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Nov 10, 2024 • 1h 11min

396: Full Court WordPress on WP Engine

video: https://youtu.be/Sw-UVBD7GMw On this week's episode, WordPress goes completely scorched-earth nuclear? Or are they just doing what's right? This is people's court, and you will decide. Or we all will decide, I guess. Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss the latest news, hot topics, gaming, mobile, and all things open source and Linux. Now let's get this show on the road toward Destination Linux. Download as MP3 Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:57 Community Feedback 00:11:14 WordPress vs WP Engine Backstory 00:23:45 To the Point on the Drama 00:37:46 Ryan Shares Leadership Tips 00:39:46 Ethics And Nuance 00:54:19 Skip the Drama, Alternatives to WordPress 01:00:28 Sorry, We are Long Winded 01:01:41 Gaming: Goodboy Galaxy 01:04:32 Tip of the Week: OpenSnitch 01:07:42 Support the Show 01:09:32 Outro Links: Community Feedback https://destinationlinux.net/comments https://destinationlinux.net/forum Michael's videon on the WordPress vs WP Engine Drama https://youtu.be/wxkzOsVvk8k WordPress vs WP Engine Drama https://wordpress.org/news/2024/09/wp-engine https://wordpress.org/news/2024/10/spoon/ https://wordpressfoundation.org/trademark-policy/ https://youtube.com/watch?v=fnI-QcVSwMU https://wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Complaint-WP-Engine-v-Automattic-et-al-with-Exhibit.pdf https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/25/legal-ping-pong-in-the-wordpress-world-continues-automattic-now-sends-wp-engine-a-cease-and-desist-letter-alleging-trademark-infringement/ https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/04/159-employees-are-leaving-automattic-as-ceos-fight-with-wp-engine-escalates/ https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/19/wordpress-vs-wp-engine-drama-explained/ https://404media.co/automattic-buyout-offer-wordpress-matt-mullenweg/ https://cio.com/article/3545272/things-get-nasty-in-lawsuit-between-wordpress-org-and-wp-engine.html https://searchenginejournal.com/wordpress-co-founder-automattic-sued-for-attempted-extortion/529109/ https://slate.com/technology/2024/10/wordpress-wpengine-matt-mullenweg-drama-explained.html https://theverge.com/2024/10/18/24273448/wp-engine-injunction-matt-mullenweg-wordpress-resources https://theverge.com/2024/9/27/24256361/wordpress-wp-engine-drama-explained-matt-mullenweg https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-kindness/id1697948947 https://torment-nexus.mathewingram.com/is-matt-mullenweg-defending-wordpress-or-sabotaging-it/ https://w3techs.com/technologies/overview/content_management Alternatives to WordPress https://ghost.org/ https://getgrav.org/ Gaming: Goodboy Galaxy https://store.steampowered.com/app/2705890/Goodboy_Galaxy/ Tip of the Week: OpenSnitch https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch?tab=readme-ov-file Support the Show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://tuxdigital.com/store
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Nov 4, 2024 • 1h 15min

395: Interview with Artyom Zorin of Zorin OS

video: https://youtu.be/nO-fDAnRcNE On this weeks episode we’re going to be interviewing Artyom Zorin of Zorin OS! Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss the latest news, hot topics, gaming, mobile, and all things Open Source & Linux. Now let’s get this show on the road toward Destination Linux! Download as MP3 Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:11 Interview begins 00:01:32 Open Source Origin Story for Artyom Zorin 00:05:12 The Target Audience of Zorin OS 00:07:34 Why Zorin OS Shines Among Giants 00:09:39 Why choose Gnome? 00:13:52 How Zorin OS Supports the Linux Ecosystem 00:18:17 Challenges in Developing Zorin OS 00:21:56 Integrating User Insights into Zorin OS 00:24:47 Spotlight on Zorin OS’s Hidden Gem 00:28:18 How Zorin OS Handles New Hardware Needs 00:30:05 Ryan Dives Deeper in to Hardware Support 00:32:54 Zorin OS’s Approach to User Security 00:38:51 How Zorin OS Transformed a School and City in Italy 00:42:16 Empowering Education with Zorin OS 00:44:00 Is AI Worth the Hype? 00:50:05 Local Open AI 00:51:35 Zorin OS Transition Tips for First-Time Users 00:55:09 Linux’s Future in a Word, with Zorin OS’s Role 01:00:40 Looking to Zorin 18 01:01:46 Zorin Lite Going Away? 01:07:50 Lightning Round 01:12:28 Interview Out 01:13:13 Support the Show Links: Community Feedback https://destinationlinux.net/comments https://destinationlinux.net/forum Zorin OS https://zorin.com/ https://zorin.com/os/ https://zorin.com/grid/ https://zorin.com/computers/ https://blog.zorin.com/ Support the Show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://tuxdigital.com/store https://tuxdigital.com/discord
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Oct 29, 2024 • 1h 13min

