What just changed, what's driving the urgency, and how will it impact the Bitcoin network.
A quick update from Chris on where the show is at this week, and what to watch out for next week!
What if we had to abandon ship and stop using Desktop Linux? We've come up with a master plan, and put it to the test.
Why a .5% rate cut is such a shock, what Bitcoiners should watch for next, and where to find the signal long-term. I also share my thoughts on Trump's DeFi token, project updates, and more.
Alex has been playing around at the speed of light while solving Proxmox problems, and Chris has solved a Jellyfin issue. Plus, our thoughts on the new Plex features.
The insidious undercurrents threatening to crush open-source AI projects, plus our thoughts on Microsoft's "big changes" to Windows post-CrowdStrike.
The things we like in the new Nextcloud release, and we attempt to upgrade our production server live—from a big blue bus.
Using a Bitcoin lens, I'll explain why the housing market is propping inflation numbers up and why traditional "experts" can't explain it. Plus, a Bitcoin reality check, my thoughts on a town that claims to be getting sick from the local Bitcoin mine, a visit to noobie corner, and a lot more.
Our thoughts on the iPhone 16, and then Mike surfs the WSL wave.
Secret moments from the show you've never heard before. We kick off with some hardware hurdles, then dive into the news and share a few surprising stories.
We celebrate five years of the show, chat about self-hosted Lightning, and why Alex loves his NanoKVM. Plus, it is a self-hosted replacement for Amazon Wishlists and more.
A breakdown of Bitcoin credibility attacks this week, plus a review of some macro-sickness and the no-good, real lousy month for Bitcoin miners.
How Mike plans to win the Clone Wars with Dokku, we review some shocking developer data and say goodbye to another project DMCA'd by Apple.
Rust meets Linux in a clash of coding cultures. Why some developers are resisting, and where things go from here.
We reflect on the rise of DevOps and the frustrating dynamics that led to it. Plus, tech's latest bright idea: Roombas with attitude.
Sixty vulnerabilities and exposures disclosed in one week sounds like a lot. We'll explain why it's just business as usual.
Prusa's Mk4S 3D printer seems to have hit the mark. Alex gets a tour of an awesome new maker space, we take a look at AdventureLog, and much more.
US employment fell by 818,000 jobs in the latest Government revision. I'll break down the report and what it means for Bitcoin. Plus, a batch of news, Bitcoin basics, and more.
The walled garden wrecking ball is fueling up - where we think it strikes first. Plus, what was really behind the recent GitHub outage.
We reveal how we turned our humble LAN into a public server farm, all while keeping our IP address under wraps and our ISP blissfully unaware.
Job done! Didn't you notice? Inflation has been licked; the Yen carry trade is nearly wound down, and the fed is about to cut. What could go wrong?!
Apple goes into full crackdown mode and begins to squeeze even more out of developers and creators. Plus, why tiny models are suddenly the rage.
Brent's computer pulls an all-nighter at the worst possible moment, and the hits keep coming for open-source Android distributions and our new 2FA tool.
The battle for code forges is heating up. We chat about HexOS' big promises and get excited about Meshtastic.
We take a look at SeaweedFS, roast Apple Intelligence, and reveal the vendor that caught Intel's mess before it shipped.
The four horsemen of the apocalypse are riding roughshod over Bitcoin... and the no-coiners are cheering. I'll break down the FUD, separate facts from fiction, and explain what set all this off.
The COSMIC desktop is just around the corner. We get the inside scoop from System76 and go hands-on with an early press build.
I discuss the macro mayhem this week and why it's time for Bitcoin to shine. I also explored the Bitcoin Reserve bill and tried Alby Hub & Cloud.
Why is Google feeling lucky, and the Intel situation slips into pure lunacy. Plus, thoughts on the C# Type Union proposal.
Think Silverblue, but with cloud-native tooling used to build it. From Aurora to Bazzite, our impressions of the ambitious Universal Blue project.
Highlights from the Bitcoin 2024 Nashville conference. I monitored the conference, so you don't have to. The story behind the news made at the event.
ESPHome dev dishes on device updates, Immich license drama heats up, Alex's DIY server fix, and Chris reports on mobile tech trip test.
Conference hype vs. reality check. Plus, the big banks admit massive KYC/AML failures and then offer worse solutions. Plus, why the Ethereum ETF won't dethrone Bitcoin.
Our thoughts on the CrowdStrike outage and why Intel is in the hot seat with developers.
Wes' self-decrypting bcachefs disk and a GrapheneOS twist that'll make you ditch your iPhone.
Are small business owners just the worst? The rant that hits close to home. And how AI is looking more like a unicorn, not a horse, but big tech keeps trying to put a saddle on it.
Wes reports from the Skunkworks lab, and Brent tells us about his new computing lifestyle.
Chris gets serious about tracking maintenance and alerts, why Alex is impressed by the RISC-V-powered NanoKVM, how we might end up using Docmost, and a follow-up review of LubeLogger.
We're on the verge of a significant shift in Western Central Bank monetary policy, and I'll bring the receipts to back it up. Plus, some interesting data coming out of the Mt Gox and German government selling and a critical project update.
Apple finally stands down in its battle with Epic, and Google gets caught with its hand in the full access to everything jar.
We dig into the RegreSSHion bug, debate it's real threat and explore clever tools to build a tasty fried onion around your system.
Fed Chair Powell shifts stance as a new economic picture sharpens. Plus, the new KYC disaster coming to US customers, project updates, and who is selling thousands of Bitcoins this week.
Why you shouldn't use AI to write your tests, and the crazy deals new AI companies are getting themselves into to access hardware.
Why we think Plasma 6.1 is the desktop for people who like to mess with computers.
Chris reviews the Aqara G4 Video Doorbell, Brent frees his Garmin from the cloud, and we discuss getting iMessages on Android.
A few widow-makers hanging over Bitcoin this week, and the post-halving miner capitulation has begun. What we're starting to see, and why, when we look back, this will be remembered as a wild week.
Big Tech vs. Big Brother, how Ashley Madison predicted the rise of AI bots and the messy world of "open source" AI.
Online identity is a ticking time bomb. Are trustworthy, open-source solutions ready to disarm it? Or will we be stuck with lackluster, proprietary systems?
Bitcoin under fire: New mining attacks miss the mark, why Bitcoin’s price stalled, and the critical flaws in Bitcoin Core and LND.
A couple of our long-standing forecasts are coming true. We unpack the recent developments. Plus, our thoughts on OpenAI going commercial and more.
Your Linux box is a-changin'. systemd has a huge new release; we'll get into the most impressive features, including the new sudo replacement. Plus, our thoughts on the new Linux Arm laptops that are just around the corner.
Alex's mini-PC surprise, why we're trying Tube Archivist, Alex's Nextcloud update, and how Chris stacks automations with Bitfocus Companion.
A new must-pass bill gives the President of the United States the power to block any Bitcoin transaction. Also, thoughts on the Fed rate and why Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms is preparing a “poison pill” strategy.
Our thoughts and reactions to Apple's WWDC '24, and more importantly what was missed.
We try Omakub, a new opinionated Ubuntu desktop for power users and macOS expats.
Inflation be damned, central planners have decided to lower the cost of money. How the banks lowering rates impacts Bitcoin. Plus, the shocking stats of the Bitcoin ETFs, project updates, and more.
The story of how Mike got in a fight with a supercomputer and, like Captain Kirk, came out on top.
The facepalm moments that make us question our sanity—and swear off sudo for a week.
The "you'll own nothing" trend got worse this week, our thoughts about the Raspberry Pi IPO, poor Nextcloud performance, and Alex's new high-fiber obsession.
The increasing probability of Stagflation might cut Bitcoin's post-halving bull run off at the knees; my thoughts on the Ethereum ETF and why I'm getting skeptical of the political "tone shift."
OpenAI has a new security team led by Sam Altman, and the Biden Administration has a new AI security board led by Sam Altman. We also discuss C# 13 and .Net 9, popping bubbles, and more.
We're following one simple rule to build a Linux desktop so stable it could outlive us.
It's more than Trump. The three major shifts compelling the White House to halt their attack on the Crypto industry. Plus, the details around the new FIT21 bill that takes power away from the SEC, and why I think an Ethereum ETF might be bad for Bitcoin.
Big Tech's latest AI flex? More like a desperate grab for attention. Google, OpenAI, and Microsoft are hyping up underwhelming updates while Sam Altman spills the tea on their shady motives.
After months of debate, the Nix community might be coming to a resolution. We'll examine what happened, what's changing.
Alex benchmarks Intel CPUs (and an Arc GPU) to find the ideal balance of age, power, and speed for your home media server. Plus, our thoughts on Immich going full-time.
The surprising legal win Bitcoin scored this week and the brewing battle on the horizon. My three takeaways from the newly released Bitcoin 13F Filings, and great news for Bitcoin mining.
OpenAI has pulled a fast one, and everyone is eating it up.
Three revelations from Red Hat Summit. Our on-the-ground report will separate fact from hype.
Altman's on a spending spree for AGI – why the huge price tag? Mike's back from NYC with juicy API gossip, and we break down the incentives pumping up a giant AI bubble.
A few of our go-to tools for one-liner web servers, sharing media directly from folders, and a much needed live Arch server update, and more!
How Chris created live TV streaming from his local media collection, Alex breaks down the new Open Home Foundation and what it means for self-hosters. Brent's been trying out an open-source AirDrop replacement for all systems, and much more!
The seven reasons Bitcoin's price is tanked, updates on the Samurai Indictment, and why the godmother of Modern Monetary Theory thinks it's childish for governments to be held to budgets.
How one clever developer has launched his own Appstore on iOS, our thoughts on how this was pulled off, and making a transition into development work late in life.
The first LinuxFest is back and better than ever. We share stories and friends from one of the best Linux gatherings of the year: LinuxFest Northwest.
The Samourai Wallet founders were arrested, what we know at this point, as well as El Salvador's Chivo Wallet hack. Plus, some good news for Bitcoin's improvement proposal process, my thoughts on the Epic halving sat bidding, and why Runes won't go away anytime soon.
Llama 3 and Phi-3-mini are up and running on phones, Raspberry Pis, and we give them a go. Plus Google kills the vibe, and Meta opens up Horizon OS.
We're back from Austin, with interviews and stories to share. Plus, it's Gentoo week and we take our first look at Fedora 40.
The Bitcoin halving is here, but are Runes crashing the party? I'll explore how the halving could impact Bitcoin mining, the macro signs that indicate short-term price swings are probable, and why everyone is concerned Runes might cause a spike in transaction fees.
Special guest Casey Liss from the Accidental Tech Podcast joins the show to discuss his homelab, how he uses HomeBridge, and his delightfully complex garage door sensor system.
We delve into the top 3 open-source revenue streams, expose the pitfalls, and discuss what could be done quickly to improve the situation.
We asked, and you answered: Your top 5 Linux app essentials and post-install rituals. Plus, some news to better cope with "extreme file-system damage."
Why does Meta give away Llma for free? What's in it for them? Plus, our thoughts on the data showing the trades are starting to see a boom, and new coding jobs are declining.
Roger Ver has presented an alternative narrative about Bitcoin's history. I've read it, so you don't have to. Why he's trying to regulate the blocksize wars, and my response to his claims that Bitcoin's true potential has been stolen.
We're building a completely hidden Linux OS inside an existing system—with no trace left behind.
Our Nostr workshop. We’ll help you get your Nostr identity and answer any questions.
Alex goes head-to-head with budget VPS providers, which gets us into a classic debate, and Adam Morales from Unraid joins us!
More pro-Bitcoin voices are featured, but are some wolves in sheep's clothing? I'll examine the Pomp Problem and the Bitcoin beachhead spreading from state to state. Why the market bracing for higher inflation for longer, is not great news for Bitcoin in the short term.
Microsoft wins the foot-in-mouth award this week, and Google gets the Rust religion - but Mike is skeptical.
We're breaking down the attack: how it works, how it was hidden, and why time was running out for the attacker.
Blackrock's CEO has become openly bullish on Bitcoin, why he's taking a victory lap this week. This halving will actually be different, and I'll make the case why. Plus, a new project that could replace Lightning for the plebs.
Mike makes the case for just going vanilla, a look at Google Carbon, and then we address the expensive elephant in the room.
We test the Linux-first, all-AMD Sirius 16 laptop, discuss the new Hyprland release, and share a few stories from our recent trip.
The first shots were fired in the battle to bring the rest of "crypto" to the ETF market—the impact on Bitcoin and why the SEC might not be the hero we need. Plus project updates, the historically bad week for one Bitcoin ETF, your boosts, and more.
The antitrust gloves are off as Apple’s legal brawl with Uncle Sam kicks into high gear. We dig through the documents and are surprised by a few things that seem off.
A high-signal Bitcoin news podcast focused on analysis you'll find valuable.
Alex rolls back a major server upgrade, and we have fun playing with local large language models.
We're on the ground live at NixCon and SCaLE. We catch up with old friends, and discover how Nix is devouring the Linux world one function at a time.
NVIDIA locks CUDA down further, and we ponder what it might take to break their stranglehold on the market, Zuck's brilliant move that put an egg on his face, and we take a minute to appreciate new developments with Java.
We each bring surprise topics, a mix of hardware and software, as we prepare to hit the road for NixCon and SCaLE.
This week, we'll discuss the high-signal mind virus spreading around the community, why the Saylor strategy has Jim Cramer salty, the final word on ETF centralization, and if we should stop calling it the Blockchain and start calling it the Timechain.
Alex's new Epyc server build, and Jon Seager from Canonical joins us to chat about Nix in the homelab, packaging Scrutiny, and how Nix fits with existing infrastructure management tools.
Apple is pissed, and we'll dig into why. Plus, there are some big hints at Apple's AI plans; Meta's had a rough morning, and Sergey Brin popped back up at Google and proceeded to blow it immediately.
The reaction to Elon's first shot in his war with openAI and Sam Altman, plus Apple claims they have the best "consume laptop for AI," and a classic Google moment from the late 90s.
Plasma 6 is out, and we've been giving it a go. What's new, our thoughts, and the lessons other desktops should learn.
Has Jeff finally got Bitcoin FOMO? I'll look at the numbers that's got everyone speculating. Then, my thoughts on the White House's next attack on Bitcoin and the notable shift in the public store of value debate.
Why we're awe-struck by Google, and NVIDIA's CEO says no one needs to learn how to code anymore.
Why the AI craze has real staying power, NASA's sideways win, and the big stories setting up for the week. Then, the episode concludes with a discussion of the concerns surrounding Bitcoin's energy use and a cyberattack on a healthcare company.
The new video tech from openAI has the media in total panic; why I think EVs, DEI, and ESG initiatives are losing the money support and a QR code hack.
Corporate AI is a hot mess, but open-source alternatives can be open-ended chaos. We’ll test some of the best ways to get local AI tools under your control.
We chat about VMware's rug pull with Bret, aka Raid Owl, and then get into Unraid's big changes and more.
We embrace the dad bod lifestyle and find out if Apple's Vision Pro demo sold Mike, and Chris is picking up on what the Zuck is putting down.
Chris spends the week in a VR desktop, revealing the glitches, gains, and VR's open-source future.
Nvidia is becoming one of the most valuable companies in the world, so what's going on? We'll get into that, plus the stories setting the week's tone, and some great value 4 value music.
Why we think Nvidia has become one of the most valuable companies in the world, Sam's new "mind boggling" idea, and more.
Deploying Nextcloud the Nix way promises a paradise of reproducibility and simplicity. But is it just a painful trek through configuration hell? We built the dream Nextcloud using Nix and faced reality.
Alex has been deep-diving into container networking, and Chris is trying to steelman Plex's new rental service.
Chris tries out Spatial Computing using a $3,200 trick, and Mike has a Rails treat you won't want to miss.
A sustained attack campaign against Elon Musk has Tesla on the ropes; I'll play some clips to get into who's behind it. We'll laugh at the Apple Vision Pro launch, catch up on some news, and play music.
Some uncomfortable truths about using Linux, and then we introduce a new segment: Will it Nix?
If you're going to come at the king, you better not miss; now it's Apple's turn to make everyone feel pain.
The first reviews of the Vision Pro are landing, and Elon's Neuralink has been implanted in its first human subject. And that's just our first two stories; warm up with great beats and news.
Warm up with the stories of the week and a little music. The US government delivers Amazon a setback, plus we'll get into the use of AI robots in the restaurant industry, SIM card attacks, and an amusing incident on an American Airlines flight.
Data-hoard with purpose and manage your audiobooks and podcasts with one application, plus the lone Linux box that remains on Mars.
Brian Moses joins us and shares his most recent NAS build and love for 3D printers. Then Alex gets into the hardware he's deploying around the house, and why we don't see eye-to-eye on ZigBee.
We knew they'd be petulant, but even our expectations were higher than this. We dig into how Apple dunked on devs after last week's show, yet another Microsoft hack, and more.
The latest Microsoft hack is their biggest embarrassment yet, Samsung has a new trick to get you to buy their devices - but I'm skeptical. We'll also get into Hertz dealing with decreased values, higher costs for EVs, and the issues Ford faces with their F-150 Lightning.
Trying NixOS can be fraught with complexity, half-completed guides, and boring videos. Even if you never plan to switch to NixOS, we invite you to come along for a hype-free ride that digs into one of the most rapidly developing areas of Linux.
They are building AI into toilets now; CES was a clown show. But we put our business hats on and find the bright side.
Join Chris for the Coder pre-show warm-up. Topics include Ford's patent for self-driving cars to drive away from owners, the integration of AI into everyday objects like toilets, Elon Musk's desire for more control over Tesla, and more.
Kent Overstreet, the creator of bcachefs, helps us understand where his new filesystem fits, what it's like to upstream a new filesystem, and how they've solved the RAID write hole.
We kick off the new year with new apps in our home lab you’ll want to try and a new way to do networking.
A prominent developer has brought the anti-trust heat against Apple to the public, kicking off a chain reaction that could have gone very wrong for Apple. Plus, why the Apple Vision Pro is destined for the Friend Zone.
A bonus stream and our first official LIT Coder stream! Chris discusses CES 2024 day two and its focus on artificial intelligence.
Coder never happens, but we still had a great stream. Catch the AM headlines, and get Chris' take.
This challenge gets ugly as we slowly realize we've just become zombie slayers.
Mike shares his adventures and process of coming from mobile app projects to working with Unreal Engine, and why he realized a laptop just wasn't going to cut it.
We make our big Linux predictions for 2024, but first, we score how we did for 2023.
We look back at what has changed, what's failed us, and what's sticking around in our homelabs.
We reflect on how our work has changed over the last year and get some sage advice from buff Uncle Jeff.
It’s the fourth annual Unplugged Tuxies; our community votes on the best projects, distros, and desktops of 2023.
The clever way one developer hacked an online game, why we're not buying the latest round of cyber war fear, and we finally have our Babylon 5 vs Star Trek debate.
The stories that kept us talking all year, and are only getting hotter! Plus the big flops we're still sore about.
Alex shares a new build integrating WLED, and Chirs reviews hardware that can get you started with WLED in 45 seconds. Then, one last big update on the Year of Voice and our thoughts on self-hosting push notifications.
A special edition of Office Hours explains why some Podcasters are seeing a 20% drop in downloads. Plus, Moritz from Alby joins us for a chat.
The fantastic opportunity Google is letting slip through its hands, and why Apple might win the consumer LLM race.
We test two popular methods to run local language models on your Linux box. Then, we push the limits to see which language models will toe the line and which won't.
After years of resistance, Mike finally surrenders to Xcode. And the secret Apple envy leaked to the public this week.
This week, our embarrassment is your entertainment. Then, we check the age and health of all our disks with one app.
We break down the state of the pfSense changes and the red flags we see. Plus, we're joined by Wolfgang from Wolfgang's channel to dig into his homelab and much more.
The messy details and tidy excuses we noticed in all this OpenAI upset, and some fundamental problems that have been plaguing desktop Linux for years.
PipeWire hits 1.0, and Wim Taymans joins us to reflect on the smooth success of PipeWire. Plus the details on the first NixCon North America, and more.
OpenAI's weekend coup, plus our thoughts on Microsoft's gambit and their looming risk.
Can we save an old Arch install? We'll attempt a live rescue, then get into our tips for keeping your old Linux install running great.
That man behind the Google Photos killer joins us to chat about the latest release of Immich. Plus, Alex's first impressions of 45Homelab's HL15.
Yet another thing Microsoft was early to, and still somehow missed the boat.
The problem with GNOME's great news, plus our first look at Plasma 6. Then, the surprising place NixOS is getting adopted.
A special guest joins us, and we each give Fedora 39 a try. What’s new, what we liked, and what didn’t make the cut!
New AI "regulation" from on high this week, a few signs you might be pissing in your own pond, and the game dev team that's been together for 40 years.
How we almost lost valuable data this week, and a Chat with Doug and Mitch about their new home lab server.
We've all made mistakes and tried to play dumb, but this week history is being made.
We did Proxmox dirty last week, so we try to explain our thinking. But first, a few things have gone down that you should know about.
Rumors of internal panic at Apple, and concerns about the future of RISC-V. Plus, the software update of the century.
We try and pull off one too many projects, but you can't argue with the results. We report on our week of rebuilds and rescues and having a blast at LinuxFest Northwest.
Home Assistant's founder, Paulus Schoutsen, shares details about the Year of Voice, recent legal actions from Mazda, and the results of a recent third-party audit.
We're about to see a wave of big tech AI features "inspired" by third-party developers at a scale that makes the Sherlocking on Apple's platform seem like chump change. Plus, how Dropbox turned around their dev retention rates, and more.
Has Canonical finally nailed snaps? Why it looks like Ubuntu has turned a new corner; our thoughts on the latest release. Plus, a special guest and more.
Mike checks in from the grind and shares some challenges in recent cross-platform testing; then, we get into the avalanche of negative AI press coverage this week and the one massive story they're not touching.
We ran Windows for the week with three seemingly simple objectives. How we did, our take on what's gotten a lot better about Windows, and what still needs some work.
With a dose of pragmatism and optimism, we chat about making the best out of old hardware and where we draw the line and buy new.
How does your first major programming language/technology still shape your work and career? Then grab some popcorn and let's watch the next epic tech titan battle unfold.
Wes visits the office to chat about some new podcast tech inbound, Google killing their Podcast app, and Chris' story from his morning with Podfans.
Why the Raspberry Pi 5 doesn't meet our expectations, and the x86 boxes you should consider instead.
Our unique take on the Unity outrage, thoughts on RustRover, and Mike shares a very annoying mistake.
Even if you don't game, the data is in, and the impact of the Steam Deck on Linux is massive. We'll go into details and then share our long-term review of the Deck.
Our thoughts on two recent Plex crackdowns, why the Apple TV just got a lot better, how home Assistant could improve 10 years in, and much more.
The painful side of making video games, Grinder's big problems, and Google's sneakiest trojan horse.
Today's theme is data sovereignty, and we'll check in with two crucial projects that are giving you more options.
We're testing a new Podcasting 2.0 feature and need your ears!
Did Apple's event live up to our expectations? And our thoughts on what new goodies for developers might be in the new hardware and software.
Brent's new Framework laptop has been torn apart and put back together again. We'll find out if it's up to his standards. Plus, we're kicking off a new build.
Alex sits down with the lead developer of mergerfs to get an update on the project, Chris has a button-pushing breakthrough and more.
Azure suffers a big outage, and Microsoft blames faulty automation; why we think there might be early signs of weak demand for Apple's Vision Pro and more.
While chaos is brewing in SUSE and Red Hat land, Canonical stays the course and doubles down on the Linux desktop. Plus, our thoughts on the kernel team GPL-blocking NVIDIA.
U.S. officials are warning open-source software could be a cyber security threat. Their solution? Money. But do we want them picking the winners and losers of open source?
We daily drive Asahi Linux on a MacBook, chat about how the team beat Apple to a major GPU milestone, and an easy way to self-host open-source ChatGPT alternatives.
Behind-the-scenes details of a new show in the works, our thoughts on a new genre of Podcasts bursting onto the scene, and we make JB history live on the show.
Alex does a significant overhaul of his website and unpacks a new GitHub action workflow. Chris finally achieves complete local voice control of his network, we complain about the state of domain name sellers, and more.
Mike hits the limits of ChatGPT's knowledge, a chat about editors and what we'd do for a living if it had to be outside of tech.
Can we build an indestructible server that stands up to the test of giving out root login to the Internet?
Chris and Brent are running with scissors and breaking things again.
Java developers are getting the Oracle shakedown, openAI is running out of money, and more.
We're trying out Rhino Linux—a unique take on rolling Ubuntu with AUR-like powers and other surprises.
A few tools to build your own Way Back Machine, we check in with the "Year of Voice" and more.
Did we get this one wrong? It seems consumer AI is eating the lunch of some web's biggest names.
Why Linux reigns for privacy; our recommendations for secure tools from chat to DNS.
A quick Pocket Office from "the field" on the new tech inbound to Office Hours and a big update on our bounty for episode 34!
Microsoft's dirty old API games, the new, even more restrictive rules Apple developers will now have to follow, and why Google's "Web Integrity API" seems gross.
Two important news stories, plus our thoughts on GNOME’s new windowing proposal and the Framework 16.
Alex shares a suite of self-hosted apps that replace Reddit. Chris is struggling with Jellyfin, and we discuss where NixOS is killing it and where we think it falls down.
Elon Musk trying to build the "everything app" is ridiculous, and the quiet little promise openAI just made with the White House.
Do they build them better in Germany? We try out the next-generation InfinityBook Pro 14 and dig into TUXEDO OS.
Why independent media is getting just as bad as mainstream media, and Brent's escape from a wildfire. Plus, an update on our new bounty release format!
Shopify has a mind-blowingly obvious solution to too many meetings, a recent failure Chris is struggling with, and more.
Have Oracle and SUSE lost their minds? Plus, we dig into Fedora's proposal to add telemetry collection to Workstation.
The advantages of Federating a local and remote Nextcloud, Chris replaces Google Home Hub's photo powers and the new docker-compose feature that will change Alex's entire setup.
openAI's window to build their moat is closing, but they have a powerful friend stepping up to help seal the deal. Plus, our reaction to Oracle's very spicy response to Red Hat.
Can Ubuntu make a great immutable desktop? We're trying the brand-new "Everything is a Snap" Ubuntu Core Desktop.
We've got a radically new format idea for Office Hours and want to tell you all about it.
Recent advances in embedded Linux, Canonical takes full control of LXD, ZFS gets a handy Btrfs feature, and updates on the show's production.
Mike updates us on his development adventures in Unreal 5, signs the Vision Pro might be a flop, and answer questions about abandoning Red Hat's platform.
Just about every take on the Red Hat news seems to have missed the mark.
We cover our must-have self-hosted apps, reflect on the state of Self-Hosting now, and discuss what's new in Proxmox 8.
Why everyone is excited about the next Linux kernel, Valve's big hire, and Red Hat's clone war.
We got our eyes on the Vision Pro SDK and share our new insights. And why the claims of stalled Mastodon adoption might ring a bit true.
Chris tears into two old PCs, and builds a surprisingly powerful multi-monitor Wayland workstation.
We share some recent adventures, and the tale of how water got dumped into Chris' new home server.
We open the robe and spend a little time chatting about the software development business.
Is Ham Radio a natural hobby for Linux users? An old friend joins us to explain where the two overlap.
We dive into Lemmy, a self-hosted Reddit alternative. Plus, a couple of easy-to-deploy tools that make life better.
What we really like in Debian 12, the big players backing RISC-V, and the improvements in NextCloud Hub 5.
We chew on the ridiculous situation Reddit has created for itself and the weak position of app developers.
We get the inside scoop on SouthEast LinuxFest, and share a few stories from the early days of the Linux community.
Ubuntu gets serious about the immutable desktop, red flags from Red Hat, and the little tricks Apple used to patch Wine.
We argue over what sucked the most at WWDC this year and then surprise each other with two things that thrill us.
We attempt to swap Linux distributions live on our production server, to prove that new tooling makes the Linux distro model obsolete.
We chat with 45Drives about their ambitions to build a home-lab server that bridges the gap between enterprise-level servers and consumer-grade NAS products. And more.
How the recent XFS bug was squashed, insights into why Microsoft built their own Linux from scratch, and recent attacks on Archive.org.
We chew on the best bits from this year's Microsoft Build and the bright red flag coming from the Rust community.
We take a "Rust-only tools" challenge for a week and admit what worked, and what sucked. Plus, a surprise guest.
We travel 10 years into the future and report back on how podcasts and Jupiter Broadcasting are doing after all those years.
Microsoft's new Linux server distro, Red Hat Summit 2023 highlights, big changes at CodeWeavers, and Podman catches up to Docker Desktop.
OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has gone straight for the open-source kill move.
How we found peace with the Linux community’s perpetual debates; and our tricks for finding the signal from the noise.
Alex tempts Chris with his Obsidian ways, our thoughts on Drobo going bankrupt, and Photoprism adding paid tiers. Plus, the slick suite of tools you'll want to run on your LAN.
Bcachefs hits a major milestone, how the Red Hat cuts impact Fedora, Plasma 6 plans, and the software update bricking EV batteries.
