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Exploring MIDI advancements, news on open-source software, the Framework Laptop's Linux compatibility, Tailscale for secure connections, and QLC+ for lighting control boards. Unboxing the modular Framework Laptop, repurposing computers, and simplifying encrypted connections with WireGuard technology are also discussed.

This week Noah and Steve give you the latest on open source mobile operating systems. Windows is pushing people to Linux by way of charging them $244 per year for updates in the third year. -- During The Show -- 01:20 Hardware Protectli $170 Chinesium Device Lenovo Thunderbolt Dock CalDigit Thunderbolt Dock 09:19 Graphene OS - Craig GrapheneOS Moving away from phones JMP.Chat Conversations Gajim Linphone JMP.Chat phone service LineageOS PostmarketOS SailfishOS Titan M chip Had pretty good luck on ebay NitroKey/NitroPhone 25:55 NixOS Thoughts - Jeremy W Where NixOS is useful "Productised" NixOS Set people up for success 32:58 Self Hosted Email - Jeremy H Write in and tell me about your self hosted email experiences 34:54 News Wire German State Moving to Linux - ARSTechnica Kodi 21.0 - Kodi Nitrux - nxos.org Ubuntu 24.04 Delayed - Toms Hardware EndeavourOS ARM Discontinued - EndeavourOS Linux 6.7 EOL - Server Host QT Creator 13 - QT FFmpeg 7.0 - FFmpeg Dtrace 2.0 - Phoronix AURORA-M - Mark Tech Post Gretel AI Text-to-SQL - Mark Tech Post Viking Model Family - Mark Tech Post Framework Hiring - Phoronix 36:26 Bell Canada is deleting DVR/PVR recordings Steve hates Bell Canada Marriage photographer story HDCP HDCP Stripper OREI HDMI splitter 43:03 Windows Upgrades/Updates Windows 10 EOL October 2025 Extended Security Updates (ESUs) Microsoft will charge for updates ARS Technica 46:06 Germany Switching to Linux Linux solves "Windows high hardware requirements" Schleswig-Holstein developing open source directory service LiMux from Munich Steve's take [Lxer.com](lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=339628) ARS Technica 51:10 American Privacy Rights Act [Fusion Centers](lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=339628) IQT Tax dollars funding data collection companies The Register -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed Technologies Contact Noah live [at] asknoahshow.com -- Twitter -- Noah - Kernellinux Ask Noah Show Altispeed Technologies Support Ask Noah Show

Malicious updates made to a Linux tool were a few weeks away from going mainstream. Noah and Steve help you understand what you need to know. -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed Technologies Contact Noah live [at] asknoahshow.com -- Twitter -- Noah - Kernellinux Ask Noah Show Altispeed Technologies Support Ask Noah Show

What's the best way to roll central authentication? What's the best Google replacement suite? This week Noah and Steve dig into hosting questions, as always your calls go to the front of the line! -- During The Show -- 01:36 PHP, Kanban etc - Joe Nextcloud Deck Our Note Organizer 03:40 NIX Feedback - Alexander People time rank/prioritize "What problem does it solve" is a framework Effective evangelizing Making something "sticky" No bad questions 13:22 Caller Tony from Toronto Central Authentication? FreeIPA Samaba4 Distros Zentyal 20:48 Grimnir from Mumble Volumio Locking it down SSH Samaba Home Assistant Adding music Separate Volumio from the PI 25:00 Nextcloud? - Craig Nextcloud is challenging on iOS Head Scale SpiderOak Immich SeaFile Encrypt locally, then upload to "cloud" Fastmail 36:20 Vivaldi & Hosting questions - Ben Hugo Altispeed Hosting Vivaldi 41:25 Database Questions - Anton Argument against DIY OpenEMR Open Source No lock in Form editor CPT/ICD10 codes WikiJS Weasis 47:26 News Wire OSI Election Results - opensource.org Red Hat Nova - lore.kernel.org Linux 6.9 RC - lkml.iu.edu Regata OS 24 - betanews.com Wine 9.5 - gitlab.winehq.org Kafka UI 1.0 - GitHub Firefox 124 - Mozilla Gnome 45.5 - Gnome Gnome 46 - Gnome Emacs 29.3 - Gnu.org Cmake 3.29 - Cmake.org OpenVPN - OpenVPN SysVInit 3.09 - Phoronix Docker 26 - Docker Lemur Pro - System76 Devika - Market Tech Post GitHub Ubuntu LTS 12 Year Support - How To Geek 49:05 Shufflecake Shufflecake Linux encryption tool Makes hidden volumes Spiritual successor to TrueCrypt and VeriCrypt GPG encryption -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed Technologies Contact Noah live [at] asknoahshow.com -- Twitter -- Noah - Kernellinux Ask Noah Show Altispeed Technologies Support Ask Noah Show

