# Proprietary Action News

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/259/
> 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.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 259
- Date: 2018-07-25
- Hosts: chris, wes, brent
- Guests: wimpy
- Duration: 01:21:06
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f31a453c-fa15-491f-8618-3f71f1d565e5/b625778a-c4e0-4eda-9651-769dc3f068eb.mp3



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### Episode Links

  * [YouTube page load is 5x slower in Firefox and Edge](https://twitter.com/cpeterso/status/1021626510296285185 "YouTube page load is 5x slower in Firefox and Edge")
  * [YouTube Classic – Add-ons for Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-classic/ "YouTube Classic – Add-ons for Firefox")
  * [ReactOS 0.4.9 released](https://www.reactos.org/project-news/reactos-049-released "ReactOS 0.4.9 released")
  * [Introducing New AppCenter Sharing URLs](https://medium.com/elementaryos/introducing-new-appcenter-sharing-urls-4da5ee92f12d "Introducing New AppCenter Sharing URLs")
  * [New SteamOS Stable Release](https://news.softpedia.com/news/new-steamos-stable-release-brings-latest-updates-from-debian-gnu-linux-8-11-522086.shtml "New SteamOS Stable Release")
  * [Project Crostini progressing towards GPU acceleration](https://www.aboutchromebooks.com/news/project-crostini-progressing-towards-gpu-acceleration-for-chromebooks-running-linux-apps/ "Project Crostini progressing towards GPU acceleration")
  * [Desktop team report from GUADEC 2018](https://blog.ubuntu.com/2018/07/23/desktop-team-report-from-guadec-2018 "Desktop team report from GUADEC 2018")
  * [PowerShell launches as a snap](https://blog.ubuntu.com/2018/07/20/powershell-launches-as-a-snap "PowerShell launches as a snap")
  * [Open The Cosmic Gate](https://didrocks.fr/2018/07/24/open-the-cosmic-gate-a-beautiful-theme-gets-a-beautiful-name/ "Open The Cosmic Gate")
  * [Slackware Needs Help](https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/donating-to-slackware-4175634729/#post5882751 "Slackware Needs Help")
  * [A year on — our experience launching a paid, proprietary product on Linux.](https://blog.hiri.com/a-year-on-our-experience-launching-a-paid-proprietary-product-on-linux-db4f9116be08 "A year on — our experience launching a paid, proprietary product on Linux.")
  * [REAPER 5.93 Brings New Linux-Native Builds](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=REAPER-DAW-5.93-Linux "REAPER 5.93 Brings New Linux-Native Builds")
  * [Hiri best email client for Windows, Mac and Linux](https://www.hiri.com/ "Hiri best email client for Windows, Mac and Linux")