394: Meta's Open Source AI in question, is this a Ploopy Situation?

This discussion dives into Meta's questionable open-source claims, revealing the complexities behind its AI contributions. The hosts humorously critique WinAmp's licensing mess while exploring NVIDIA's latest advancements in AI technology. There's an interesting segment on the ethical implications of geopolitical tensions affecting Linux contributions. Plus, discover how to 3D print a unique trackpad from Ploopy, combining creativity with tech! Dive into the charming world of custom tech while keeping an eye on privacy with the Orbot app.
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Oct 19, 2024 • 1h 12min

393: Review of Ubuntu 24.10 and 20 YEARS of Ubuntu!

Explore the latest features of Ubuntu 24.10, including updates to GNOME 47 and the new Security Center for better user control. Delve into the 20th anniversary of Ubuntu and its nostalgic impact on the Linux ecosystem. Discover Google's efforts to run Linux apps on Android and advancements in gaming for Apple Silicon via Asahi Linux. The hosts also discuss the toll of media overload on mental health and emphasize the importance of community engagement in open source, encouraging new contributors to join the movement.
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Oct 15, 2024 • 1h 14min

392: Mozilla Doubling Down on Ads, is it a Bad Move or is it Fire...fox?

video: https://youtu.be/dW4DNo_4pws On this weeks episode we're going to discuss Mozilla making some unpopular decisions...again...so we'll give our take on whats happening and whether or not the criticism they are getting is fair. Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss the latest news, hot topics, gaming, mobile, and all things Open Source & Linux. Also this week, Pine64 recently shared some news about bringing their PineNote back from the depths of Hades. Plus we got some Linux Gaming, and our Software Spotlight, and more. Now let's get this show on the road toward Destination Linux! Forum Discussion Thread Download as MP3 Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:14 Community Feedback 00:26:22 Mozilla Doubling Down On Ads 00:51:02 Pine64 Bringing E-Ink Tablet Back From The Dead 01:02:05 Mobile News: Open Door for Hackers 01:05:20 Out of Time 01:06:10 Events 01:08:02 Support the show Links: Community Feedback https://destinationlinux.net/comments https://destinationlinux.net/forum Mozilla Doubling Down On Ads https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/improving-online-advertising/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/mozilla-accused-of-tracking-users-in-firefox-without-consent/ https://ladybird.org/ Pine64 Bringing E-Ink Tablet Back From The Dead https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/10/pinenote-linux-powered-e-ink-tablet-returns https://pine64.org/2024/10/02/september_2024/#pinenote Mobile News: Open Door for Hackers https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/reports-china-hacked-verizon-and-att-may-have-accessed-us-wiretap-systems/ Events Linux App Summit https://linuxappsummit.org/ Ubuntu Summit https://events.canonical.com/event/51/ SCaLE 2025 https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x/cfp https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x/events/scale-youth Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://tuxdigital.com/store https://tuxdigital.com/discord
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Oct 7, 2024 • 1h 14min

391: Valve Makes Major Move for Linux Gaming, Huge News for Arch Linux and Wayland!

