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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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12 September 2021

Linus Torvalds attempts to get kernel developers to clean up their code, the performance regression that almost shipped, and the major production struggle Red Hat acknowledged this week.

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5 September 2021

SUSE's new era kicks off this week, CentOS users get some relief, and how Docker managed to piss off their users.

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29 August 2021

Why the Linux kernel received so much mainstream attention this week, some of our favorite open-source projects get great updates, and why we're concerned about Linux Foundation members transferring innovation from Linux to closed source software at an industrial scale.

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22 August 2021

What’s coming next for the Linux desktop, and some exclusive news from System76.

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15 August 2021

What's new in Debian 11, and an example of the Linux Foundation funneling free software to their corporate friends.

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8 August 2021

Since the announcement of the Steam Deck, things around Linux have started changing, including some big items this week.

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1 August 2021

Microsoft's next kernel patch fixes a long-standing Linux issue, we'll share the details. Plus ChromeOS's next power user feature you haven't heard of, and Valve's broader plans that came into focus this week.

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25 July 2021

We share the facts about a recent systemd vulnerability, the new details we've learned this week about the Steam Deck, and then dig into the reviews of the Framework Laptop.

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17 July 2021

Steam Deck looks impressive; we cover the details you care about and one aspect that concerns us.

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11 July 2021

Open Source's best hope for alternatives to Microsoft and Google gets a significant update this week, and we cover a plethora of new goodies coming to a Linux near you soon.

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5 July 2021

We try out Pop!_OS 21.04 and share our thoughts on the COSMIC desktop and our reaction to Audacity’s new troubling privacy policy.

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27 June 2021

The news this week that pushes Linux ahead in the enterprise, the challenges Windows 11 might bring, and we go hands-on with the new Debian-based TrueNAS SCALE.