Mutter – Jupiter Broadcasting

Linus Torvalds has released Linux 4.13 to a waiting world and in so doing detailed a tricky work week in which he endured “seven hours of pure agony due to a kidney stone”.

Microsoft is turning Windows into the ultimate Linux Runtime

“In under a second I’ve run a Windows executable, I’ve fed that into one distribution of Linux and then taken that output and fed that into another distribution of Linux, which is pretty amazing,”

WinBtrfs

WinBtrfs is a Windows driver for the next-generation Linux filesystem Btrfs. A reimplementation from scratch, it contains no code from the Linux kernel, and should work on any version from Windows 7 onwards.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Sends Supercomputer into Space to Accelerate Mission to Mars

SpaceX Is Sending A Linux-Powered Supercomputer To The Space

On August 14, 16:31 UTC, SpaceX’s Dragon Spacecraft will carry Hewlett-Packard’s supercomputer called Spaceborne Computer. This is being done as a part of an experiment to make computing devices capable enough to survive in space and assist humans in exploration. The launch will happen at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

Oracle just killed Solaris/SPARC/ZFS teams … | The FreeBSD Forums

Oracle, just layed off about 2500 people from Solaris, Storage (ZS1/ZFS), SPARC and Library teams, earlier this year 450 people has been layed off.

Oracle looks like it’s going to suggest Solaris users move to its SPARC-powered cloud.

Solaris to Linux Migration 2017

ZFS is available for Linux via the zfsonlinux and OpenZFS projects, and more recently was included in Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux distribution: Ubuntu Xenial 16.04 LTS (April 2016). It uses a Solaris Porting Layer (SPL) to provide a Solaris-kernel interface on Linux, so that unmodified ZFS code can execute.

Linux Academy

Linux Academy | Linux and AWS Online Training

Remote desktop capabilities making a comeback in GNOME on Wayland

Remote desktop under Wayland seems to finally be happening; thanks to work on new APIs and a new GNOME Remote Desktop service undertaken by Jonas Ådahl!

Status Icons and GNOME

From GNOME 3.26, we are therefore planning not to show status icons in GNOME Shell by default. We feel that, long-term, this change will enable us to provide a better experience for our users

My feeling is that we have actually been using status icons as a crutch for far too long – that they have been used to fill gaps in our APIs, gaps which are now thankfully getting filled – and that moving away from them will help us to extend application integration in some exciting directions.

Ubuntu GNOME Shell in Artful: Day 9 · ~DidRocks

A very visual update today on our new Artful default session! This one is, as promised about our new GNOME Shell theme and you can see below some examples of those changes.

#Ubuntu 17.10 (Artful Ardvark) to Support All Known Driverless Printing Standards, Ship with #GNOME 3.26 https://t.co/KLBTvRjl3a #Linux pic.twitter.com/XMdLXNoNtB

— Softpedia Linux (@softpedialinux) September 5, 2017

DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean: SSD Cloud Server, VPS Server, Simple Cloud Hosting

Ubuntu Rally in NYC

Looking forward to seeing you in NYC! Travel safe Chris!

— Ubuntu (@ubuntu) September 5, 2017

The Ubuntu Rally, taking place in New York City September 25th-29th, is a forward-thinking five day software hackathon attended by major software vendors, Ubuntu developers working at every level of the stack, and community contributors.

TING

Ting – mobile that makes sense

Is Linux Missing the Bot Revolution?

Bot automation will sweep in faster than we realize.
Bots like Alice will surprise us with how quick they move in.
Most large bot platforms are Google, or Microsoft powered.

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It’s Not X, It’s Wayland | LINUX Unplugged 172

chris — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 21:40:10 +0000

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MeetBSD Videos and much more coming soon

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Fedora 25 released!

Each edition is built from a common set of base packages, which form the foundation of the Fedora operating system. As with all new versions of Fedora, Fedora 25 provides many bug fixes and tweaks to these underlying components, as well as new and enhanced packages, including:

Docker 1.12 for building and running containerized applications
Node.js 6.9.1, the latest version of the popular server-side JavaScript engine
Support for Rust, a faster and more stable system programming language
Multiple Python versions — 2.6, 2.7, 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5 — to help run test suites across several Python configurations, as well as PyPy, PyPy3, and Jython
Upgrading Fedora 24 to Fedora 25
mattdm (@mattdm) | Twitter

Microsoft: don’t edit Linux files in Windows

Microsoft warns users of Windows 10 not to edit any Linux files that are part of the Linux subsystem using Windows apps, scripts, console commands or other means.

gmvault: gmail backup software

Gmvault is a tool for backing up your gmail account and never lose email correspondence.
Gmvault is open source and under GNU-AGPL-3.0.

TING

Ting – mobile that makes sense

Oracle acquires DNS provider Dyn, subject of a massive DDoS attack in October | TechCrunch

Oracle and Dyn didn’t disclose the price of the deal but we are trying to find out. Dan Primack reports that it’s north of__ $600 million.__We’ve also asked for a comment from Oracle about Dyn’s cyberattack, and whether the wheels were set in motion for this deal before or after the Mirai botnet took down a series of sites in October. Our guess is that it was likely before.

