Linux Action News

Our weekly take on the free and open source world.

About the show

Weekly Linux news and analysis by Chris and Wes. The show every week we hope you'll go to when you want to hear an informed discussion about what’s happening.

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Episodes

  • Linux Action News 139

    January 5th, 2020  |  31 mins 11 secs
    2019 linux predictions, 2020 linux predictions, apple, aws, bitcoin, canonical, cloud vs linux, jupiter broadcasting, linux academy, linux action news, linux foundation, microsoft, office365, raspberry pi, risc-v, steam

    It's our annual predictions episode. We review how we did in 2019, and then set out to predict what we think will happen in 2020.

  • Linux Action News 138

    December 29th, 2019  |  24 mins 51 secs
    2019 round up, android, biggest linux news of 2019, canonical, chromebook, cloud vs foss, google, jupiter broadcasting, linux academy, linux action show, linux news podcast, lvfs, microsoft, red hat, yearly review

    We review the major moments of the year's news, and discuss how they impacted our world.

  • Linux Action News 137

    December 22nd, 2019  |  27 mins 6 secs
    amazon, apple, atari vcs, canonical, chip, development kits, doh, epic megagrant, firefox, google, homekit, jupiter broadcasting, kde laptop, kirta, kubuntu, linux academy, linux action show, linux game development, linux news podcast, multipass, nextdns, trusted recursive resolver program, unity, z-wave

    Canonical releases a "mini-cloud" on your workstation, the KDE ecosystem has some big news, and the smart home might have just become more open.

  • Linux Action News 136

    December 15th, 2019  |  32 mins 15 secs
    bluesky, chrome os, decentralized twitter, dxvk, electron, feral, flapjack, fuchsia, gtc 2020, jupiter broadcasting linux academy, linux action show, linux news podcast, linux weekly news, microsoft teams, nouveau, nvidia, office 365 for linux, raspberry pi, vulkan, zulip

    The first desktop Office 365 app arrives, Ubuntu commits to current and future Raspberry Pi boards, and why the near-term future of Linux gaming looks a bit rocky.

  • Linux Action News 135

    December 8th, 2019  |  29 mins 50 secs
    amazon web services, arm servers, avast, avg, aws, azure, canonical, common voice, deepspeech, firefox 71, firefox performance, firefox private network, graviton2, jupiter broadcasting, linux academy, linux action show, linux news podcast, microsoft, soc, ubuntu pro, ubuntu rolling kernel, windows subsystem for linux, wsl

    Ubuntu Pro is a click away, and their kernel goes rolling on AWS. We process the range of announcements, while Mozilla cranks up the security and impresses us with DeepSpeech.

  • Linux Action News 134

    December 1st, 2019  |  25 mins 49 secs
    alexa voice service, aws iot core, be smart shop safe, contract for the web, drm, eff, electronic frontier foundation, embedded media extensions, facebook, google, jupiter broadcasting, kali linux, linux academy, linux action show, linux news podcast, microsoft, mozilla, state of mozilla, tim berners-lee, twitter, w3c, xfce

    We share Mozilla's concerns over Contract for the Web, and try out Kali Linux's new tricks.

  • Linux Action News 133

    November 24th, 2019  |  19 mins 3 secs
    android secuirty rewards, bug bounty, chromebooks lvfs, fwupd, general resolution, gitlab, ibm, init systems, init systems and systemd, jupiter broadcasting, linux academy, linux action show, linux foundation, linux news podcast, microsoft, monero website hacked, mozilla web bounty program, open invention network, patent trolls, sam hartman, systemd

    Google, Mozilla, and GitLab make serious upgrades to their bug bounty programs, insights into Debian's renewed systemd debate, and how Microsoft and IBM are working together to fight patent trolls.

  • Linux Action News 132

    November 17th, 2019  |  31 mins 38 secs
    blink, brave browser, brave rewards, brave shields, brave vs firefox, braveheart, developer workflow, docker enterprise, docker swarm, fallout, intel, jupiter broadcasting, kernel address space layout randomization, kubernetes, linux academy, linux action show, linux news podcast, linux smartphone, mds, microarchitectural data sampling, mirantis, pinephone, ridl, side-channel vulnerabilities

    Docker's surprising news, new nasty Intel vulnerabilities, and why Brave 1.0 changes the game.

