Some of our very favorite moments from 2015. Witness as Chris attempts to slam a whole bunch of big show into one big show.

Our favorite interview, our biggest rant & our most popular howto. Plus a look back at classic on-location moments from the year.

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Looking back at 2015

• Greg KH: The Interview | LAS 346
  • Interview with Greg KH
• Rockin 2015 LinuxFest NW | LAS 362
  • Rockin LFNW Debian/MS Interview

• Experience LinuxCon 2015 | LAS 379

• Windows 10 vs Linux | LAS 376
  • LAS brings the hype cure to the Windows 10 launch rash
  • Not on YouTube, thanks Google

• SSH Authentication with YubiKey | LAS 373

• Live From System76 | LAS 391

• The Linux WiFI Tower | LAS 389

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We take you to LinuxCon like never before. The container trend goes big and community leaders are taking bold stands & the quiet debate that’s brewing.

Plus a super thin Linux laptop, Google’s Linux router the OnHub, Munich to ditch Linux for Windows & more!

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LinuxCon’s surprise keynote speaker ​Linus Torvalds muses about open-source software | ZDNet

In a broad-ranging question and answer session, Linus Torvalds, Linux’s founder, shared his thoughts on the current state of open source and Linux.

Linus Torvalds: Security is never going to be perfect

Linus seemed as excited about containers as a fish would be about a bicycle. “I am so happy that the kernel tends to be fairly far removed from all these issues, all the buzzwords and all the new technologies,” he said. “We end up being in a situation where we only care about us working on and how people use the kernel. I am so focused on the kernel that I don’t even care very much. We see when people need technologies from us to implement all of this, obviously there is c-groups and virtualization, if you do it that way. So we see that side of it. But at the same time, I don’t get involved in politics between all the different groups and all the stuff that goes on top of the kernel. And I am really happy I don’t have to.”

Torvalds: Don’t talk to me about containers and other buzzwords

“I am a very plodding, pedestrian kind of person,” Torvalds said during a Q&A session with Linux Foundation boss Jim Zemlin at LinuxCon in Seattle on Wednesday. “I look six months ahead. I look ahead at this release and I know what’s coming up in the next one.

“I don’t think planning 10 years ahead is necessarily very sane. Because if you think about Linux ten years back and where Linux was ten years ago, trying to plan for where we are now would have been completely insane.”

Mark Shuttleworth says Snappy was born long before CoreOS and the Atomic Project | ITworld

Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical and Ubuntu, made a surprise visit at LinuxCon. I sat down with him for a video interview and talked about Ubuntu on IBM’s new LinuxONE systems, Canonical’s plans for containers, open source in the enterprise space and much more.

LinuxCon: Core Infrastructure Initiative Boosts Security Efforts

The Linux Foundation announced the new badging effort in a press conference with media and analysts. She said the program is akin to the badges used on the popular Github code-development and -sharing site.

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Desktop App Pick

FileZilla 3.13.0 released

FileZilla is a free and open source FTP client. It’s available for all major operating systems including Windows, Mac and obviously Linux. The latest version includes couple of new features and few bug fixes that make it more stable.

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There are couple of new features and bug fixes in this release.
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• Display home directory instead of root directory if the last used directory does not exist
• Larger initial size of main window if there is no stored size
• Slightly increased size of page selection box in settings dialog

Bugfixes and minor changes:

• Fix assertion in directory listing parser
• Fix drag&drop of remote files which broke in 3.13.0-rc1

Weekly Spotlight

GitLab Mattermost, an open source on-premises Slack alternative | GitLab

We’re very excited to announce that we’ll ship GitLab Mattermost, an open source, on-premises messaging app (like Slack) along with GitLab.

GitLab Mattermost will first be included with the Omnibus packages of GitLab 7.14 (due August 22nd).
We think GitLab Mattermost will be a great addition for GitLab users that need all software on-premises.

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Super Thin Asus Zenbook

• 13.3-Inch FHD (1920×1080) anti-glare matte display with an ultra-wide 170-degree viewing angle
• Latest Intel Core M-5Y10 (turbo up to 2GHz) processor
• Fanless design that is quiet, clean, and energy efficient
• 8GB RAM
• 256GB Solid State Drive
• 10-Hours Battery Life (vendor claim)
• Dual-band 802.11AGN Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth 4.0
• 3 USB 3.0 ports
• HDMI port

ZenBook UX305 is even slimmer than the new Macbook. It's also about half the price. #Incredible pic.twitter.com/ATSENGVMIi

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Google’s Linux Router

Google and TP-Link unveiled a Gentoo Linux based “OnHub” WiFi-ac router for consumers with 13 antennas, Bluetooth, and ZigBee, controlled by a mobile app.

Google’s embedded and IoT horizons appear to be expanding beyond its own Nest subsidiary. The company, which is now technically just another company in the new Alphabet umbrella organization, has partnered with router-maker TP-Link to launch a $200 WiFi router, and potentially, a home automation router. Later this year, Google says it will announce other OnHub branded devices, including an Asus-made device.

