Why the problems with open source licenses aren’t quite as easy to fix as some people think, the reasons you should never pay ransomware gangs, and running a Nagios distro on a Raspberry Pi. Plug Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes News/discussion What comes after open source? Bruce Perens is working on it A tale of 2 casino ransomware attacks: One paid out, one did not The State of Ransomware in the U.S.: Report and Statistics 2023 Free Consulting We ...
Jan 11, 2024•29 min
What pets we have, the best YouTube videos we’ve ever seen, and our non-Linux or podcasting hobbies. With Félim from Late Night Linux and Kevin from Linux Dev Time . Retro Game Mechanics Explained Michael Jackson on Fire Diorama Man Falls on Ice in Dublin On RTE news Patrons got this this in their feed two weeks ago....
Jan 10, 2024•18 min
In this episode: Martin is using the unfold.ai coding assistant to turn the MVP Rust project, ia-get , into a “product” . Alan has impressions of actually using NextCloud . Mark is listening to audiobooks on Linux with Cozy and on Android with Voice . You can send your feedback via show@linuxmatters.sh or the Contact Form . If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community you can join: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The #linux-matters channel on ...
Jan 09, 2024•32 min
The easy way to control Home Assistant from anywhere while also supporting the project, running LLMs with a single local file, learning and practising security and admin concepts in a fun game, giving in and using an Amazon stick to watch TV, getting the most out of Bash, and how we host the show’s website and MP3s. Discoveries Nabu Casa llamafile OverTheWire Wargames Fire TV Stick 4K Max with VLC and Jellyfin SmartTube oh-my-bash Feedback WordPress Libsyn PowerPress Hugo castanet Tailscale Tail...
Jan 08, 2024•27 min
We look back at what we wanted to happen in the Linux and FOSS world in 2023, and talk about what we want to happen in 2024. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed ....
Jan 05, 2024•23 min
What does “incognito mode” in Chrome actually mean and whether documenting browser standards in code is a good idea, the serious implications of a fun story about messing with a ChatGPT instance, and maximizing performance when using mixed disk types on ZFS mirrored vdevs. Plug Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes News Google agrees to settle Chrome incognito mode class action lawsuit I’d Buy That for a Dollar: Chevy Dealership’s AI Chatbot Goes Rogue F...
Jan 04, 2024•30 min
It’s that time of year where we look back at our 2023 predictions, and make some new ones for 2024. Tailscale Tailscale is an easy to deploy, zero-config, no-fuss VPN that allows you to build simple networks across complex infrastructure. Go to tailscale.com/lnl and try Tailscale out for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required. See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS : Subscribe to the RSS feeds here...
Jan 01, 2024•30 min
When it comes to collaboration workflows, Amolith dislikes the pull request model that GitHub made popular and much prefers the email/patch-based approach. Kevin does his best to get to the bottom of why, and Joe wonders if it might come down to disliking Microsoft. Your GitHub pull request workflow is slowing everyone down Graphite git-branchless See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed...
Dec 31, 2023•23 min
Twitch pulls out of Korea thanks to the opposite of Net Neutrality, it’s not clear to what extent smart devices are listening to your conversations, more on water usage in data centers, and our thoughts on mandatory access controls. Plug Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes News Twitch to shut down in Korea over ‘prohibitively expensive’ network fees Marketer sparks panic with claims it uses smart devices to eavesdrop on people Free Consulting We were a...
Dec 28, 2023•29 min
In this episode: Mark is playing Baldur’s Gate 3 . Alan is going LoCo in Ubuntu – You can contribute to the UK LoCo website on GitHub. Martin is building and running Snaps on NixOS. You can send your feedback via show@linuxmatters.sh or the Contact Form . If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community you can join: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The #linux-matters channel on the Late Night Linux Discord server. If you enjoy the show, please con...
Dec 26, 2023•27 min
What would we do to make the Internet and the Web better? Various hosts from the Late Night Linux Family shows offer their answers. With guest hosts Gary and Chris from Linux After Dark , Allan from 2.5 Admins , and Kevin and Amolith from Linux Dev Time . Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS : Subscribe to the RSS feeds here...