We laugh at Google's scramble, check in on the Twitter collapse, and how one developer's little mistake screwed millions.
The push for free software takes years, maybe even generations. Brent gets the inside story from the Free Software Foundation Europe.
We look back at some classic JB shows and chat about why they ended.
We get you up to speed on two serious flaws, Linux's recent gaming loss, Ubuntu doubling down on RISC-V, and news from the Open Source Summit North America.
A scathing takedown of Serverless... By Amazon? We react to this strange revelation and more.
The first new desktop environment in a while that has caught our attention, and it promises to unlock the full power of cutting-edge Linux.
Why Chris needs ANOTHER Home Assistant instance and a major breakthrough for self-hosters.
The results from the recent HDR Hackfest, Mozilla's new acquisition, and the concerning crack down on free software encryption.
Why open source might be the real AI winner long-term, and Mike gets the ultimate "I told you so."
Two listeners race to set up a web server on Suicide Linux. One slip-up and it's all gone. Who will survive?
Have you noticed there is a podcast for everything? That's all about to change. Our thoughts on why the podcast market is going bust this year.
What we know about the Red Hat layoffs, highlights of Linux 6.3, and Canonical's bold claim in Ubuntu 23.04.
We have a laugh at Elon's alt account, why the knives are out for GitHub Co-pilot, and our thoughts on Apple's "major victory" this week.
Why Fedora 38 might Sway you to try it; and how it runs on the MacBook M1 Max.
We debate if users learned their lesson from the Docker Hub drama, the silent self-hosting winner going from strength to strength.
What we like about Fedora 38, why the Rust foundation is in hot water, and more.
Elon launches another AI company, leaks suggest Apple might enable sideloading, and why we should let Chaos-GPT run free.
We surprise each other with three secret topics, with one big catch.
A change is in the air.
A classic gadget gets a Linux-powered new lease on life, the next project getting Rusty, great news for Btrfs users, and more.
Forces beyond Apple's control just reined in their rise, and we ponder the coming sunset.
We try out the most secure messaging app in the world, and Wes’ new note system that's so great you’ll want to abandon your current one.
Chris integrates full home power monitoring into Home Assistant, while Alex tames the AI and rushes to replace Dark Sky.
A fresh take on open-source funding, Fedora’s plan for better encryption out of the box, and our impressions of the latest Ubuntu Beta.
Our thoughts on the recent AI hysteria and why it betrays the massive egos involved, our issues with the RESTRICT Act, and we do some Monday morning code review.
Why using the iPhone makes it harder to run Linux; Chris follows up on his four-month-long challenge to ditch iOS for GrapheneOS. Plus, Brent's extended stay in Berlin has led to some developments you won't want to miss.
Brent shares some rip-roaring tales from Berlin, and we introduce the new contributor who can publish to production.
What we're liking about GNOME 44, how Microsoft's Linux distro is trying to attract more users, and we bust a CentOS myth.
Mike's spent 90+ days with GitHub Co-Pilot, and shares the surprising conclusion.
Brent dives deep into Nextcloud's new release from inside their offices, and takes an unexpected dip in the local lake with a listener.
Alex goes all in on Rootless Podman, Chris is saving his Nextcloud install from disaster, and a special guest joins us.
Nextcloud moves to the front of the pack with their new release, a moment to appreciate curl, and Amazon goes all in with Fedora.
Microsoft's moonshot is turning into a crapshoot.
The story of an open-source hero who became a villain.
Disaster strikes the studio, and Chris jumps into action while Brent battles the packet wars of 1996.
Docker's open-source crackdown, the Wayland regression solved this week, and why ipmitool's repo has been locked.
We're told companies are abandoning the cloud to save money. But is the trend our friend?
Our spicy take on the Silicon Valley Bank bailout, how it will impact everyday developers, and how badly this screws over small businesses.
Robert McQueen shares the inside scoop on Flathub’s ambitious plans to create a universal app store for all distros—and we ask the hard questions.
Find out why Alex ripped out everything installed last episode and is starting fresh with new gear, wires, and a new goal.
Nextcloud's big new customer, some last-minute surprises in GNOME 44, and Flathub's ambitious plans for 2023.
We're celebrating 500 episodes with the biggest announcement yet.
Mike's got a new rig, and Ford wants to recall yours automatically! Plus, we get a bit spicy about money.
The crew takes on a new challenge this week. How hard could it be? Very. Plus, the major open source issue we've zeroed in on.
FFmpeg gets new superpowers, Plasma’s switch to Qt6 gets official; what you need to know. Plus we round up the top features coming to Linux 6.3.
Ubuntu makes its anti-Flatpak stance official, while KDE and GNOME team up to turn Flathub into a universal Linux app store.
Alex has been swapping hardware and standing-up services. It's a network rebuild episode and more!
It's been one week, and Microsoft's new bot's already gone full Tay.
Our favorite features in Linux 6.2, the Hollywood tool getting open-sourced, and a systemd update you need to know about.
Sometimes running the latest and greatest means you have to pave your own path. This week two examples from living on the edge.
We throw Office Hours into the middle of our biggest beta test yet!
Some Git flaws you need to know about, we reflect on 10 years of Steam on Linux, and then dive into the much anticipated Plasma 5.27.
The pitchforks are out for Google's CEO, and hoopla is leaking! Plus, our thoughts on baking telemetry into Go, the big Web3 crackdown, and more.
How Chris wasted three months tracking down a Wi-Fi problem, plus we debate if immutable distros need to be simplified.
Alex has major Proxmox problems. What happened, and the fix for now. Plus, the real downside to Wifi cameras and the batch of network gear on the way.
We round up some news from FOSDEM 2023, update a 21-year-old project, and the Fedora fix that's been a few releases in the making.
We get spicy about the state of hybrid app development and then dig into the App store gatekeeper busting by the White House.
Chris attempts to get Fedora 37 on his M1 Max MacBook Pro, while Wes and Brent try the "every distro at once" desktop.
We blow the lid off a secret project and get LIT.
A lot happened in the free desktop world this week, we cover the impressive releases, changes, and surprises.
The shiny userbase flocking to WebAssembly, our thoughts on the "openAI scam", and why they just keep cramming stuff into Docker containers.
Are the free software alternatives good enough? The conclusion to our 60-day challenge to drop Google, Apple, and the iPhone.
Join us for the surprising conclusion to our month-long challenge.
An Ubuntu expiration date approaches, openSUSE has a new handy solution, and the container security issue that remains unfixed.
How the world without "big tech" might look like, the EU promises to go after Elon and a much-needed head adjustment.
Today we are finally taking on a project months in the making, and we're switching to an entirely new generation of Linux tech in the process.
If you've noticed something a little off about your favorite podcasts, we might know why.
A high-profile Linux kernel network flaw, we put JFS on a death watch, and break down the controversial Firefox update this week.
Microsoft gives Google an OpenAI gut punch, why Apple's new hardware fails to impress, and our reaction to the undignified death of Twitter's third-party client API.
Chris' sticky upgrade situation, and we chat with the developer behind an impressive mesh VPN with new tricks.
Alex dives deep to find out if Kubernetes is overkill for the home and finds solutions to simplify things. And Chris has a new firmware that turns his favorite network cameras up to 11.
OpenZFS has performance gains inbound, the end of a Linux era, and the achievement unlocked by the open-source NVIDIA driver.
After sacrificing our pound of flesh for episode 500, we get into some spicy Big Tech dynamics and the performance mess of WebAssembly runtimes.
Join us on a journey to true software freedom. We embark on our 30-day challenge and discover a whole new philosophy that will change the way you think about technology.
We're kicking off some new projects, catching up with old friends, and react to a new podcast app that automatically skips ads.
Android is getting RISC-Y, the handy new Google tool going open source, the next nail in the coffin for ZFS on Ubuntu, and why you were right about smart speakers all along.
We share our spicy C++ take, major Apple frustrations, and 2023 spoilers.
We assemble to predict what will happen in 2023 and score how our 2022 predictions turned out.
We kick off our Jellyfin January challenge and invite you to join us. Plus, Chris has some new hardware and our thoughts on the trouble at the Matrix foundation.
There are some stories so big they need a little more air time.
Our take on why several tech companies just teamed up to take on Google Maps, and then we react to the global analyst who says we won't have any new iPhones until 2028. We don't talk about Elon; if we did, it would be chaptered. But we definitely did not.
It's the third annual Unplugged Tuxies; our community votes on the best projects, distros, desktops, and services of 2022.
We have some big plans for 2023, and we share the next steps to fully host our podcast infrastructure.
Why we won't see a new Raspberry Pi until 2025, the first steps to Plasma 6 are being taken, and PipeWire gets a major Bluetooth upgrade.
Mike's skeptical of the rumors Apple is preparing to allow third-party app stores, and in a total flip of roles, Chris comes to the defense of Microsoft.
Brent's been hiding your emails; we confront him and expose what he's been keeping from the show.
What disgusted Alex about Disqus, and how he replaced it with a Self-Hosted solution, a hot HDHomeRun tip, and an update on Chris' hunt for the perfect notes app.
Why the next kernel will be "the merge window from hell," a holiday gift for Wayland users, and how the open source community could do more to take on YouTube.
We debate a few more drunk or 4D chess moves, the mad lad taking on Apple, and why Dart 3 has people talking. Plus, what a recent criticism of Scrum got wrong.
We complete a year-long journey and discover some unspoken truths about a great Linux distro. Plus one small, and one major update on our GrapheneOS adventure.
We challenged ChatGPT to create a Linux news podcast outline and then put it to the test.
The Linux kernel has some exciting updates this week, including a significant Asahi milestone and some good news for Android. Then we take openSUSE's new web-based installer for a spin.
Amazon used the stage of AWS re:Invent to toss shade on .Net and reveal its broader ambitions.
After nearly half a year of woe, Brent is ready to give Linux the go. Join us as we compare and contrast two Linux distros and end up with one going on Brent's machine.
Wendell from Level One Techs joins us to catch up on low-power hardware, his home automation setup, and thoughts on so much more.
Old school Ubuntu has a new cool, Google calls out Google, and some IoT news you can use.
We reflect on the recent musings of Python's creator, from the functional to the philosophical.
Chris ditches the iPhone and switches to GrapheneOS, a security and privacy-focused project that lets you take control back from Google.
The worst part about being a Podcaster; our pitch to eliminate nearly all holidays and some hard questions.
The contested subsystem coming soon, a sobering assessment of wireless support in Linux, and a triumph for free software.
We will discuss the practical implementations of AI embedded in future products, then take a look at FTX's books and have a few highlights to share.
We dig into Shufflecake, a tool that lets Linux users hide data with plausible deniability, then let our live stream SSH into our server and see if they can discover our secret data.
We're chatting about workstation builds for a home NAS with Joe Ressington this week. Chris chews on the news of the Evernote buyout and his challenges with Zigbee.
We tried Fedora 37 on the Pi 4, the Google surprise this week, and our thoughts on the WSL 1.0 release.
Microsoft lets its geek flag fly, our observations on .NET 7, and the recent upset caused by the Troll Wizard, but we can't understand who will pay the toll.
Why this latest release of Fedora misses the mark, and Ubuntu's quiet backing away from ZFS.
Why LBRY was never going to win, and how they have just screwed all crypto. And a new feature in the works for our listeners by our listeners.
Microsoft's new goodies for Linux users, the Ubuntu Summit wraps up, and our takeaways from the recent fireside chat with Linus Torvalds.
Mike just came up for air after a Swift deep dive, and he has a fresh new take. Plus, the wheels of history are spinning faster; we take a snapshot in time and then round it all out with spicy Apple bacon.
We surprise each other with three different topics, and Chris has a big update on the ODROID H3+.
Sometimes your best upgrades are unplanned; Chris just got his Home Assistant Yellow fully deployed.
What you need to know about that new OpenSSL vulnerability, the big bcachefs update we've been waiting for, and why the community is creating a Gitea fork.
We slip into full boss mode after digging into some long-term tech trends impacting developers.
Are the long-timers holding Linux back? Lennart Poettering argues we are and proposes a new Microsoft-blessed way to secure Linux.
We recap a busy night after a studio power outage, then dig into what makes an open-source project worth contributing to. Why do some fail while others grow and prosper?
The focus of the new Ubuntu release, Gitea's surprising announcement, and Linux prepares to drop another architecture.
One of the most challenging aspects of being an independent developer, and our thoughts on Microsoft's recent bad news.
The Internet is going crazy with AI-generated media. What's the open-source story, and is Linux being left out?
Alex gives Roon Labs whole home audio a try but discovers a critical design flaw while Chris checks out his new ODROID-H3+ and plans his next epic build.
What makes Google's new OS so secure, a critical WiFi vulnerability in the Kernel, and why Linus is tapping the hype breaks for Linux 6.1.
We debate if GitHub's Copilot enables automated code laundering after a developer makes a startling discovery. Then we dispense some seriously old-school wisdom.
Linus Tech Tips blows it again, and we clean up. Plus, we push System76's updated Thelio Workstation to the breaking point.
It was one technical disaster after another, we recap the series of technical challenges that killed all future shows from the road.
Plasma 5.26's standout features, Canonical flips the script on Red Hat, and why Android is leaking traffic outside VPNs.
Elon Musk's leaked messages reveal how tech CEOs think and talk about their employees, and we dig in.
What the heck is going on? Fedora is dropping features, GNOME is getting Iced, and the mistake we'll never make again. We've got a lot to sort out.
Chris' Raspberry Pi server is dead, and Alex has a few ideas for his next build.
Our thoughts on IBM slicing up more of Red Hat, what stands out in Nextcloud Hub 3, and a few essential fixes finally landing in the Linux kernel.
Why we think Google will ultimately lose the next big tech battle.
We go hands-on at NASA's JPL and learn why Linux is the best OS for Earth and Mars.
We get you caught up on one heck of a trip.
The controversial change for the GNU Toolchain, critical vulnerabilities in popular Matrix clients, and the significant milestone for the Ingenuity LinuxCopter this week.
Mike has spent just over a month living in Linux full-time, and Chris wants to check in and see how he’s doing. Plus we both have the new Thelio from System76 in-house, and our takeaways might surprise you.
We finally give Brent his new laptop and get his reaction. Plus our best pick for replacing stock Android with something private.
Alex is replacing his Chromecast and Google Nest Mini with an open-source solution, and why we’re all getting a little hyped about Matter.
GNOME 43 highlights, Canonical's new hardware partner, and why we're disappointed in the Framework Chromebook.
Mike's first look at a built from scratch yet to be released IDE. And we cook up a little Adobe-flavored bacon.
We've gone deep to find our perfect Google Photos replacement. This week we'll share our setup that we think works great, is easy to use, and is fully backed up.
Brent recounts a harrowing near miss on his road trip to the studio, and a surprise outage leaves Chris scrambling after launching the website.
The Linux Foundation takes a victory lap, Google kills another community-loved project, and key moments from the Linux Plumbers Conference.
To our surprise, Apple gave developers a treat this week and continues to search for the ultimate productivity hack.
Brent has been on a bug-finding marathon. We review what he's discovered and share some hard-learned lessons.
We've made some changes since the last episode, and share why we have doubled down on Self-Hosting as much as possible.
Linux goes underwater, Microsoft kills the Teams' Linux app, and the nasty GRUB bug some of us could not avoid.
We look back at how tools, processes, and developer trends have changed over nearly ten years of the show.
Can Linux do better? Apple is scrambling to build always-on malware protection into the next macOS as its market share grows. A precautionary tale for Linux users.
Debian’s firmware future is up for debate, Pine64 teases a RISC-V SBC, and some of your favorite tools just got new tricks.
We're pushing our new website to production live on the show today. We have no idea how things will turn out - but we're taking you along for the ride either way!
Why Metal might be one of the biggest strategy taxes of the Apple platforms. Plus a thought-provoking appeal to Dark Matter Developers.
We've reached the end of the road in our immutable Linux series, and an old friend stops by to give us the inside scoop on Endless OS.
We learned some really hard lessons this week, and reflect. Then Chris finds the perfect temperature sensor, and Alex finds a beautiful media discovery app.
Details on two new efforts in the Linux kernel, the Pi-like RISC-V board that just hit its funding goal, and a significant milestone for Asahi GPU driver development.
We're spooked to learn how one man's life has been turned upside down just because he used Google Photos.
The five most common problems when trying out an immutable Linux distro like NixOS. Plus, why one Linux dev says just target WINE.
We've built up some incredible backend infrastructure for our new website. We run through the big improvements, and where we still need some help.
A Linux jailbreak that's a win for Right to Repair, our favorite things in Android 13, and the major features that just missed the Linux 6.0 window.
New leaks reveal how hollow Apple's claims of fighting for user privacy are. We discuss their scheme to monetize the downturn.
Our garage Linux server has died, and this time we’re looking at data loss. We attempt to revive our zombie box and reflect on what went wrong.
What is it like to live with another man's automations? Brent spills all.
GitHub steps in it this week, Microsoft's Linux distribution now runs on bare metal, FFmpeg gets IPFS support, and the odd thing going on with the kernel.
Why we think Malcolm Gladwell is wrong about remote work, and the complicated answer to a simple question.
We present a buffet of budget Linux boxes. From $40 to $400 you'll be surprised by what we found. Then we attempt to find the perfect distro for them.
Why we hate crypto more than you, plus a frank conversation about boosts in our shows, some big lessons learned from our new website project, and the things we'd never do again.
The real story behind the "Massive GitHub Malware attack," significant updates for the Steam Deck, and the inside scoop on Lenovo's big Linux ambitions.
We debate the lies our tool makers tell us, if Clojure has a Rails-sized hole, and the secrets of a successful software engineer.
Is the Linux desktop hard to love? A long-time user experience developer argues it is, and we respond to his criticisms.
Alex runs us through his new and improved off-site backup setup, and Chris is trying out some Shelly devices.
Red Hat hints at its future direction, why realtime might finally come to Linux after all these years, and our reaction to Google's ambitious new programing language.
We're looking at the big picture and, surprisingly, seeing a lot of possibilities.
A fundamental change is coming to desktop Linux, and Silverblue might be our hint at where things are going.
We're learning on the job this week as the deadline for our new website is just around the corner. Plus, a dirty little secret that explains why most tech press coverage sucks.
Microsoft makes a hard about-face, a significant fix for Ubuntu 22.04 is in the works, and the recent breakthrough by the Asahi Linux project.
Mike's ready to make a case for Declarative UI, and Chris pulls back the curtain to reveal a spicy take.
We try and bust a common Linux distro myth. Then what surprised Chris about his new Steam Deck.
Our thoughts on the new Works with Home Assistant program, some changes to Alex's off-site backup server, and a million bits of great feedback.
Why Google says we should all go rolling, Red Hat's got a new boss, Microsoft gets called out, and why it might be the year of Linux hardware.
Why we feel recent attacks by the Software Freedom Conservancy against Microsoft are costing the SFC serious credibility.
We were fixing servers all night, but at least we have a great story. A special guest joins us to help make a big show announcement.
The community is quick at work; we share major updates on our new website project, and chat with the "Official" Podcasting 2.0 consultant to find out what he's developing next for podcast listeners.
The new movement to leave GitHub, an Ubuntu bug biting 22.04 users, the hardware platform Fedora might start taking seriously, and a major desktop dev departs Red Hat.
Mike's Linux Toolchain for 2022, and his first week with CoPilot. Then we chat about the series of choices that led us to go independent so many years ago.
The one shared secret behind some of the world's most powerful open-source projects.
Our guest this week has more Raspberry Pis than anyone we've ever met. We get insights into all the projects he used them for, what's worked great, and what's not worked at all.
Fedora gets serious about its server editions, our thoughts on Valve's increased Steam Deck production, and the surprising results of booting Linux on the Apple M2 SoC.
Mike just signed up for a year of GitHub Copilot and Chris tries to understand why. Then we catch each other up on some recent surprises.
We're going back in time to witness the early days of a critical tool to build Linux, then jump forward 15 years and join our buddy Brent on his journey to learn that very tooling.
Some highlights from Linus' recent fireside chat, Qt gets a new leader and a Linux botnet we should probably take seriously.
Mike's hitting the road to solve his old man's PC woes; Chris channels his early inner 80s and some Google AI conspiracy bacon.
One of the pioneers of the web, VNC, Webcams, and more joins us; plus we'll update you on a few projects we love.
We get the details behind Thunderbird acquiring K-9 Mail, share the best new features of Plasma 5.25, check-in on Ubuntu's RISC-V development status, and discuss Photoshop coming to Linux via the web.
You can't judge a book by its cover, and this week we surprised each other when we dug into the HP Dev One. Plus some insights on remote virtual dev desktops and the gotcha's from WWDC we missed.
From skeptic to buyer, why the HP Dev One is the best Linux laptop yet. This is the one review you don't want to miss.
Outdoor networking adventures, new decentralized tools we're building, and a great chat with one of the co-founders of Podverse - an impressive open-source Podcasting 2.0 app.
SUSE Enterprise is already switching to the new NVIDIA open kernel driver, a Matrix-powered Walkie-Talkie, and the details on Apple's Rosetta for Linux.
We jump aboard Hair Force One and are a bit let down. We get into why. Plus Mike's first impressions of the HP Dev One laptop.
Three tails of tech tribulations, and how Brent saved his openSUSE Tumbleweed box from the brink.
A quick-fire round of projects this week, your feedback, and a discussion about the future of Self-Hosting.
Our thoughts on NixOS' new GUI installer, winning hearts and minds one firmware update at a time, the performance bug that hit Linux 5.18, and preparation begins for the open-source NVIDIA driver.
What's old is new again, but we're not buying it this time. It's developer conference season, and we're hunting vaporware.
A new Linux update allows Intel to control features in your CPU using hardware-level DRM.
We have a laugh at Spotify, then check out a minimum viable project for the new Jupiter Broadcasting website.
The controversial Intel code now shipping in Linux, why F-Droid is getting more attractive for developers, and the rumor that could change the industry.
Soon there will be no shame in that snake game, the big trend that is not our friend, and Microsoft reinvents the widget.
We take a sneak peek at some future tech coming to Linux, and share details on HP's new laptop that runs POP!
Alex has found the perfect tool to bring your recipe management into the future. Plus, a convenient trick for scripts with passwords, dying hard drives, and the killer new Proxmox feature.
Why Google's new open-source security effort might fall a bit short, the Arch snag this week, a big win for Right to Repair, and why you might soon have a new favorite filesystem.
Why Mike feels like Heroku is in a failed state, what drove us crazy about Google I/O this year, how Chris botched something super important, and some serious Python love sprinkled throughout.
NVIDIA is open-sourcing their GPU drivers, but there are a few things you need to know. Plus, we get some exclusive insights into Tailscale from one of its co-founders.
We've made some essential decisions for our big projects, what really has us excited about Podcasting 2.0, and the real problem with Boosts.
NVIDIA has announced its plans for an open-source GPU driver. Christian Schaller, the Director for Desktop, Graphics, Infotainment and more at Red Hat, gives us the inside scoop on this historic announcement.
After solving a moral dilemma in our particular kind of way, Mike dishes on some ambitious plans that might kick off a new era of development for him.
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Discover new software and hardware to get the best out of your network, control smart devices, and secure your data on cloud services.
Each of us brings a secret topic to the show, and we discover a common theme about using the wrong tool for the right job.
New firmware superpowers are coming to a future Linux kernel, why Google is working on encrypted hibernation support, and a sneak peek at SteamOS 3.
Alex replaces another Google service; we point the community spotlight at FuzzyMistborn plus your feedback!
Mike shares a tale involving a comedy of errors, and we ponder a new reusable culture around tech.
If we could change just one mistake in our Linux journey, what would it be?
Pop_OS! 22.04 has a surprise you might not have noticed, we get the details on Ubuntu’s new Real-Time kernel, and the clever idea from the Framework laptop team.
It's a summer of projects, we get into our plans to totally rebuild our website, some new Podcasting 2.0 features and, Brent takes his first bite of the Raspberry Pi.
Mike battles the onslaught of yet another bout with the plague. At the same time, we react live to Elon buying Twitter, Gitlab kicking off some free accounts, and we discover Google and Apple are working together again to pull the rug on app developers.
We've hit a bump in the road with the NixOS challenge, and share what it might not be great at. Plus, what we didn't cover in our Ubuntu 22.04 review.
Alex shares some handy tools, and some old friends join us for a special edition of the show.
Our take on why Fedora's Legacy BIOS plans have stirred up such a strong debate, how NVIDIA's Linux strategy seems to be changing, and a surprising kernel patch from Sony.
We kick off a new show and chat about the rapid centralization facing the podcast industry. Then we share some secret future Jupiter Broadcasting plans.
We get a bit gleeful over some choice tech monopoly hypocrisy and then spicy with our 18-month outlook.
Has Fedora pulled ahead of Ubuntu? We take a look at the new Fedora 36 and Ubuntu 22.04 releases.
What is the enthusiast trap, and why does it seem to ensnarl every successful open source project? Also, some excellent listener power user tips for NextCloud.
SUSE has a skunkworks distro in development, the transition Debian is struggling with, and some long-awaited improvements to Raspberry Pi OS.
We revel in the hypocrisy of big tech, share a few stories, and catch up with an old friend.
We just wrapped up our East Coast meetup and have a bunch of great stories to share. Plus some Nix ups and downs, and more.
We chat about Wyze's recent real bad, no-good security news, why Plex Discover has potential but hasn't impressed us yet, and a brief tour of Alex's home network setup.
Docker surprises everyone, new Fedora tools in the works, and an old debate with a fresh take.
We crack open the time capsule and see how our spicy takes hold up.
Chris's thoughts on Linux's NVIDIA conundrum, Elon's takeover of Twitter, MailChimp's insider hack, and the Google Drones taking off in Texas.
How we nearly crashed our Matrix server; what we did wrong and how we're fixing it.
The Unplugged team holds a live event with a special guest, your questions, and we give away a lot of Bitcoin sats!
A new rolling remix of Ubuntu is grabbing attention, AMD has big Linux plans, and why Linux 5.18 looks like another barn burner release.
We just watched Revolution OS before the show, so we reflect on the audacity of their vision and the new revolution we see brewing.
We explore what makes NixOS so powerful, and why it might be the future of all Linux distributions.
Why Chris is moving away from using Containers, Alex's new project, and some great follow-up.
A significant follow-up to one of the biggest Linux stories, the Pandora's box the MIT Technology Review claims open-source devs just opened, and Linux on the M1 finally ships.
Apple enters full panic mode over sideloading, and our plan to push back against industry-wide consolidation kicks off.
Why GNOME 42 is the release we’ve all been waiting for.
Steam comes to ChromeOS, our thoughts on Arch turning 20, and our first look at GNOME 42.
Our take on big tech's return to office, AT&T's RCS boondoggle, and the concerning territory tech is racing towards.
How each of us asks for features and help from free software projects, and one of our most prescient soapboxes in a while.
We look back at our favorite moments from the last ten years of the Raspberry Pi, why you might want to start considering one, and where we want to see the platform evolve.
Why Dirty Pipe is a dirty dog, the explosive adoption of Linux at AMD, and an important update on elementary OS.
We revisit one of the core theses of the show and expand on it in a new way, leading us to ponder just what a wild ride the next eight years are going to be.
We surprise each other with three different topics, hidden away by encryption in our show notes - we literally have no idea what we're talking about this week.
Why it might be time to lower your RISC-V expectations, Intel's moves to close up CPU firmware, and a quick state of the Deck.
Mike and Chris eat some crow as they change their tune on a recent spicy take.
We look at two new options that enable ANYONE to run a personal server at home or a small business.
Alex gives the new TrueNAS SCALE a go and hits a snag.
The Linux secret behind the new TrueNAS release, Intel acquires a major Kernel contributor and our thoughts on Podman 4.0.
Mike has some huge news and busted wifi, Chris spent a weekend in the Metaverse, and why Microsoft has us both upset.
We put the sports car of Linux laptops to the test. Is it the multi-tasking machine it claims to be?
Canonical has a big week, why bcachefs looks like it's taking another step forward, and ChromeOS Flex for PCs is released.
After reminiscing about .Net's 20th birthday, Mike and Chris air IBM's hypocritically dirty laundry and marvel at Microsoft's 3D chess moves.
Linux is the master of small computers, and this week it’s going to the next level. We chat with the creator of the $15 Linux box and share some significant updates for the Raspberry Pi.
Sometimes we get a bit carried away; we dial it back and share some self-hosting long-timer insights.
A last-minute kernel patch for the Steam Deck, why Intel is supporting RISC-V development, and we go hands-on with Plasma 5.24.
Mike makes a shocking admission, and Chris wishes he had a time machine.
There's just something off about Ubuntu these days, this week we put it all together.
System76 reveals a new tool to make Pop's desktop faster than the rest, and we break down that recent Btrfs defrag infinite loop bug.
Microsoft's cold war with Apple is revealed in court filings this week, and Google thinks they've got the next hit on their hands, which sounds a lot like the old hit.
Brent's in the hot seat and plays to win 1000 Satoshis, while Wes adds a little color commentary.
