The news this week highlights shifts in Linux from multiple angles. What's evolving, why it matters, and that moment where the future actually works.
We cut the streaming cord the Linux way with free, legal internet TV you can curate, DVR, and self-host via Jellyfin or Plex. Then, we talk COSMIC stable with System76's CEO.
Off-the-shelf didn't cut it, so we built what we needed using open hardware and open source.
Our terminal apps are loaded, the goals are set, but we're already hitting a few snags. The TUI Challenge begins...
We test-drive a self-hosted alternative to Google Location History. Plus, we cover the week's Linux news highlights, then spill the beans on our upcoming TUI challenge.
We each bring surprise topics, a mix of hardware and software, as we prepare to hit the road for NixCon and SCaLE.
Some uncomfortable truths about using Linux, and then we introduce a new segment: Will it Nix?
A special edition of Office Hours explains why some Podcasters are seeing a 20% drop in downloads. Plus, Moritz from Alby joins us for a chat.
We're testing a new Podcasting 2.0 feature and need your ears!
Behind-the-scenes details of a new show in the works, our thoughts on a new genre of Podcasts bursting onto the scene, and we make JB history live on the show.
We get the inside scoop on SouthEast LinuxFest, and share a few stories from the early days of the Linux community.
Have you noticed there is a podcast for everything? That's all about to change. Our thoughts on why the podcast market is going bust this year.
Ubuntu makes its anti-Flatpak stance official, while KDE and GNOME team up to turn Flathub into a universal Linux app store.
We throw Office Hours into the middle of our biggest beta test yet!
We round up some news from FOSDEM 2023, update a 21-year-old project, and the Fedora fix that's been a few releases in the making.
We blow the lid off a secret project and get LIT.
Are the free software alternatives good enough? The conclusion to our 60-day challenge to drop Google, Apple, and the iPhone.
If you've noticed something a little off about your favorite podcasts, we might know why.
We're kicking off some new projects, catching up with old friends, and react to a new podcast app that automatically skips ads.
Why LBRY was never going to win, and how they have just screwed all crypto. And a new feature in the works for our listeners by our listeners.
Brent recounts a harrowing near miss on his road trip to the studio, and a surprise outage leaves Chris scrambling after launching the website.
Brent has been on a bug-finding marathon. We review what he's discovered and share some hard-learned lessons.
We're pushing our new website to production live on the show today. We have no idea how things will turn out - but we're taking you along for the ride either way!
We're learning on the job this week as the deadline for our new website is just around the corner. Plus, a dirty little secret that explains why most tech press coverage sucks.
The community is quick at work; we share major updates on our new website project, and chat with the "Official" Podcasting 2.0 consultant to find out what he's developing next for podcast listeners.
The one shared secret behind some of the world's most powerful open-source projects.
Outdoor networking adventures, new decentralized tools we're building, and a great chat with one of the co-founders of Podverse - an impressive open-source Podcasting 2.0 app.
Three tails of tech tribulations, and how Brent saved his openSUSE Tumbleweed box from the brink.
We have a laugh at Spotify, then check out a minimum viable project for the new Jupiter Broadcasting website.
Why Mike feels like Heroku is in a failed state, what drove us crazy about Google I/O this year, how Chris botched something super important, and some serious Python love sprinkled throughout.
We've made some essential decisions for our big projects, what really has us excited about Podcasting 2.0, and the real problem with Boosts.
After solving a moral dilemma in our particular kind of way, Mike dishes on some ambitious plans that might kick off a new era of development for him.
It's a summer of projects, we get into our plans to totally rebuild our website, some new Podcasting 2.0 features and, Brent takes his first bite of the Raspberry Pi.
We've hit a bump in the road with the NixOS challenge, and share what it might not be great at. Plus, what we didn't cover in our Ubuntu 22.04 review.
We explore what makes NixOS so powerful, and why it might be the future of all Linux distributions.
Why GNOME 42 is the release we’ve all been waiting for.
How each of us asks for features and help from free software projects, and one of our most prescient soapboxes in a while.
We look at two new options that enable ANYONE to run a personal server at home or a small business.
We make some last-minute changes to our server setup and catch up on a bunch of thought-provoking feedback.
A new initiative uses open source to keep podcasting decentralized and add new features.
The nasty Log4Shell vulnerability isn't solved yet, this week saw a new round of attacks and patches.