Dec 25, 2023•21 min
The child’s toy that Chris hacked makes us remember the various other proprietary hardware and software that we’ve taken control of using free and open source software. Plus our mixed feelings about doing an accessibility challenge. Lunii See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed ....
Dec 22, 2023•20 min
What you need to know about the recent SSH vulnerability, yet another privacy issue with cloud-connected security cameras, why it’s difficult to get to the bottom of an obscure ZFS encryption bug, and more. Plug Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes News SSH protects the world’s most sensitive networks. It just got a lot weaker UniFi devices broadcasted private video to other users’ accounts Free Consulting We were asked about the state of ZFS encryption...
Dec 21, 2023•32 min
It’s our 2023 year in review episode. There’s some good news about gaming and space, enshittification aplenty, a lot of love for the fediverse, and some tough love for Mozilla. Linux Downtime is now Linux Dev Time ! Subscribe to the Late Night Linux Family All Episodes Feed Will’s post that made it to Hacker News etc 2023 News Good news Mars helicopter Ingenuity aces 40th Red Planet flight Maverick Mars chopper has survived way past its warranty – now it’s time for a sequel Our new flagship dist...
Dec 19, 2023•28 min
Linux Downtime is now Linux Dev Time ! In this first episode we talk about “sharpening our tools” – changing your dev tools, trying out new languages, using existing code vs writing something new, how to get over creative blocks, and more. How Often Should We Sharpen Our Tools? See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed...
Dec 17, 2023•18 min
Google Drive client users lost months of files, a feature of UEFI that has left millions of computers potentially vulnerable to persistent malware, and why you probably shouldn’t buy cheap resold volume Windows licenses. Plugs Support us on patreon to get ad-free episodes that are sometimes a day or so early. News/discussion Google Drive users say Google lost their files; Google is investigating How to restore files in Drive for desktop (v84.0.0.0-84.0.4.0) Just about every Windows and Linux dev...
Dec 14, 2023•29 min
In this episode: Alan stumbles upon Ubuntu Core Desktop Preview and gives it a shake on a SteamDeck. Mark further continues his adventures in the Fediverse , by developing AWS Lambdas on his desktop. Martin creates an Open-Source Apple AirDrop-alike for sending files around the aether with LocalSend You can send your feedback via show@linuxmatters.sh or the Contact Form . If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community you can join: The Linux Matters Cha...
Dec 12, 2023•29 min
Google’s war on ad-blockers is potentially really good news for Firefox, and so are mobile extensions. Plus another quick terminal tip, a VM advent calendar, extreme synth geekery, your feedback on backing up photos, a plea to stop telling us about syncthing, and more. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes Discoveries tail -F QEMU advent Calendar CS80 interactive diagram Most followed Mastodon accounts News Firefox slow to load YouTube? Just another fron...
Dec 11, 2023•26 min
When the Raspberry Pi 5 was announced, we all said that most people would probably be better off repurposing an x86 thin client so we bought some dirt cheap new in box Dell Wyse 5070 machines to see if we were right. Spoiler: we were. Dalton’s post about trying to break Synology RAID Parky Towers Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed ....
Dec 08, 2023•23 min
Jim and Allan break down the details of the recent ZFS data corruption bug, and give their tips for managing a fleet of 40+ servers. Plug Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes News Two new versions of OpenZFS fix long-hidden corruption bug Free Consulting We were asked about managing 40+ servers. Automox Save time, eliminate risk, and automate the patching, configuration, and control of all your Windows, macOS, and Linux endpoints with Automox . See our ...
Dec 07, 2023•32 min
The best ever version of Windows, movies that haunted us, distributed computing, and whether we do any exercise ever. With Chris, Dalton, and Gary from Linux After Dark . Patrons got this this in their feed two weeks ago.