Finally, Our Own OS – Oh Yes! | Nota Bene: Eugene Kaspersky’s Official Blog

So, I’m hoping it’s obvious by now how protecting the IoT and, of course, critical infrastructure (industry, transport, telecoms, etc.) from IT threats is simply _mandatory. _I also hope it’s clear that it’s better — no matter how difficult — to build IoT/infrastructure devices from the very beginning in such a way that hacking them is practically impossible. Indeed, that is a fundamental goal with Kaspersky OS.

bitwarden – Open Source, Cross Platform Password Manager by 8bit Solutions

bitwarden is an easy-to-use, open source password manager that syncs to all of your devices, helping keep you safe online.

DigitalOcean

The new Locked Down

Oryx Pro – System76 Laptops

A guide on provisioning #Vagrant for #Laravel, written by one of our community members! https://t.co/Sn9cofRx8F

— LinuxAcademy.com (@linuxacademyCOM) November 22, 2016

Linux Academy

Linux Academy | Linux and AWS Online Training

The Feel Benchmark

How do you benchmark how smooth the desktop feels?

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Evolve Your OS | LINUX Unplugged 86

chris — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 17:13:18 +0000

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The proprietor of Evolve OS stops by to discuss what makes Evolve OS a unique Linux desktop & the challenges smaller projects face getting coverage and attention.

Plus a look at tiny powerful Linux hardware gadget that we think might be worth backing, a debate about “the look” of Linux apps & more!

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Onion Omega: Invention Platform for the Internet of Things by Onion — Kickstarter
- Ridiculous Ruling In Ireland Requires ISP To Kick Those Accused (Not Convicted) Of File Sharing Off The Internet | Techdirt

Catch Up:

The award for the best open source photo management application went to digiKam.

Official GNOME SDK runtime builds are out | Alexander Larsson

This repository contains the gnome 3.16 runtimes, org.gnome.Platform, as well as a smaller one that is useful for less integrated apps (like games) called org.freedesktop.Platform. It also has corresponding develoment runtimes (org.gnome.Sdk and org.freedesktop.Sdk) that you can use to create applications for the platforms.

Linux Academy

Right, this has been stopping me from sleeping from a while because it has wound me up quite a lot. (slightly sarcastic)

On a certain episode of L.U.P Chris questioned how Ubuntu applications (made with the Ubuntu SDK) would look on non Ubuntu desktop environments, and quite rightly so came to the conclusion of “well, they would look out of place”. Fine.

Lets stop right now and talk about something else, Gnome “Apps”. Gnome Apps are fucking shit under anything that isn’t Gnome, however nobody is giving Gnome a hard time over this. Gnome is shitting all over everyone else with their poorly designed applications and the Ubuntu Desktop and other desktops are suffering because of it.

LinuxFest Northwest 2015

Bellingham, WA • April 25th & 26th

Holy cookies I did it..

I created a Jupiter Broadcasting Meetup group. I was inspired by the idea of how nice it would be to have a rough idea of how many folks will be making it out to LFNW. Just to help with planning.

But I realized my long-term plans are a bit more ambitious. As the weather gets nice in the Seattle area, I’d like to hold semi-frequent meetups with Jupiter Colony members that are in the area. Maybe once a month, record them, or stream them. Eat, chat, maybe even create show content.

Also as we travel to other fests, or hit the road, I’d like to have a tool to suss out interest in your area.

So after LFNW I’d like to use the group for that kind of stuff, which sounds like a lot of fun to me!

tl;dr

Going to LFNW 2015: LFNW 2015 – Jupiter Broadcasting Meetup please register, thaaaank you.
Want to attend future JB events in Seattle, or your area? Join our group: Jupiter Broadcasting Meetup (Seattle, WA) – Meetup
Contact | LinuxFest Northwest 2015

TING

Ting – mobile that makes sense

Onion Omega: Invention Platform for the Internet of Things by Onion — Kickstarter

Tiny but powerful Linux + WiFi development board. With Cloud Integration & App Store, making hardware is as easy as installing apps!

DigitalOcean

Show distro coverage criteria: what do you suggest? Here are my thoughts.

Would you guys like Chris and Noah to Interview the Fedora team again before their Fedora 22 release May 19th

Evolve OS

Evolve OS · GitHub

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Trisquel Founder Interview | LAS 349

chris — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 20:43:14 +0000

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The main developer and founder of Trisquel GNU/Linux Ruben Rodriguez joins us to discuss the projects mission, the major headwinds it faces, what the future holds, and their new focus on privacy.

Plus: Mark Shuttleworth sees a future where Ubuntu powers Robots and Drones, a mini-review of KDE Plasma 5.2 desktop, what’s coming up in Gnome…

AND SO MUCH MORE!