  • Linux Action News 131

    November 10th, 2019  |  20 mins 35 secs
    14.04, acer, ai, android, app defense alliance, ar, blink, canonical, cardboard, chromebooks, chromeos, chromium, daydream, deezer, dell, eset, google, google play, jupiter broadcasting, lenovo, linux, linux academy, linux action show, linux news podcast, livepatch, lookout, malware, microsoft, microsoft edge, ml, music separation, open source, play store, samsung, security, security updates, spleeter, ubuntu esm, virtual desktops, virtual reality, vr, web browser, webkit, zimperium

    Google steps up support for older Chromebooks, Microsoft Edge is coming to Linux, and the App Defense Alliance teams up to fight Android malware.

  • Linux Action News 130

    November 3rd, 2019  |  26 mins 53 secs
    adsense, code executio, containers, csrf, csrf vulnerability, fedora 31, fedora toolbox, gnome 3.34, google analytics, google search console, horde webmail, jupiter broadcasting, linux academy, linux action show, linux news podcast, numan ozdemir, open source at protonmail, pagespeed insights, protonmail ios app, rce, sec consult, site kit, sql injection, sqli, stealing emails, wordpress, xss

    Fedora arrives from the future, the big players line up behind KernelCI, and researchers claim significant vulnerabilities in Horde.

  • Linux Action News 129

    October 27th, 2019  |  42 mins 23 secs
    android adoption, canonical, disney+ drm, executive director neil mcgovern, firefox dashboard, gitlab telemetry, gnome, gnome foundation, jupiter broadcasting, linux academy, linux action show, linux news, linux news podcast, patent suit, project treble, rothschild patent imaging, shearman & sterling, shotwell, ubuntu, will cooke

    GNOME decides to fight, Ubuntu's desktop director steps down, GitLab backs off its telemetry plans, and we've got the data on Google's Project Treble.

  • Linux Action News 128

    October 20th, 2019  |  26 mins 53 secs
    20.04, amazon, andotp, aws, bare metal arm, cryptojacking, docker hub, ec2, google play, graboid, ibm financials, jupiter broadcasting, linux academy, linux action show, linux news podcast, payments policy, red hat, removed from google play, ubuntu 19.10, wireguard, worm

    A new Ubuntu has promise, Linux on Dex is dead, and our strong reaction to Google pulling two open-source apps from the Play Store.

  • Linux Action News 127

    October 13th, 2019  |  27 mins 54 secs
    architect quits, atari vcs, blockchain, free software foundation, fsf, gnu, gnu project, gnuisance, google stadia, jupiter broadcasting, linux academy, linux action show, linux news podcast, open network, openlibra, pavel durov, richard stallman, rms, sec, suse, telegram, token sale

    Richard Stallman's GNU leadership is challenged by an influential group of maintainers, SUSE drops OpenStack "for the customer," and Google claims Stadia will be faster than a gaming PC.

  • Linux Action News 126

    October 6th, 2019  |  26 mins 58 secs
    android open source project, android zero-day, collaborative text editor, cve-2019-2215, google apps, huawei mate 30 pro, jupiter broadcasting, linux academy, linux news podcast, markdown, microsoft graph, nextcloud 17, project zero team, remote wipe, satya nadella, surface duo, surface neo, the document collective, threat analysis group

    Microsoft's CEO says Windows doesn't matter anymore, but do we buy it? Nextcloud 17 goes enterprise-grade and the Internet’s horrifying new method for installing Google apps on Huawei phones.

  • Linux Action News 125

    September 29th, 2019  |  21 mins 41 secs
    android 10 go, centos 8, centos stream, cockpit, debian wheezy, dnf, docker, dsu, fsf, gnome foundtation patent fight, gnu, jupiter broadcasting, linux academy, linux action show, linux news podcast, microsoft edge on linux, podman, richard stallman, rms, wayland

    CentOS Stream and 8 have a lot for us to talk about, Docker's struggles go public, and the GNOME Foundation is facing a patent fight.

  • Linux Action News 124

    September 22nd, 2019  |  31 mins 47 secs
    all systems go, centos, debian, free software foundation, fsf, gapps, home directories, huawei, init diversity, json, jupiter broadcasting, lennart poettering, linux academy, linux action show, linux news podcast, locked bootloader, luks, mate 30 pro, mit, oracle autonomous linux, richard stallman resigns, rms, systemd-homed

    Richard Stallman resigns, we share our thoughts and discuss the future for RMS and the FSF.