video: https://youtu.be/elSV8cWuT_w On this week's episode, we're going to discuss how Arch is getting a big resource boost from Valve, woo-hoo, and what it means for Linux. Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss the latest news, hot topics, gaming, mobile, and all things open source in Linux. Also this week, we're really, seriously going to have a story time with Michael. Plus we got some Linux gaming and our software spotlight and more Now let's get the show on the road toward Destination Linux. Forum Discussion Thread Download as MP3 Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:45 Community Feedback 00:10:44 Valve, somehow, becomes even cooler 00:28:39 Projects Giving Back 00:39:42 Story Time with Michael Tunnell complete with ASMR 00:52:32 Mobile News: Android Embraces Rust And Gets Better 00:58:43 Gaming: Hades 01:06:50 Software Spotlight: Siril 01:09:22 Tip of the Week: Or Not 01:09:39 Support the Show Links: Community Feedback https://destinationlinux.net/comments https://destinationlinux.net/forum Valve, somehow, becomes even cooler https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/arch-dev-public@lists.archlinux.org/thread/RIZSKIBDSLY4S5J2E2STNP5DH4XZGJMR/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Valve-Arch-Linux-Collaboration https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols/-/merge_requests/339 https://www.supergoodcode.com/My-Wayland-Your-Wayland-Our-Wayland/ https://www.supergoodcode.com/unsticking-the-very-sticky/ Mobile News: Android Embraces Rust And Gets Better https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/googles-shift-to-rust-programming-cuts.html Gaming: Hades https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145360/Hades/ Software Spotlight: Siril https://flathub.org/apps/org.siril.Siril Support the Show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://tuxdigital.com/store https://tuxdigital.com/discord
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Sep 30, 2024 • 1h 12min

390: Telegram Privacy Update: Are Your Chats Really Safe? Here's What You Need to Know

video: https://youtu.be/z0Iw7zmFuzY On this weeks episode we’re going to discuss the new Privacy Policy Updates for Telegram chat app and the latest release of Zorin OS and why Zorin might be a better Ubuntu than Ubuntu. Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss the latest news, hot topics, gaming, mobile, and all things Open Source & Linux. Plus we got some Linux Gaming, and our Software Spotlight, and more. Now let’s get this show on the road toward Destination Linux! Forum Discussion Thread Download as MP3 Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:29 Community Feedback: Telegram Privacy Policy Updates 00:22:33 Weak Green Thumbs 00:27:55 Community Feedback Part 2 00:29:27 Zorin OS 17.2 Released 00:54:58 Story Time with Michael Tunnell on Hold 00:57:05 Mobile News: Huawei Mate XT, a tri-fold phone! 01:03:39 Gaming: Bubble Wrap 01:08:50 Over Time 01:09:34 Support the show Links: Community Feedback https://tuxdigital.com/comments https://tuxdigital.com/forum Telegram Privacy Policy Updates https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/09/40745251/telegram-updates-policy-on-private-chat-moderation-after-ceo-pavel-durovs-arrest-heres-what-you-need https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/telegram-ceo-pavel-durov-faces-10-year-sentence-and-500k-fine-in-frances-first-cybercrime-case-under-new-law/ar-AA1qHMoP https://telegram.org/privacy https://en.softonic.com/articles/telegram-secret-chats Zorin OS 17.2 Released https://blog.zorin.com/2024/09/19/zorin-os-17.2-has-landed/ Mobile News: Huawei Mate XT, a tri-fold phone! https://www.androidauthority.com/huawei-mate-xt-global-release-3483466/ Bubble Wrap Game https://store.steampowered.com/app/2718700/Bubble_Wrap/ Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://tuxdigital.com/store https://tuxdigital.com/discord
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Sep 23, 2024 • 1h 2min