We all take it for granted, but it is one of the best things about Linux. We share the history of the live CD, how it all got started, and the times it saved our bacon.
Alex has a new high-quality self-hosted music setup, and Chris solves complicated Internet problems.
The big disruption that looks like a bust, a security issue you need to pay attention to, and some great news for the Steam Deck.
The audience hits us in the face with some hard truths, and then we dig into Microsoft's fox-like moves to snatch up Activision Blizzard on "the cheap."
SUSE had an awkward week; we breakdown the very mixed launch of SUSE Liberty Linux.
We explain SUSE Liberty Linux and contemplate why the community seems to be selecting distributions with newer kernels.
Emboldened by his success, Mike takes a victory lap. Little does he know it's all virtual.
We react to Microsoft gobbling up yet another game studio, chat about Crypto.com's recent $15M hack, the massive failure YouTube just admitted, and a few personal crew stories.
We make some last-minute changes to our server setup and catch up on a bunch of thought-provoking feedback.
Alex got some new devices for Christmas, and we set off figuring out how to integrate them into his network.
Our road trip machine is loaded up from solar to networking, the tech that made working, living, and recording from the road possible for 44 days and over 2,200 miles.
Fedora and Red Hat users are getting a web-based installer, and a new legal situation for Bitcoin smells like retro SCO FUD.
Was he justified? Our thoughts on the dev who corrupted libraries in NPM for millions of users with his political statement about free software.
During our summer road trip to Denver we had the microphone's recording and captured some great moments.
A new initiative uses open source to keep podcasting decentralized and add new features.
GnuPG has some great news, Libadwaita 1.0 has arrived and we share our thoughts, plus a big batch of updates from the Matrix project.
Mike has a significant moment of clarity and sets out on a new path for 2022. Meanwhile, Chris is just happy to be out of the woods.
It's a casual community hangout, and we spin the Wheel of Topics. From what Linux does worst, our thoughts on EndlessOS, Ubuntu Web Remix, QubesOS, Brent's adventures with JellyFin, and why Linux will ultimately dominate all operating. systems in 20 years.
Our new server setup is bonkers, but we love it.
Mike finds a new normal and doubles down on what works. Chris meanwhile is stranded in the woods and is having a bit of a panic.
We do our best to predict what will happen in 2022, and own up to what we thought might happen in 2021.
We kick off our annual predictions episode with what we got right and wrong this year and then attempt to predict what will happen in 2022.
We're both impressed by Rails 7 and how an old foe got us down again.
It's the second annual Unplugged Tuxies; our community votes on the best projects, distros, desktops, and services of 2021.
Big internal process improvements have resulted in a major new version of elementary OS hot on the heals of the previous release. Find out why 6.1 is a lot more than just a number.
The nasty Log4Shell vulnerability isn't solved yet, this week saw a new round of attacks and patches.
Recent AWS outages sent Alex on a hunt to find more self-hosted alternatives, and Chris digs into the latest Home Assistant release.
The broader software problem the Log4Shell vulnerability reveals, and the story of how Chris lit his Coder robe on fire... While wearing it.
We each try out the new Pop_OS! and Carl Richell from System76 joins us to get into the details.
The Log4Shell vulnerability is making waves this week; we'll explain why and break down how it works.
We peak in on one of the nastiest corporate moves in a while, and Chris has a big confession.
This was not the year of the Linux Desktop. We’ve been slacking on the mailbag, so we go on a feedback frenzy and answer some hard questions about desktop Linux.
Taken from Monday's Coder live stream, Chris reacts to discovering that the city of Miami has its own crypto coin. As the conversation goes on it turns into a broader discussion about how cryptocurrency gets a bad reputation, and why that reputation is completely divorced from the reality of the technology.
Industry-changing open-source project releases, and why the new CentOS Stream 9 might be more noteworthy than you realize.
We try out a couple of very popular Docker GUI's and report back, and discuss our biggest Self-Hosted regrets.
Mike visits Pallet Town and comes back with some SQLAlchemy performance wisdom to share. Meanwhile, struggling with a lack of performance, Chris has kicked the tires of his new M1 Max MacBook Pro and is ready to share his counter-narrative take on the new hardware.
The Director of EndlessOS joins us to respond to recent Flatpak criticism.
Fedora's massive endorsement this week that went unnoticed, why RISC-V mobile devices might be getting near, and the significant change coming to a critical open-source tool.
Are Linux devs getting upset with the Python community? We weigh in on a nuanced issue. Plus the mass-moderator resignation over at Rust, and Mike's thoughts on setting up a dev environment on Windows 11.
We revisit some old assumptions about the open-source Plex-alternative, Jellyfin. We each try it out, and along the way, gain a few insights about open source.
Just how severe is this DNS cache poisoning attack revealed this week? We'll break it down and explain why Linux is affected. Plus, the feature now removed from APT, more performance patches in the Kernel, and a big batch of project updates.
This week we unlock the "Pi"tential of the Compute Module 4 and turn it into a dual gigabit router and Jellyfin server.
We get some spicy emails, dig into why Mike just picked up another Linux laptop, and then share our real thoughts on Web3.
Can we live with openSUSE Tumbleweed?
A desktop from Linux past has a surprising update this week, AlmaLinux pulls ahead of the pack, and Canonical ships software for the Apple M1.
Microsoft has a bunch of new goodies for developers, but Mike is becoming more and more concerned about an insidious new feature.
Is the true path to mastering Linux fully embracing the command line? Why it's time to change our mindset about the terminal.
Significant changes at GitHub, Ubuntu starts work on a new desktop tool, why WirePlumber is a big deal, and we bust some Red Hat FUD.
Troubleshooting goes very wrong for Alex, and he puts his backups to the ultimate test.
After a little async Ruby chat and developer morality struggle, Chris explains how macOS Monterey has lapped Linux with a critical workstation feature.
We check-in with Fedora Project lead Matthew Miller on the state of the project, then conduct our exit interview with Fedora 34, and review Fedora 35.
New Raspberry Pi hardware has a few surprises, the most impressive things in Linux 5.15, and our reaction to classic functionality under consideration for removal from Fedora.
Chatting about the week's .NET news leads us into a blue-tinted tale of woe. When Microsoft taketh, they also giveth. But is it enough?
We attempt a live production over Starlink, and dig into the secrets of this giant Linux network in space.
Major performance milestones are being hit with new code inbound for Linux, Plasma and GNOME desktops are set to run Wayland on NVIDIA's binary driver, and why the SFC's new GPL fight could have implications for you.
Local self-hosted video capture with AI object detection just got easy. Morgan joins us to detail his Frigate setup and its optional tight integration with Home Assistant.
Why mastering your development environment can be a tricky feat, and a server outage brought to you by the late 1990s.
We try out POP!_OS on the Raspberry Pi 4, and chat with its creator Jeremy Soller from System76.
We cover what's special about Plasma's 25th-anniversary edition, chat with CloudLinux's CEO, and detail why Apple supporting Blender is good for all of us.
Mike just launched the secret project he's been working on for months and shares all the details.
Wimpy stops by with a new tool that will change your virtualization game, and we share our thoughts on Ubuntu 21.10 and take the flavor challenge.
Apple M1 Linux development reaches a key milestone and boots a usable desktop; Ubuntu reveals a new product, and the secret SUSE project that leaked this week.
A lot is changing in Home Assistant land, and it's almost all for the better; we break down the essential items.
It's final push time on a big project for Mike, but Chris is the one who is exhausted. But we've got some new insights into testing and thoughts on an emerging category of developer.
It's the worst time ever to upgrade or buy a new PC, so we cover our favorite tips for getting the most out of your current hardware. Then we pit a 2014 desktop against a 2021 laptop and find out if our old clunker can beat the Thinkpad.
Our virtual LUG of experts had a lot to say about the Linus Tech Tips Switch to Linux challenge. We recap what is going on, how it could go wrong, and what we hope happens.
Why Linus believes keeping Linux fun is critical, the massive investment Fedora is about to make in video, and why we suspect Cloudflare's R2 service will make Amazon squirm.
Mike's falling in love with FastAPI and gives us a hint at the next project he's building.
Sometimes things go wrong; this week, we admit we've got a problem.
Canonical gives Linux admins a lucky break, the details on Android's slow shift to an upstream Kernel, a breakthrough for Linux gaming, and our take on GNOME 41.
Alex is abroad and uses the opportunity to build out not one but two ultimate self-hosted off-site servers. We share the hardware, software, and networking details.
We’ve really had a week, one of those makes ya feel old kinda weeks.
A serious problem is brewing in Desktop Linux that hasn't impacted end users yet, but will soon. We break down why distribution makers are getting upset and explain what's next.
Desktop Linux graphics are about to get a significant investment, Mozilla and Canonical work together on a Firefox Snap, and some key new insights into the Linux port to Apple’s M1. Plus, why WSL’s first Linux malware in the wild matters.
The more you read into it, the worse it gets. At least we have new devices to keep us happy.
Why it might be time to re-think who is and who is not a Linux user, plus we do a reality check on the state of Linux phones.
Linus Torvalds attempts to get kernel developers to clean up their code, the performance regression that almost shipped, and the major production struggle Red Hat acknowledged this week.
We chat with Matt from Adventurous Way about the home automations that have improved his quality of life, the clever way he manages their off-grid rig, and the new smart home project he's just kicking off.
We are coming in hot, literally. It's a day of spicy takes.
We try out what might be the most fun Linux distribution around. It started as a laugh, but now we’re in love.
SUSE's new era kicks off this week, CentOS users get some relief, and how Docker managed to piss off their users.
Recent reports would have you believe Apple has made significant concessions to developers. Don't be fooled! We read between the lines and break down what is and what is not changing.
A surprise server outage at the studio requires we jump into action with a few last-minute solutions and deploy one of our favorite open-source tools.
Why the Linux kernel received so much mainstream attention this week, some of our favorite open-source projects get great updates, and why we're concerned about Linux Foundation members transferring innovation from Linux to closed source software at an industrial scale.
We report back on our DeGoogle challenge and read your top Google Alternative apps and services.
Things are worse than we ever thought, but that doesn't prevent us from taking a victory lap.
We share some stories from our Denver meetup, the strange reason we found ourselves at a golf course, and some news you should know.
What’s coming next for the Linux desktop, and some exclusive news from System76.
Chris makes a big mistake on the road, and Mike drops some reality-based sage wisdom.
Live from Denver, we chat with old friends and new. We get the inside scope on what has been going on at System76, and what's coming up next.
What's new in Debian 11, and an example of the Linux Foundation funneling free software to their corporate friends.
We discuss the ramifications of Apple's local photo scanning announcement on your privacy, why everything seems to be a subscription these days, and a new challenge for the show.
Is there a secret motive behind Apple's announced plans to scan iMessage and iCloud Photo Library content?
Big things are happening in the world of WireGuard, Jim Salter joins to catch us up.
Since the announcement of the Steam Deck, things around Linux have started changing, including some big items this week.
Big promises are being made in Ruby land, but will they take hold? Plus, Tech Crunch says Open Source is dead, why we couldn’t disagree more.
Yabba Dabba Distro! Run every major distribution on one native host. How we hijacked a Fedora install and turned it into the ultimate meta Linux box.
Microsoft's next kernel patch fixes a long-standing Linux issue, we'll share the details. Plus ChromeOS's next power user feature you haven't heard of, and Valve's broader plans that came into focus this week.
We discuss Chris's latest wall-mounted tablet solution for Home Assistant and several scripts to pimp your Plex setup.
Mike shares his adventures coding while riding Amtrak, Chris is trying to get DOS running while he still can, and many of you wrote in sharing your concern for GNOME.
We try to pull off a show while recovering from an epic server crash. Then we build the ultimate remote Linux desktop—in the cloud!
We share the facts about a recent systemd vulnerability, the new details we've learned this week about the Steam Deck, and then dig into the reviews of the Framework Laptop.
Has Microsoft figured out a way to invalidate the GPL? We're skeptical.
Could the Steam Deck mean fewer native Linux games? We chat with prolific game developer Ethan Lee and get his perspective on the negative impacts of the Deck.
Steam Deck looks impressive; we cover the details you care about and one aspect that concerns us.
Updates gone wrong, surprise hardware failures, and flooding out all our electronics in a single go. We've got a lot to catch you up on.
It seems AI isn't replacing developers just yet, and why we think you shouldn’t get too comfortable.
Have you noticed the Linux news has gotten a little weird? Michael Tunnell joins us to break down the changes we've observed over the last year.
Open Source's best hope for alternatives to Microsoft and Google gets a significant update this week, and we cover a plethora of new goodies coming to a Linux near you soon.
Has Google already started its decline? Our surprising take.
Linux server admins don't know where to turn next; how the cult of personality might be shaping Linux's most important market.
We try out Pop!_OS 21.04 and share our thoughts on the COSMIC desktop and our reaction to Audacity’s new troubling privacy policy.
Mike's got some strong feels about his new system, and Chris spent a week with Windows 11. And that's not even scratching the surface. It's a wild one, with some hard truths, so buckle up.
Is Fuchsia a risk to Linux? We try out a cutting-edge Fuchsia desktop and determine if it is a long-term threat to Linux.
The news this week that pushes Linux ahead in the enterprise, the challenges Windows 11 might bring, and we go hands-on with the new Debian-based TrueNAS SCALE.
Big Tech's punishment train has been en route for years, but now that it's almost arrived, are we getting onboard?
Is it possible to have Arch’s best feature on other Linux distros? We attempt it and report our findings. Plus our reaction to NVIDIA’s beta Wayland support–is this the milestone we’ve been waiting for?
Linux's résumé got a nice boost this week; why Google is paying for more kernel development, and how CloudLinux might be pulling ahead of the CentOS pack.
We take a look at a self-hosted TeamViewer alternative, give you our take on some Home Assistant drama and discuss the effects of a new crypto coin on hard drive prices.
We get a bit skeptical about Stripe Identity, how it works, and precisely why we don't like some of their privacy trade-offs.
We revisit the seminal distros that shaped Linux’s past. Find out if these classics still hold up.
The premier Linux desktops get some futuristic new features, and we break down the seven-year-old vulnerability in your Linux box revealed this week.
Our takes on the important bits from Apple's WWDC 2021 keynote and State of the Union.
We discuss old and new ways to manage, organize, index, and search your photo collection. It's our favorite Google Photo's alternatives.
An old Linux distro gets a new trick, and all Linux users get a few excellent quality of life updates.
We'll share how we deployed a painless, Self-Hosted Pastebin replacement, and what we like the most about it.
Mike's unique take on the bold promises made at MS Build this year, and the one item he REALLY wants announced at WWDC next week.
We’re joined by a special guest who’s built his very own Linux battle bus. We get the technical details on how Linux is at the core of this open road machine.
Our reaction to the new Freenode developments, and Audacity's latest shock to the community.
We both fall for a new fancy keyboard; then we get philosophical about free software's never-ending quest to conquer mobile.
From our origins with Linux to preparing your home LAN for a solar storm, it’s an Ask us Anything special edition!
Our take on the Freenode exodus, Linux Apps going public in Chrome OS, and Red Hat's desktop hiring spree.
Join us for a chat with Paulus, the founder of Home Assistant, as we look to the project's future, hardware devices, new standards, and more.
After Chris gets a reality check from Mike, the guys answer some emails and admit a cold hard truth.
Tim Canham, Mars Helicopter Operations Lead at NASA’s JPL joins us again to share technical details you've never heard about the Ingenuity Linux Copter on Mars. And the challenges they had to work around to achieve their five successful flights.
Our reaction to System76's Launch keyboard, Google's new Fuchsia contributor that's a big name, and the repairable Linux Laptop with a few new tricks.
Chris struggles with his nature, while Mike shares some sage developer advice that everyone should hear before using a platform like AWS.
We’re taking a look at an underdog distro. We may have found a diamond in the rough with a few tricks up its filesystem.
We start you off with the headlines that matter this week, then share our thoughts on Audacity's new owners proposing user tracking.
Plex announces some big plans that make us a little nervous, Alex solves Chris's tablet performance woes, and we chat about Prometheus.
From adventures in learning, a recipe for great collaborations, to creativity and problem-solving in tech. It's a deep dive chat with Wes Payne.
It's episode III, Return of the Email. Everyone says never host your own email, so we're doin it.
A spicy mix of distro news, including Rocky Linux's first milestone release, and our follow-up on the University of Minnesota’s kernel ban.
Mike has a few stories to share, but more importantly a very hard lesson he's going to make damn sure you learn.
The new release of Fedora has more under the hood than you might know. It's a technology-packed release, and nearly all of it is coming to a distro near you.
The University of Minnesota has been banned from the Linux kernel. We'll share the history, the context, and where things stand now around the controversial research that led to the ban.
Alex has a new trick for local and remote backups, and shares his thoughts on Synology's DS series NAS.
Our thoughts on the hardware Apple announced this week, and if any of it is suitable for professional workloads.
You should never host your own email, so we’ve gone and done just that. What we learned trying to build an email server in 2021.
The major shift in the Linux landscape this week that was hardly noticed, and our thoughts on COSMIC from System76.
We visit an alternate reality where Epic wins in their fight against Apple, COBOL reigns supreme, and the halls of great Jedi Temple are lined with Object-C developers.
Do as we say, not as we do. This week we're setting off to host our own email. We'll cover the basics, what's we're using, and why.
Don't buy that M1-powered Apple machine just yet, solving Wayland-driven fragmentation, and why Firefox is about to get an upgrade on Linux.
A record is broken, a life goal is achieved, and why we are going long on Linksys.
After a decade long fight, no one feels like a winner.
Old friends and new join us on a quest to celebrate four hundred episodes.
The first CentOS clone is out, but it's the second part of their announcement that might be the most important. Plus our reaction to SCO reigniting their decades-long fight with IBM and Red Hat, and the big news in GTK-land you might have missed.
Ruby has gone off the rails this week, and Wes is here to explain what’s happened.
Lutris developer Mathieu Comandon joins us to share his perspective on the uncomfortable issues facing Linux desktop developers.
GNOME 40 is out and we chat with the project’s Executive Director about the technical and visual improvements in the new release.
Special guest Jeff Geerling tells us how he got 16 drives connected to one Pi.
Some sage developer wisdom is overshadowed by Mike's mad stonk game, while Chris worries Apple's secret M1 tricks charming Linux users.
We share our favorite networking trick of all time, and then chat with the blokes behind a new WireGuard-powered service.
Mobile Linux OSes are looking better than ever this week, a new effort to keep legacy applications running on Linux, and the signals indicating a Fuchsia release is nigh.
Mike goes straight for the attack and hits Chris where it hurts, then it's problem-solving time.
We break down the next-level features coming to a Linux near you in just a few weeks.
The A-Team assembled to make open source more trustworthy, why we might be about to find out how much SUSE is worth, and some essential project updates.
We react to Home Assistant password shaming us and then reflect on the OVH fire while attempting to solve a "growing" cloud problem.
Mike reveals his secret project to Chris, who has several probing questions.
Tim Canham, the Mars Helicopter Operations Lead, shares Linux’s origins at JPL and how it ended up running on multiple boxes on Mars.
Canonical reveals long-term Ubuntu plans that you might have missed, and the "double ungood" warning from Linus this week.
After we pine about the way things used to be, Mike shares why he is developing a fondness for C++.
It's our worst idea yet. We share the password to our brand-new server and see who can own the box first. Whoever wins gets a special prize.
Red Hat is still in damage control mode, a new hacker laptop called Framework makes bold promises, and what Google is spending money on in the Linux kernel.
Our favorite LastPass alternative, why more boxes might be better than one, and we confess to an undying love.
We open the robe and share some vintage career origin stories.
After all these years, what's made us stick with Linux?
We share some exclusive details about the Linux-powered gear that just landed on Mars, and the open-source frameworks that make it possible.
Mike crosses over to report back from the other side, and Chris is along for the ride.
Something special has been achieved this week, a new benchmark in the desktop experience. We dig in.
Microsoft and Ubuntu's relationship is under a new spotlight this week.
Alex shocks Chris with his latest project, then lays down some quick-fire picks.
After reflecting on more than 8 years of the show, we get into solving problems and taking names.
Which distro is best for friends and family? We have a unique take on this common question.
The story behind a Microsoft repo shipping in Raspberry Pi OS, Canonical updates a special version of Ubuntu, and a couple of milestones the Linux world hit this week.
Microsoft is working on a bot that can deepfake you real good, and we have thoughts.
We try out GNOME 40 and its new workspace layout. Who we think this works well for, and who might want to avoid it.
Google removes Matrix chat-client Element from the Play store, sudo has a major flaw with a long-tail, and Rocky Linux gets a boost.
We discuss recent Home Assistant security news, and how we think the project could improve.
The guys can't help but laugh when they hear the test tests one well-known online giant is testing. You might say they get a bit testy.
Successful open-source projects all seem to struggle with one major gorilla. Who it is, and what their options are now.
Why we don't think Red Hat's expanded developer program is enough, our reaction to Ubuntu sticking with an older Gnome release, and a tiny delightful surprise.
Is performance the ultimate requirement? What amount of compromise are we comfortable with?
We showcase a tool that will change your Linux game.
Impressive updates for some beloved open source projects, and AlmaLinux—a leading CentOS alternative—is born.
Our favorite Google Docs killer with markdown support has a big update. We explain how we host it and why we love it.
Mike and Chris discuss the recent JetBrains FUD and ponder the impact of recent AWS policy enforcement.
Wendell joins the show to cover the state of graphics on Linux, and what Intel has in store for the future.
We explain the recent Qt upset, and then go hands-on with the new PeerTube release.
Their lives change forever when they meet a handsome, tormented, laptop.
We have some strong opinions about the state of openSUSE Tumbleweed. We've secretly been running it for the past week, and share our experience.
A lot of open source development was packed into 2020, we recap some of the standout moments you should know about.
Alex reveals the culmination of five years of work into the Perfect Media Server.
Services and subscriptions get a bad wrap, so we flip the script and talk about the ones we're grateful to pay for.
Friends join us for a special edition of the show to review last year's predictions, and forecast the future.
Our annual predictions episode kicks off with a review of what we got right and wrong for 2020, and then we speculate wildly about what could happen in 2021.
Mike details his favorite python tools and his tricks for performance concerns.
We reveal the winners of the 2020 Tuxies.
Another Google project meets an untimely demise, but we find the silver lining.
Chris discovers a networking miracle, Alex has been playing with electrics, and we review the Wyze Cam 3.
Mike recalls how he accidentally converted his development shop into a Python house, and Chris experiments with his Minimum Viable Robe.
It's light as a feather, fast as hell, and everything is upstream. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon ships with Fedora, and this week we put it to the test.
We explain the major changes to CentOS this week and break down the top four criticisms.
Time to talk business, and Chris reveals his biggest mistake since going independent.
Red Hat just made big changes to how CentOS works, we breakdown the good, and the bad.
Desktop Linux users saw a lot of new features land this week, and SUSE might just have a new cloud-winning strategy.
Alex puts the fantastic-looking, ARM-powered NAS known as the Helios64 to the test.
After we geek out about keyboards, we answer some feedback and take a dip in the Rust lust.
A problem that just kept getting worse and worse. What it was, and why it led us to "check in" on EndeavourOS.
What caused the recent major AWS outage, the breaking changes that just arrived upstream, and a new mail client for Linux.
Mike buys a laptop live on air while Chris worries about the turkey.
We have the coolest new retro tool of the year, that will turn you into a Linux powered spy.
The details behind youtube-dl's return to GitHub, our thoughts on the rumored SUSE IPO, and our concerns with Servo's new home.
With rage in our hearts, we proclaim a Self-Hosted Google Photos replacement, and the only way to self-host your email.
The guys deploy their sage wisdom to answer your age-old questions and solve why the latest macOS is less appealing than ever to developers.
We review the Dell Precision 5750, a born and bred MacBook killer that runs Linux.
The Ubuntu bug you need to patch, PayPal's Bitcoin support goes live, and a breaking change inbound to systemd.
Our first reactions to Apple's ARM event, how these new systems will impact developers, and if we're buying one.
We round up our favorite tweaks to the desktop, and apps that make it great.
We review the Raspberry Pi 400. Then discover new features coming to Linux powered Dells.
We have a philosophical debate on cloud vs local and Alex experiences full-blown Americana this Halloween.
Chris attempts a Lizard intervention and gets sucked into Mike's Green tinted data center paradise.
Why we think the new Raspberry Pi 400 is just the beginning.
A RISC-V development PC is in the works, we have the details and try to set expectations.
Microsoft is making aggressive moves to court more and more developers. We put on our analyst hats and lay out the hard cold truth.
Fedora 33 is a bold release, and we’ve put it through the wringer. We tell you what’s great, and what you should know before diving in.
Ubuntu 20.10 is out, with official Raspberry Pi 4 desktop support. We try it out and report back. And our thoughts on the youtube-dl takedown.
Chris gets left out in the cold after a Home Assistant glitch, and Alex puts a big batch of USB hard drives to the test.
It's confession hour on the podcast, and your hosts surprise each other with several twists and turns.
We put the new Ubuntu 20.10 to the test, and chat with System76's Mechanical Engineer to get the secrets of the new Thelio Mega.
The new Plasma release makes a compelling argument for the workstation, why LibreOffice and OpenOffice can't seem to get along and a recently found bug in Linux that goes back to Kernel 2.6.
We're reminded that you can't judge a distro by its screenshots. We use Pop!_OS for a few weeks and share our embarrassing discovery.
We have a different take on the Oracle v. Google case that may usher in an API copyright doom! Or so they say...
NextCloud makes some significant changes, and we share our reaction; IBM is planning to split into two, but we have some questions, and Firefox may soon display sponsored "top sites."
We speak to Kevin and Patricia from Traefik, discuss Alex's recent ZFS snafu and we wonder if the new Chromecasts can match up to the Nvidia Shield.
Our secrets for a low-cost bulletproof Nextcloud server that we figured out the hard way. We take you into the "server garage" and share our lessons learned.
We examine the deeper problems in Open Source development the recent Hacktoberfest drama has exposed.
Quite a bit from Google this week, with new products and notable changes coming for developers and users.
We provoked quite a response and cover the feedback that puts us in our place. Then we dive into the wild era of text editor of yore and solve an age-old question.
We embrace new tools to upgrade your backup game, securely move files around the network, and debunk the idea that Windows will ever be based on Linux.
Lenovo expands its Linux lineup in a big way, with 30 Ubuntu systems. And why Microsoft Edge on Linux might be more significant than you think.
We get fancy with Traefik labels, and gush over some new Home Assistant features while saving our data from inevitable future failure.
We get nerdy about Blueprints, and then wary about the future of software distribution.
What would it really take to get you to switch Linux distributions? We debate the practical reasons more and more people are sticking with the big three.
We try out the new GNOME "Orbis" release and chat about Microsoft's new Linux kernel patches that make it clear Windows 10 is on the path to a hybrid Windows/Linux system.
Is it a Post-Open Source world now that the mega-clouds are here? We share our thoughts on this renewed idea.
Friends join us to discuss Cabin, a proposal that encourages more Linux apps and fewer distros.
Our hands-on review of Android 11, and our thoughts on the possible consequences of Nvidia buying Arm Holdings for $40bn.
Some big news for Jupiter Broadcasting and a picture-perfect app-pick with Lychee. Chris politely suggests Alex reconsider his Syncthing doubts.
A special friend of the show joins us to discuss C++ in 2020 and the growing adoption of Rust.
We get an update from PipeWire developer Wim Taymans on the status of Linux's new audio and video subsystem.
The first Thinkpads loaded with Fedora go live, but there is a lot more to the story.
GitHub just made a major behind-the-scenes upgrade, and we chew on some of the impressive details.
The Raspberry Pi might be getting a small software fix that makes a big performance improvement.
Mike and Wes join us to discuss the recent Docker news, freeing your Robovac from the cloud and why Alex really loves Terraforms.
It's a new day for Jupiter Broadcasting and the show, we share our big news.
We reboot the show to capture Mike's love of coupons and update you on what we have been up to recently since the show's fake demise.
We round up the best podcast clients for your Linux desktop, mobile, and the web.
Jon shares the story of how Docker came to Unraid, hints at future subscription plans, performance features coming, and much more.
We refurbish a special machine from the Jupiter Broadcasting Hardware Archive and try out Matrix, the one chat platform to rule them all.
We explain why BootHole is getting so much attention and break down the key issues. Then we review our favorite Linux-compatible headsets.
Chris figures out how hot is too hot, Alex performs an extreme remote firewall install, and we share some of our favorite SSH tricks.
The past, present and future of Linux on Arm. The major challenges still facing full Linux support, and why ServerReady might be a solution to unify Arm systems.
Fedora makes a bold move and Microsoft seems to be working on their ideal "Cloud PC”, we ponder what Linux has to offer.
We've spent thousands of dollars and over a decade refining the perfect home media setup. We get nostalgic and share what worked and what REALLY didn't.
Our team has been using Nextcloud to replace Dropbox for over a year, we report back on what has worked great, and what's not so great.
Fedora's getting to work and reconsidering some long held-assumptions.
Chris is slow cooking some servers, Alex has self-hosted AI with a nasty gotcha and a damp basement.
