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  • 447 – Real Time Linux

    First up in the news: Linux Kernel 6.11 released, Intel spins off its foundry business, Real Time comes to Linux, Qualcomm wants to buy Intel, WP Engine faces off against Automattic, Nvidia publishes open source Linux vGPU driver, Proton finishes open-sourcing all its apps

    In security and privacy: Kaspersky deletes itself and inserts UltraAV

    Then in our Wanderings: Bill goes loco(l), Majid folds, Moss goes Full Circle, Joe modifies something, Eric dodges another bullet, and Ken uses all the words

    Happy 41st Birthday GNU!

  • 446 – The Beauty of Cinnamon, and The Downfall of Redbox

    First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – August 2024, Software Freedom Day,

    In security and privacy: Apple Suddenly Drops NSO Group Spyware Lawsuit;

    Then in our Wanderings: Bill flirts with Ladybird, Joe gets jiggy with his ports, Moss does something or other, Eric gets COSMIC;

    In our Innards section: we discuss DRM and digital media providers

    And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

  • 445 – Wearable

    First up in the news: KITE OS educational Linux developed in Kerala, India, Microsoft rolls out Windows Recall again, Linus regrets merging BCacheFS again, 4M Linux 46 released;

    In security and privacy: “Something has gone seriously wrong,” dual-boot systems warn after Microsoft update, “sedxp” Linux malware avoids detection for two years;

    Then in our Wanderings: Majid is back from his travels, Moss, Joe, Eric gets his PineTime

    In our Innards section: we do wearables

    And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

  • 444 – The News is HUGE!

    First up in the news: Canonical Moves To Shipping Very Latest Upstream Kernel Code, Google Search is playing Monopoly, Wordstar7 is open sourced, SuSE goes way long, Chrome blocks uBlock, GitLab is on the market and Funtoo is back (sort of)

    In security and privacy: Hackers leak 2.7 billion data records with Social Security numbers, and there are lots of zeros attacking Mac and Linux browsers

    Then in our Wanderings: Bill is broken down Joe goes virtual, Moss has stopped watching, Majid is in India and will be back next month.

  • 443 – Wilma Has Arrived

    First up in the news: Linux Mint 22 “Wilma” released, Switzerland now requires all government software to be open source, Intel suffers stock losses, Intel admits to damage on 13th and 14th gen processors, Funtoo calls it quits, and SerpentOS makes its first appearance

    In security and privacy: SecureBoot is broken on over 200 computers from 5 major vendors, new Android malware drains bank accounts and wipes your device afterwards, and TGRat attacks Linux;

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