# Creating Discord in the Matrix

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/654/
> We were minutes away from shutting down our Matrix server when the Discord news hit. Now we're not just keeping it, we're doubling down. Can open source seize this moment?

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 654
- Date: 2026-02-15
- Hosts: brent, chris, wes
- Duration: 01:24:47
- Audio: https://rss.art19.com/episodes/1eb89d44-89e5-4321-b994-a594958711fd.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIgljdXJsBjoGRVQ%3D--435795d5c850773aaa4739d968bd77a1dfd6f301


Transcripts: [text/vtt](https://feeds.jupiterbroadcasting.com/transcripts/lup/61d01c70-0ce3-499a-8605-784dabcaadb0.vtt) [application/x-subrip](https://feeds.jupiterbroadcasting.com/transcripts/lup/61d01c70-0ce3-499a-8605-784dabcaadb0.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")
* [SCaLE 23x | Registration](https://register.socallinuxexpo.org/reg23/ "SCaLE 23x | Registration") — Get 40% off registration with promo code "UNPLG"
* [PlanetNix 2026](https://planetnix.com/ "PlanetNix 2026") — Where Nix Builders Come Together
* [Pasadena Linux Party Meetup](https://www.meetup.com/jupiterbroadcasting/events/313050140/ "Pasadena Linux Party Meetup")
* [Discord to roll out age verification next month](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/discord-to-roll-out-age-verification-next-month-for-full-access-to-its-platform/ "Discord to roll out age verification next month")
* [Hack of age verification firm may have exposed 70,000 Discord users’ ID photos](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/oct/09/hack-age-verification-firm-discord-users-id-photos "Hack of age verification firm may have exposed 70,000 Discord users’ ID photos")
* [Discord's Age Verification Has A Weird Link To Palantir's Peter Thiel](https://kotaku.com/discord-palantir-peter-thiel-persona-age-verification-2000668951 "Discord's Age Verification Has A Weird Link To Palantir's Peter Thiel")
* [NULLFS and OPEN_TREE_NAMESPACE Features Merged For Linux 7.0](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-NULLFS-Namespace "NULLFS and OPEN_TREE_NAMESPACE Features Merged For Linux 7.0")
* [OPEN_TREE_NAMESPACE To Provide A Security and Performance Win For Dealing With Containers](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Open-Tree-Namespace "OPEN_TREE_NAMESPACE To Provide A Security and Performance Win For Dealing With Containers")
* [All about initramfs](https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/filesystems/ramfs-rootfs-initramfs.txt "All about initramfs")
* [pivot_root implementation and constraints](https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/fs/namespace.c "pivot_root implementation and constraints")
* [TrueNAS Scale](https://www.truenas.com/ "TrueNAS Scale")
* [ZimaOS](https://www.zimaspace.com/zimaos "ZimaOS") — A Simplified, Focused and Open NAS OS Supports all X86-64 hardware.
* [Github: ZimaOS](https://github.com/IceWhaleTech/zimaos "Github: ZimaOS")
* [Clan](https://clan.lol/ "Clan") — opinionated NixOS peer-to-peer computer management framework
* [What is Clan? - Documentation](https://docs.clan.lol/25.11/ "What is Clan? - Documentation")
* [clan-lol/clan-core: Build your own clan](https://github.com/clan-lol/clan-core "clan-lol/clan-core: Build your own clan")
* [ConnecTen internet](https://connecteninternet.com/ "ConnecTen internet")
* [Case Study: Fortress Outdoor Router](https://connecteninternet.com/blogs/connecten-updates/case-study-fortress-outdoor-router-the-ultimate-internet-solution-for-remote-connectivity "Case Study: Fortress Outdoor Router")
* [Pick: booklog](https://github.com/jnsgruk/booklog "Pick: booklog") — B{ook}log is a self-hosted, multi-user book tracking platform for avid readers. Each user maintains a personal library and wishlist, with per-user readings, stats, and timeline.
* [Pick: whosthere](https://github.com/ramonvermeulen/whosthere "Pick: whosthere") — Local Area Network discovery tool with an interactive Terminal User Interface (TUI) written in Go. Discover, explore, and understand your LAN in an intuitive way. Knock Knock.. who's there? 🚪
* [Pick: Weylus](https://github.com/H-M-H/Weylus "Pick: Weylus") — Use your tablet as graphic tablet/touch screen on your computer.