We're joined by two guests who share their insights into building modern Linux hardware products.
Why we think Apple just handed market share to Desktop Linux, and why you can kiss running Linux on the Mac goodbye forever.
Serverbuilds.net’s founder JDM joins us to discuss the perfect sever for low or high-end needs, and Alex stages a Pi intervention.
It's time to challenge some long-held assumptions. Today's Btrfs is not yesterday's hot mess, but a modern battle-tested filesystem, and we'll prove it. Plus our thoughts on GitHub dropping the term "master", and the changes Linux should make NOW to compete with commercial desktops.
The lightweight distro that stole our hearts, the four of us each try out a different contender and come away with what we think will be the leanest and meanest distribution for your PC.
You're not a true self-hoster until you've lost your entire configuration at least once. Alex does a deep dive into cloud backup, plus we need your help to find the right Wifi solution for a listener.
From the low-end to the high-end we try out both ends of the Linux hardware spectrum. Wes reviews the latest XPS 13, and Chris shares his thoughts on the Pinebook Pro.
Chris' tale of woe after a recent data loss, and Wes' adventure after he finds a rogue device on his network.
We react to recently proposed Home Assistant changes, Alex attempts an extreme remote install, and we take a look at HomelabOS.
Windows is getting more competitive by adopting core Linux features, so we cover the latest Linux-inspired additions to Windows. Then review the new release of Pi-hole, sort through recent PINE64 updates, and read your feedback.
We're blown away by the Enlightenment desktop, and its little known features, and we share a quick way for you to try it out yourself.
We were almost outsmarted by a not so smart doorbell, Jellyfin makes Alex's prediction dreams come true and Chris tries QOwnNotes again.
Manjaro has a new hardware partner so Phillip joins to share the details, and we have the Lemur Pro in house for a battery endurance test like no other.
Fedora Project Leader Matthew Miller joins us to discuss Lenovo shipping ThinkPads loaded with Fedora, and our review of the new 32 release.
We share some of our top tips for getting started with Self-Hosting and cover some more network basics.
The latest Ubuntu LTS is here, but does it live up to the hype? And how practical are the new ZFS features? We dig into the performance, security, and stability of Focal Fossa.
We build the server you never should, a tricked out Arm box, and push it to the limit with a telnet torture test.
Heather, of SciByte fame, joins Chris and Wes to celebrate the incredible accomplishments and amazing resiliency of the Voyager probes.
We share some WiFi tips and essential network ideas.
Today we make nice with a killer, an early out-of-memory daemon, and one of the new features in Fedora 32. We put EarlyOOM to the test in a real-world workload and are shocked by the results.
Pagure, the free software GitLab alternative no one is talking about.
WireGuard officially lands in Linux. We cover a bunch of new features in Linux 5.6 and discuss the recent challenges facing LineageOS.
We discover a few simple Raspberry Pi tricks that unlock incredible performance and make us re-think the capabilities of Arm systems.
Mozilla puts your money where your mouse is and partners with Scroll to launch Firefox for a Better Web. We'll explain the details, and why it might just have a shot.
We have a neat self-hosted home inventory management system for preppers of any type, plus Chris' simple Home Assistant trick and Alex's valiant battle with the WebSockets daemon of the reverse proxies.
We debate the dangers and advantages of one-click deployments. Then Dan from elementary OS shares an AppCenter for Everyone update.
Why Debian is facing one of its most critical moments yet, Microsoft and GitHub buy npm, and our thoughts on Linux Mint Debian Edition 4 "Debbie."
It was the first of its kind, and the first forced to go virtual. We get the behind the scenes story of WSL Conf from the organizers.
We share what goes into making LINUX Unplugged special, and have a laugh at some of our bad ideas from show past.
Wendell Wilson is back, and he and Chris are struggling with their automation setups. Also, we chat about ideal home server hardware for a server or a pfSense box.
We load up Windows 10 with WSL2, the new Terminal, and give it a go to see what it does better than Linux. Then we dive into the deep end and attend the first-ever WSLConf.
Let's Encrypt is forced to revoke customer certificates, the big change coming to FreeNAS, and the trick to running Android on an iPhone.
We try the Mac desktop for 30 days, find out what we think it does best, and where Linux will always have it beat.
Bruce Schneier puts his name behind Solid, Firefox starts to roll out DNS over HTTPS as default, and Microsoft's Linux first device ships to customers.
Self-Hosted IRC solutions are better than ever. Alan Pope joins us to make a case for the classic way to communicate online and tells us about a modern client for the web, mobile, and desktop you run on your server.
A radical new way to do SSH authentication, special guest Jeremy Stott joins us to discuss Zero Trust SSH.
Microsoft Defender for Linux is in preview, Mozilla's VPN has a secret advantage, and why the community is calling out NPM Inc.
We question the very nature of Linux development, and debate if a new approach is needed.
The week was packed with major project releases, we go through each of them and tell you what stands out.
We try out the top self-hosted Wikis and tell you which we like best, and Chris has a major project off-grid update.
The difficult and fascinating conversations from FOSDEM 2020. Plus how elementary OS does coopertition right.
Why we're disappointed in the CoreOS Container Linux transition, Mycroft goes troll hunting and the complicated story brewing at the GNU Project.
We get into the Linux Mint mindset after years away and share our take on Cinnamon's many improvements.
The upcoming Linux kernels are packed full of goodies, Qt changes its licensing terms, and Thunderbird gets a new home.
We each like different blogging platforms, and share why. Then our tips for keeping your server secure.
How did we get from shareware to free software? We jump in the Linux powered time machine and revisit software past.
The real reason Rocket League is dropping support for Linux, Wine has a massive release, and the potential for Canonical's new Android in the cloud service.
We make an appeal to keep Linux powerful and avoid the Macification of the desktop, and review the latest developer-focused XPS 13.
Nextcloud's new release is so big it gets a rebrand, why Mozilla had a round of lay-offs, and the real possibility of Steam coming to Chrome OS.
Wyze and Xiaomi suffer major cloud hosted blunders, so Alex tells us about his new fully offline camera security system, tied into Shinobi.
Linus Torvalds says don't use ZFS, but we think he got a few of the facts wrong. Jim Salter joins us to help us explain what Linus got right, and what he got wrong.
Are we overloaded with open source licenses? We consider a simpler future. Results from the Debian init vote are in, and why Amazon's new open source project might be worth checking out.
Find out what's happening in 2020 before it happens. Our crew returns from the future with predictions so perfect you could bet some Dogecoin on it.
It's our annual predictions episode. We review how we did in 2019, and then set out to predict what we think will happen in 2020.
Master of details, open source advocate and YouTuber, Quindor from Intermittent.Tech joins us for a chat about tuya-convert to avoid planned hardware obsolescence, his new 100TB server build, highly available home setups, and his DIY LED project.
We review our predictions and own up to what we got wrong, and what we got right in 2019.
We review the major moments of the year's news, and discuss how they impacted our world.
Open source won the last decade, but what if it hadn’t? We look back at some major milestones and reflect on a world where they never existed.
Canonical releases a "mini-cloud" on your workstation, the KDE ecosystem has some big news, and the smart home might have just become more open.
Sometimes one project can lead to a hundred more. We celebrate Home Assistant's new release, the inclusion of the WLED integration and fall down the DIY project rabbit hole.
Big things are coming to Microsoft's WSL so we get the inside scoop on what's just around the corner.
The first desktop Office 365 app arrives, Ubuntu commits to current and future Raspberry Pi boards, and why the near-term future of Linux gaming looks a bit rocky.
We're myth-busting this week as we take a perfectly functioning production server and switch it to Arch. Is this rolling distro too dangerous to run in production, or can the right approach unlock the perfect server? We try it so you don't have to.
Ubuntu Pro is a click away, and their kernel goes rolling on AWS. We process the range of announcements, while Mozilla cranks up the security and impresses us with DeepSpeech.
Home Assistant has changed our families' lives for the better. We share tips for getting started, implementing automation, devices we use, and our favorite integrations.
Give the gift of remote support with our neat SSH trick. Also, Cassidy from elementary OS joins us to discuss what's great about their new release.
We share Mozilla's concerns over Contract for the Web, and try out Kali Linux's new tricks.
Build one flat network across cloud providers, personal networks, with even thousands of nodes. We feature two amazing open source solutions, and the creators behind them.
Google, Mozilla, and GitLab make serious upgrades to their bug bounty programs, insights into Debian's renewed systemd debate, and how Microsoft and IBM are working together to fight patent trolls.
Chris follows up on his Shinobi troubles and extols the virtues of $25 Wyze Cams to Alex, who has some exciting house news to share.
The Pinebook Pro gets put through the travel test, while we get an update on Pine64 projects straight from the source.
Docker's surprising news, new nasty Intel vulnerabilities, and why Brave 1.0 changes the game.
Get to know our Linux Users Group a little better and learn why they love their Linux distros of choice, and the one thing they'd change to make them perfect.
Getting your storage setup just right often takes making painful mistakes first. We share ours, our current storage setups, when ZFS is not the tool for the job, and what you should consider when protecting your data.
Dell expands their linux hardware lineup, why elementary OS's Flatpak support sets the bar, and we chat with Christian Schaller of Red Hat about Fedora 31 and what's around the corner.
Fedora arrives from the future, the big players line up behind KernelCI, and researchers claim significant vulnerabilities in Horde.
Fedora 31 strikes the right balance, we get the latest on the Librem 5 situation, and an easy graphics boost for laptops.
GNOME decides to fight, Ubuntu's desktop director steps down, GitLab backs off its telemetry plans, and we've got the data on Google's Project Treble.
Plex Co-Founder and CTO Elan Feingold shares why he started Plex, its future direction, his home setup, his love for electric cars and the beach.
Is the ZFS tax too high? We pit ZFS on root against ext4 in our laptop pressure cooker and see how they perform when RAM gets tight.
We're back from Texas Cyber Summit with stories of new friends, great food, and our experiences from the event.
A new Ubuntu has promise, Linux on Dex is dead, and our strong reaction to Google pulling two open-source apps from the Play Store.
We risk it all and try ZFS on root with Ubuntu 19.10, and share our first impressions and what improvements we can't live without.
Richard Stallman's GNU leadership is challenged by an influential group of maintainers, SUSE drops OpenStack "for the customer," and Google claims Stadia will be faster than a gaming PC.
How far can you get with a Raspberry Pi 4? We go all in and find out.
We reveal our secrets for bridging networks with WireGuard and Linux-powered networking.
Microsoft's CEO says Windows doesn't matter anymore, but do we buy it? Nextcloud 17 goes enterprise-grade and the Internet’s horrifying new method for installing Google apps on Huawei phones.
Chris, Alex, and Wes talk about reverse proxies, internal routing, and some popular methods to make it all work.
What makes a fresh install of Linux perfect? We ask our panel and share a few tools, tips, and habits that make our Linux installs perfect.
CentOS Stream and 8 have a lot for us to talk about, Docker's struggles go public, and the GNOME Foundation is facing a patent fight.
We visit Wendell Wilson of [Level1Techs](https://level1techs.com/) and get a tour of his self-hosted setup.
Alex and Chris are hard at work on the next Self-Hosted episode, here's a behind the scenes real moment from their recent production meeting.
CentOS goes rolling and announces version 8. Find out why we're excited to take a dip in this stream.
Richard Stallman resigns, we share our thoughts and discuss the future for RMS and the FSF.
Richard Stallman has resigned as president and director of the Free Software Foundation, and that's just one of the major shifts this week.
Chris and Wes talk with DM from the PowerShell On Linux community about PowerShell's strengths and its place in the Linux ecosystem.
Speed is the big story around GNOME 3.34, two new major Firefox security features start to roll out, and we explain the CentOS 8 delay.
Chris and Chz catch up on what's been going on and then share the story behind our new daily Linux podcast and the breakthrough it took to make it possible.
You've been wanting to host a Nextcloud instance (or anything else) for your family for a while now. Where on Earth do you start? We share some hard learned lessons about self-hosting, discuss the most important things to consider when building a home server and Chris gives Alex a hard time about Arch as a Server OS.
It’s official, Manjaro is a legitimate business; so what happens next? We chat with Phil from the project about the huge news.
Android 10 has a lot we like while the PinePhone is real and closer than we thought.
We react to the "ship date" of the Librem 5, and look back at when it was first announced.
We take a trip to visit Level1Tech's Wendell Wilson and come back with some of his performance tips for a smoother Linux desktop.
Brent joins Alex and Chris to discuss the origins of Jupiter Broadcasting's new Self Hosted podcast. It's a casual chat about a project in the making for two years, hit play and the drinks are on us.
Safely host your own password database using totally open source software. We cover BitWarden, our top choice to solve this problem.
A new show that is your gateway to self hosting all the things, owning your data and talking about local and cloud hosting that you control.
More tools to keep your Linux box and cloud servers secure this week, OpenPOWER responds to Risc-V competition, and we ponder the year-long open-source supply chain attacks.
What is the enthusiast trap, and why does it seem to ensnare every successful open source project? Also, some excellent listener power user tips for NextCloud.
The new XPS 13 details and Dell's Linux hardware plan for 2019.
We spend our weekend with Wayland, discover new apps to try, tricks to share, and dig into the state of the project.
Nothing is worse than your past self. So we play old clips of LINUX Unplugged and react.
We go hands-on with the big Xfce release that took four years and five months to develop. Kubernetes gets an audit that might just set a precedent, and Google has a new feature for AMP that has us all worked up.
It's huge, and it's getting bigger every month. How do you test the Linux Kernel? Major Hayden from Red Hat joins us to discuss their efforts to automate Kernel bug hunting.
Ubuntu integrates ZFS even further, NVIDIA starts publishing GPU documentation, and Harmony OS makes its debut.
We put the Raspberry Pi 4 to the desktop test, and try it as our daily driver.
Chris finally gets excited about Docker just as Wes tells him it’s time to learn something new.
Manjaro's news starts us off and leads us into a bigger philosophical question about open source development.
Manjaro takes significant steps to stand out, and the shared problem major distributions are trying to solve, and why it will shape the future of Linux.
Fedora CoreOS is introduced and its future looks bright, VLC's president debunks security claims, Mozilla debuts an open-source router firmware and the Android flaw that might be our favorite in years.
Keynote presenter from Texas LinuxFest and established industry expert Thomas Cameron joins us to discuss the end of the distro wars, the future of Linux jobs, his personal take on IBM's acquisition of Red Hat, some really great Linux job tips, and much more.
We're pleasantly surprised by a new Linux distro, EvilGnome malware spies on Gnome Shell users, and more good news for MacBook Linux users.
What’s surprised us, what we got wrong, right, and what the biggest game changers have been in 2019 so far.
Another project breach raises significant questions, Fedora considers dropping Snaps in Gnome Software, and has the ISPA let Mozilla off the hook?
Open Source has taken over the world, as IBM's purchase of Red Hat closes. We reflect on this historic moment.
Wes turns back the clock and explores the message passing mania of writing Objective-C without a Mac, and we wax-poetic about programming language history.
We try out Debian 10 Buster and cover what's new. There is a fresh Linux distro for Chromebooks that is very appealing, and the ISPA calls Mozilla a villain.
Our crew walks you through their PCI Passthrough setups that let them run Windows, macOS, and distro-hop all from one Linux machine.
We've got the new Raspberry Pi 4 and share our thoughts, why Microsoft applied to join the linux-distros mailing list, and Ubuntu's 32-bit future is clarified.
Go full self-hosted with our team’s tips, and we share our setups from simple to complex.
We take on the issues of burnout, work communication culture, and keeping everything in balance.
Ubuntu sets the Internet on fire, new Linux and FreeBSD vulnerabilities raise concern, while Mattermost raises $50M to compete with Slack.
We attempt something you never should, we live flip our FreeNAS ZFS install to a Fedora server.
It's a Coder three-way as Chris checks-in with an eGPU update, and Mike shares his adventures with ReasonML.
Elders in the community show us how to properly build services, Huawei is reportedly working on a Sailfish OS fork and Apple joins the Cloud Native club.
Is Resilient Linux truly an indestructible distro? Or is this our toughest distro challenge yet?
Mozilla's master strategy becomes clear, CockroachDB surrenders to the software as a service reality, while Microsoft and Oracle link up.
Adopting a distro like it’s a religion is stupid. That’s one of many hard lessons we take away from Texas Linux Fest this week; we’ll share some of the best.
Frankenstein Linux malware and a Docker bug that's blown out of proportion get our attention this week.
We visit Intel to figure out what Clear Linux is all about and explain a few tricks that make it unique.
Firefox has a new speed trick, openSUSE Leap has a time-traveling kernel while the project plans for the future, and we react to Antergros coming to an end.
Can the Free Desktop avoid being left behind in the going dark revolution? Cassidy from elementary OS joins us to discuss their proposal.
A strong argument against Python’s batteries included model exposes some bigger problems the community is struggling with.
ZombieLoad's impact on Linux, AMP to start hiding Google from the URL, and the huge Linux switch underway.
We scale the Red Hat Summit and come back with a few stories to share.
Microsoft catches Mike’s eye with WSL 2, Google gets everyone's attention with their new push for Kotlin, and we get a full eGPU report.
RHEL 8 is released, we report from the ground of the big announcement, Microsoft announces WSL 2 with a real Linux kernel at the core, and details on their new open source terminal.
Is Fedora 30 the peak release of this distribution? We put it through the ultimate test, live on the air, and put everything on the line.
Fedora 30 is out, we share our thoughts. Purism's new Librem One service is launched, we're rather skeptical and the reason might surprise you.
Fresh back from LinuxFest Northwest we share a few of our favorite stories and memories.
Docker Hub gets hacked, Nextcloud 16 has a new feature to prevent hacks, and France's 'Secure" Telegram replacement gets hacked within an hour.
This week we discover the good word of Xfce and admit Joe was right all along. And share our tips for making Xfce more modern.
Ubuntu 19.04 is released we share our take, OpenSSH has an important release, and Mozilla brings Python to the browser.
Ubuntu's new release is here, and this one might be one of the most important in a while. But is it worth upgrading from an LTS? We review and debate just that.
Google's important news this week, why Linux is fueling PowerShell Growth, and the Matrix breach that might be worse than it sounds.
The way we’ve been thinking about Desktop Linux is all wrong. We start by defining Desktop Linux, and where it might be going in the future.
Mike’s away so Chris joins Wes to discuss running your workstation from RAM, the disappointing realities of self driving cars, and handling the ups and downs of critical feedback.
Chef goes 100% open source, and this recipe has an old twist, plus the real cost of abandoning the VMware lawsuit.
Is there really any advantage to building your software vs installing the package? We discuss when and why you might want to consider building it yourself.
Mozilla’s new Android app, Google wants you to adopt AMP for Email, and our reaction to LVFS joining the Linux Foundation.
Why we sometimes go too far with our Linux advocacy, and a few humble strategies to switch people to Linux.
Is Linux gaming really being saved by Google's Stadia platform? We discuss the details and possibilities.
Developers at Netflix are creating the next set of super powers for Linux, we'll get the details straight from the source.
We try out the latest GNOME 3.32 release, and why it might be the best release ever. New leader candidates for Debian emerge, we experience foundation inception, and NGINX is getting acquired.
A new voice joins the show, and we share stories from our recent adventures at SCaLE 17x.
Free Software does what commercial can't this week, getting a Debian desktop on more Android devices gets closer and PureOS promises Convergence, but is there more beneath the surface?
We reveal all and look at the mess that is our home directories. How we keep them clean, back them up, and organize our most important files.
We sift Mobile World Congress to find just the best and most relevant stories, and discuss the Thunderclap vulnerability.
We head to the Raspberry Pi corner and pick the very best open source home automation system.
The three of us debate when to go full serverless, and if ditching servers is worth the cost.
Linus pops another hype bubble, we go hands on with the new OnionShare, and some insights into Redis labs changing its license... Again.
Will there ever be another "big" Linux distro, or has that time passed?
The guys discuss the real last bastion of scratch your own itch, and debate the merits of recent C# functional programing fads that are transforming the language.
Google scrambles to repurpose Android Things, Microsoft wants to protect your Linux install really bad, and the first bank backed Crypto-coin makes a splash.
The hype around a new security flaw hits new levels. Fedora has a bunch of news, and we discover what's new in the latest Plasma release.
The gangs all together and cover your poignant feedback right out of the gate. Then we jump into the psychological trap of freelancing, and imagine a world where app stores are a true level playing field.
A week of nasty security flaws, and a lack of patches... For some of us. Raspberry Pi opens a physical store, our thoughts on the new LibreOffice interface, and the new round of nasty flaws hitting all versions of Android.
Why FOSDEM might be the quintessential community event, and our thoughts after playing with Pi-Hole.
Firefox is standing out, Pine64 has a lot more cheap Linux hardware coming, and the good and the bad with the new Kodi Release.
We're playing Robin Hood with the content, and a new member of our team joins to tell you all about it.
Debian has a big fix, Chromium might block ads, Valve makes another big investment in Linux, and Google gets serious about bringing Fuchsia to market.
An embarrassing vulnerability has been found in the apt package manager, we’ll break it all down. Plus Alessandro Castellani tells us about his plans to build a professional design tool for Linux.
Another troubling week for MongoDB, ZFS On Linux lands a kernel workaround, and 600 days of postmarketOS.
ZFS on Linux is becoming the official upstream project of all major ZFS implementations, even the BSDs. But recent kernel changes prevent ZFS from even building on Linux. Neal Gompa joins us to discuss why it all matters.
Choose your own Linux is coming to Chrome OS, GitHub private repos go free, LVFS gets another win, and Amazon released their MongoDB competitor DocumentDB.
Mike’s just had the talk, and now it's time to make some changes. Including admitting he was wrong about Swift.
Raspberry Pi joins the RISC-V Foundation, MIPS is going open source, and Mozilla is experimenting with more ads in Firefox.
We start off the new year with our hopes and dreams for Linux and open source in 2019 and beyond.
Don’t call them resolutions, lets just call them reasonable goals. Mike and Chris share their plans for 2019’s ground work, and why every single thing is fair game.
We take a look back at our 2018 Linux predictions, and make some bold new ones for the year ahead.
The guys drink some Liquid Christmas Tree and reflect on the major trends of 2018, and the stuff they are preemptively freaking out about for 2019.
We get serious and bring in a special referee to help us lock in our Linux predictions for 2019.
It’s been a huge year for Linux and FOSS news, and we take a look at some of the major stories that shaped the industry over the last 12 months.
Chris is back from his trip to Denver to tour System76’s factory, and what he discovered while he was there was the last thing he was expecting.
We’re just back from touring System76’s new factory, and getting the inside scoop on how they build their Thelio desktop. This is our story about walking in as skeptics, and walking out as believers.
Intel developers are working to open source the FSP, Fuchsia SDK and device repos show up in Android AOSP, and our BSD buddies have some big news.
We have a WireGuard success story to share, and it's probably not what you're expecting.
Estimates can be a very tricky thing to get right, but their vitally important. Peter Kretzman joins us to make it all a bit easier and clearer.
Microsoft is moving to Chromium, and Mozilla isn't too thrilled about it.
Mike and Chris don’t claim to have a time machine, but they still have a major problem to solve.
We chat with a developer who's gotten Linux running on iOS devices, do a deep dive into Clear Linux, and discuss Xubuntu ending 32bit support.
Clear Linux doubles down on the desktop, Fedora 31 is likely canceled or delayed, and why Firecracker is being called the new "Docker killer".
Fedora might take a year off, to focus on it self. Project Lead and Council Chair Matthew Miller joins us to explain this major proposal.
iPad Pro is a great machine for people that don’t want to get too much work done.
The Fuchsia bomb ticks closer, Valve's Steam Link end of life shocks us, and Amazon's new, rather obvious feature.
Android and Ubuntu are working exceptionally hard to create longer support cycles. We’ll highlight the work that makes this possible, and what’s motivating these two different projects to strive for Very Long Term Support.
Mark Shuttleworth announced 10 years support of Ubuntu 18.04, but there's a catch. Why we're buying the new Raspberry Pi, and we have a laugh at folding Android screens.
Christian F.K. Schaller from Red Hat joins us to discuss seamless Linux upgrades, replacing PulseAudio, some of the recent desktop Projects Red Hat’s been working on... And the value they get from them.
Ubuntu on select Samsung devices goes into beta, we cover the technicalities of Linux on the new Macs, one of our favorite desktop projects gets a big update, and the Librem 5 slips.
We answer how Chris and Mike started in independent contracting, and the lessons changes they’d make with some perspective of time.
Have the revolutionaries won the war against proprietary software? That’s the argument being made. And we argue, what else did you expect?
The new Fedora has a neat trick, The Register's KDE klickbait, and GhostBSD impresses.
We speculate about a future where IBM owns Red Hat, and review the latest Fedora 29 release that promises a new game changing feature.
We react to the news that IBM is buying Red Hat, cover some feedback that sets us straight, and are pleasantly surprised by Qt Design Studio.
Linus is back in charge with the whole world watching, IBM is buying Red Hat, and Pine64 says they’re working on a Plasma phone.
The lead developer of PipeWire Wim Taymans joins us to discuss Linux’s multimedia past, and its exciting future. They promise to greatly improve handling of audio and video under Linux.
What’s the future of .NET? With .NET Core growing and the future of the orginal .NET seems uncertain. Chris and Mike suspect there is clear possibility.
The Cosmic Cuttlefish is out, and we share our quick take. Juno finally lands and this one sets the bar, MongoDB gets hip to the license changes, and watch out Linux... Here come the pros!
elementary OS’ latest and greatest released today, and we talk with Dan and Cassidy from the project about their biggest release yet.
Azure Sphere dev kits are shipping, and we take a look at the practicalities of getting setup to start developing.
Another fork is brewing, Microsoft hands over their patents of mass destruction leaving us with a few questions, and the best features of the new Plasma release.
Red Hat developer Andy Grover joins us to discuss Stratis Storage, an alternative to ZFS on Linux and its recent milestone.
Mike makes his case for realism when it comes to automated testing, and a readjustment of expectations in the wider community.
Red Hat's Stratis project reaches a major milestone, Microsoft's Linux powered dev boards go up for sale, and Fedora's hunt for buggy hibernation under Linux has begun.
What if desktop computing went a very different direction in the late 90s? Deeply multithreaded from the start, fast, intuitive, and extremely stable. This is the world of Haiku, and we go for a visit.
Mike is the extreme laptop killer, with a tale you’ll have to hear to believe. With only a few short hours left on a deadline, it was 24 hours of chaos.
Google's Project Zero criticizes Linux distros, Firefox can now tell you when you get pwned, and the growing elephant in the room about Azure.
We chat with Nate Graham who’s pushing to make Plasma the best desktop on the planet. We discuss his contributions to this effort, and others.
After catching up the guys dig into the “why” Jupiter Broadcasting sold to Linux Academy, the big shift Chris is seeing, and why the timing was critical.
Linus takes a break and the Linux kernel adopts a new Code of Conduct. We work through these major watershed moments, and discuss what it means for the community.
We announce our big news, Jupiter Broadcasting is joining Linux Academy and what we have planned for the future is huge!
Mike and Chris have a strong reaction to beer from Utah, and then get into the weeds around Mike’s new gear, the situation with Qt, and a few new tools they’ve recently found.
After digging into some feedback, we react to the big upset in the world of React Native.
Steam Play rocks the Linux world as it promises new levels of compatibility with AAA Windows games. But the story of how Valve is doing it might be just as fascinating.
Some massive free software milestones this week, Intel's Microcode benchmark snafu, and Windows games for Steam on Linux confirmed, so we give it a test.
Docker controversy is brewing, but it's probably not what you think. We get around of community updates directly from the source, and why Debian an Intel are playing the game of he said, she said.
It seems Valve is working to make Windows games work on Linux, and LVFS turns its focus to NVMe drives.
The FreeBSD community shares the hard lessons learned from systemd, we play some great clips from a recent event.
Mike's adventures with Qt land him on Windows 10 this week battling DLL hell. He shares the latest developments in his attempt to build his next app with Qt.
We cover the noteworthy features of Android Pie, Lenovo joins The Linux Vendor Firmware Service, and Dropbox is ending support for non-Ext4 filesystems.
GNOME is discussing big changes, Elementary OS has big news, and a big bug has been found in Linux.
Mike shares more first impressions of Qt, the surprising places we’ve found QML in the wild, and why or why not to use Qt.
GNOME and elementary OS receive a large somewhat mysterious donation. Wireguard is coming to a Kernel near you, and Mozilla wants to talk about the Dweb.
Mike’s ordered a surprise new rig, Chris is getting particular, and do a first impressions of Qt Creator.
We get an update from Dell’s Barton George on their Linux initiative Sputnik, cover some important community news, and the uncomfortable questions raised by Krita’s new financial boost.
After we happily avoid the recent MacBook scandals, we deep dive into hardware for a bit.. And then pull it out with a overview of Microsoft Async/await pattern.
Slackware's founder runs into challenges, YouTube makes changes that slow down Firefox, while Firefox is cutting back on some features, and another German region dumps FOSS.
Another potential desktop Linux app is scared away by an aggressive free software community, and we struggle to find the balance between our moral ideals, and getting work done.