The OnHub is available for pre-order at $200 at a variety of locations including the Google Store. Retail availability is set for Aug. 31. More information may be found in the Google OnHub announcement, the Google OnHub page, and the TP-Link OnHub page.

Specifications listed for the OnHub include:

• Processor — Qualcomm Atheros IPQ8064 (2x ARM/Krait cores @ 1.4GHz)
• Memory:
  • 1GB DDR3L RAM
  • 4GB eMMC flash
  • 8MB NOR flash
• Wireless networking:
  • 6x 2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n 3×3 antennas
  • 6x 5GHz 802.11b/g/n /ac 3×3 antennas
  • AUX 802.11a/b/g/n/ac 1×1 antenna
  • Bluetooth 4.0 with Smart Ready
  • 802.15.4 (ZigBee and Thread)
  • WPA2-PSK security
• Wired networking:
  • Gigabit Ethernet LAN port
  • Gigabit Ethernet WAN port
  • QCA8337 gigabit switch
  • Other I/O — USB 3.0 port
• Other features — 3W speaker; ambient light sensor; 6x tri-color LED arrays; TPN (Infineon SLB 961); built-in diagnostics; removable outer shell; blue and black colors
• Power — <12V/3A DC in; 100~240V 50~60Hz AC in
• Operating temperature — 0 to 40°C
• Weight — 1.9 lb
• Dimensions — 10.8 x 5.0 x 5.0 in.
• Operating system — Gentoo Linux

Germany to Ditch Linux for Windows

Two influential politicians in a German city that ditched Microsoft in favour of Linux are agitating for a switch back to Windows.

The councillors from Munich’s conservative CSU party have called the custom version of Ubuntu installed on their laptops “cumbersome to use” and “of very limited use”.

The letter from the two senior members of the city’s IT committee asks mayor Dieter Reiter to consider removing the Linux-based OS and to install Windows with Microsoft Office.

The city spent years migrating about 15,000 staff to Limux, a custom-version of Ubuntu, and other open source software – a move the city said had saved it more than €10m ($11m).

GOG Now Has Nice and Friendly Linux Installer – Softpedia

The GOG distribution platform started to release Linux games less than a year ago, but it’s made great progress in the meantime. Now, the developers are working on a new installation for Linux games that should be much easier to use.

• Linux Installer for GOG Games

Jolla Tablet available for PreOrder

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Freshly back from LinuxCon we update you on the stories of the day, the big players pushing Flash out the door & how forgetful scientists accidentally quadruple lithium-ion battery lifespan.

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• Ashley Madison’s $19 ‘Full Delete’ Option Made The Company Millions – BuzzFeed News
• Amazon puts another nail in Flash’s coffin – Digiday
• IAB Says HTML5 Is New Standard, Adobe Agrees | Digital – Advertising Age
• Forgetful scientists accidentally quadruple lithium-ion battery lifespan | Chips | Geek.com

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Live from the floor of LinuxCon 2015 we capture Bruce Schneier’s take on hacking attribution, how HP enthusiastically supports Linux internally & our impressions of the big convention.

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We’ve got exclusive interviews from LinuxCon 2014, learn about Linux in big networking, what the future holds for SUSE & much more.

Feeling a bit down? Maybe it’s because Linux users are being told to shut up about Desktop Linux & move on. We’ll discuss why this an absurdly short sighted idea.

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LinuxCon 2014 just wrapped up and we have five great interviews from the floor, cover some of the best talks, and more.

Plus the big guy who’s still pulling for Desktop Linux, the greatly exaggerated Munich situation…

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LinuxCon North America | Linux Conferences and Linux Events | The Linux Foundation

LinuxCon is the place to learn from the best and the brightest, delivering content from the leading maintainers, developers and project leads in the Linux community and from around the world. There’s simply no other event in North America where developers, sys admins, architects and all types and levels of technical talent gather together under one roof for education, collaboration and problem-solving to further the Linux platform.

LinuxCon Day 1: Open Source is Eating the World | Open Source Today

Wednesday was the first day of LinuxCon and CloudOpen North America 2014 in Chicago. The event began with a keynote speech from Jim Zemlin on the State of Linux where he touched on a wide range of new developments and issues in the Linux Industry. He opened his keynote by stating “Linux Represents one of the greatest shared technology investments in the history of computing.” A testament to the adoption of Linux in nearly every single modern industry.

Interviews

• Cumulus Networks | Linux Network OS

The first full-featured Linux distribution for networking hardware. Customers to break free of proprietary, integrated networking gear, and realize the advantages of the software defined data center.

• IUS Community Project 0.1 documentation

The IUS Community Project is a brain child of the RPM Development Team at
Rackspace Hosting. Since 2006, we have provided and maintain packages for
the latest versions of PHP/MySQL and other common software on Red Hat
Enterprise Linux, because a lot of our customers strongly demand it. Internally
we maintain a number of package sets for an audience of thousands of production
servers. Until now, these packages have only been available internally to
Rackspace customers. After a while we started thinking: Why not make this
available publicly for everyone to benefit?