-- During The Show -- Scale Ubicon & NixCon Krita talk HPC (High Performance Computing) Ubuntu and Matrix What problem does Nix solve? Future adoption of Nix? Flox Sat night dinner Bazzite Making and keeping connections -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed Technologies Contact Noah live [at] asknoahshow.com -- Twitter -- Noah - Kernellinux Ask Noah Show Altispeed Technologies Special Guests: Wes Payne and Chris Fisher.Support Ask Noah Show

This podcast discusses open source task management tools like Super Productivity and Kanban boards. They also explore transitioning nonprofits to Linux for cost savings, updates in the tech industry, and effective task tracking strategies. Additionally, they touch on community initiatives in tech events, youth track activities, and a special musical performance at an upcoming event.

How do you balance the stress of tech with the benefits? Noah and Steve dig through the delicate issue of work life balance. -- During The Show -- 01:00 Migrations Complete! $22/month on EMS to $50/month Self Hosted 02:30 Ajit Praise - Cory Their are cultural differences between Japan and the US Most of us want "maximum absence of coercion" People have different views of "justice" Internet going from luxury to necessity in a generation Still learning the effect of internet and technology Book recommendation The Master Switch Moral compasses Things are moving fast in multiple directions 12:40 Django vs PHP - Joe Batteries included approach Open Source Tech Training Overview Our Note Organizer (GitHub) 15:40 Naelr from Mumble Suggestion: iRedMail Suggestion: MailCow Mail in a Box Noah has not decided to self host email Going on 3 months of Microsoft unable to send email to Yahoo 23:20 Smart Vacuums - Charlie Tech should be there from me Some smart vacuums can be locally controlled via MQTT Home Assistant integration Some smart vacuums can be "flashed" NY Times Digital Trends 28:00 News Wire OpenSUSE systemd-boot - OpenSUSE Tails 6.0 - Beta News KDE 6 Update - How To Geek Gnome Variable Refresh Rate - GitLab GDB 14.2 - Phoronix Shotcut 24.02 - GitHub Gparted 1.6 - Source Forge Distrobox 1.7 - Phoronix Linux 6.8 Back on Track - The Register Ubicloud AWS Alternative - Tech Crunch AMD's HDMI 2.1+ Rejected - Tech Radar GTPDOOR - The Hacker News BIFROSE - The Hacker News 29:25 Balance of Technology Shut off all devices for 1 Day Noah has staff You have to have a passion for IT to work in IT Example of a day off win Work Life Balance Steve's experience Turning off the device and walking away can be the best choice It can be challenging Turn the box off Responsibility/Stimulus Noah's experience and reaction Finding a win Cancel Culture Face to Face vs Online communication Book Recommendation Irresistible -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed Technologies Contact Noah live [at] asknoahshow.com -- Twitter -- Noah - Kernellinux Ask Noah Show Altispeed Technologies Support Ask Noah Show

This week Noah and Steve celebrate some open source wins, answer your open source questions, and talk about the Linux and open source news of the week! -- During The Show -- 01:13 Creating Training Content - Jeremy Clients will not send you questions ahead of time Customization is work Traditional training Custom corporate training Business models 08:32 Running Docker as non-root - Joshua What putting your user in the docker group does Depends on what you are trying to achieve Passing the docker socket into a container Running daemons as root Mandatory Access Control Podman 13:50 Security Camera Recommendations - Kevin Reolink POE Axis Product Selector Axis Lens Calculator 18:15 HVAC Auotmation - Kevin DIY Johnson Controls Very expensive Very proprietary Honeywell RedLINK 22:47 Manjaro Question - Chris Launch application from the command line Write in if you can help! 24:36 Smart Home Concerns - Micah Privacy Concerns X10 was horrible Use purpose built components Things should last 10+ years Putting things on the network Network island 32:09 News Wire Firefox 123 - Mozilla Ardour 8.4 - Ardour RawTherapee 5.10 - RawTherapee Sway 1.9 - Git Hub Tiny Core - Tiny Core Linux NTSYNC RFC - Its Foss Steam Audio Apache-2.0 - Foss Force Ubuntu 22.04.4 - Phoronix More Libreboot Hardware - 9 to 5 Linux SSH-Snake Weaponized - The Hacker News Gemma AI Models - Fortune AWS Mistral - Venture Beat Seeking Input on AI Guardrails - Washington Examiner 34:00 USB-C Docks Minimum viable battle station USB-C refers to the physical connector Thunderbolt Controller Thunderbolt 4 dock backwards compatible with USB Noah's home dock Anker USB-C dock 40:50 Mikes Boxes US delivery address for Canadian customers Django framework for building applications open source legos Python works, batteries not included Customizing things can be difficult Frameworks are good for 80% of use cases Once a maintainer Greatfull to all the people in open source Talk Python To Me Episode 437 Episoide 428 Episode 379 48:10 AT&T Botched Update Offered $5 Noah didn't notice Ticket Master worked on GrapheneOS -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed Technologies Contact Noah live [at] asknoahshow.com -- Twitter -- Noah - Kernellinux Ask Noah Show Altispeed Technologies Support Ask Noah Show