Linux gains a world class media editor, Atari is making Chris nervous, and the Librem 5 hits some rocky waters.
Atari has released details about its upcoming Linux powered console, some of us are sold… And some of us are rather skeptical.
We ruminate on Python’s founder stepping down, and ponder if it was inevitable.
Arch finds itself in the barrel, Ubuntu goes on a diet, and Python's leader for life has had enough, and steps down.
The Uno platform recently got our attention, and Jérôme from the project joins us to explain a few things, and have a frank discussion about what they've gotten right, that others have missed.
We reflect on recent FOSS security screw ups and ponder a solution powered by community.
SUSE is acquired and GNOME is hiring, and it might just be the summer of forks.
Mike discovers a new open source project that promises a free UWP Bridge for iOS, Android and WebAssembly. We kick the tires and share our first thoughts.
A major Internet monopoly might just be on the edge of cracking thanks to free software, a bit of initiative, and a lot of gumption. We'll follow up on a major experiment we kicked off last week.
Tech companies are taking over cities and becoming more powerful than some nations. Is there a moral stand developers inside these huge corporations should be taking? Or is the shift to a chicken farmer economy truly best for all?
Gentoo's GitHub is compromised, and Google's writing big checks to the Linux Foundation to distract you from the Fuchsia elephant in the room.
Big changes are coming to Fedora with the merger of CoreOS. We chat with a couple project members to get the inside scope about what the future of Fedora looks like.
Mike's got a dream, and it's a dream where Microsoft saves us from Electron. Now historically speaking, he's been wrong every single time. But this week we'll make the case why we all need to collective pull for his vision.
Projects once thought dead are now full of life, with new major releases and we kick the tires.
Free Software projects concerned about Article 13 are claiming it could destroy free software as we know it. We debate this controversial copyright law about to be voted on in the EU.
Plasma Desktop has a new release so we cover the new features and bugs, Mycroft has an "opportunity" for you, and trouble at CopperheadOS.
We chat with GitLab’s CEO and co-founder Sid Sijbrandij, about the GitLab model, the changes they’ve made since Microsoft purchased GitHub, his thoughts on that acquisition, and his compelling case for 100% remote work.
There is trouble at CopperheadOS, Plasma has a shiny new release, and we share the story of how Linux has powered the curiosity rover for 17 years.
Free and open source developers are still freaking out about Microsoft buying GitHub, ReactOS reaches a major milestone, TrueOS appears to be forking, and changes are coming to the core of Plasma desktop team.
Microsoft has purchased GitHub, sending shock-waves through the free software community. We discuss the bidding war that took place, and it leaves us questioning what the future of Electron might be.
Microsoft is buying GitHub, Apple just kicked off WWDC 2018, and we've got a packed show!
Ubuntu-based Atari VCS crowd-funding is going very well, Endless employees are hit with layoffs, and why GNOME might be too fat for Pi.
After we make ourselves at Gnome, we look at some future open source goodies coming your way, look at how Canonical’s upstream pitch, and get excited about the next great Linux filesystem hope.
After a bit of CoffeeScript reminiscing we get down to data and design.And discuss why the bot market has collapsed, and how Google is running the table in AI.
OpenSUSE Leap 15 is released, along a new LXQt, the Essential Phone getting canceled, and why older Chrombooks might be receiving the big Linux apps update.
What is the best laptop for Linux in 2018? How about the best Evernote killer, and production setup? We cover the best of the best this week.
The future is JavaScript and Mike’s seen the way. Plus we answer a listener's questions about career changes, discuss the week’s hoopla, and share a cautionary tale.
Asteroid OS reaches 1.0, and Joe gives it a go. GNOME developers consider removing the ability to launch binaries, but punt for now. And the lessons learned from malware in the Snap Store.
The Linux community is eating its own this week, as attention seeking plucky YouTuber’s trade on free software’s good name for clicks. We learn the real story behind some of the Internet’s recent free software freak-out.
We get fired up about cloud lock-in, and attempt to find some common ground.
It's confirmed Linux apps are coming to Chrome OS. Google is finally putting pressure on OEMs to ship security patches, and we try Android of Things.
Chrome OS is officially getting full-fledged Linux apps, and we ponder if this is truly a win for Linux.
Focusing on a niche can catastrophically backfire when the market shifts, and Mike goes into full reviewer mode!
Fedora fights for the user, Ubuntu Flavours draw the line, and why we're worried small distributions are starting to collapse.
Mike and Chris have a workflow hangover, hit rock bottom, and bounce back with a new understanding.
Ubuntu and Fedora have new releases, and our early impressions are great. We’ll share the features that we think make these distros some of the best Linux desktop releases ever.
The death of desktop apps has reached the next stage, but the long transition to WebAssembly is going to hurt.
Ubuntu 18.04 is out and we round up the new features, the flavors, and our first takes.
We get the inside scope from the Ubuntu flavors prepping for the 18.04 release, and then we finally make good on a long running threat.
Trisquel has a new release, and Chris tries out the new ReactOS. Plus our thoughts on Microsoft announcing their own Linux, the German government switching to NextCloud, and the fix is in for Gnome Shell's infamous "Memory leak".
Azure Sphere is Microsoft making silicon as a service with Linux at its core. We’ve chatted with the folks behind Azure Sphere and breakdown this huge announcement.
We revisit IBM’s total dominance over the PC industry in the early 80s, how they got there, and how we can apply the IBM model to current events.
ZFS' first data loss bug comers to Linux, GameMode could have some serious potential, and Mozilla thinks the Internet is in bad shape.
We have some Plasma problems this week, but we’re still putting it into production in our most ambitious event yet.
What we can learn from Mike’s first business failing in 2014?
The Linux kernel gets a spring cleaning, things are going well for RISC-V, and Linux-Libre is clearly prioritizing freedom over security with their recent update.
Richard Stallman has some practical steps society could take to roll back the rampant and expanding invasion of our privacy.
What is focus for the software industry? And is focus always a good thing, or can it lead to tunnel vision?
ChromeOS comes to tablets, and we ponder why... Google removes Kodi from autocomplete results in an apparent bow to pressure, Firefox combats Facebook tracking, and Oracle vs Google is back for their biggest fight yet.
Sun Microsystems was fertile ground for what might be the largest developer upset in ten years.
A new version of Slax is out this week, and they might just be onto something really unique. We take this Debian powered, Fluxbox running, net bootin distro for a test drive.
webOS is back, and the Linux Foundation has a Hypervisor for your car. Plus some of GNOME's performance issues, Firefox changes, and the hidden files in Bitcoin's blockchain.
We’re playing just one interview from SCaLE this year, tons of community news, and two handy app picks.
Mike and Chris find themselves at similar forks in the road with their business. And they both share raw observations from the front lines of some hard choices.
Gnome's new tricks, our favorite thing about the Raspberry Pi 3B+, Eric Raymond's call for an open source UPS, and the US city that banned Bitcoin mining.
We have witnessed a massive shift of power. And it’s been happening right under developers noses. From the slowly won battle for control of the server, to Amazon’s to control over the Internet.
This week Noah fills in for Chris while he's on his return journey from SCaLE! The guys get down deep on a variety of topics from screen sharing in Plasma under Wayland to the status of the GTK 'CommuniTheme' for ubuntu 18.04 and more!
OpenWatch is trying to free your wrist and empower modular smart watches, Fedora's solution to the IoT mess, and more AMP shenanigans from Google to take over the web.
We chip away at a larger meta topic this week, but before we get there we share a batch of community news, live technical feats & a random post show.
Chris is on the road & Mike’s been reflecting. Plus we answer some of your questions, which snowball into some much larger discussions. Then Mike’s made a list & he’s checking it twice.
Developers are the new gold rush for OEMs and selling Linux is their way to get you to buy. Purism takes big steps to make their laptops more secure, the Linux kernel is ready for lockdown mode, and the new uses for Sailfish just might surprise you.
Mike’s back from a conference in New York & to say he’s got a few things on his mind is putting it mildly. Strap in as we rip through myths, lies & salesmen.
Linux apps are coming to ChromeOS via containers, Fedora is going for better battery life & what is going on with Xfce? Plus Ubuntu MATE’s cool new tick & we take a look at crankshaft: raspberry pi + android auto + free software + love.
Open Source salvation from Android and iOS gets closer this week, an update on Ubuntu's metrics collection, and huge news for Signal and RISC-V Linux fans.
Canonical’s Ubuntu desktop head and their VP of Product Development join us to chat about the new data collection system they want in Ubuntu 18.04 & Cassidy from System76 and Elementary OS join us to talk about efforts to turn drive encryption on & more!
Mike may have cracked the testing pitch, the harsh reason the Junior Developer is dying & a nice batch of audience questions and follow up. This week’s Coder Radio is just like mom’s cookin', but with a taste of Kotlin.
A famous Solaris tool comes to Linux, Firefox is baking in ads, and Google wants to take over the web with AMP.
Chris goes to Microsoft & gets the inside scoop on the situation Microsoft finds themselves in with Windows & why they’ve been releasing more code as open source. Plus we wrap up the Plasma Desktop challenge, Daniel Foré joins to talk Elemetary & more!
Why the hell did Microsoft open source PowerShell Core, .Net Core, Visual Studio Code? What could possibly be in it for them? Chris goes onsite to ask & figure out their angle. Plus the massive leaps Kotlin seems to be making & more!
It's week of major project releases, elementary OS gears up for some contested changes, and Mozilla has a solution for the world's IoT mess.
We’re joined by two Project Atomic members from Red Hat to learn what it’s all about, how Fedora Atomic Workstation works & the problems it solves. Plus we launch the biggest Linux challenge in the history of this show & it’s going to have ramifications.
Mike's got a Greenfield project he’s fired up & a tale of woes to go along with it. Chris inspires a mini-revolt over the weekend & both the guys have some remarks for the week’s Hoopla.
Red Hat shakes up the container world with its CoreOS purchase. Skype ships as a snap and Chris has a report from Canonical's recent development sprint.
How does a SNAP really get created & why would companies like Microsoft, JetBrains & Plex want to be involved? Plus the major concerns about the future of Gnome, the Client Side Decoration debate & how Wayland is putting pressure on all the things.
A special live on location edition of the show, we talk new gear, workflows & how developers can turn a bad situation around.
Ubuntu is switching back to Xorg, Linus calls out Intel, and are the BSDs dying? Plus how you can start testing Plasma Mobile, Pursim aims for convergence, and Mycroft is back!
Everyone’s Linux desktop is getting better this week, well… Almost everyone. Plus why Linux users should be using Firefox, some Gnome and MATE news, communIty, why the Linux desktop isn't seeing as many native apps these days & more!
Mike and Chris review predictions from years past & check on how well they’ve aged. Plus we take a look at Microsoft’s big picture strategy with .Net & now PowerShell for every system.
A major open source milestone, some OnePlus users compromised, Google switches to Debian, and we have Spectre and Meltdown updates.
Code linting is a way to increase code quality & Mike’s standardized his team on one tool. He shares what they’re doing, why they’re doing it & the impact it has made. Plus the brutal life cycle of JavaScript, the death of microservices & more!
A big week of community updates, events & news, including great news for Plasma Desktop users, MATE users & Wayland fans. Then Barton George from Dell joins us to discuss the new XPS 13’s shipping Ubuntu, where Linux could see its next big success & more!
Barcelona is switching to FOSS the right way, Nextcloud launches P2P encrypted video calls, big changes are coming to Google's AMP, and why the BSD camp is laughing at Linux this week.
We slay the Gentoo challenge monster & give you our first take of the most expensive Linux distro we’ve ever tried. What does nearly $100 of Linux get you? We find out! Plus tons of community news, the perfect Linux workstation coming soon & more!
After a great batch of feedback we make some bold predictions for 2018, and it’s not your dad’s crystal ball this year.
We start with good news, fun speculation, and an open source success story. Then we get into Meltdown and Spectre.
Wes & the Beard kick Chris out to share their top tips for starting 2018 out right, plus a holiday surprise from Linux Journal, a new device for Google’s Fuchsia & an unfortunate new flaw in a processor near you.
Mike lays it all out for 2017 and makes the case that the small independent development model is fundamentally doomed. We spend the last Coder of the year being very honest about what hasn't worked in our businesses & more!
We break from the unformat of the show for a special holiday chat about the top moments in the world of Linux this year that impacted us the most.
Mike’s spent a week with JavaScript, Apple has a big gift & that launching a new product glow. Plus Linux’s new fight, Amazon’s big wins & the things that have really gone to hell.
We debate the best distros of 2017, get into some community news, and a bcachefs and Gentoo challenge update & also learn a bit about Canonical’s new Multipass project. Plus a few Linux commands that are guaranteed to destroy your install.
Our top 4 predictions for Linux in 2018, and then we shift gears and give you the top 6 things we hope just might happen.
Chris and Joe look back at the big news stories of 2017, some notable trends, the changes that impacted Desktop Linux users, and the topics that dominated the community discussion.
Microsoft makes one of their boldest moves into OSS yet, Mike’s got new wheels and turns it into a chance to reflect on building for voice interfaces, Amazon’s got a new way for devs to make money & we continue to ponder the best ways to achieve CI bliss.
Mozilla violates users' trust, Amazon has a new Linux, OpenSSH is coming to Windows, and Intel blocks disabling of the Management Engine. Plus an update on the Conservancy's fight with the Software Freedom Law Center and more.
It’s time to replace Patreon, YouTube, Twitter/Facebook & other centralized platforms of the web. But can open source answer the call? This week we look at a few projects that could replace today’s information silos if Linux users just step up & more!
Mike shares some recent lessons he’s learned trying to scale his team, some tools they tried & the processes that have stuck. But first we kick it off with some of your feedback, a bit of Hoopla & wrap it up with a quick touch on hardware.
The Ghost of Yahoo and Mozilla go to battle, the right way to abandon a project, the coming UK Bitcoin crackdown, and Android GO is released to OEMs.
A new breed of platform wars is brewing, and developers and users are on the losing side more than ever. Plus Mike updates us on his recent NYC trip, a batch of your feedback, an app pick & more!
Why Bitcoin is the next Linux, the Gentoo Challenge is in full swing, and we catch you up on the latest community news, a throwback app pick & more!
Bitcoin breaks $10k and we ponder its true value, big companies join the compliance-first approach to GPLv2, we spot some red flags in the latest Raspbian x86 release, and Mozilla has a new open source project.
Red Hat, Amazon, Facebook, Google, IBM, and others come together to push common sense GPL enforcement & a whole batch of community news. Plus we call out the Register, DRM’s dirty little secret & how Linux users can make a difference.
Mike’s big Black Friday hardware score, the guys try out a little Windows 10 challenge for their workflow & walk away a bit humbled. But first Mike shares his late night session with JavaScript & the big change he’s making & more!
Android tracking more invasive than previously known, Ubuntu wants your ideas for Mir, Linus gets heated about Kernel security and we focus on the technical issue at the heart of the matter.
Google gets caught red handed and goodies in the new Linux kernel. But the meat of the show is Lynis a tool to audit your Linux box, create reports & teach you how to better secure your system. Plus the groundwork for the Gentoo Challenge & more!
Mike gets real about the future of WebAssembly, discuss the team up of Amazon and Microsoft, the real cost of Javascript & the iOS revolt underway. Plus we share the open source projects we’re most thankful for this year.
Fedora goes modular, Firefox makes a quantum leap, and a Linux classic makes a come back. Plus a big moment for the Kernel, Red Hat goes ARM, and OpenPlus has a backdoor with a twist.
Mike’s back from DevFest & shares something new he’s discovered, Kotlin takes a shot at Objective-C & we can all code together, with Atom’s new trick. Note: There is some rough “skype audio” at times. Totally listenable still & should be better next week
A new version of Fedora hits the web and we share our thoughts & chat with a member of the project, Noah joins us & we’re all excited about Firefox quantum. Plus Gnome 4’s ambitious goals, a new Linux Kernel that really matters, OpenShot woes & more!
Linux on Galaxy phones is further along than expected, Bitcoin's bad week explained, and CrossOver enables Windows apps, on ChromeOS.
Community news & app picks this week before we get into a bizarre story that could rip up parts of the open source community. Plus Elementary OS’s secret weapon to get more native apps, our tips for great High-DPI under Linux & some Enlightenment love.
Mike makes the case that he and Chris are dying breeds from a bygone era that need to hunker down & prepare for the cold winter. Plus we respond to a batch of great feedback, chat some contested hoopla & wrap it all up with a bit of small business wisdom.
The Plasma Mobile project sets humble goals, Firefox learns new tricks, a TOR flaw for Linux users, and Canonical joins the Gnome Advisory Board. Plus a new report claims every Bitcoin transaction uses as much energy as your house in a week, and two legal matters that may have long-term impacts on the Linux community.
Two of Ubuntu’s top contributors join us to chat about the 17.10 release, working upstream with Gnome, the future of SNAPS in Ubuntu & goals for 18.04. Plus Flatpak gets mature & the Linux Foundation is working on open source AI, Kodi problems & more!
Mike and Chris accept the fundamental problem in sticking with boring & safe platforms, debate building a brand around FLOSS, get burned by Angular & reflect on some regrets in our business. Plus SQL’s new hype, some feedback & a project pick of the week!
Big changes coming to Linux Mint, hope for ZFS upstream in Linux, and Mozilla helps out TOR. Plus how Russia may help legitimize cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, and Solus makes a call for help.
An easy solution to get high performance remote Linux desktop, how to interact with an open source project or community & looking back at some of Fedora’s recent accomplishments. Plus Canonical is on the path to an IPO, pirates embrace Flatpack & more!
Mike walks us through Optionals & gives us a specific code example. Plus we launch a new segment long in the making, “Mike Was Right” & it’s a doozy!
Linux on Samsung phones, Intel ME disabled on Purism laptops, big Kernel news, and Ubuntu 17.10 is out.
We review Ubuntu 17.10 & discuss some of the major achievements this release represents. Plus we break down an important Linux kernel news story, get updates from the community & more!
Kotlin seems to have a very strong future on Android & Mike and Chris debate the hype vs reality. Plus Mike review’s his new Galago Pro. Then the guys get rather excited by an astute breakdown of developer workflow breakdowns & more!
Fixing Steam on Linux for good, new toys for Fedora and Plasma users, OnePlus gets busted, and Librem 5 gets funded.
We review Purism’s Librem 15, the high performance 15.6″ laptop built for Linux with physical radio kill switches. Plus the snap coming to a desktop near you, we report back from SeaGL & discuss some future changes to your humble weekly Linux talk show.
After a ninja dance though some “Coder Hoopla” Chris has a go at convincing Mike he might be missing the next big app goldmine.
Google's new hardware fails to impress, Sailfish X becomes a reality, and the most disappointing thing about Munich's slide back to proprietary software. Plus why Bitcoin Gold is the people's coin.
Wes is back to talk politics and Node.js. Plus, we discuss the purity of native development & the merits of the Web. Then Mike's got some top IT automation tips for managers, we explore concurrency, distributed systems & Elixir's secret sauce.
Wes joins Mike to chat all things Apple. We discuss the surprising implications of the iPhone X & the exciting possibilities of ARKit. Plus, we debate FaceID and APFS, check in on HomeKit & search for the right level of abstraction for UI development.
How does Ubuntu get built? Chris is back from the Ubuntu Rally in NYC and has a full report, some interviews & stories to share. Plus Jos Poortvliet & Frank Karlitschek join us to talk about NextCloud’s new End-to-end Encryption.
Atari has a Linux powered console, some brief Ubuntu updates, and the biggest Kernel news in years.
While Chris is away Wes joins Mike to chat FOSS Burnout & the dark side of open source communities. Plus, we continue to react to React's recent license change, debate about the Virtual DOM & explain why React Native's license might be more important.
It’s Wes & the Beard this week as we cover tons of stories. TopIcons is officially unmaintained, KDE launches the XFree kwin project in an attempt to get rid of XWayland, Synergy goes closed source, Microsoft & Canonical build a custom linux kernel & more
A game changing project for Linux multimedia has been officially announced today, so we chat with the brilliance behind PipeWire, Wim Taymans. Plus community news of the week & why the rapid decline of the “open source media” matters more than ever.
What’s really the root cause of open source developer burnout? Plus an honest chat about Electron’s bad parts & Mike finally reveals his master plan. It’s a Coder quickie this week, with Mike back in Florida there is much to be done.
Gnome users have something to celebrate, Purism and KDE are working together, and Manjaro has some hardware.
Audit your network with a couple of easy commands on Kali Linux. Chris decides to blow off a little steam by attacking his IoT devices, Wes has the scope on Equifax blaming open source & the Beard just saved the show. It’s a really packed episode!
Mike takes refuge from Irma to respond to audience feedback & share some thoughts on future plans. Chris has some thoughts on hardware that will help you get more work done & neither of us are worrying about Bash on Windows.
Why AsteroidOS on your wrist is worth watching, what Project Treble means for future custom ROMs, Debian's Docker dominance, and why China might shut down Bitcoin exchanges.
Gnome is about to solve one of our biggest Wayland’s concerns, but we're worried about the future. Plus we chat with Wimpy about the Ubuntu Rally in NYC & more!
More Ubuntu news, source being opened and closed, Android finally getting serious about the kernel, disappointments from Essential, Blockchain is about way more than Bitcoin and great news for Linux desktop marketshare.
Mike & Chris discuss the types of workloads that better suit Serverless Architecture systems like Lambda & when you should roll a server. Plus Mike has major hardware woes, makes a surprising move on air & Chris is left pontificating on the future of AR.
We reflect on the communities appetites for another GNU/Linux phone fundraiser & pontificate if the Librem 5 might be our last hope. Plus a live unboxing of some new shiny surprise hardware. We also cover additional options for offsite backup & more!
The serverless revolution is nigh, we discuss AWS Lambda and Azure Functions, rebuilding jbot, basing the business computers around Pop!_OS & more!
New Linux hardware, Purism's Librem 5, and Jolla's €50 Sailfish ROM. Plus Google goes for Microsoft's heart, while Microsoft gets cozier with Red Hat and SUSE pretends not to be upset about it.
We get fired up about the bigger message behind Ubuntu’s new fork, debate Mozilla’s plans to collect data on Firefox users & come up with solutions for Linux users fleeing from CrashPlan. Plus a geeky project so cool it might consume your life & more!
A big batch of Debian updates, Gnome turns 20, Joe's report from OggCamp, the Solus trifecta, encrypted ZFS comes to Linux finally, and Bitcoin is forking, again.
Mike busts the myth of the daily standup meeting & tracks it to its origins. Then we play a little defense for Electron, share the mind of a PMO & wax on about TypeScript. Plus a little taste of Mike’s busy week, an update on Alice & Chris’ upcoming trip.
A new version of Solus is out and Ikey joins us to chat about whats new, building in Snap support & more. Wimpy sets us straight about confinement & we have some follow up on Slackware. Plus some great app picks, community news, Gnome’s birthday & more!
Flatpak and Snaps get a boost, changes to the Ubuntu community, and development on Ubuntu 17.10 and taken an interesting turn. Plus good news about Firefox and Android updates.
A special guest and creator of PiCluster joins us to discuss the open source Docker cluster management project. We’ll dig into the tecg they use and what it's all built on, what they love working with, some of our personal projects that are brewing & more
We conclude our Slackware challenge & share the lessons and results. Plus why you really need to give Firefox another try, easy sandboxing of any Linux app, GTK4’s blockers, the official anti-systemd resource... And we announce another meetup!
Surprising details in how Ubuntu's Gnome desktop is getting implemented, Krita hits some troubles but the community comes to the rescue, Bitcoin splits, Firefox sends, and Red Hat gives up on Btrfs.
Mike has a huge announcement towards the end of the show. Leading up to it we discuss the case against Kotlin, the next tech after Flash to die & the obvious reason Bots are going to be big.
We get philosophical about open source’s most modern problem & debate where we draw our own personal “Stallman Line”. Plus a we discuss today’s big Bitcoin fork, Mozilla’s new Firefox experiments, Krita’s woes, Gnome’s moves & the Slackware Challenge.
A good week for desktop Linux with news from Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE. Plus our take on the pending death of Flash, some great work by the Debian project, and Mozilla updates us on Project Common Voice.
We solve some problems, and then go down the rat hole of self hacking to increase work, productivity & our health. Then we gleefully watch as Coding Bootcamps begin to collapse. Plus Mike shares some straightforward code that solved an annoying problem
We get down to distros in today’s episode. Distro news, modular distros, some reviews & major new developments. Plus Chris talks about leaving Arch and returning to his distro-hopping roots & the major news that broke today.
Android for the desktop might be dead, Google Glass is back, Firefox is going extinct, and the latest Ubuntu is ready for a shakedown.
Wes sits down with Mike to talk about Starbucks not-so-secret API, the state of the developer ecosystem & difficult challenges faced by FOSS vendors in the medical field. Plus some fantastic feedback, Mike's true feelings about Swift & a whole lot more!
Wes, in true TechSNAP style, highlights a few complicated ideas explained well, then it's on to updates from a few of our favorite projects, including some exciting news for WireGuard & a great collection of new stuff from around the internet & more!
Microsoft slips a little Windows 10 into your Office365 & we discuss the huge shift they just pulled off, plus a little real talk about growing pains and doldrums & the pains of over building a system. Plus your feedback & much more!
Fedora 26 is here & so is Matthew Miller to chat about the new release, big future projects, important changes to Rawhide & openSUSE’s openQA. Plus our hands on experience with the new release, the ultimate upgrade test results & more!
Endless OS gets a big update, Tuxedo announces its own distro, Mycroft's hilariously rough edges, and Mozilla's plans to tame IoT.
Mike updates on spinning up his business in Florida, we debate limiting the use of the GPL & we try to understand the recent System76 Pop!_OS news. Plus the industry is going all in on AI & Mike discusses the huge potential issue that could be facing.
TUXEDO Computers & System76 have announced their own Linux distros, plus OutlawCountry, BFQ scheduler, XDA Forum is going to give Phoronix competition & more!
SUSE hits the Windows Store, System76 announces Pop!_OS, Mir is back with a plan, and Debian warns of Hyper-Threading issues.
We ponder the ethical dilemma of a developer who has replaced himself with a bot, debate the possibility of ever making money from bots & have some tough love for Apple. Plus discuss System76’s new Pop!_OS & Mike’s adventures in Florida.
Ubuntu’s skunkworks project, Mir, might be back with a vengeance to save the Linux desktop. Or at least prove quite useful for MATE. Plus one of the most well built Linux PC’s ever tested, the Dell Precision 5720 with Ubuntu gets tested in the lab.
More hardware acceleration comes to desktop Linux, Mozilla launches ambitious new projects, Unity 7 fans can rejoice & Jolla has an important update.
We discuss the week’s developer hoopla & the beard joins us to share his insights. It's a fun episode with a range of topics, including the recent rush to GitHub by a number of open source projects.
Michael Hall from Endless joins us to discuss his new role, Endless’ involvement with Gnome & the unique approach of EndlessOS. Plus Fedora shares some future plans & we try to grok casync, Lennart Poettering’s project for distributing file system images.
More competition in desktop Linux, Debian 9, Tails 3, Firefox 54, FreeNAS 11 & OpenMediaVault 3 get released.
Mike shares some insights into building bots & a little sample code to get you started. Plus we discuss the week’s developer news & spend a bit of time on feedback.
Desktop Linux is about to get a lot more competitive, one of its recent biggest disruptors is going full time. Plus A dive into Fedora 26 beta, the security of Cockpit, Ubuntu Gnome survey results & opening some Windows gaming tech to all of us.
A look at the future of the Ubuntu desktop and one of its flavors, plus Docker aims to improve Linux security upstream with LinuxKit.
After Mike gets a few things off his chest, we dive into the most developer relevant announcements & news from Apple’s WWDC 2017.
Alook at the next release of Gnome 3, special features we’re looking forward to & new extensions that make Gnome even better. Then Google’s solution to old Linux kernel’s in Android, differences between Chrome & Chromium, a Plasma desktop feature & more!
Two Linux desktop classics make big strides, Coreboot joins the Conservancy, and Toyota cars will soon run Linux. And we discuss Andy Rubin's plan to take over the world.
The open source model has won, we discuss the impact that’s having on the development industry. Plus Swift gets a little more interesting, & Chris is ready for his lady in a tube!
Why the big Samba vulnerability is no WannaCry, Wimpy gives us his take on e-gpus under Linux, our first take on Plasma 5.10 & a tool that will finally get you to use Docker!
NextCloud goes global, Devuan hits one, Solus keeps expanding, Firefox is trying, but Chrome has won. And more progress on Coreboot.
The “process manager from hell” is driving our listener crazy! Then we discuss the slow demolition of the culture of youth taking place in tech. Plus Microsoft’s huge Git commit, Quick Designer in Qt Creator 4.3 & some follow up on Kotlin.
NextCloud 12 is out & Jos joins us to chat about the highlights, Marius Quabeck joins us to discuss Magic Device Tool’s secrets. Plus we cover a bunch of project updates & more!
Ubuntu's Gnome plans start to form, and they want your input. The Linux subsystem is coming to Windows Server, and Mycroft is finally ready to ship.
