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Linux is always changing and improving. Join our hosts as they cover the latest Linux news, plus weekly features about Linux on the desktop.
A performance feature is exploited as a security flaw, a VPN company's been making the rounds with open-source sponsorship, and text editors and desktop icons go out of style.
Ubuntu 17.10's download link was taken down mid-week, a popular Linux publication goes out of business, and we discuss the inclusion of ad blockers built in to major web browsers.
Intel hides a proprietary derivative of MINIX inside all of its processors, Sway announces it's dropping support for NVIDIA graphics cards, and LibreOffice gets hit with trolls in the middle of its botched community mascot contest.
Fedora's having trouble deciding between freedom and popularity, LibreOffice is getting a new mascot, and Purism's on the verge of reaching their crowdfunding goal for the Librem 5.
Purism's partnering with KDE for their new phone, GNOME 3.26 is released, and a cross-platform Bluetooth bug causes a security issue for some Linux systems.
Firefox is furiously fighting back against the Chrome monopoly, and some of the updates are already here. Then, GNOME puts some polish on its default apps, Ubuntu might ship a few small utilities by default, and more.
Debian, FreeBSD, SteamOS, Brackets, and GNOME Disks get updated, while Flash gets discontinued. Then, Jacob and Richard talk for an hour while they wait for SteamOS to download.
The browser market is changing and Microsoft's increasing their Linux support. Then, Jacob and Richard discuss Snap packages and their mandatory automatic updates.
Fedora 26 is out, Kdenlive's got some big refactoring in the works, and Microsoft's cross-platform IDE had been updated! Also, Richard tells Jacob how he uses Dokku for his website development.
