# Plausibly Postulated Prophecies

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/647/
> We make our big Linux predictions for 2026, but first, we score how we did for 2025.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 647
- Date: 2025-12-28
- Hosts: brent, chris, wes
- Guests: drew-devore
- Duration: 01:35:17
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f31a453c-fa15-491f-8618-3f71f1d565e5/146ac113-68f0-49e9-8a8b-5d0571b961c9.mp3


Transcripts: [text/vtt](https://feeds.jupiterbroadcasting.com/transcripts/lup/146ac113-68f0-49e9-8a8b-5d0571b961c9.vtt) [application/x-subrip](https://feeds.jupiterbroadcasting.com/transcripts/lup/146ac113-68f0-49e9-8a8b-5d0571b961c9.srt)


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### Episode Links

* [💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike](https://strike.me/ "💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike")
* [📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM](https://www.fountain.fm/show/dWiuBeqpDSM86AwXRXov "📻 LINUX Unplugged  on Fountain.FM")
* [LinuxFest Northwest 2026: Call for Speakers](https://sessionize.com/linuxfest-northwest-2026 "LinuxFest Northwest 2026: Call for Speakers")
* [The Launch 🚀: Nature Chose Violence](https://www.weeklylaunch.rocks/episodepage/46-nature-chose-violence "The Launch 🚀: Nature Chose Violence")
* [PewDiePie - I installed Linux (so should you)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVI_smLgTY0 "PewDiePie - I installed Linux \(so should you\)")
* [James Lee - How I Broke up with Adobe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm51xZHZI6g "James Lee - How I Broke up with Adobe")
* [Linux surpasses 5% market share on US desktops for the first time](https://www.techspot.com/news/108701-linux-surpasses-5-market-share-us-desktops-first.html "Linux surpasses 5% market share on US desktops for the first time")
* [It is finally the year of Linux on the Desktop: free OS reaches 5% market share](https://boingboing.net/2025/07/16/it-is-finally-the-year-of-linux-on-the-desktop-free-os-reaches-5-market-share.html "It is finally the year of Linux on the Desktop: free OS reaches 5% market share")
* [Introducing the Red Hat Ansible Lightspeed intelligent assistant](https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/evolution-red-hat-ansible-lightspeed "Introducing the Red Hat Ansible Lightspeed intelligent assistant")
* [ADHD is Awesome: A Guide To (Mostly) Thriving With ADHD: Holderness, Penn, Holderness, Kim, Edward Hallowell: 9781400338610](https://www.amazon.com/ADHD-Awesome-Guide-Mostly-Thriving/dp/1400338611 "ADHD is Awesome: A Guide To \(Mostly\) Thriving With ADHD: Holderness, Penn, Holderness, Kim, Edward Hallowell: 9781400338610")
* [Pick: eilmeldung TUI RSS Reader](https://github.com/christo-auer/eilmeldung "Pick: eilmeldung TUI RSS Reader") — A terminal-based RSS reader built on the news-flash backend.
* [Pick: Zbridge](https://flathub.org/en/apps/club.zbridge.zbridge "Pick: Zbridge") — zBridge is an online bridge club where you can learn and play bridge. It is a full bridge platform with multiple features.
* [Zbridge flatpak source](https://github.com/flathub/club.zbridge.zbridge "Zbridge flatpak source")
* [Pick: Cavalier](https://github.com/NickvisionApps/Cavalier "Pick: Cavalier") — Visualize audio with CAVA