Mike argues you should go hybrid today & end up progressive tomorrow. The Docker reality & why Swift is a bit like Kotlin. Speaking of Kotlin we chat a bit about the Google I/O news, Project Treble, Xamarin’s Live Player & Mike’s new rig.
We review System76’s Galago Pro, have a crisis of faith about the future of desktop Linux, get completely blown away by our community, help you BASH better & more!
Canonical IPO is a go, Microsoft brings more Linux to Windows, OpenWRT and LEDE agree on Linux-for-routers peace plan, and Google launches project Treble.
Canonical is going for the IPO & that means some big changes. In a recent interview Mark Shuttleworth gives us a hint at the new purpose of the Ubuntu desktop. Plus Thunderbird’s future is uncertain, we get our hands on System76’s Galago Pro & more!
Getting fined for doing math without a license, Windows 10 S goes app store only, a Coder community project goes into production & Chris learns a hard lesson about his tools!
It's not even the first proper episode but Chris and Joe talk about kernel security, UEFI Secure Boot, the latest Raspberry Pi news, Nexus devices being abandoned and MP3 becoming (sort of) free.
Big improvements are coming to a grub near you, Wes has a batch of really useful new open source projects & we consider the “threat” posed by Windows 10 S. Plus the dirty secret about Linux’s battery life, some of our LinuxFest Northwest plans & more!
After digging into some rather tempting Hoopla, Mike shares his clever solution to one of Docker’s bigger problems & manages to motivate Chris into trying it out during the show. Plus thoughts on continuing your coding education & more!
Linux Foundation thinks they have the solution to the Internet of Terrible & they might actually be right. We’ll share the exclusive interview that has us excited for the future. Plus the bad, horrible, no good week that Docker had & more!
Mike is betting big on Docker, Angular has a new release, JavaScript is taking the lead & Uber is playing with fire. It’s a packed episode & wraps up with the bombshell that Mike is selling his new MacBook.
Community efforts to port Unity 8 or recreate the Unity 7 desktop are popping up all over. Plus why Ubuntu Gnome left us feeling underwhelmed. Then, Ikey stops by to tell us about Solus Gnome edition, other new things coming from the project & more!
Habitat promises full automation that travels with app. But is this a layer of abstraction too far for Mike? Plus the chronicles of one developer's journey getting started with Open Source, some cool dark matter development Chris spotted at Dell & more!
Wes joins to chat about the merits (or not!) of Electron, Mike’s week from hell & their true feelings about Javascript. Then they discuss Clojurescript, React Native, & the benefits of a more functional programming style. Plus Docker, Devops & more!
OpenELEC’s latest release, Snaps on Fedora, plus Wes’ Picks, Pinterest’s support for Open Source & the use of Slack for OSS projects. Then we have a wide-ranging discussion about Ubuntu’s big desktop change, what it means for the Desktop, Vendors & you!
Tune in for a special road edition of the show! Mike & Chris cover feedback, share their worst hire stories, eat Apple crow & debate the end of the exodus. Plus Chris shares topical experiences from his Dell trip, Jonny’s feeling the hero rage & more!
Joe Ressington of Late Night Linux joins Wes to discuss just what makes a “Proper” distribution, the latest news about Libreboot & the FSF Plus containers explained in pictures, Fedora has the desktop for Hacker News & Android is king of the internet.
We dig deep into the LibreBoot project, how the Intel ME problem impacts open source & limits badass free laptops. Then we spend Wes’ money and shop for his next perfect Linux rig. Plus we discuss the big changeup at FreeNAS & more!
Mike’s got a new testing pipeline & he’s fired up and ready to go. He shares what might be a game changer for his business. Plus we discuss the damage done by “Coding Heroes”, the value of a namespace, a handy tool & more!
Bulletproof Linux Kernel upgrades might be near, Kodi gets a real Netflix Plugin & the dirty, stinky, no good, obvious, elephant in the room around desktop Linux. Plus why Bcachefs might be Linux’s next hit filesystem, Mozilla's Obsidian & more!
Mike’s new client has some strict requirements so we get very practical about the tools we use, compromises made & the line we won’t cross.
We celebrate Pi Day by loading Mycroft & Alexa onto a Raspberry Pi 3, look at the actual use cases for VR & AR under Linux today, flash back to Linux in the 90s & update on our favorite projects.
We follow up on WebAssembly, it’s not just the future, it’s already here & it might be great! Plus C# 7’s release gets us thinking & Canonical’s got us ranting.
It’s the year of the CIA linux desktop, Popey & Wimpy share their Mobile World Congress adventures & Bryan joins us to discuss the last Linux Sucks talk ever. Plus we chat with Gnome at SCALE, take a look at Endless OS & ponder the Litebook.
Why coding everyday makes a big difference for Mike & Chris reflects on keeping momentum to prevent project rot. Plus our first look at Java 9, hopes & fears of Web Assembly & more!
The worst smart device hack we’ve ever heard of, dreams of the Pi Zero W, the AWS outage that savaged the Internet of Things & more!
Our C++ alternatives quest for embedded continues, taking another look at Visual Studio Code, Mozilla’s big pockets & saving the web with Qt Quick. Plus Mike’s war story, great feedback & more!
Austrian schools are switching, Wes is trying & Chris is reviewing Plasma. Why we keep talking about it & what’s really bugging us about it. Plus the 7-Inch Ubuntu Laptop might be legit & Linus reflects on what he really hates after 25 years of Linux.
Rust has a busy 2017 ahead of it, Mike ponders Java’s failure on small Internet of Things & searches for a C++ alternative, then dazzles us with the new gear he’s recently picked up.
A surprising new desktop environment, the latest on cross-distro snappy support & how to get the most out of Android without Play Services. Plus a script to take over a running server and replacement it with FreeBSD, a fresh take on VPNs & more!
Mike reports back from his recent travels, we debate the renaissance .Net & solve all of future Mike’s problems.
Is software ever really finished? Should we avoid boutique or niche Linux distros? We have a spirited discussion & attempt to finally answer those questions. We also chat about what's new in Kodi 17, why open source on our TV’s is critical & more!
The fear of productivity loss & the crazy things we do to avoid it, a sober look at the tablet market for developers, GitLab’s recent disaster & we bring it all home with a little time travel.
The tools we use to do the job, Microservices Gone Wrong, the real problem with TypeScript & more!
Remotely bricking Android devices, the new Plasma is looking great, first hands on with the new XPS 13 Sputnik, more btrfs woes & hacking Popey’s system. Plus Kernel.org’s big change, building your own local Steam repository & more!
It’s a huge show with a bonanza of updates, big future plans & cross project collaboration. Michael Hall from Canonical join us to discuss UbunCon, SCALE15x plans & much more!
Your emails this week get us discussing & sharing some really hard learned lessons & insights. Plus Mike spends the weekend preparing to shame Chris & shares a favorite book pick
We take a look at a material design influenced distribution, the FSF’s new high priority list & much more this week!
Mike and Chris start things off with some traditional feedback, get into some Dart discussion & then get into the hardware throw down.
Project Sputnik’s Barton George joins us to discuss the new Dell hardware running Linux & the history of the Sputnik project. Plus the KillDisk hype is high, The Pi’s PIXEL is taking on MATE, another Mac dev switches to Linux & more!
After we answer some audience feedback and chat about the week’s Hoopla & a fresh batch of Coder Radio 2017 predictions!
Mike’s got three wishes for the new year, Chris has a new Echo Dot & Google has partnerships to put Assistant in your TV. Plus why Mike got rid of his office, GitHub’s near term future & how terrible code gets written by sane people.
Robots take over the show while we go around the table & get our 2017 predictions in for Linux. Plus updates from projects we love & the great Mac migration continues!
While the guys are hibernating over this holiday week, We look back on some of the most interesting topics the virtual LUG covered this year. Everything from snap packages & ubuntu reviews to LXD & Arch MacBook installs, plus a whole lot more!
We've given the guys the week off after a year of hard work, so we'll take a look back at a series of events where the guys ended up realigning their opinions. From hybrid vs native apps & developing on linux to Pokémon & Bots, a lot changed in 2016!
We review the very worst moments in Linux during 2016, look ahead to what might be big in 2017 and toss out the rules for our last live episode of the year!
We reflect on the trainwreck that was 2016 & what might be emerging in 2017 as a real market opportunity. It's our last live show of the year, so we throw out the rules!
We get the inside scoop about some fantastic collaboration happening between three Linux distributions that are supposedly big competitors. Plus Google’s response to Ubuntu Core & the big NextCloud news!
Mike reviews his Google Home and we discuss Google Actions, Fitbit buying Pebble & the usefulness of some of these products. Plus Mike adopts a new philosophy about remote workers!
We ponder the implications of Fedora possibly going rolling & LTS, get schooled by the mumble room about the state of linux on the Pi & debate about mesh networking. Plus we talk about Clonezilla, one of our favorite backup tools & more!
Mike shares his swift migration pain from over the weekend & opens up a bar in the office in honor of his new Google Home.
After a slew of open source updates we contrast upgrades vs fresh install, get an update on the state of snaps & get geeky about performance monitoring our Linux rigs. Plus the fake VLC story, a live install of Plasma Desktop & more!
Mike reviews the state of hybrid development in the last days of 2016 & chat about his new Google Home and what he’s looking forward to testing. Plus a quick chat about ethics in coding.
Fedora 25 is out & Matthew Miller joins us to chat about what’s new. Plus Wimpy & Popey are back from UbuCon and share their experience & Solus OS founder Ikey Doherty joins us to discuss benchmarking the “feel” of the Linux desktop & much more!
Mike is back from vacation has somethings on his mind he shares this week. Hardware follow up, customer management for devs, book recommendations & more!
This week we take a deep dive into the IOT & the Cloud. Noah isn’t quite dead yet as he gives us an earful on the future of MacOS. Plus our thoughts on Signal, Telegram, Wire, IRC & more!
We ponder why Docker is a dumpster fire, doubt Samsung’s new Ai Bot platform, discover Botkit & discuss killing the Scrum.
Nano users come out of the closet, we demystify NFS a bit & discuss the top 5 commands new Linux users should learn. Plus a NUC killer with a GPU, new Cinnamon & more!
Ballmer is trying to pin it all on Bill, MacBook follow up & Lemur struggles.
Swaths of Apple users are trying out Linux for the first time this week, with varying results. We discuss why & how it's going. Then, we play some great clips by long time Kernel guru GregKH, dream about a future Linux living room & more!
Let's get real about the tools we use this week.
We get the inside scoop on what happens when Canonical gets a bunch of employees & community members in the same room, discuss the cool open hardware project Chris just ordered for the studio & update you on the big community highlights of the week!
Mike betting on server side bots & AI, making the big jump from the MacBook to a System76 Lemur running Linux. We talk about the platform development opportunities for a small shop. Plus how to design APIs that don’t suck & more!
Canonical may have the best take on live patching. VeraCrypt’s audit results are out & KDE shares their long term plans for the Plasma Desktop. Then we bust some Linux FUD and misconceptions & ponder the role of Free Software in a world that doesn't care
The Dash debacle gets the full Coder this week & Mike’s got a new sweet keyboard he tells us all about. Plus how it feels to learn Javascript in a React world & more!
Serendipity this week as a beautiful theme reveals itself throughout the episode. Plus we get updates from some of our favorite projects, discuss the historic shift happening in Linux desktop & wrap it all up with some macOS shade.
We flunk and debunk the Joel test, and ponder the long tail of coder interviews gone wrong, Apple's removal of Dash, KDevelop on windows & more!
We connect with the communities & hardware projects using Software Defined Networking, update you on some of our favorite open source projects, share some anecdotes from a recent trip & update you on our trails with OpenMediaVault.
Mike & Chris share hard earned lessons for the first time about the expected value in the effort we put into our various next great ideas, marketing, attending conferences & whatever “networking” is suppose to be.
In this special edition of Unplugged we do away with the traditional format & take calls LIVE on the air for free. Some say the advice is worth what you pay for it!
The growing case for Swift on the server & Java 8’s underplayed success are the two main topics this week. We also discuss Dart on Android & some platform fundamentals with renewed vigor!
We towards the future of Gnome & KDE, The Linux Gamer joins to discuss creating his content on Linux, game releases he’s looking forward to & answer questions from our virtual LUG. Plus we gush about Canonical hiring Wimpy & much more!
Mike & Chris travel interdimensionally to discuss the pressure to get Swifty, marvel at Vapor.codes, witness the fall of Eclipse & the rise of Microsoft. Plus our super quick take on the iPhone 7 & more!
Ubuntu powered drones that double as a desktop PC, tweaking your Linux desktop vs polish & coreboot’s efforts to bypass Intel ME. Plus our we update you on some OSS projects, the MySQL 0-day, why we're excited about the crazy USB/IP Project & more!
The world's most egregious gadget sin is committed, why Mike still wants Star Trek gadgets, a Rust divorce, learning the fragile state of state & more!
Wayland by default may finally be nigh & we share what we’re looking forward to the most about Wayland powered desktops. The ext4 bug that bit Wimpy, Adobe Flash comes crawling back to Linux & our quick review of a well put together Plasma Desktop distro.
The guys daydream about making the perfect developer platform & grouse about Mike’s new Note getting recalled. Plus our speculation about the September 7th Apple event, what old unmaintained code says about you, clearing the air on Angular v2 & more!
W take a look around at some of the niftier tricks systemd is pulling off, some of the quirky bugs & quickly touch on some myths around the binary log format. Plus Wimpy gets Ubuntu Touch on an Android Meizu Pro 5, the SteamOS problem & much more!
Docker quality appears to be getting worse, Mike & Chris analyze the mystery of Docker’s decline & likely causes. Plus we discuss the possibility of an AI monopoly, moving fasting & looking for a web-framework matchmaker.
We become masters of our own files this week, chat with the ElementaryOS project about inspiring development & rolling our own file sync solution. Plus a quick look at the new Android N & why now might be the ideal time to switch to a Linux based phone OS
Mike and Chris share their experiences with selling yourself just enough to get your foot in the door. Is productizing yourself and your work is worth feeling a little slimy? Plus Microsoft’s move in open sourcing PowerShell, the fixed bid scam & more!
We throw a birthday party for Debian & the awkward moment that might be near. Plus Ryan Sipes stops by to give us a post Mycroft update, we dream of a bcachefs future, challenge Wes to get Linux fully working on a MacBook & lots of updates!
Fresh off new Agile courses Mike shares what he feels might be his core problems with Agile software development. Our thoughts on software quality in general, the big slack problem & more!
Our favorite tricks & hacks for SSH, debunking the Linux botnet rampage myth & the new challenges Solus is taking on. Plus Ubuntu MATE on the BQ Tablet, benchmarking Ubuntu on Windows & our quick takes on using Zim Wiki and TagSpaces to manage your notes.
Special guest Ryan Sipes from Mycroft joins us to discuss his projects & fulfilling the mission of an open source project. Plus our thoughts on the bot revolution, the “Internet of APIs” it depends on & the shift that bots could cause in the industry.
Take advantage of the Chromecast without Google, extend Kodi with awesome new backends & cast media around your network with free Linux tools. Plus the FCC forcing TP-Link to support open source firmwares, reverse tethering for Android & a lot more!
Mike & Chris rip up the thinking behind iPad-only is the new desktop Linux mantra, discuss the date of LaunchKit, announce a new coding challenge & much more!
We dive right in when Martin aka Wimpy returns from the Snappy Sprint & shares his experience from his recent trip. Wes ask our Virtual LUG to sound off on the projects they’d audit if given the means & why, the Starbound server challenge & more!
Mike shares his recent Linux switch experience & why he thinks it might stick this time. We chew on Verizon buying Yahoo & the grief Marissa Mayer is getting. Plus we congratulate the winner of last week’s challenge & announce the next one!
Do you use desktop Linux for idealistic or practical reasons? Plus Chris’s new VPN solution & the hosted vs self hosted debate. Plus Canonical’s smart move to push Snap packages, updates from our favorite projects, the disturbing news about Chrome & more!
Mike reflects on some critical feedback, shares impressions of his new Linux PC, we announce the new Coding Challenge & more!
Chris discovers he’s being snooped on by his ISP & Is Linux Mint 18 really the best Linux distro every? Plus our chat with a Matrix.org developer, Solus goes rolling, Unity on Windows & building a long-term financially sustainable open source product.
Nintendo has a hit on their hands, is this a game changer for the company? Mike & Chris discuss the big picture ramifications of Pokémon GO. Plus beer brewed by bots, our thoughts on Java EE, Spring Boot & getting PHP to really do what you want.
Noah joins Wes for the second time this week to talk with the mumble room. We cover package management for Bash, Nvidia putting GPUs in your containers, surprising things about open source at Comcast & discuss just what "Microsoft ♥ Linux" really means.
This week Noah steps in to host while Chris is out and cover Rails 5, Oracle’s suspicious silence around Java EE, talk about mike’s latest linux adventure, give some freelancing advice & more!
We go hands on with Linux Mint 18, then discuss the latest batch of desktop killers & Wimpy’s new rig. Plus what makes Mattermost really great, a new new universal package format, the confusing things Red Hat says & we get to know WireGuard!
What is Machine Learning? How are companies & developers using it? We discuss that, the major approaches in the market & Apple’s use of Differential Privacy. Plus Mike’s new Linux desktop, some feedback & a lot more!
We have a spirited discussion from both sides of the universal packaging issue, take a quick look at maru OS that turns a Nexus phone into your desktop, get the inside scoop on the recent Mycroft update & the new Solus release. Plus much more!
It’s death by a thousand scrums this week & then admit there may be some value in frequent project communication. Then we start the machine learning discussion, talk a little Android N & more!
Canonical drops a bombshell by making snap packages available for many Linux distros, Nextcloud has some serious momentum, Samsung is rumored to drop Android in favor of Tizen across all devices & Wes kicks the tires of elementary OS’ new Beta of Loki.
We start with some developer news of the week, then dig into the best bits from WWDC. Plus Mike shares his thoughts on some new hardware & the guys discuss the mystery of differential privacy.
Great open source project achievements, we discuss the slippery slope that online services represent to Linux users. Plus we get all big picture, what can be learned from ownCloud’s recent troubles, what we conclude by reading between the lines & more!
Mike & Chris have very different opinions on how interview tests should be conducted. Plus the real reasons to develop software on Linux are not the ones often cited, bit more on Google’s fair use & the master plan to get Mike to move to the west coast.
Open Source artificial intelligence in all the things? Ryan from Mycroft joins us to update us on their recent hard work. Is YubiKey going to hell in a handbasket? The latest from openSUSE, our first impressions of Remix OS & more!
Mike shares a humbling war story, the great “Android Instant App Conspiracy”, the announcement that destroyed the .Net ecosystem & the poverty trap of software development. Plus some closing thoughts on Google vs Oracle, a neat tool of the week & more!
Package once, run anywhere. But are we finally about to nail it? Plus why you're going to want to wait on that systemd upgrade, funding projects with a rocky past, the big thing about Mycroft no one is talking about & we try out Mycroft on the desktop.
We dig through the relevant bits of Google I/O, the possible anti-web move Instant Apps represent, no Kotlin & big improvements we’re excited about. Plus Mike’s take on Android Studio 2.2 & Chris’ take on what we’re all calling “services”.
You're insecure unless you're running Greg’s Kernels. Plus openSUSE chairman Richard Brown stops by to follow up on not shipping ZFS in openSUSE And the simple thing we could all be doing to improve OSS, but maybe we’re all feeling a little entitled!
Github’s new pricing has a bit of a catch, Rob Robinson says Rails is yesterday’s software in light of Swift & GO. Which we simply have to talk about. Then we jump in our time machine and dazzle you with our new term predictions & more!
Is a new wave of tech savvy Linux users coming? Chris makes his case & why distributions like Linux Mint won’t be ready for it. Plus updates from some of our favorite projects, Linux on the PS4 & a quick look at the Fedora 24 beta.
In a podcast far far away, you asked for it & this week we delivered. It’s code review time, with a twist! Plus the second Oracle v Google trial, we attempting to do some busting, Dropbox falling back to reality & 30 years later why we still love QBasic
Your marvelous container powered future, Subsonic is going closed source, we discuss alternative options, hands on with the HTC Vive under Linux, DuckDuckGo supporting their favorite open source, the goals for Ubuntu 16.10 & much more!
A little reflective & contemplative, our hosts reflect on a well stated OO vs Functional rant, the bot frameworks that impress & the surprisingly great use case for Go. Plus the 800 pound snake in the room, a quick Linux switch update for Mike & more!
This week LTS has a new meaning as we reflect on a couple of weeks with Ubuntu 16.04 & why we’re dumping it. We pick up the mood with some exclusive LinuxFest Northwest clips, projects updates & another clip that was never meant to air.
Could Google be about to make a major shake up in future development for Android? We discuss the scuttlebut about Swift on Android. Plus Mike’s new mobile rig & Noah from LAS joins for Mike’s update on his Linux Adventure & Mike gets the hard sell.
We get a little rambunctious as we talk about Ubuntu 16.04, why not the openSUSE Build Server & the problem with Ubuntu that’s just now being solved. Plus some audio never meant for public release, first hands on with the Bq Ubuntu Tablet & more!
In this episode, Noah joins Chris to talk about the whole hiring process & experiences they've had while also taking a look back into the past of the show to some of the more interesting topics on the matter.
ZFS on Ubuntu gets new prominent criticism from Richard Stallman, Leo Laporte gives Linux & reports back with some interesting insights. Then we discuss updates to XFCE, the Vive's lack of Linux support & setting up Traccar & discovering it’s limitations
Has the whole world gotten hot for bots? Slack’s recent $3.8B & Microsoft’s new Bot SDK suggests there’s interest there. Mike and Chris share their thoughts & ask what makes a bot…. A bot? Plus the surprising math that makes us shed a tear & more!
We look at the state of Virtual Reality under Linux. Richard Brown from openSUSE joins us to discuss making the Plasma Desktop even better & our quick review of Apricity OS. Plus a bunch of project updates & much more!
Fresh off Build 2016, we talk about everything from free Xamarian, Bash on Windows & the changing case for .NET. Plus Mike shares some assumption smashing news & much more!
Has Linux met its match? That’s the claim several outlets are making this week. We look at the new operating systems stepping into the light. The first official Ubuntu tablet goes on sale & we share our thoughts, a little BASH on Windows & a lot more!
Is Google dumping to compete with Nuance as they prepare to unleash their voice API to developers for free? Mike updates us on his Linux switch adventure, his new toy & a couple of important PSAs. Plus feedback & more!
Plasma 5.6 is out & we’ll discuss. Some of our secret LFNW Linux rig build plans are revealed, why gaming on Linux is doing better than you think & live shootout of OSS Skype killers. Also oubuntuBSD, OSS GPS tracking, Nvidia’s Wayland support & more!
We discuss Mike’s thoughts on ReactJS, the NY bill that would provide a tax credit for OSS contributions & the interesting details in dev data. Plus some real talk about your real value, what no indie developer wants to hear about the App Store & more!
The future of Linux package management is here & there’s a lot of ideas on how to solve it. We discuss some of the more popular ones . Plus MATE adopting CSD, the new generation of “perfect” Linux laptops & more!
Dscussing Hybrid development ha a big elephant in the room. This week, we give this elephant the mic. Then, reflecting on a recent Android development project, the guys discuss the sticky side of Frames. Plus an update on Mike's Ubuntu experiment & more!
Microsoft’s announces SQL server for Linux. We get a little nostalgic. Plus a look at the new OwnCloud release & updates on some of our favorite projects. Plus we take a look at Shashlik which promises to run Android apps on your Linux desktop & more!
We break down what we see as the top motivations, the big competitive move & what Microsoft is really saying about Android with their Xamarin acquisition. Plus Microsoft releases SQL server for Linux & we discuss how it all fits together in a larger plan
After some updates about some of your favorite distros, we go hands on with the Raspberry Pi 3. Then we look at the AppImage project and their delivery on the download and run promise. Plus looking at a new kind of distro funding model & much more!
Mike couldn't make it this week, so we decided that with Microsoft purchasing Xamarin that this would be the perfect time to take a glance back on our coverage of Xamarin & look at how they have come to their current situation
Entroware’s Apollo laptop has arrived, and we share our first hands on impressions of their ultra Linux laptop, how does it compare to the Purism, and a quick chat with Entroware’s co-founder.
Mike shares his adventures in Ubuntu land this week, after a MacBook disaster. Then we discuss the implications of IBM backing Swift on their cloud. Plus some feedback, code as speech, and more!
We discuss the official release of Vulkan & why this is much bigger than you might realize. Plus Chris share’s his first hands on impressions of Purism’s Librem 15 laptop, Ubuntu Mobile, the Linux security bug you need to patch for right away & more!
Mike and Chris talk about bombing job interviews, picking the right Android device for development, writing code that’s easy to delete & Mike shares an Ubuntu update! Plus… Has the show forgotten about VR? Some feedback & much more!
Upgrade your terminal with Fish & the new Fishery plugin market. Then we take a look at Maru, a Debian based image for Nexus 5 devices that sounds a lot like Ubuntu Touch. Plus a quick look at a new app that combines Plex with Popcorn Time & more!
Something is rotten at GitHub. We discuss the big problem they're facing & why for most of us, we already have a backup plan. Plus why Project Rider might get you excited & how the Parse shutdown is hitting Mike.
Why Linux Mint’s X-Apps are a bigger shakeup then you might realize, bricking your laptop with a Linux command & Dell’s new Linux distro. Plus we celebrate 15 years of VLC, a quick look at Tails 2.0 & more!
A brutally honest episode. Mike and Chris air some hard learned lessons, toss out the episode playbook & tell it like it is!
Has the Linux Foundation made moves to cut out the individual from having their voice heard? We discuss the latest controversy brewing & the foundations response. Plus why if you're still waiting for Wayland to ship, your doing it wrong & more!
We discuss a compelling case against Object-Oriented programming, is it truly all bad? Plus the cold chills the new Rails Doctrine gives us, the long-term ramifications of progress over stability & convention vs configuration strategy & more!
This week we dive into what the community thinks about putting a server in their pocket, show you some smart tricks with Gimp & some Windows nightmares. Plus some router chat & more!
Ang and Mike discuss business operational tools, practices & common issues, how Ang got her kids started on computers, good languages to get started with & she makes a poignant comment about Linux. Mike discusses TarDisk & whether he recommends it & more!
We react to Remix OS, discuss the surprise feature in KDE 5.6 & chat with some of the folks behind SCALE 14x. Plus how to tell family and friends you're not the Geek Squad & using tech support opportunities to be an open source ambassador.
Is the age of Apps finally coming to an end? Data points to yes & we discuss how platforms like Slack might offer more potential. Then, more web developers are switching to Linux, this may be the start of a trend & more!
Straight from the horse's mouth, we get updates on the code drop coming from the Mycroft project. Plus some details about our SCALE plans & NVIDIA's Linux powered CES demo. Plus Chris owns up to his 2015 predictions & more!
Can Web standards make mobile apps obsolete? The new generation of hybrid apps aren't your grandparents solution to code once, run everywhere. Plus why Swift is going to be big on Linux in 2016, Google has a thing with openJDK & much more!
A distribution of Linux built to survey and track speech, we go into Red Star OS. Solus hits 1.0 & we bring on some of the team to tell us about it. Plus Mozilla has a new… Distraction? We debate their merits of rumored new Firefox OS powered hardware.
When you look back at the year, a few really big things jump out for developers. Mike & Chris discuss the trends that seem to have really mattered, then debate about how things might change in 2016.
We look back at the big year for Linux, for our show & our virtual LUG. Some of the most interesting projects in open source were discussed first in our LUG, we look at some of the great moments & then give you our fresh take on the big events.
As we gear up for our end of year episode, we look back at a few moments in 2015 that we loved. From big news, new directions & industry trends that reflected into our personal lives. It’s a very special edition of Coder Radio!
UbuCon is just around the corner & we’re joined by Ubuntu’s community manager & team, Ryan from Mycroft stops by to give us an update, a major partnership between LibreOffice & OwnCloud, cool OwnCloud hardware, some updates to major projects & more!
The Pixel C is the perfect example of a compromised device thanks to Google’s Strategy Tax. We cover Mike’s plans are as an Android dev & why the long-term picture might be rosy. Plus some iPad Pro follow up, the reality of the “pro tablet” market & more!
Mozilla wants to spin off Thunderbird & launch an iOS ad blocker that only works with Safari, our best solutions for syncing your Podcasts from your mobile to your Linux desktop & SpiderOak ditches Google. Plus we review the new CrossOver 15 & more!
Ballmer calls out Microsoft’s bogus revenue numbers over Azure, & we expand on his point to discuss an overall trend towards “hero CEOs”. The open sourcing of Swift, what Apple got really right & what areas still really need improvement & more!
Fedora’s DNS changes are incoming, The new mini-pc revolution is here & the Raspberry Pi Zero brings it for $5. Adobe announces the death of Flash… Kind of. Plus open source gaming just got an upgrade, GIMP has some fancy & more!