Dec 06, 2023•21 min
Our first impressions of two new hot bits of hardware – the Steam Deck OLED, and the Raspberry Pi 5. Plus great news for self-hosted webmail, a call to support open source AI/ML image processing, and a mini KDE Korner. News Open source email pioneer Roundcube joins the Nextcloud family Vulns expose ownCloud admin passwords, sensitive data ownCloud vulnerability with maximum 10 severity score comes under “mass” exploitation Where Is OpenCV 5? Steam Deck OLED Graham answers our questions about his...
Dec 05, 2023•26 min
Kevin joins us to talk about the hype that surrounds some programming languages like Rust and Python, how some languages like Java went out of fashion, and why the likes of PHP never saw much hype at all. With guest host Jim from 2.5 Admins . Kevin’s Twitter Kevin’s Mastodon Clap Factor Factor’s fresh, never frozen, meals are ready in just 2 minutes, so all you have to do is heat them up and enjoy. Go to factormeals.com/ldt50 and use code ldt50 to get 50% off. See our contact page for ways to ge...
Dec 03, 2023•24 min
Why a small island nation’s top level domain ended up with such a terrible reputation, an ssh vulnerability that’s not as scary as it sounds, whether software can be “finished”, and using powerline or WiFi for security cameras. Plugs Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes News How a tiny Pacific Island became the global capital of cybercrime Passive SSH server private key compromise is real … for some vulnerable gear Feedback The beauty of finished softwa...
Nov 30, 2023•30 min
In this episode: B is for Bottom in Martin’s A-Z of Modern Unix. Alan takes Asahi Linux for a test drive on an M1 Macbook using Ubuntu Asahi . Mark continues his adventures integrating his static blog with the Fediverse . We also mentioned owncast for self-hosting live streams, which also has deep Fediverse integration. You can send your feedback via show@linuxmatters.sh or the Contact Form . If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community you can join: ...
Nov 28, 2023•30 min
An improvement to apt, a quick terminal tip, reverse-engineering Bluetooth devices with Android, an M1 Macbook Asahi update, a self-hosted way to bypass paywalls, making native apps out of web pages, bridging Zigbee devices to MQTT, a terrible way to back up photos and videos from a phone, Félim learns about HDMI standards, and more. With guest host popey from Linux Matters . Discoveries nala btsnoop logs in Android zigbee2mqtt ladder pake Entroware This episode is sponsored by Entroware . They ...
Nov 27, 2023•29 min
Our memories of early positive experiences show us how communities have changed over the years, and the best ways to keep the experience positive these days. Late Night Linux Family communities Practical ZFS Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed ....
Nov 24, 2023•20 min
Why and how Allan installed a set of new Power over Ethernet wireless access points, and our hardware recommendations for a media server and NAS in one. Allan’s new WiFi setup Access points Controller Free Consulting We were asked for hardware recommendations for a media server and NAS in one. HelloFresh With HelloFresh, you get farm-fresh, pre-portioned ingredients and seasonal recipes delivered right to your doorstep. Get free breakfast for life at hellofresh.com/25adminsfree with code 25admin...
Nov 23, 2023•29 min
A new version of the Steam Deck looks to be a nice improvement, Amazon’s new Linux-based OS is probably bad news for Fire TV hackers, great news for GNOME, Signal tells us how expensive it is to run its service, GitHub goes all in on Copilot, our speculation about the OpenAI drama, and a mini KDE Korner. With guest host popey from Linux Matters . News Valve reveals the Steam Deck OLED: $549 buys better screen, battery, and more Valve says it has sold ‘multiple millions’ of Steam Decks Amazon has...
Nov 21, 2023•29 min
There’s a meme that software developers should be forced to use low end hardware to experience what it’s like to be a real user. So what hardware should devs actually use to test their software? How does this differ for GUI and CLI applications? With guest host Jim from 2.5 Admins . HelloFresh With HelloFresh, you get farm-fresh, pre-portioned ingredients and seasonal recipes delivered right to your doorstep. Get free breakfast for life at hellofresh.com/ldtfree using code ldtfree . (One breakfa...
Nov 19, 2023•22 min
