Linux Outlaws 256 – The Beards are Coming!!!
March 18th, 2012
Nvidia joins the Linux Foundation, Pwn2Own news, Raspberry Pi manufacturing issues, jQuery Foundation launched, Arch turns ten, Apple releases some new thing, the Windows 8 interface is screwed up and the LulzSec hackers get arrested in a high profile operation
0:03:00 Introduction
- Do not send in story suggestions via email, use Reddit
- Possible OggCamp name change
- Mojang and Bethesda settle “Scrolls” trademark dispute
0:13:29 Releases & News
- Knoppix 7
- Linux Mint 12 LXDE
- CentOS & Oracle Linux 5.8
- Rails security updates
- Bazaar 2.5.0
- Wine 1.4
- Nightingale 1.11.0
- Midori 0.4.4
- LulzSec arrests
- Symantec AV source posted on the Pirate Bay
- Chrome hacked & fixed — Pwn2Own recap
- SCOTUS asked to review software patents in the US
- Android Market renamed Google Play, head guy steps down
- Fedora for the Raspberry Pi released
- Raspberry Pi manufacturing issues
- OIN changes legal guidelines
- PageKite offers free accounts for open source developers
- jQuery Foundation launched
- Interview with Rob Landley on Busybox/ToyBox
- Android anti-virus is crap
- Arch Linux turns ten
- Nvidia joins the Linux Foundation
1:14:46 Microwatch
1:18:33 Applewatch
- Apple starts using Open Street Maps
- The DoJ is saying it will sue Apple over ebook pricing — EU & US coordinating
1:26:32 App Tip
- HTTPie — a curl alternative
- httpbin.org
curl vs. HTTPie
1:28:55 Feedback
- Jameson writes to us about MythTV, Netflix and DRM
- Eric Schatz tells us his thoughts on our discussion of native apps vs. web apps
- Manu Chandrasekhar aka. Cheezespread tells us about Sikuli (a visual scripting API for Jython)
- Stephen Bell has been enjoying listening to Black Bones since we played them
- Jeff Gehlbach says he joined Toastmasters International and that paying money for using filler words like "uhm" made it easier to get rid of them
- Kevin Granade gives us some more feedback on ksplice for desktop use
- Kari Mattsson sends some more input on Ubuntu for Android
We had other emails this week from Paul Dutot, Andrew Mason, Tony J., Jack Hill, Ace and Jon Stockill.
- LibrePlanet is on 24 & 25 March at the University of Massachusetts, Boston
Song: For The Would-be Woody Guthrie by Shambles Miller (licensed under Creative Commons BY)
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