LINUX Unplugged

Obviously Linux's Fault | LINUX Unplugged 75

13 January 2015

It’s a new year & a new round of Linux bashing. But are some of the criticism corrects? Can we handle a little tough love as a community for the collective good? We debate. Plus 4 new Linux distress to watch in 2015, a MATE love story & an Arch victory

Proprietary Exodus | LINUX Unplugged 74

6 January 2015

During a recent passionate speech Richard Stallman said users of proprietary software are victims, we’ll debate of that’s true & play other clips from his speech. Then we’ll look at the recent exodus of Mac developers, the pants debt comes due & more!

Predicting 2015 | LINUX Unplugged 73

30 December 2014

Our bold predictions for Linux & open source over 2015. Thought provoking, sometimes a bit inspired or maybe just plain wrong, this edition of Unplugged promises to entertain. Plus what goes into making a great & secure messaging system & more!

Best of LUP 2014 | LINUX Unplugged 72

23 December 2014

We look back on some of the rants and events of 2014. Wether it's systemd, mir, tox, ubuntu or anything else, we covered lots of major events this year!

Fedora Takes the Lead | LINUX Unplugged 71

16 December 2014

Our virtual LUG reviews Fedora 21 & why we’ve just witnessed one of the most ambitious transformation of any Linux distro of 2014. Plus Dustin Kirkland from Canonical talks about Ubuntu Snappy Core & then we find out what’s coming soon to Xonotic.

Next Gen Fedora | LINUX Unplugged 70

9 December 2014

Fedora’s project lead joins us to discuss today’s Fedora 21 release & more, Plus what the Ubuntu Snappy Core announcement means, why it’s a big deal & why it could be amazing for the desktop one day. Then was 2014 the year Roku killed XMBC for us?

Perfect Linux Laptop | LINUX Unplugged 69

2 December 2014

The founder of Purism Librem 15, joins us to discuss the hardware, software & goals of the project & how he hopes to encourage manufacturers to free the entire stack. Plus CoreOS announces Rocket, a new Docker competitor that we’re excited about & more!

Linux Powered Schools | LINUX Unplugged 68

25 November 2014

We talk with students from Penn Manor School District, where they’ve given every student a Linux laptop. Plus a preview of our interview with Mark Shuttleworth & his take on the recent criticism and exodus from Debian & getting started in a Linux career.

Debian Community Divided | LINUX Unplugged 67

18 November 2014

We recap the recent mini-exodus in the Debian project. Then we follow that with some concrete ideas of what we can do to change that tone. Plus we take a stroll down fantasy lane and solve our top 3 Linux pain points, some great follow up & much more!

Firefox gets Unplugged | LINUX Unplugged 66

11 November 2014

We Firefox challenge & now we follow up, we also reflect on 10 years & the growing competition from Webkit Gnome raised money to defend it’s Trademark from Groupon, which has quickly raised the white flag. Plus an exciting first live on the show & more!

OpenSUSE Followup | LINUX Unplugged 65

4 November 2014

We follow up on our review of openSUSE 13.2 & discuss how life on the rolling side has been going for some of our LUG members. Plus the hardware box that promises to replace your password manager & we say goodbye to the Linux Outlaws.

SeaGL & OLF Roundup | LINUX Unplugged 64

28 October 2014

Our interviews from SeaGL 2014. Special guest Angela Fisher joins us to discuss getting women involved with Linux and technology general. Plus our fun stories from Ohio LinuxFest 2014, a few closing thoughts, your feedback & much more!

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