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94 Podcast #94 (Ogg) Dec. 21, 2016

00:01:25 2016 in Review 01:12:29 Thanks, and the Future 01:18:26 Prediction Scorecard In our last show of 2016 we looked back over the events of the year, plus rummaged through the entrails to see whether the last twelve months had turned out how we'd previously predicted. And whilst one thing we didn't see coming this […]

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93 Podcast #93 (Ogg) Dec. 12, 2016
00:01:06 News 00:40:48 Bash on Ubuntu on Windows 00:51:55 Feedback 01:05:35 Ubuntu Touch Damn it, Canonical. In our penultimate show, your Luddites genuinely wanted to be able to look forward to a glorious Linux-powered convergent future. But the harsh truth is that even after years of development, Ubuntu Touch remains …
92 Podcast #92 (Ogg) Nov. 28, 2016
00:05:48 News 00:40:03 More Pi Gubbins 00:54:41 Feedback 01:03:19 Chapeau 24 For those not wanting to risk life and limb by living on the bleeding edge, a new release of Fedora is always a good time to look at derivatives based on the previous version. So this show we span …
91 Podcast #91 (Ogg) Nov. 14, 2016
00:03:09 News 00:32:49 Linux Voice/Linux Magazine 00:40:39 herbstluftwm 00:51:40 Feedback 01:08:39 Elizabeth K Joseph on OpenStack OpenStack has the justified reputation of being a complex set of technologies. This show we talked with Elizabeth K Joseph, whose new book provides an overview of the platform and some much needed practical …
90 Podcast #90 (Ogg) Oct. 31, 2016
00:01:35 News 00:41:50 Paddy's First Taste of Pi 01:08:40 Feedback 01:18:59 Software Engineering? After kicking off with the latest news, this show features a frank first impression of the Raspberry Pi, your feedback, and a discussion about the state of modern software engineering. Head on over to our website for …
89 Podcast #89 (Ogg) Oct. 17, 2016
00:06:51 News 00:54:57 KDE Plasma 5.8 01:15:47 Feedback 01:24:51 Phoenix OS With Joe and Jesse positively gushing over Plasma 5.8, this is clearly not your great-grandfather's KDE. And sticking with the desktop theme, we also span up Phoenix OS, a properly windowed Android for your PC or tablet. Head on …
88 Podcast #88 (Ogg) Oct. 3, 2016
00:04:55 News 00:51:49 Feedback 01:01:36 Rob Landley Interview With GPL enforcement back in the news, we thought we'd cut through the bull and speak to someone who's been there, done that, and only got a very tattered T-shirt in return. So, after our usual news and feedback, we welcomed Rob …
87 Podcast #87 (Ogg) Sept. 19, 2016
00:05:20 News 00:44:44 PiBakery, Tasksel & Magic Device Tool 00:59:30 Feedback 01:12:22 elementary OS Loki As well as our regular news and feedback, this show we talk about PiBakery, Tasksel and Magic Device Tool, which are three utilities that could improve your productivity. And also the latest release of elementary …
86 Podcast #86 (Ogg) Sept. 5, 2016
00:01:05 News 00:38:04 UbuCon Europe 2016 00:47:20 fish Shell 00:58:55 Feedback 01:10:29 Desktop Customisation After the news, we hear about the upcoming UbuCon Europe from two of the organisers, Jesse goes fishing for compliments on his new choice of shell, we chew over your feedback, and round things off by …
85 Podcast #85 (Ogg) Aug. 22, 2016
00:04:10 News 00:52:07 GalliumOS 01:00:19 Feedback 01:13:45 Lumina Desktop Environment First impressions matter, so it's a bit of a shame that the new Lumina desktop looks fugly out of the box. Something it shares with Xfce which, smartened up in GalliumOS, is proving a real keeper on Joe's Chromebook. So …
84 Podcast #84 (Ogg) Aug. 8, 2016
00:01:03 News 00:35:41 Feedback 00:55:11 FOSS Talk Live Take three Luddites, add some liquid lubrication and an engaged if sceptical audience, and you've the perfect recipe for our outing at the first UK FOSS Talk Live event. Listen on after the news and feedback to see if we managed to …
83 Podcast #83 (Ogg) July 25, 2016
00:01:07 News 00:33:34 Filling the Void 00:53:58 Feedback 01:11:15 Finding Solus with Ikey The Free and Open Source Software world is notoriously poor at selling itself to Joe Public. Why is this, and could an existing organisation fill the outreach void? Plus, and after all of the news and feedback, …
82 Podcast #82 (Ogg) July 11, 2016
00:01:24 News 00:43:11 Firejail 00:50:30 Feedback 01:03:06 SUSE Studio Hitting it out of the park once again, the world's best Linux podcast returns with the latest FOSS news, showcases an effective desktop and server sandboxing technology and talks self-build distro creation with SUSE Studio. Head on over to our website …
81 Podcast #81 (Ogg) June 27, 2016
00:03:53 News 01:05:32 Devenir Gris 01:15:11 Feedback 01:32:14 ownCloud/Nextcloud With the initial release of Nextcloud recently dropping, we took the opportunity to spin it up to see whether there were any major differences with the current ownCloud offering. Guess it depends if you count a colour branding change as major… …
80 Podcast #80 (Ogg) June 13, 2016
00:04:38 News 00:54:32 Feedback 01:06:18 Devil's Advocate 01:18:32 Net Neutrality Feedback Following a spin around the latest news stories and a rummage through our postbag, Paddy played the role of Devil's Advocate to suggest that maybe some features typical of FOSS development result in lower code quality, and have led …
79 Podcast #79 (Ogg) May 30, 2016
00:01:43 News 01:05:22 Cryptomator 01:16:28 Feedback 01:31:58 Net Neutrality Securing documents on the public cloud can seem a little overwhelming for the non-technical user, but is just what Cryptomator promises. We spin it up to see if it delivers. Plus, as well as all the latest news and your feedback, …
69 Podcast #69 (Ogg) Jan. 11, 2016
Direct download link: Ogg Subscribe to our podcast RSS feed. 0:05:41 News 0:44:25 Android Without GApps 1:15:51 Feedback 1:26:44 2016 Predictions Easing back into the old routine, this show we brought you up to date with the FOSS news of the last couple of weeks, discussed living with Android but …
68 Podcast #68 (Ogg) Dec. 27, 2015
Direct download link: Ogg Subscribe to our podcast RSS feed. 0:01:06 The Year's News In Review 1:24:20 Revisiting Our 2015 Predictions After revisiting some of the major news stories of 2015, we reflected upon our previous predictions for the year. Head on over to our website for full show notes …
67 Podcast #67 (Ogg) Dec. 20, 2015
Direct download link: Ogg Subscribe to our podcast RSS feed. 0:04:01 The Open Source Photography Course 0:14:44 Feedback 0:32:47 Remix Mini Review 'Tis the Season of Goodwill, which may explain why something got an unequivocally positive review on the show. Or it could simply be that The Open Source Photography …
66 Podcast #66 (Ogg) Dec. 13, 2015
Direct download link: Ogg Subscribe to our podcast RSS feed. 0:01:28 News 0:39:00 Over a Pint: Saving Mozilla It's long been clear that Mozilla's management don't understand the real potential value of the organisation. So stay with us after the news to hear us pick apart some of the recent …