This week Simon Quigley, and Rick Timmis from Kubuntu join the Ask Noah Show to talk about the issues surrounding Kubuntu and what the path looks like going forward. -- During The Show -- 01:18 Ajit Pai Feedback - Chris The question is "when to regulate" Purpose of govt is to protect people Bad situations exist Internet is becoming essential 05:58 Self Hosting Email - Jon Dealing with black lists stinks Security is a moving target Project like Nextcloud incorporates email Down time responsibility Noah is NOT in the "go host your own email boat" Simon's Cisco link Email security requirements 13:34 FrePBX and Firewalls - Austin Sangomakb Knowledge Base FreePBX has evolved Don't expose anything you don't have to Noah's home setup Voxtelesys & 3CX 17:15 Long Term Backups? - Charlie Don't store long term data on flash media Used drives can be ok 3-2-1 Rule Test your backup 18:49 SkoobaSteve Over the Air TV HDHomeRun Network TV Self host TV 21:38 News Wire Linux Kernel CNA - Kroah.com Firefox 123 - Mozilla Auto cpufreq 2.2.0 - GitHub Miracle-wm - GitHub Louvre 1.2.0 - GitHub RISC-V Kernel Builds - Phoronix Asahi & OpenGL - Ars Technica Apple Insider E-Gov Diia - Twitter freenginx fork - Ars Technica Wi-Fi Auth Bypass - Security Week Migo Malware Campaign - Info Security Ivanti Pulse Secure Weaknesses - The Hacker News Ubiquiti Routers Infected - Ars Technica Cohere Aya Model - Siliconangle 24:38 Kubuntu Interview Rick Timis Kubuntu Consular/Community Manager Simon Quigley Kubuntu Member What happened? What would have been the future of Kubuntu? How did Rick get involved? Bringing the consul together What does Kubuntu look like going forward? Is Kubuntu considering the new flutter installer? Downstream vendors/use cases Kubuntu hardware partners/vendors Kubuntu support JPL Helicopter 40:40 Cloud vs Self Hosting Ars Technica Can you blame Wyze for not securing the feeds? Wyze cameras go offline due to AWS 3rd party caching client 2nd leak in less than 6 months If code is not open source, no one can raise the alarm Eufy lied about not uploading data Ars Technica If it's not client side encrypted, it can be leaked The Register Centralization of services Open source can be fixed Closed source, helpless If you care about privacy, host it yourself on open source 51:10 Chat room feedback Plex and Jellyfin can be used as HDHomeRun receiver 51:30 Kubuntu Design Contest Kubuntu Design Contest -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed Technologies Contact Noah live [at] asknoahshow.com -- Twitter -- Noah - Kernellinux Ask Noah Show Altispeed Technologies Special Guests: JT Pennington and Simon Quigley.Support Ask Noah Show

How do you setup an IP camera doorbell to call your phone? Can Windows decrypt gpg files and should you store those on a network share? It's a packed episode with your questions and our answers! -- During The Show -- 01:50 Noah's Cloud Experience Paramount attaches to google account Google locks out account Experience was terrible even when it was working Artificial barriers encourage piracy Google continues to charge card after closing account 07:20 Nextcloud Issues - David Apple shuts down 3rd party sync iPhone automation to fire the Nextcloud app Add CardDav/CalDav account Contact sync guide Check "pathing" Report the issue to container maintainer What the Nextcloud all in one container does Pulls down other containers "black box" 15:54 Encrypted files help - Joshua Master source of truth Attackers target samaba shares PGPtool ZFS encrypted volume and manually load/unload key Encrypted containers Veracrypt KDE Vaults Purpose of encryption Write back in with use case! 24:52 Linux Consulting? - Jeremy Make sure your employer is cool with it Networking Look in the community Job boards 31:54 Home Assistant & Door Bells - Eddie Riolink python library Use Home Assistant automation Noah's setup Generic SIP = phone portion Generic RTMP = Camera portion Generic GPIO = Control 38:51 Niche Distros Can be special snowflakes Nobara Based on Fedora Made by glorious eggroll folks GoboLinux Why not just use "configure package" on base distro? Appliance distros have their place ElementaryOS Endless OS 50:38 EMS Migration EMS responsive, great docs No insight EMS left instances running past shut down date Don't run two servers at once -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed Technologies Contact Noah live [at] asknoahshow.com -- Twitter -- Noah - Kernellinux Ask Noah Show Altispeed Technologies Support Ask Noah Show