Mike shares his open source picks for 2015 & why they are a real game changer for him. Then we read through a few submissions by the audience & then discuss Microsoft’s huge new PowerApps initiative. Plus some feedback that cuts deep & more!
A member of the Vivaldi project joins to discuss their new release. The man behind Solus comes on to follow up on our review. GIMP turns 20 this week and we ask if it’s just time to accept that some OSS projects will never topple their competitors & more!
Mike has a big announcement! Plus why Chris is a bit offended by the idea of Swift on the server, Microsoft delivers on the open source goods & a few quick gift ideas for anyone who wants to focus.
Have we gone too far with Docker? We discuss. Plus why all the bad press around SteamOS might be missing the mark & our virtual LUG shares their hands on experiences with openSUSE LEAP! Plus some important follow up, a few surprises & a dead UPS!
Microsoft kills a major Windows development initiative & becomes one of the top contributors to Go. Mike has a new love & gets a bit ironic about Ionic. Plus some great feedback & we bask in the dawn of the age of utility.
New versions of openSUSE leap and Fedora have hit the web. The chairmen of openSUSE joins us & we follow up on Fedora 23. Plus the big upset with Debian this week, ransomware that targets Linux systems & way more than we can fit into this description!
Is open source software immoral in some market conditions? The guys debate. Plus Google’s impressive new open source project, standing while you work is going out of style & how to adapt to the changing need of your users gracefully & more!
New Desktop Environment updates grab our attention & the trend to move open source projects towards Slack has us concerned. Plus how the VW emissions issue is great for hackers, an OggCamp recap & we light a candle for Fedora 23.
Mike & Chris discuss the hard problem of identifying opportunity costs vs staying flexible and cheap & why making communication a priority is almost never a priority. Plus when to ship, and why testing can really make Mike testy, your feedback & more!
Behind the scenes on Ubuntu MATE’s new features, why Apple’s latest court case proves Richard Stallman was right about owning your own software & there is real debate about Xiaomi's new Linux laptop. Plus the big problems facing x86 & more!
The guys admit there is a growing amount of evidence pointing to going your own way. What the Linux desktop has finally gotten right, why Mike is ready to can his wearable project. Plus a Android BuildConfig pro tip, feedback & more!
OpenStreetMap might just be one of the most important open source projects. We look at some of the amazing tools built around it. Then our tips for producing great content & podcasts under Linux, plus a live unboxing & demo of the new Steam Controller.
Well known devs are trying out risky and bold methods to fund development, but are they really all that practical? A popular app is using a dirty trick to stay in the background and consume battery. We ponder why it hasn’t been shut down already & more!
We take a look at some of the coolest technologies coming out of the Plasma desktop & finally a open source router you and your family can use. Then we share some of our favorite ncurses terminal based applications!
The cultural challenges of living too far out of a “tech hotzone” hit home today. And our reactions and lessons learned from LastPass selling & if Microsoft has nailed convergence. Plus a quick chat about Chef & more!
Performance tips for keeping your Linux install running like new. Plus why Microsoft’s new Surface Book might be able to run Linux & we reflect on the larger issues behind the recent public exits from the Linux Kernel development team & more!
A really simple mistake that many of us have made in the past, led to the Patreon hack. We discuss the situation & the bigger picture. Plus our take on the rumors that Oracle is planning the “obsolescence” of Java.
Noah hosts again while Chris is in the land of no service, also known as Utah! We talk about LibreOffice, Ubuntu's new Setup wizard, OpenSUSE's leap & more!
Mike and Chris discuss malware getting injected into unsuspecting developers apps. Then the advertising cold war that’s brewing, how it impacts users, content creators & developers. Also our top three must haves before you sign any dev work contract.
Chris joins the Virtual LUG from the road & Noah and Wes host the show. They compare and contrast Fedora and Arch & the nice new features of Fedora 23. Plus everyone has their own perspective on home automation. Then living offline, like you're online.
Mike shares his excitement for Ionic, an advanced HTML5 hybrid mobile app Framework. Then Chris asks if the tools used to make the product, as long as the end result is good, really matter?
We cover some great open source projects that help you live life off-line, as if you were online. We also discuss the upstream contributions from Munich & an awesome block level back up system. Plus some great feedback, a road trip update & more!
Is the new iPad a capable developer machine? We discuss 3D Touch, the impact on developers, the release of the iPad Pro & some quick tips for finding a local development job.
Debian aims for reproducible builds of all packages. We’ll explain what that means & why other distributions may be jumping onboard with the idea. Plus impressive early performance results under Mir & Gnome’s 3.18’s best features you're not hearing about!
With Mike’s move to Florida in progress he joins us via phone for a run through of the major JetBrains subscription hoopla, transitioning from a tester to a developer & that big poaching scandal comes to an expensive close!
Top law enforcement officials in the US want backdoors in all encryption systems. Details on the upcoming road show, Kubuntu's new look, saying goodbye to an old friend & some Go powered retro feedback.
We celebrate the 24th birthday of Linux by looking back to it’s early days, discuss the new SSD optimized Linux file system, the rather normal things Linux is doing on Mainframes & how the community at large reacts to crowdfunding & much more!
Is Amazon another paradise of brogrammer culture? We have reason to suspect the recent reports may be overblown. Then meet Gigster, the VC backed service that wants to commoditize development.
Live from the floor of LinuxCon 2015 we capture Bruce Schneier’s take on hacking attribution, how HP supports Linux internally & our impressions of the big convention. Plus how Docker is going big this year & which type of Linux event is right for you.
Devs are excited by Google’s announcement that Android will support Vulkan. We explain & why Mike is a bit skeptical. Has iPad peaked? Is it worth creating anything but consumption based apps for tablets? Plus Apple’s 30% cut, feedback & more!
We chat with the CTO behind Mycroft, an open source AI for everyone. Then discuss Android’s adoption of Vulkan & the nice new Linux exclusive features coming to Firefox. Plus file syncing & discuss the really great options that have cropped up recently.
The big debate over today’s biggest UI compromise comes to life, Microsoft open sources its iOS-apps-on-Windows compatibility layer, the process of evaluating a new language, plus a book recommendation & more!
Ubuntu publishes their roadmap for the next few releases & we discuss what the future might hold for “Ubuntu Personal”. Plus the major challenges Linux gaming is facing. Then we’ve got insights from the experts on building robust wifi… Powered by Linux!
Still smarting from his burn, Mike shares his hard learned lessons after flying too close to the sun. What really pushes us to move to the next big thing & becoming and staying employable by focusing on the right market.
Great interviews from the floor of OSCON 2015! How FastMail uses Linux, managing thousands of Apache instances, an open source Slack killer, Tizen on all the things & much more. Plus why the Ubuntu MATE project is dropping the Ubuntu Software & more!
Mike argues why the web will be the default platform, we debate if third party mobile platforms should be written off, Ionic Framework impressions & Chris has a few surprises to announce. Plus why a slightly functional world isn't a bad thing & more!
Noah joins us in studio for a fun edition of Unplugged! Updates are landing on Ubuntu Phones, the ridiculous work around for a major performance boost on AMD cards, the real problem with Dell’s latest Ubuntu laptops & more!
A special edition of Coder Radio that dives into the darker side of start ups, the practicality of building super portable apps, the wear advantage & NASA’s top 10 coding commandments. Plus Noah from the Linux Action Show joins us & more!
A renewed push to kill flash hits the web & we discuss the possible advantages for Linux users. A KDE user trying out Gnome for a week & the real issues he touches on. Plus your take on openSUSE’s big changes & follow up to our take on it.
We look at the tough spot developers are finding themselves in, the huge changes in backend infrastructure over the years, some Swift surprises & the big topics Mike’s been chewing on during his “down time”.
We reflect on 100 episodes of LINUX Unplugged, the themes from episodes past & then review Linux Mint 17.2 Cinnamon edition. Then we’ll discuss an exciting new form factor for x86 based Ubuntu PCs & the exciting use cases for them.
Mike is recovering from a weekend you wouldn't believe. Plus we revisit the web vs native topic with a vengeance & discuss the sun-setting of ActiveX.
Will Pinos bring to Linux Video What PulseAudio did for audio? We discuss this major development that breaks during the show. Also, a debate about the usefulness of boring distributions. Plus some big follow up, the Mumble room gets unplugged & more!
How willing is Apple to leverage it’s devs to make a public statement? We look at the response to the confederate flag pullings & debate if gatekeepers puts developers best interests first. Plus was the perfect laptop built a decade ago, feedback & more!
We look at some tools that make installing Linux on multiple computers a snap, discuss our favorite backup and reload approaches & then debate over Chromium auto-downloading a binary. Plus a great interview with the Openoid project from SELF2015 & more!
Mike makes the case for Chris’ slide into hipsterhood & Chris responds in kind. We also discuss the massive LLVM advantage Apple is leveraging. Plus we reflect on the most important skill in software development, read some emails & more!
What makes the Linux awesome? Community. We’ve got coverage from SELF 2015 & an on the ground report from OpenTech 2015. Plus why open source needs to follow the Apple model and get started with students & how Red Hat stays connected to the community.
Mike and Chris share their totally different perspective on the recent Yelp developer’s exodus & discuss the new industry trend developers need to take advantage of. Then after 158 episodes, Mike’s mission in life is realized during our feedback segment.
The Fedora Project Lead Matthew Miller joins us to discuss what’s coming up in Fedora 23 & reflect on Fedora 22. Plus Mark Shuttleworth unveils another device running Ubuntu, Angela stops by with a switch to Linux update, some quick story updates & more!
We recap and also compare & contrast WWDC 2015 with Google I/O 2015. Which new platform features stand out, which miss the target & what’ll really move the needle this year. Plus a quick update on Mike’s new company, Chris’ wear inspired surprise & more!
Mike takes a victory lap as we discuss the big announcements from Google I/O. Then we get into a heated discussion around how GitHub should be used vs how most people use it. Plus some great feedback, Mike & Chris share some bold predictions & more!
A follow up on our Fedora 22 review, including a few areas we missed. How Google’s Cardboard could kickstart open source VR & whats coming to Gnome 3.18 Plus our take on the state of openSUSE, why 2015 might really be the year of the Linux Laptop & more!
Michael Larabel joins us to discuss his initiative of daily automated performance benchmarking & reflects on 11 years of running Phoronix.com. Plus our first take on Fedora 22, the best options for users that require Microsoft Office under Linux & more!
Google may be planning to scrub the grime away from the Internet of Things devices with a new OS designed for low resources. We debate over Google’s rumored Brillo OS. Plus Mike ponders switching to BSD, Google Play services in a library & more
Mike shares his recent experience developing Chrome apps & we debate if Chrome platform tax is costing users a decent browser. Plus what we’d like to see announced next for Android and iOS & the big problems those features would solve for developers.
After an Ubuntu update goes really bad Chris reflects on how snappy, a transactionally updated version of Ubuntu, could have avoided this problem. Plus a review of the System76 Meerkat PC, Russia plans to fork Sailfish OS & more!
We get an update on our resident Mac users switch to Linux & the challenges she's run into. Ubuntu makes a deal with Microsoft and promises to ship snappy on the Internet of Things. Plus hints on how Debian PPAs might work, the first $9 Linux rig & more!
Electron could be the Adobe Air we all hoped for. But is it all hype? We debate Electron’s potential & review Visual Studio Code which is built on-top of Electron. Has Agile become a failure? We discuss what can lead to a failed Agile setup & more!
Aaron Seigo joins us to discuss the Kolab project. We also discuss the Roundcube project’s fundraiser & possible Kolab integration. Plus our Virtual LUG reviews Ubuntu 15.04, and we discuss what’s so desktop focused about Ubuntu 15.10 & much, much more!
Mike and Chris reflect on Microsoft’s Build 2015 conference & discuss the shift to open industry wide. Mike also announces his new business with a focus on open source. Plus we discuss Visual Studio Code a bit, bad app ports, & more!
Exclusive interviews from the floor of LinuxFest Northwest 2015, meet the man who brought Netflix to Linux, how Intel builds the MinnowBoard for Linux, the state of ZFS on Linux. Plus a quick look at Plasma 5.3, Telegram’s surprising popularity & more!
Is Microsoft confusing the container market & blowing the implementation? Plus Apple gets caught rejecting Pebble compatible apps, we may have finally found the perfect Linux dev laptop & much more!
Manufactures claim software integrated with hardware means the end user never truly owns the device, and simply owns a license to use it. Plus MacBook Linux woes, the quick look at the ThinkPad Yoga 3 running Linux, the biggest systemd myth busted & more!
Mike's thinking about making the big switch, a J.O.B., but the interview process has been a nightmare. He shares his perspective after sitting out of the race for a while. Plus how Google convinced their engineers to become managers, your feedback & more
Our discussion of Linux filesystems goes in depth. Plus a few corrections from last week & some follow up. We also look at the release of Linux 4.0, some of the more humorous press coverage it's received & the “big feature” Linus could care less about.
We discuss the top stories submitted by the audience this week. From the ultimate bridge burn to Stack Overflow’s developer survey & being ok with a little sociopathy.
After yet another gotcha takes down a critical Linux workstation, is it officially time to consider avoiding btrfs when it matters? Plus what happened to the Evolve OS project & why they are now called Solus.
Mike had a dream & that dream didn’t work out. Today we discuss how fixed contracts lead to fixed death & with perfect hindsight we debate what we might have done differently. Plus some great feedback, a little nostalgia & more!
The proprietor of Evolve OS stops by to discuss what makes Evolve OS a unique Linux desktop & the challenges smaller projects face. Plus a look at tiny powerful Linux gadget that we think might be worth backing, a debate about “the look” of apps & more!
Transitions in life comes in many forms, work, relationships, gadgets. How we deal with the process of transition is key. Plus a bit about GitHub’s ongoing DDoS, switching from PHP to Ruby & a new contender for the perfect Linux dev rig.
Will Secure Boot hamper boutique Linux distributions and hurt desktop Linux innovation? Our panel debates. Also getting started with Linux the right way. Plus a recap of the first ever Kansas Linux Fest, our errata, your feedback & more!
It’s a special open mic edition of Coder Radio. We discuss the complex reasons behind Microsoft’s choice to open source MSBuild, the quest for the perfect Linux laptop continues & why, oh why, oh why HTML5 has a place. Plus emails & more!
We get the scoop on how Ubuntu Touch plans to tackle Android’s market share & the challenges involved in moving some of our favorite apps. Plus what makes the perfect laptop for our crew, why the future of Btrfs looks very bright & an Ubuntu MATE Update.
Chris shares what he’s loving about Android from a users perspective & Mike goes into what is driving him crazy from a developer's standpoint. Plus redefining DevOps, starting a multi-user database & more!
Ozon OS promises to make Fedora approachable for the rest of us, Ubuntu makes the switch to systemd & then we’ll debate the likely effectiveness of the new Linux Kernel development “Code of Conflict”. Plus feedback, story updates & more!
We revisit some of the audience's favorite editors, then discuss terrible engineers. Then Chris spends time with a smartwatch & believes he’s discovered their purpose. We examine the audience for smartwatch apps in light of the Apple Watch announcement.
We round out our SCALE13x coverage with a few more exclusive interviews, then get an update on the fast growing Ubuntu MATE project. Plus a look back at Gnome 1.0’s release, Firefox OS on a pocket watch, the great wearable debate & much more!
The guys picture working a 9-5 job. If the security of a 9-5 paycheck is a myth, is it really just not having to worry about all the little things that’s appealing? Plus how merit based hiring may get out of control & making documentation a bit less evil
Join us as we peer into the past and revisit some big topics!
Mike and Chris start the show by sharing some hard learned advice, and discussing the events of the last two weeks. Then we touch on SuperFish, Ubuntu Touch, and more!
One of the core developers of Arch Linux ARM joins us to chat about this rapidly developing platform, how Arch is used in ARM deployments & more. Plus an update on Ubuntu Phone & the first fully sandboxed portable Linux desktop app is demoed this weekQ
Join us as we hop in our time machine and revisit some past topics on the coder radio program.
The first Ubuntu phone goes on sale tomorrow & we ask the interesting questions. The details on the launch of the phone, some of the great apps & what’s still missing. Plus the new Raspberry Pi hates being flashed & we read a quick batch of great emails.
Can’t we all just settle down & focus? Mike’s just about had it with javascript framework madness. Plus could Microsoft be uniquely positioned to take advantage of the eventual die off of some frameworks?
FOSDEM just wrapped up, where thousands of developers & enthusiasts of free & open source software gather to talk all things Linux. Plus we drool over the new Raspberry Pi 2 & ask if B+ buyers got a little screwed.
Mike is stuck in a train, stuck in the snow. So it’s an open call edition, with some great discussion around Microsoft’s investment in Cyanogen & the pitch for Python. Plus a robust chat about the new Raspberry Pi 2 & it’s ability to run Windows 10.
A new browser called Vivaldi is on the scene with Linux support out of the box. Our virtual lug makes the case why it might be worth giving a try! Plus a quick Linux laptop update, a surprise for Matt, your feedback & more!
It’s a tip show edition of Coder Radio. Mike shares a great way to get some Heroku features without the bill. Plus the annoying honeymoon period, your feedback & more!
Christian Hergert, creator of Gnome Builder joins to discuss his projects funding campaign. Ubuntu announces their Internet of Things OS, we’re a bit skeptical. Plus Linus takes a firm stance on public disclosure of vulnerabilities & Kernel documentation.
Well known developers have recently gone public with how much they make & where they make it from. Mike & Chris chew on the numbers & discuss the raw reality. Plus great feedback on Chris’ first development language & more!
It’s a new year & a new round of Linux bashing. But are some of the criticism corrects? Can we handle a little tough love as a community for the collective good? We debate. Plus 4 new Linux distress to watch in 2015, a MATE love story & an Arch victory
Chris shares what’s prevented him from getting started with development & shares the three languages that are at the top of his list to try. Plus we get passionate after some feedback to the Mac Exodus topic & more!
During a recent passionate speech Richard Stallman said users of proprietary software are victims, we’ll debate of that’s true & play other clips from his speech. Then we’ll look at the recent exodus of Mac developers, the pants debt comes due & more!
Is the quality of Apple’s desktop and mobile software causing a slow bleeding of developers? Chris & Mike debate what developers will do over 2015. Plus we read some great follow up, feature a community project & more!
Our bold predictions for Linux & open source over 2015. Thought provoking, sometimes a bit inspired or maybe just plain wrong, this edition of Unplugged promises to entertain. Plus what goes into making a great & secure messaging system & more!
Mike is fired up by a topic that has been on fire over all of 2014. Is it finally time to let the other 95% of great programmers in?
We look back on some of the rants and events of 2014. Wether it's systemd, mir, tox, ubuntu or anything else, we covered lots of major events this year!
We peer into the past of the show to pull out the amazing clips you guys suggested to us and fondly remember how funny it is to listen to Chris get trolled. Sit back, relax & enjoy the fun in this look back at best of Coder Radio!
Our virtual LUG reviews Fedora 21 & why we’ve just witnessed one of the most ambitious transformation of any Linux distro of 2014. Plus Dustin Kirkland from Canonical talks about Ubuntu Snappy Core & then we find out what’s coming soon to Xonotic.
It’s the birth of ab open source project on this week’s Coder Radio. Plus it’s an open mic edition & we discuss a range of topics from Microsoft’s big mobile strategy that nobody is noticing, the best Linux dev environment, setting expectations & more!
Fedora’s project lead joins us to discuss today’s Fedora 21 release & more, Plus what the Ubuntu Snappy Core announcement means, why it’s a big deal & why it could be amazing for the desktop one day. Then was 2014 the year Roku killed XMBC for us?
Has Docker’s wild success caused it grow too big & too corporate? In light of the CoreOS Rocket announcement we reflect on the problem both projects needs to solve. Plus our plans to involve community around building an API for Jupiter Broadcasting & more
The founder of Purism Librem 15, joins us to discuss the hardware, software & goals of the project & how he hopes to encourage manufacturers to free the entire stack. Plus CoreOS announces Rocket, a new Docker competitor that we’re excited about & more!
That tech worker “shortage” Facebook and Microsoft keep telling you about is bogus. We’ll go over the study and reports that back that claim up. Then we dig into the rather understandable reasons why developers wages are being pushed down & more!
We talk with students from Penn Manor School District, where they’ve given every student a Linux laptop. Plus a preview of our interview with Mark Shuttleworth & his take on the recent criticism and exodus from Debian & getting started in a Linux career.
It’s a special roundtable edition of Coder Radio. Our panel discussed the advantages of Go development over PHP, creating a flat-file website with no database, and the real secret to finishing that last 10%. Plus google not using html5, iOS & more!
We recap the recent mini-exodus in the Debian project. Then we follow that with some concrete ideas of what we can do to change that tone. Plus we take a stroll down fantasy lane and solve our top 3 Linux pain points, some great follow up & much more!
Microsoft made headlines and has generated a lot of buzz around the open sourcing of .NET. So what does the future hold & what changes now? Plus some great feedback, how to find a developer, what to expect to pay & much more!
We Firefox challenge & now we follow up, we also reflect on 10 years & the growing competition from Webkit Gnome raised money to defend it’s Trademark from Groupon, which has quickly raised the white flag. Plus an exciting first live on the show & more!
Mike and Chris respond to feedback on lackluster HTML5 apps, then how developers can leverage social media to stay up to date & avoid drama. Then we blow apart the “Full Stack Developer” myth and the evolution of the term.
We follow up on our review of openSUSE 13.2 & discuss how life on the rolling side has been going for some of our LUG members. Plus the hardware box that promises to replace your password manager & we say goodbye to the Linux Outlaws.
Is the need to save money & time by developers forcing end users into less than acceptable application experiences? Have we all been oversold on HTML5? Plus getting into QA, a cloud based IDE, some great feedback & much more!
Our interviews from SeaGL 2014. Special guest Angela Fisher joins us to discuss getting women involved with Linux and technology general. Plus our fun stories from Ohio LinuxFest 2014, a few closing thoughts, your feedback & much more!
Mike and Chris & discuss their thoughts about the state of Coder Radio, some ideas to mix it up & request your input. Then we cover a support chat between an Android dev & the Google Play Dev Support manager that gives us insight into the address debacle.
Is it time to fork Debian? Some Unix veterans do, and we discuss. The Linux Grandma joins us to discuss Kubuntu, KDE’s outreach, and Google Summer of Code. Plus Microsoft says they really love Linux, Steam’s secret weapon against Windows & much more!
We have a bunch of great feedback that keeps getting interrupted by Chris and Mike jumping into deep discussion about vendor lock in, Apple’s new hardware, balancing work and life & much more!
We discuss how one software center for all distributions would work & which existing solutions are the closest. Plus looking forward to some new Ubuntu apps & how Linux bit Lightworks right in the memory manager.
Mike and Chris battle wits to expose the ridiculous nature of arguing about technology on the Internet. Plus our take on working on open source in your spare time, an update on teaching students to code & a software pick that will make you hungry!
The Linux community is at each others throats this week, from Lennart Poettering’s well intentioned rant, to the rage quit of GamingOnLinux’s lead writer. Our thoughts on structuring a productive community, your emails & much more!
Mike and Chris discuss what to do when a client or employer requests you take a personality test. The reasons Microsoft is calling the next version of Windows 10, the recent cases of community going sour & the lessons learned for developers
Today’s show is full of robust discussion as your hosts discuss the recent criticism over our coverage of Ubuntu 14.10, the general reaction to Shellshock & the Netflixification of Photoshop on Chromebooks.
Google is requiring debs to submit their physical address, and the Apple community has outed the manager behind the botched iOS 8.0.1 update. Are we seeing a dangerous threat or just a frantic response? Plus great questions, when to lawyer up & much more!
Debian moves to make Gnome the default desktop, is XFCE dead? Plus Red Hat announces its refocusing on the very thing Canonical makes all its money from & why we may be on the precipice of a massive new competition between the two companies.
Developers all over the web are chiming in on the short comings (or lack there of) of Xamarin’s tools. Have developers been sold a hope and a lie? Plus why Android continues to come in second for developers, your feedback & more!
Is the role of “Community Manager” a fraud perpetrated by companies trying to exploit the fruits for their community? We debate. Plus we discuss your systemd follow up, the recent purchase of openSUSE’s parent company Attachmate & more!
Did Microsoft buying Mojang come around because Notch was burned out? Is the problem systemic to independent developers who just love to code? Plus we respond to your strong feedback regarding privacy & much more!
The majority of systemd hate appears to be coming from just two sources. At least that’s what we suspect & call them out. Plus a review of OpenMediaVault and how it compares to FreeNAS, a quick look at Tox & what the heck is Fedora’s DNF?
The debate over whose responsibility it is to protect your cloud data heats up, we discuss how to get your confidence back & some Vala feedback. Plus the recent Markdown drama, the systemd hater club & much more!
The systemd group has a proposal for universal software management scheme for all Linux distributions. We’ll debate the philosophical impact & explain why it’s all powered by btrfs. Plus some thoughts on the ultimate DM & the true cost of a MacBook!
We take live calls, and discuss why .Net rules a Linux Admins life, learning OOP. Then, in light of the recent celebrity photo hacks, do developers have a moral obligation to protect the uninformed public?
Learn about Linux in big networking, what the future holds for SUSE & more from LinuxCon 2014. Plus, are you feeling a bit down? Maybe it’s because Linux users are being told to shut up about Desktop Linux. We’ll discuss why this an short sighted idea.
Mike and Chris follow up on the TypeScript and JavaScript discussion from last week after a lot of you jumped to the defense of JavaScript. Plus we discuss why the phrase “work-life-balance” feels cheap & how each of us have to figure it out for ourselves
Sam from the Moka project stops by to chat about making Linux look better. Then we get into the role open source plays in self driving cars. Plus we bust some of the FUD around Munich’s much reported plan to abandon Linux and switch back to Windows.
Where does TypeScript fit in, and are the many criticisms lobbied at it legitimate? We discuss the state of scripting, and the new dark pragmatism that seems to be setting in. Plus picking your ideal client, package managers for Windows and Mac & more!
The new Beta of ElementaryOS has shipped and we discuss where they are heading, the community interaction issues & their genius move with some tricky hardware support. Plus the long term cost of Ubuntu Touch, using ZFS on Linux successfully & more!
Mike and Chris share their perspective on successfully cultivating a contact development business, and the biggest gotchas that hurt the most. Plus hosting on your own vs shared services, a little Dart love & the Linux user who bought a Mac.
Mike and Chris record a bonus episode of Coder Radio for you this week. We discuss the possibility of Steam selling productivity apps for Desktop Linux, how Overcast.fm could set the trend for future mobile apps, and thoughts about the Oculus Rift DK2.
Our team reviews the famous CRUX Linux and we discuss this unique distribution with one of its long time developers. Plus details about Fedora COPR and is Desktop Linux stuck in an uncanny valley? We debate.
Mike discusses what his business has noted after using Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms. Plus we bust some myths, discuss use cases and advantages, the disadvantages. Plus you great feedback, some follow up and more!
We’ve got more interviews from OSCON & we debate if fragmentation is simply the result of winning Plus why the Linux community needs a reality check about the popularity of the MacBook & how poor the solutions are for MacBook owners who want to run Linux
We look back at five years of Linux memories, and reminisce about the bad old days of the Linux desktop. Plus our favorite ways to track performance, desktop Linux app containers that are already here and shipping and much more!
Chris makes the case for splitting Microsoft up into a consumer and services split, and why that would be the best possible outcome for developers. Plus some great feedback, more on selling free software and more!
We chat about our time with the new Plasma 5 desktop from KDE, then we discuss the poor state of Linux news & what the real solution is that has major ramifications for the community. Plus a Command Line challenge update & our big plans for next week!
Have Interface designers led us down a false path? Mike discusses the shortcomings of some of our favorite tools, who is on the right track, and what the real solution seems to be. Plus some great feedback and Chris begins a new kind of challenge.
We chat with Jos Poortvliet about the future of KDE, Plasma 5 Desktop, then review a KDE distribution with a direction: KaOS. Plus: The great news for the Blender project, our OSCON plans and much more!
Mike reflects on his transition from dedicated developer to business management, what makes a business “big” vs “lean” and what the guys feel is a good fit for their goals. Plus when to cut yourself off from a pet coding project and more!
We come clean on our struggle with loving every Linux desktop, until we start up the hate. We discuss huge news for CoreOS & take a closer look at OwnCloud 7s server-to-server syncing. Plus troubleshooting KDE sound problems & a new community initiative!
Mike and Chris cover some great follow up on new hotness burnout. Then we discuss what impressed us and what tempers our excitement from Google I/O 2014. Plus why AndroidOne could be the Android of the future and a quick chat about Rust.
We’ve got another round of great exclusive interviews from the floor of SouthEast LinuxFest 2014. Find out why Slackware is still going strong, the BSD kindness brigade & more!
Mike ponders if we can trust ourselves to walk the line between comfort, laziness and experience? Plus you great feedback, a few more I/O thoughts and a framework you can take home to mom.
Chris shares his experience with triple booting Firefox OS, Ubuntu Touch and Android on his Nexus 5 and the surprising results. Plus some grounded feedback and much more!
