Guest host popey from Linux Matters joins the discussion on topics such as Mozilla's plans for Firefox on Android, Fedora coming to Arm Macs, challenges of running Linux on M1 Macs, the debate between Xfce and Plasma for desktop interfaces, and the controversy surrounding Sponsor Link and funding for open-source projects.
Mozilla plans to bring proper desktop extension support to Firefox on Android to compete with Chrome's limitations on ad blockers.
The passing of Bram Muhlenar, the author of Vim, is acknowledged as he is hailed as a hero by the Linux developer community for his popular and versatile text editor.
Deep dives
Late Night Linux Family Welcomes Two and a Half Admins
Late Night Linux announces that Two and a Half Admins is now part of their podcast family. For $10 on Patreon, subscribers will receive access to Two and a Half Admins, along with other Late Night Linux family shows.
Brian Muhlenar, Author of Vim, Passes Away
The podcast acknowledges the passing of Bram Muhlenar, the author of Vim. They describe him as a hero to many developers in the Linux community who have relied on Vim throughout the years. Vim's ubiquity and transferable skill set have made it a staple tool for coding and text editing.
Firefox Desktop Extension Support Coming to Android
Mozilla announces plans to bring proper desktop extension support to Firefox on Android. They aim to counteract Google's efforts to limit ad blockers on Chrome for Android. This move is seen as a positive step by the podcast hosts, who express their frustrations with Chrome and look forward to Firefox's expanded capabilities on the mobile platform.
Rare praise for Mozilla as more extensions come to Firefox on Android, Fedora is coming to Arm Macs, a rolling version of “Ubuntu” appears, an unwise solution to the problem of funding open source, SUSE might be the baddies, LXD is forked, and more.
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