389: Kali Linux New Release, HADOOKEN Malware gets a Tiger Uppercut, & more Cybersecurity

video: https://youtu.be/ow1S0hWk0E0 On this weeks episode we’re going to discuss malware that’s so ruthless it’s ready for a street fight. Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss the latest news, hot topics, gaming, mobile, and all things Open Source & Linux. Also this week, we’re going to discuss Pentesting distro tools and running full Linux on your Android. Plus we got some Linux Gaming, and our Software Spotlight, and more. Now let’s get this show on the road toward Destination Linux! Download as MP3 Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:02 Community Feedback 00:06:08 Kali Linux 00:22:25 News: New Malware Street Fighter Style 00:31:28 Hackers Target Teens 00:35:25 Spying Cars 00:38:02 Mobile News: Apple Gives Up On Pegasus Lawsuit 00:46:07 Gaming: Sword and Shield Idle 00:48:39 Software Spotlight: CSI Linux 00:56:01 Tip of the Week: Lindroid 01:00:16 Support the Show Links: Community Feedback https://tuxdigital.com/comments https://tuxdigital.com/forum Kali Linux https://www.kali.org/ News: New Malware Street Fighter Style https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-linux-malware-hadooken-targets-oracle-weblogic-servers/ https://www.scmagazine.com/news/akira-takes-in-42-million-in-ransom-payments-now-targets-linux-servers Mobile News: Apple Gives Up On Pegasus Lawsuit https://www.moneycontrol.com/technology/apple-seeks-to-withdraw-legal-case-against-pegasus-spyware-creator-heres-why-article-12821708.html Gaming: Sword and Shield Idle https://store.steampowered.com/app/2882710/Sword_and_Shield_Idle/ Software Spotlight: CSI Linux https://csilinux.com/ https://hackernoon.com/csi-linux-linux-distribution-for-cyber-and-osint-investigation Tip of the Week: Lindroid https://gist.github.com/AngelaCooljx/14ba722346da0479050be924d96e8c5e https://hackaday.com/2024/06/18/lindroid-promises-true-linux-on-android/ Support the Show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://tuxdigital.com/store https://tuxdigital.com/discord
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Sep 16, 2024 • 1h 2min

388: Sonos' Future is Unsound: Millions of Devices could become BRICKS!

video: https://youtu.be/BjetNFBFDV0 On this weeks episode we’re going to discuss some cool new RISC-V hardware that you can check out! Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss the latest news, hot topics, gaming, mobile, and all things Open Source & Linux. Also this week, we’re going to discuss how the company Sonos is not doing well, but open sourcing their software could keep those speakers out of the landfill. And, there are some great new features coming to mobile, with Android 15. Plus we got some Linux Gaming, and our Software Spotlight, and more. Now let’s get this show on the road toward Destination Linux! Download as MP3 Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:47 Community Feedback 00:09:37 RISC-V Now With More Hardware 00:20:24 Sonos is failing and millions of devices could become e-waste 00:32:33 Android 15 Features Breakdown 00:48:01 Gaming: CATO - Buttered Cat 00:52:06 Software Spotlight: RustDesk, remote desktop tool 00:59:09 Tip of the Week: ExplainShell.com 01:01:26 Support the show Links: Community Feedback https://destinationlinux.net/comments https://destinationlinux.net/forum RISC-V Now With More Hardware https://deepcomputing.io/ Sonos is failing and millions of devices could become e-waste https://www.zdnet.com/article/sonos-is-failing-and-millions-of-devices-could-become-e-waste-why-open-source-audio-is-our-only-hope/ Android 15 Features Breakdown https://www.androidauthority.com/android-15-features-3401939/ Apple Intelligence https://www.apple.com/apple-intelligence/ Gaming: CATO - Buttered Cat https://store.steampowered.com/app/1999520/CATO_Buttered_Cat/ Software Spotlight: RustDesk, remote desktop tool https://rustdesk.com/ Tip of the Week: ExplainShell.com https://www.explainshell.com/ Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://tuxdigital.com/store https://tuxdigital.com/discord
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Sep 8, 2024 • 1h 11min

387: AI in the Linux Kernel or AI in Your Email?

Linus Torvalds, the iconic creator of Linux, shares his thoughts on the current state of AI, expressing skepticism about its value, especially in the Linux kernel. He discusses the evolving role of programming languages like Rust and C, emphasizing collaboration amid community tensions. The conversation also touches on Google’s email enhancements and a new AI chat tool for Linux users, merging tech with humor. Lastly, they dive into the visual novel 'World Without Reason,' highlighting its engaging narrative and nostalgic appeal.

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