Our top 10 hopes from Google I/O 2014. Is this the year Google pushes developers on design, will Google+ take a backseat? Plus: The challenges facing openGL, why the Nexus program will die, coping with information overload & getting your confidence back.
The founder of Bedrock Linux joins us to discuss their ambitious distribution that lets you utilize the userland of all your favorite distributions at once Plus Alienware slaps Linux users in the face with a dead fish, your feedback, and more!
Mike shares his experience moving from GitHub to a self hosted GitLab installation and the benefits his team realized after making the move. Plus we’ll take a look at the new Docker announcements, your feedback and some surprise followup!
We’ll take a look at the new features of Linux Mint 17, and discuss the new Cinnamon release. Then we’ll debate if distro derivatives are a bad thing. Plus: Is Red Hat too over controlling of Gnome? Candidates for the Gnome Foundation’s board think so.
Mike and Chris share their raw reactions from Apple’s WWDC Keynote, including Mike’s big concerns about Swift.
Liam from Gaming on Linux joins us to discuss the Witcher 2 port fiasco, and why Linux’s reputation as a gaming platform could be on the line. Plus a heated Manjaro discussion, your feedback, and a BIG announcement!
Mike and Chris run down their predictions and hopes areas Apple might improve iOS, Mac hardware, and general ecosystem development during next week’s big keynote. Plus our thoughts on the state of Qt, re-thinking Linux’s market share, and more!
Is this the year of Arch? We dig through the results from our listener survey, compare our audience’s answers with another recent large survey and find some surprising results. Plus how the “Power Linux User” is underrepresented by developer attention!
Mike and Chris discuss how, even when a laptop seems like the obvious choice, sometimes a desktop may be a better fit. Then, will the fate of Microsoft be slowly and embarrassingly slipping into irrelevance? And of course your feedback and much more!
We chat with two of the LXQt developers, and find out what’s behind this major undertaking. Then we discuss our favorite packages for a Linux home server, and the brand new Ubuntu Orange cluster box. Plus your feedback, our follow up, and much more!
It’s a day filled with war stories, we start off by sharing how things have blown up in our laps this morning, and cover your excellent feedback. Then - Chris shares his new gadget purchase, and how it’s making him re-think some of his firm opinions.
Ubuntu will be rolling out their first generation Qt based desktop environment, Mir, Wayland and X11 are competing, and developers are crying fragmentation. But how would we shape the future if we could wave a magic wand? And is fragmentation a problem?
Mike and Chris celebrate 100 weeks of Coder Radio by reading some great feedback, discussing new hardware choices, and why the future of desktop Linux is a little worrying.
We had a chance to chat with folks from Firefox, the EFF, SUSE, and more. Plus we discuss the real benefits to Linux conventions like LinuxFest Northwest.
We double down on your follow up. Working remotely, scratching your itch while at your current job, why we missed Heartbleed, and the video that will make you never again complain about how hard something is.
We discuss the pros & cons of Client Side Decorations and their potential issues. Plus our thoughts on the best password managers, your follow up and more!
Chris and Mike face the limitations of remote workers, and the challenges they’ve experienced. We take your live calls, and discuss the projects you're working on. Why you should write code every day, the hard numbers about mobile games, and more!
Are boutique distributions a bag of hurt for new users? We love a good underdog, but sometimes our excitement gets the best of us and we recommend something that’s not appropriate for a switcher to land on.
The Heartbleed bug has ignited a new round of open source doubters, but are the renewed concerns about the open source development model unfounded? And what can be done to avoid catastrophes like this in the future? We discuss.
XP support ends today and we’ll celebrate the occasion by debating what prevents technical users switching to Linux, address some common myths, and set a course for our new howto show.
Microsoft shocks the developer community by open sourcing some of their crown .Net jewels. Mike and Chris discuss the ramifications for Java, and the overall strategy Microsoft could be shifting too.
We debate the validity of recent anti-Linux comments made on a Leo Laporte's nationally syndicated “Tech Guy” radio show, and the more subtle and larger “built-in bias” many in the tech community still hold towards Linux.
Are your projects cursed with knowledge of the present? Mike and Chris discuss the tendency to blame the last guy, and in some cases even scapegoat the absent. And why its only human to see all the mistakes of those who came before you.
Is devastating fragmentation going to doom Desktop Linux, can a case for multiple display servers? Don’t care about the display server? We’ll make the case why you need to care, and why the biggest community confrontation could be brewing.
Android growth is exploding, and showing no signs of slowing down… So why are big players still avoiding the platform? We’ll challenge some common misconceptions on why developers avoid Android.
The co-founders of SoyldXK join us to discuss their origins, what they focus on, how they hope to make a profit, and what the future might hold. Plus we have some “solid” AutoCAD replacements for Linux, your emails, and more!
The Rails community was blasted by a distinguished, and disgruntled member. But does his criticism hold up? And is there a larger problem at play here? Plus our thoughts on Amazon’s rumored new console, and a great batch of your feedback!
Is the Linux community’s animosity towards Ubuntu turning away new switchers? We’ll analyze what has the community so upset, and how that can color a new Linux users first impressions.
We embrace Daylight saving time with a special call-in edition of Coder Radio. We discuss DRM, feedback, Mozilla’s Persona being put out to pasture and much more!
Two developers from the TOX project, an open source secure Skype killer join us to discuss their new project, the future, and how they hope to become your new messaging system.
Oren Eini from Hibernating Rhinos joins us to discuss their “second generation” document database written in .NET. We have an insightful conversation about RavenDB, a flexible data model designed to address requirements coming from real-world systems.
A cautionary tale for anyone thinking about starting their own Linux distribution, and then we’ll put it all out on the table and discuss our ideas and goals for Howto Linux, and take the live feedback of our virtual LUG.
Florian Motlik from Codeship joins us to discuss how Codeship’s hosted continuous integration and continuous deployment platform is bringing much needed relief.
Michael Hall from Canonical joins us to discuss his personal views on what he’s coined the new 80/20 rule for open source. Are the consumers of open source the biggest hurdle to projects becoming sustainable?
Responding to criticism for an open source project, or a closed commercial project can be a very tricky things. Mike and Chris share their thoughts on how you can properly set expectations and respond to negative feedback.
One of the bumpier chapters in Debian’s history looks to be drawing to a close, at least for now. But what was all the drama about? And where do things stand now? We’ll dig into the latest developments in the Debian init system debate.
Mike and Chris use the recent drama around Paper and Flappy Bird to have a wider discussion about the forces against Indie developers. And our reactions to the CEO change at Microsoft. Plus some great feedback, and more!
The MATE Desktop is about to see some big improvements, we bring on Martin Wimpress from the MATE project to discuss his new MATE Live CD, and what the future holds for MATE.
Mike and Chris address a number of topics this week, from open source project’s properly communicating with the media, Google selling Motorola to Lenovo, and a debate about Microsoft’s rumored CEO choice. Plus your feedback, and more!
Aaron Seigo joins us to call out the new and shiny culture that’s pervasive in the free software community. And even your own humble hosts have been afflicted with from time to time.
Is the concept of a one sized fits all methodology getting tired? We revisit Agile in the dynamic client/developer relationship. Then how opening up your development plans to the community, even for commercial software, can be full of benefits & drawbacks
The battle lines have been drawn and the assault against upstart is in full force. We’ll discuss the heat being put on Canonical, the CLA, and upstart with our virtual LUG. Then we’ll bust some Linux switching FUD that’s been popping up.
Back-end services are really helping developers focus on their core competency, but how quickly will you need to go outside the box? What about vendor lock-in? Plus: A ton of great feedback, resisting the urge to hate change, and much more.
We follow up on some of the most innovative Linux powered devices at CES, and this discuss Google buying Nest Labs. Is the future of the “Internet of Things” locked down to proprietary devices running locked down software?
The classic battle flairs up this week, and the guys discuss how an over controlling sysadmin can slow down an important project, and why that problem seems to be so much worse in business.
Does building by group consensus slow down open source innovation? We’ll look at some big choices Debian is facing and debate if some stronger leadership might produce more expedient and practical results.
We’ll bust some java myths with Mark Heckler, a software engineer at Oracle. Plus the status of Duke, java on embedded systems, and what the future holds. Plus your feedback and some of Mike’s 2014 bets.
In the final moments of 2013 our virtual LUG shares their expectations and predictions for 2014. We’ll debate some of the most anticipated changes.
With a little reflection on the years big moments, the guys look ahead to 2014. We’ll debate what’s going to be the big stories of 2014 for developers, and the tech industry at large.
Chromecast has been called the gadget of the year, but are the better options? Or is a simple, low cost, Linux powered gadget the ultimate living room solution? We’ll debate where it stacks up compared to XMBC, Plex, and others.
The guys take some calls and discuss a wide range of great topics. From workspace setups, developer hardware, C vs C++, and the real problems facing contract programmers. Plus a batch of your feedback, the best editor ever (for Windows), and more!
Experienced Linux users may soon be finding a new call on their talents to help new users switching to Linux. But with services like Stackexchange, Google+ Helpouts, and more is it time to reboot the way we provide support to new Linux users?
Early builds of SteamOS have landed, and we wonder what the larger implications are. Plus our thoughts on Microsoft's clear challenges, the problem with Qt Creator, and betting on the future.
Have IRC chat rooms, forums, reddit, and Google Hangouts killed the local Linux Users Group? We’ll share our ideas to reboot the LUG and make them relevant for the modern Linux user.
After discussing our caffeine regimes, we take a crack at getting Q&A right. We’ll share some personal experiences with Q&A gone wrong, and our tips for fixing it. Plus a look back at one of the giant’s shoulders developers stand on today.
Do you run without swap? This week we reach into the topic grab bag and debate to swap or not to swap, the reasons long timer Linux users are switching to BSD, and what’s wrong with our Sailfish OS coverage.
It’s a mailbag special with a hidden message. Mike and Chris discuss burnout a bit more, the pitfalls of bad Q&A, automated UI testing, and the open source projects we’re thankful for this year.
A new version of Docker was just released, we bring on the CTO and Founder of Docker to chat about the big features all Linux users can look forward to. Plus building the perfect Linux workstation, your feedback, and much more!
Is the Xbox One the next big App platform? We’ll share theories. Plus where to books fit in for self education? Are they too slow, or is there a place for the printed medium in a rapidly developing industry?
Our frank advice for switches to Linux. Despite what what the advocates would have you believe, there are some important consideration a potential Linux switcher should make. Our team of silverback Linux users shares their tips after years of using Linux.
Burnout kills your productivity, creativity, and ability to get things done. The worst part? It can sneak up in different ways. Mike and Chris share how to recognize burnout, a quick fix to get you through, and their personal long term fixes.
This week we’ll use the lens of some recent technical meltdowns to discuss this age old struggle of pragmatism vs idealism.
A recent snafu has left Mike in a bit of a bind with a client, and technical glitches nearly threatened to toss Chris out on the side of the road.
What is the Dark Mail Alliance? We’ll dig into how it’s more of a protocol, and a hope than an actual product. Now the time to replace email we’ll explain how you can help get the concept kickstarted.
After discussing recent hardware gadget purchases, and why, the guys jump into the case of Java. Mike’s ready to justify his love, for Java. Plus a little dev world hoopla, your feedback, and more!
Upstart or systemd which will Debian choose? We’ll discuss the inherent benefits and disadvantages of both, and the larger ramification Debian’s decision will have on the Linux ecosystem.
From backups to deployment, we go back to the backend! The new solutions giving us the opportunity to reconsider the infrastructure around our projects. Plus gearing up for 64bit development, and much more.
The recent outburst from Linus Torvalds and Mark Shuttleworth have put the poor state of Linux news coverage into sharp focus. The media’s attention to the cult of personalities damages the Linux community.
With big Google and Apple events on the horizon we look at how Google’s early investment in relative UI layouts will be paying dividends in Android 4.4 KitKat. Plus: Your emails, our php follow up, a few near-term predictions, and even an RMS rap.
What does a post Ubuntu world look like, which distro would rise to the top? Our specially crafted team of armed and dangerous Linux users weigh in. PLUS: Rise up against your bearded distro gatekeepers!
When targeting Linux, developers have to face some tough choices. Mike’s spent a year planning his move and discusses the opportunity and the risk of supporting Linux, how much effort should be put into targeting Ubuntu.
With their focus on mobile, and a rather lackluster release around the corner, we debate if Ubuntu’s switch to Unity is costing them now.
Mike’s making some big changes to his workflow, and sharing the tools in his box. We’ll look at the transition to Ubuntu Linux for Mike and his dev team, and the productivity advantages they see.
Should Linux users be anti-cloud? Why do so many of us feel guilty for using the”cloud”? This week will dig into this conundrum and maybe even solve this more and more complex question.
Mike and Chris chew on the major problems patent trolls are creating for small and large development shops. Then it’s a race to the bottom for software prices, and the guys have a few theories on what, if anything, developers can do to carve out a living
Valve has announced SteamOS, and we have our analysis of how this will impact the Linux ecosystem at large, the challenge Valve faces, and the reasons Valve is the right company to pull this effort off.
Mike discusses the culture clash between the ASP.Net framework diehards, and the recent converts.
Is that exploit in your pocket? This week we'll ask if Android is Stallman's worst nightmare, making Tivo look like a quaint abuser of Linux. And how Linux is poised to push past it's current limitations over the next few years.
iOS 7 is landing and Mike and Chris discuss what’s in store for developers, and the real reason to put a 64bit CPU in a cell phone. Plus the core of what’s wrong with Microsoft, practicing security from the start, your emails and more!
We break down what has Linus so upset, and the Internet in an NSA induced fever. Plus GOG makes a public statement about Linux that has us scratching our heads, and your feedback.
We’re joined by two gentlemen from dotCloud, the folks behind Docker. We chat about what Docker is best at, how far out the 1.0 release is, the projects use of Go, the future of Docker, and much more.
We crunch the Steam and Ubuntu Software Center numbers and we have to ask: Are Linux users cheap? Or is the answer more complex than that?
It’s a Monday holiday episode of the Coder Radio show, so we opened up the Skype lines and officially declare this episode a grab bag of topics! From the death of JavaScript to Android vs iOS we touch on a list of favorite topics.
After rebuilding his KDE desktop better and stronger than before, Chris and Matt dig into what really seems to be troubling the Gnome project, what really makes a desktop easy to use, and if the Ubuntu Edge campaign was a sophisticated PR stunt.
Steve Ballmer’s legacy at Microsoft is controversial. We look over the long list of big and quiet successes and failures under his watch as CEO. Plus what we think the big problem facing Microsoft is going to be long term.
As the final hours countdown we chat about the fate of the Ubuntu Edge camping and debate with our live callers about the bigger picture. Plus our thoughts on the new KDE release, Steam, and a few more thoughts on elementary OS.
We chat with Dan at the Mozilla about his work on the Persona project, and how Mozilla offers developers a neutral platform for effective authentication. Plus our thoughts on what’s troubling the Ubuntu Edge project.
Does the Linux community lean on the age old excuse of choice, to brush of the real limitations of desktop Linux environments? We debate that, and then discuss the growing reasons to roll your own email server.
Hiring can be a real pain in the butt. The guys share the horror stories from interviews they’ve conducted that went horribly wrong. Plus a few tips for getting a gig. Then the guys chew on the dev hoopla of the week, and read some great emails.
Mike and Chris bare it all on their classic work/life balance struggles. Dealing with the unique circumstances of working at home, why it’s not the dream 9-to-5 types picture. Plus your feedback, a few follow ups and much more!
Celebrating 60 episodes we take live calls from our audience and chat about the topics are their minds. Then we follow up on the indie developer Xbox One situation, read your feedback, and more!
A compromise at Apple turns Mike’s week upside down. Reeling from the setback we dig into Mike’s concerns with Canonical’s crowd sourced Ubuntu Edge phone.
Data protection in the cloud can mean a lot of different things. But what about in the context of software development? The guys tackle that question, and cover a great batch of your feedback.
The guys bust some myths around outsourcing, and insourcing development work. Striking a balance when trying to codify better practices in the workplace, sticking with good old tech for bad reasons… Plus a big batch of your feedback!
Stinging from a Build conference hangover, the guys focus on their current disappoints with Microsoft. Then Mike gets a new OYUA box and has a few surprises, plus your emails, and more!
Even when you know better, you sometimes find yourself contributing to the problem, just to get the job done. This week the guys bare it all and discuss how they’ve ended up making things worse when they were hired to make it all better.
Mike and Chris discuss the tough choices that have to be made when the hardware or software you depend on, is killed by the creator. Plus a few more thoughts on the OUYA, the PS4 impresses but Mike’s cautious, your emails, and much more!
Mike and Chris struggle with pragmatism taking a backseat to tribalism. They discuss how the culture of the Toolchain warrior is leading to short term choices. Plus a your feedback, a practical MVC chat, and why sometimes a little magic code is the right solution.
Mike and Chris chat about Firefox OS’s big boost, and how things could be starting to get very interesting for mobile and HTML5 developers. Then debate if Canonical is surrendering the desktop war. Plus Mike reviews his new HTC One, your emails, and more!
Mike’s had his Ouya for a couple weeks and shares his review, plus Microsoft announces the Xbox One but the developer situation seems a bit murky. Meanwhile Chris suspects the world is ignoring the big chances Apple could dominate the living in just a few minutes, with the push of some bits. Plus picking the right language for an open source project, Openshift v Heroku, and thoughts on the future of Go.
Google I/O has wrapped up and the guys have two very different takeaways. Has Google addressed our pleas from episode 49, or did we only see half the answer from I/O? Mike and Chris debate. Plus: How Google’s focus on G+ could be great for developers, the new guy challenge, and a batch of your emails!
What we’d like to see come out of Google I/O, and the real changes they need to make to boost Android development to the next level. We’ve got our list, and we’re checking it twice. Plus is there such a thing as a VPS on the cheap? The real improvements Apple needs to make in iOS 7, your feedback and more!
We open the lines and take live calls. From billing for your time, java, FirefoxOS, and more, Mike and Chris answer questions and help solve your problems! Plus: Mike releases a new app, Chris get’s grumpy about Ubuntu, and your emails!
Is it time to reboot the big development conferences? We contrast WWDC to a community focused event like LinuxFest Northwest and attempt to answer the value question behind the larger conferences, why pressing the flesh can be important, and if Google Hangouts can be part of the solution. Plus working from home tricks, making the switch from a 9-5 job to contracting, the start of the great app exit, and does using Chrome make you against the free web?
A leaked email blows the lid off App store payola practices, Mike lays out why this is a major issue that undermines the future of the software industry. Plus getting in the zone to do your best work, breaking the bad news to your boss or client about their bad code, and the 25% problem.
Things get real this episode as the guys look at the market pressures that are creating the conditions for a console like the Ouya, and it’s discounted software titles. Plus Mike’s results from playing the “free” game. Plus observations from the shuttering of LucasArts, and the drama of an always on future, your questions, and much more!
Blink a new fork of Webkit announced by Google looks to reignite the age old browser war, but this time around Mike and Chris think it’s only going to hurt developers, support personnel, and end users. Plus the return of a notorious patent troll, and you won’t believe what they are claiming this time. Betting on the OUYA, a big batch of your emails, and much more!
The Play Framework has been on Mike’s mind a lot recently. Also known as JavaPlay, an easy way to build web applications with Java and Scala. This week Mike shares what started out as a grand idea, but developed into a major reboot and overhaul of the project. And why in the end, no matter what platform, software stack, or store you choose or avoid is always a risky choice. Plus: How to bounce back from burnout, find new motivation, and get started.
Mike and Chris contemplate how to gracefully kill a project, end a contract, or quit a job. Then they debate the merits of Google killing Reader, the challenges of Android, and reservations about open sourcing your code. And much more, on this week’s Coder Radio!
Google shuffles the head of Android to a new role, folding Android under the Chrome division. We take live calls and speculate on the long-term possible transition from Android to ChromeOS, how it would impact developers and how the transition could be accomplished. Plus rumor has it Windows Phone 8 will lose support in July 2014, and the dark cloud of uncertainty around the struggling platform this creates. Then the hard choice when developing for desktop Linux, the Samsung problem, and much more!
We question the real purpose of Xamarin’s recent initiatives, the likely and unfortunate outcome of alternative mobile operating systems, and pontificate on HTML5\’s continued growth. Plus: A little more on logging, some of our favorite accessories, and a plea for your calls next week!
You know you need to do it, and today Mike tries to convince you. At a minimum errors need to be logged with enough information to point to the line of code, but where do you go from there? Slogging through bug reports, pulling important metrics, and a few bumps and bruises. Plus: The inventory problem developers face, some forgotten glory, defending Yahoo, a batch of your feedback and more!
Yahoo disappoints Mike and Chris with their high-profile announcement that all remote workers must return to their cubes. We’ll get into why this encourages a culture of “B-Players”, and serves as a disservice to the entire industry. Plus the awkward gadget habit our jobs can force us to have, the possibilities Sony’s PS4 could present indie game devs, an honest look at the Chrome Pixel, and much more!
From text editors and compilers to Project management tools Mike shares his toolchain for getting projects done. But we start with fending off the trolls, trouncing Chris over the OYUA, and struggling with nuances of an open sources ASP.NET. Plus defending a dev underfire for speaking his mind, and we answer a batch of your emails.
Mike and Chris discuss Mike moving away from Rails and just what the Hell has happened to Rails in the past few years. If you are running or supporting an older Rails site, this is a must listen! Plus Chris changes his tune a bit on the OUYA, Mike has some thoughts on Java Play, and we answer your emails!
Microsoft leaves developers in a lurch with the death of XNA, Blackberry 10’s early results look promising, Microsoft won’t admit they\’re an Enterprise company, and the mixed message the Surface Pro sends developers. Plus the Python vs Ruby debate is finally settled, Mike publicly admits his chicken habit, and we answer audience questions.
The guys attempt to answer when to sunset a project, Github calls you stupid, and is depending on other software that can’t last forever simply kicking the can down the road? Plus taking on too many projects at once, your feedback, Mike’s pick of the week, and more!
When is the time right to launch your project? Mike and Chris discuss how understanding your market can be key to answering that question, building a community, advertising, and when to just ship it. Plus: Things to tell your IT guy, QA war stories, and a batch of your feedback!
Mike’s got Java on his mind this week, and takes issue with the recent coverage it’s been receiving, and and offers some perspective. Google allows developers to reply to bad reviews, is this the start of a major rage train? And the really good news for Qt, new challenges for monetization, and the depressing sales numbers in the Ubuntu Software Center. Plus: Lots of great feedback, and much more!
Ubuntu for Phones holds a lot of promise, but so many glaring questions remain for developers. Can the choice of a powerful toolkit, and a small passionate community really break this new OS into the mobile market? We debate that, answer your emails… AND MORE!
Mike’s got his hands on some new Windows RT devices, and shares his thoughts, challenges, and hopes. Plus we discuss the Super Meat Boy vs Canonical drama, share our predictions for what’s to come in 2013, and answer some emails.
It’s our favorite indie games from the last couple years. Plus the big shake up the Steam Box could bring to the market, if Valve is crushing the Ouya, and why Microsoft and Sony will be forced to adapt. Plus realistic funding for Indie devs, the new idea of success, and much more!
Mike and Chris discuss their favorite things from 2012. And do developers really need monster rigs to get their jobs done? Plus our thoughts on Github vs code.google.com, the XPS 13… And more!
HTML5 went big in 2012, but how are things looking for 2013? With some high profile moves away from HTML5, is the Internet’s darling fading or just getting started? Plus where to start with game design, playing the app store game, and do we hate Firefox? And much more on this week’s Coder Radio.
Mike and Chris take a retrospective look at mobile in 2012, the good, the bad, and the really bad. Plus we promise Mike doesn’t hate Java, online learning, a bunch of your emails… And so much more!
After some delay our C++ Renaissance episode arrives! But did C++ really fade away? Plus Mike and Chris discuss the various use cases for C++ and the surge of Objective-C. Plus does posting publicly about software bugs make us haters? Setting expectations, the year of Qt, and more on this week’s Coder Radio!
Mike and Chris debate if proprietary software holds the industry and platforms behind at the benefit of an individual, or a group of individuals. And the practical fallout from the outings of Sinofsky from Microsoft, Forstall from Apple, and the lead Compiz developer from Canonical. Plus your feedback, a solid C++ tease, and much more!
Mike and Chris discuss if sticking to the same job makes you utterly irrelevant, or uniquely positioned for future challenges, the twitter hammer has dropped, and we tackle the topic that was too hot for The Linux Action Show! Plus some great feedback, the great Orca meltdown, more thoughts on the Ubuntu SDK, and the flexibility of Python!
We discuss if developers get trapped in callback hell, the role of Javascript on the desktop, Android’s birthday, Windows 8’s potential, and the Ubuntu SDK! Plus a batch of your feedback and much more!
Mike and Chris discuss the value and challenges of owning and supporting the infrastructure your project depends on vs. using popular cloud hosting services. Plus is the Microsoft Surface an ideal platform for independent developers, or is it just too far behind the iPad to matter? We discuss that, Google’s App Engine outage, and much more!
Chris, Mike, and special guest Ben Morse take a look at startup life and everything that comes with it.
Sometimes we need a little process to get the job done. Mike and Chris discuss the challenges of getting things done your own way, while adapting to the needs of the job, or the project. Plus practical advice on building a better workflow can naturally lead to better communication, and setting proper expectations.
Mike and Chris take a walk down a dangerous and controversial road — the state of Javascript in modern web development. Plus a frank look at TypeScript, blaming developers, your emails, and much more.
On heels of our discussion of burnout Chris and Mike discuss a lead cause of burnout: a lack of focus. For developers, focus can mean a lot different things: raw concentration, choosing a single platform, or sticking with a project even when the grass looks a whole lot greener elsewhere.
Mike and Chris tackle the challenges of burnout, the signs of approaching discontent, the issues that can aggravate it, and what you can do to combat burnout and get back to work. Plus we answer some of your questions, ask if its no big deal that iOS 6 is more evolution than revolution, and much more!
Chris and Mike take a look at joining an open source project, the formerly brown Ubuntu as a developer platform. Dell is getting ready to launch Sputnik, but should you jump on board or take a big old bite of a Macintosh? Plus should the release of the iPhone 5 and the Lumia 920 turn developer heads?
Mike and Chris discuss the recent Amazon Kindle Fire and Windows Phone 8 announcements and how they affect your development work. We also discuss your feedback and Mike’s epic coffee fail, and some great new audience apps.
Michael and Chris discuss what to do when things go wrong. When should you abandon ship? When should you try to land your project in the Hudson? Plus: Java\’s had a bad week, but are we overlooking it\’s positive aspects?
Michael and Chris discuss the state of XNA, different options when entering the game market, the basics you need to think about, and a bit of a reality check. Plus – Should everyone start with C? And much more of your feedback!
As Yoda would say — “Always in motion the future is”. Change is a fact of life and a fact of software development. It’s great to be the one driving change, but what happens when change seems to be driving you? This week’s all about gritting your teeth and hanging on.
As much as we might like to have different fully native applications for every platform we target — that can be more than a little inefficient not to mention expensive. This episode is all about compromise.
By popular demand we have specially tailored an episode for fresh computer scientists who are about to enter the development arena. Things are different here, but if you follow some simple guidelines, you’ll have a much better time started out. This episode is all about those little things academia forgot.
Many of us have at some point dreamed of uploading an app or launching a web-service and becoming fabulously wealthy. For the most part we are all sadly mistaken. This episode is all about dashing dreams and facing the biting wind of reality. And your feedback!
Sometimes doing the things you hate to do, is exactly what you need to do. From working with designers, pushing your clients for extra security, and taking needed time off. This episode is all about why you need to do the things, you don’t want to do!
Michael and Chris discuss the current state of lower level development, using C and other low level languages as a window into the deepest parts of software development. Plus your great feedback, and more!
Michael and Chris discuss developing on and for the cloud. The risks and advantages therein, and the lessons we’ve learned. Plus your great feedback, Apple’s DRM problem that lead to app crashes, and some thoughts on the Google Computer Engine. And More!
Michael and Chris cover the Android and Android related items from Google IO. Plus: we update you on the Jupiter Broadcasting app’s progress, and share a handy developer tool!
Some have called JavaScript the “Assembly Language for the Web”. Is this an insane argument, or is there some truth that we should acknowledge? Plus we lay down the first blocks in our new open source Jupiter Broadcasting community app. Then Michael shares a great tool for beginners or longtimers looking to refresh their skills. And we’ve got a big patch of your feedback, and much more!
Michael and Chris cover the items from WWDC that they think developers will be impacted by, discuss the Facebook pressure, and reflect on hardware updates announced. Plus your love for HTML5, the beginnings of a Jupiter Broadcasting app, what programming languages / platforms are best for a beginner to learn for the purpose of getting a job.
Michael and Chris introduce our new weekly software development podcast. We start with a look at ways beginners can get started with development. Plus we chat about the issues new developers face entering a market dominated by App stores. Then – How platform vendors are feeling the need to reclaim greater control from developers.
A weekly talk show taking a pragmatic look at the art and business of software development and related technologies. Premieres LIVE June 11th 2012 at 9am PDT / Noon EDT. Available for download early June 12th!