Good Coverage

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• LinuxCon Wraps Up In Chicago

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The STACK Box – A Smart Home Controller by Cloud Media — Kickstarter

A smart home controller that speaks to all your smart devices and stacks all your apps.

• Home automation hub runs Linux, offers cloud services

The 110 x 110mm cube runs on an ARM11 Cavium processor clocked at 640MHz, probably one of Cavium’s Econa SoCs. The Stack Box also provides 256MB DDR3 RAM, 512MB flash, and an SD slot.

Desktop Ap Pick

Shutter 0.93 released

Shutter is a feature-rich screenshot program for Linux based operating systems such as Ubuntu. You can take a screenshot of a specific area, window, your whole screen, or even of a website — apply different effects to it, draw on it to highlight points, and then upload to an image hosting site, all within one window. Shutter is free, open-source, and licensed under GPL v3.

• Shutter Dropbox Integration Improved in Latest Release

Shutter 0.93 — which comes just over a week after the previous update — comes with an all-new plugin for popular cloud storage service Dropbox — one that improves authentication and fixes issues with public link creation.

Weekly Spotlight

HandBrake Converter 0.10 (Beta) Available For Ubuntu

• Updated to GTK3
• VP8 Support (Available in MKV files only.)
• Improvements to Auto-Naming feature.

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• Ting FTW

Linux Founder Linus Torvalds ‘Still Wants the Desktop’

• Linus asked where Linux has left to go, now that it’s won so much

Linux kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman moderated the discussion and commented that Linux already runs everywhere. He asked Torvalds where he thinks Linux should go next. “I still want the desktop,” Torvalds said as the audience erupted into boisterous applause.

The challenge on the desktop is not a kernel problem, Torvalds said. “It’s a whole infrastructure problem. I think we’ll get there one day.”

Ditching Linux for Windows? The truth isn’t that simple, says Munich

No says the council, in spite of numerous reports to the contrary. Suggestions the council has decided to back away from Linux are wrong, according to council spokesman Stefan Hauf.

He said the council’s recently elected mayor Dieter Reiter has instead simply commissioned a report into the future IT system for the council.

“The new mayor has asked the administration to gather the facts so we can decide and make a proposal for the city council how to proceed in future,” he said.

“Not only for Limux but for all of IT. It’s about the organisation, the costs, performance and the useability and satisfaction of the users.”

The study, being conducted by internal IT staff at the council, will consider which operating systems and software packages – both proprietary and open source – would best satisfy this criteria. The study is not, as has been reported, solely focused around the question of whether to drop Limux and move back to Windows, he said.

Microsoft Lobby Denies the State of Chile Access to Free Software

Fresh on the heels of the entire Munich and Linux debacle, another story involving Microsoft and free software has popped up across the world, in Chile. A prolific magazine from the South American country says that the powerful Microsoft lobby managed to turn around a law that would allow the authorities to use free software.

• Microsoft, Chile y el poder del dinero

Linux Foundation Debuts Linux Certification Effort

The Linux Foundation announced today its first Linux certifications for IT professionals. The new certifications were announced at the LinuxCon conference.

The two new designations are the Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS) and Linux Foundation Certified Engineer (LFCE).

The new certifications mark the first time the Linux Foundation itself has offered formal certification.

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The new Beta of ElementaryOS has shipped and we discuss where they are heading, the problems with their community interaction, and the genius move they are taking with some tricky hardware support.

Plus the long term cost of Ubuntu Touch becoming successful, using ZFS on Linux successfully, and much more!

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Linux Security Threats on the Rise | Linux Journal

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• Linux Unplugged: Distro Review Request – OpenMediaVault

• Bad news for you Chris. As I suspected when I ragged on Occulus for the FB buyout. Linux is a poor 3rd place cousin and is bottom of the list for the Rift now.

Freya Beta 1 Available for Developers & Testers | elementary OS

It’s been exactly one year since the release of the second version of elementary OS. On this, the day of our Lunaversary, we’re proud to make the first beta of elementary OS Freya publicly available for developers and testers.

Chromebooks get more useful with Elementary OS Beta

The Acer C720 has been tested and given a thumbs-up. The HP Chromebook 14 is untested physically but has been given a thumbs-up by the team because of its similarities with the Acer C720 profile. An ASUS Panther Chromebox has also been tested and verified.

elementary OS Freya on a Mac using rEFInd & EFI stub loading

This is why Linux is a winner: This is the computer lab I built last week in Malawi, Africa. Edubuntu on Chromebooks, DD-WRT Routers, and Raspberry Pi for Local Intranet

In the video you see Niall, the school’s head teacher (Principal/Headmaster) opening the door and showing off what we built together.

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The pfSense project has a new release, we’ll run down some of our favorite features and how we use them. Plus Valve’s Gabe Newell says Linux is the future of gaming, and we’ll break down exactly why he feels that way.

Then: CyanogenMod’s got some big plans, but are they stepping on the community open source developers to get there? Plus a LinuxCon 2013 wrap up, the big Steam rumors…

AND SO MUCH MORE!

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