All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

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Trisquel Developer Rubén Rodríguez a.k.a. quidam Interview

Main Developer and Founder Ruben Rodriguez aka quidam

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GNUzilla is the GNU version of the Mozilla suite, and GNU IceCat is
the GNU version of the Firefox browser. Its main advantage is an
ethical one: it is entirely free software.
While the Firefox source code from the Mozilla project is free
software, they distribute and recommend non-free software as
plug-ins and addons. Also their trademark license restricts distribution
in several ways incompatible with freedom 0.

Sunday’s LAS will feature a Trisquel Developer, what questions do you have? : LinuxActionShow

This Sunday we’re speaking with one of the Trisquel developers, we need your questions. If you’ve ever had a question about Trisquel… here’s your chance.

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Runs Linux

The Mouse Box, Runs Linux

At the beginning moving computers was a real challenge. The problem was not just their quite big weight, but also their size which made it difficult to put them in a right place even though it was possible to lift them. Computer portability has been improving along with developing a PC. However, it still isn’t ideal as it is necessary to transport a lot of its parts – a monitor, a keyboard, a CPU and a mouse. The approach to computer design and appearance has been the same until today. We are introducing Mouse-Box, a computer different than ever before. An incredible combination of the two most important elements in a computer set – a computer and a mouse.

Desktop App Pick

swatd · GitHub

SWATd is a daemon for running scripts when your house gets raided by the police
(or broken into by criminals). For example, if you use any kind of encryption,
you can use SWATd to destroy the keys, instead of hoping the police (or
criminals) are stupid enough to unplug your computer. SWATd can also be used
for more mundane things like sending an email notification when a server goes
down.

Weekly Spotlight

Dex UI | NNKD

DEX UI is a combination of my love for futuristic interfaces and desktop customization. It’s a handcrafted interface programmed in openFrameworks, running fullscreen underneath a functioning terminal, as essentially an animated desktop.

Our Past Picks

These are the weekly picks provided by the Jupiter Broadcasting podcast, the Linux Action Show.

This site includes a separate picks lists for the “Runs Linux”, Desktop Apps, Spotlight Picks, Android Picks, and Distro Picks.

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Shuttleworth: Smart things powered by snappy Ubuntu Core on ARM and x86 [LWN.net]

Mark Shuttleworth takes a look at
Ubuntu and the Internet of Things. “Ubuntu is right at the heart of
the “internet thing” revolution, and so we are in a good position to raise
the bar for security and consistency across the whole ecosystem. Ubuntu is
already pervasive on devices — you’ve probably seen lots of “Ubuntu in the
wild” stories, from self-driving cars to space programs and robots and the
occasional airport display. I’m excited that we can help underpin the next
wave of innovation while also thoughtful about the responsibility that
entails. So today we’re launching snappy Ubuntu Core on a wide range of
boards, chips and chipsets, because the snappy system and Ubuntu Core are perfect for distributed, connected devices that need security updates for the OS and applications but also need to be completely reliable and self-healing. Snappy is much better than package dependencies for robust, distributed devices.”

pfSense 2.2-RELEASE Now Available!

I’m happy to announce the release of pfSense(r) software version 2.2! This release brings improvements in performance and hardware support from the FreeBSD 10.1 base, as well as enhancements we’ve added such as AES-GCM with AES-NI acceleration, among a number of other new features and bug fixes. Jim Thompson

Plasma 5.2 Beta out for Testing

Today KDE releases a beta for Plasma 5.2. This release adds a number of new components and improves the existing desktop. We welcome all testers to find and help fix the bugs before our stable release in two weeks’ time.

Kubuntu 15.04 Alpha 2 Is the Most Exciting Release in a Long Time – Screenshot Tour – Softpedia

The second batch of testing images for Kubuntu 15.04 is out and it looks like the developers are definitely on the right track. This is the first Kubuntu edition that integrates the new Plasma 5 desktop and the rest of the components from the former KDE SC. This latest edition of Kubuntu is quite exciting and none of the flavors for the Vivid launch has such a big change in the desktop paradigm.

GNOME Shell Adds VP9 Screencasting, Mutter Improves Wayland

Mutter 3.15.4 was checked in this morning by Florian Müllner and it has Wayland improvements and other exciting changes with GTK+ now drawing all window decorations, a change to replicate the monitor EDID parsing for Mutter on Wayland so it acts the same way as under X11, Mutter now handles input device configuration, and there’s support for pointer barriers with Mutter on Wayland. The pointer barriers on Wayland will ensure that the pointer never enters “dead areas” of the screen due to different monitor sizes, etc.

Librem 15, the first free software GNU/Linux laptop, makes funding goal

Crowd Supply, a curated crowd-funding and e-commerce company has been working on funding the first pure free-software laptop, the Purism Librem 15. The Kickstarter-like project had been seeking $250,000 to create the “first high-end laptop in the world that ships without mystery software in the kernel, operating system, or any software applications.” On January 21st, the company achieved its goal. As of January 22nd, the project has raised just over $260,000.

Purism, the company behind the Librem 15, promises that it will ship an Intel CPU fused to run unsigned BIOS code. The hope is that this will allow a future where free software can replace the proprietary, digitally signed, BIOS binaries.

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