# Linux Action News 64

URL: /show/linux-action-news/64/
> 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.

- Show: [Linux Action News](/show/linux-action-news/)
- Episode: 64
- Date: 2018-07-29
- Hosts: chris
- Duration: 00:27:08
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/dec90738-e640-45e5-b375-4573052f4bf4/9b09cab6-fdcc-4ec8-bf21-7a767b91633f.mp3
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOVX9fplsKc





### Episode Links

  * [Slackware dev has financial problems](https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/donating-to-slackware-4175634729/#post5882751 "Slackware dev has financial problems")
  * [Follow Up post by Patrick](https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/donating-to-slackware-4175634729/page11.html#post5883695 "Follow Up post by Patrick")
  * [Patrick Volkerding’s PayPal](https://www.paypal.me/volkerdi "Patrick Volkerding’s PayPal")
  * [YouTube slower on Firefox](https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/youtube-speed-faster-google-chrome-mozilla-firefox-microsoft-edge-1889651 "YouTube slower on Firefox")
  * [YouTube Classic – Add-ons for Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-classic/ "YouTube Classic – Add-ons for Firefox")
  * [Firefox to lose some features](https://www.ghacks.net/2018/07/25/mozilla-plans-to-remove-rss-feed-reader-and-live-bookmarks-support-from-firefox/ "Firefox to lose some features")
  * [Another German region dumps FOSS](https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/07/27/lower_saxony_to_dump_linux/ "Another German region dumps FOSS")
  * [Another reason to dump 32-bit Linux](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux-32bit-kpti&num=1 "Another reason to dump 32-bit Linux")
  * [Lubuntu’s new direction](https://lubuntu.me/taking-a-new-direction/ "Lubuntu’s new direction")
  * [Fedora Needs Some Help If Continuing To Support The LXQt Desktop](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Fedora-LXQt-Needs-Help "Fedora Needs Some Help If Continuing To Support The LXQt Desktop")