Tag: Security

• April 5, 2025MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  458 – The Mobile Generation

  First up in the news: New GIMP, Debian comes to a RISC-V tablet, Google explains why the are putting Terminal on Android, Asahi Linux loses another top dev, Plex goes for the gold – yours, meet EU OS, Kernel 6.14 is released, Gnome 48 released, new GRUB updates, AerynOS is released with GNOME 48

  In security and privacy: “MyTerms” wants to let the user dictate privacy

  Then in our Wanderings: Moss plays Musical Tablets, Joe Moxes the Prox, Dale has a burpday, Majid is on holiday and Bill is off truckin’ somewhere...

  In our Innards section: Dale takes us through Mobile Networks

  In Bodhi Corner, Moss covers new translations and work on the next version.

• March 22, 2025MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  457- mozillaCast

  First up in the news: Firefox’s new terms aren’t that bad, uBlock Origin is the Most Popular Firefox Add-on, Cloudflare bounces browsers, and PocketCast goes free

  In security and privacy: French government rejects security backdoors, and TAILS replaces balenaEtcher with Rufus as installer for Windows

  Then in our Wanderings: Joe moxxes the prox, Bill goes deep in the heart of Texas, Moss sings again, and Majid finally learns Audacity...sort of

• December 10, 2024MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  451 – Cinnamon Toast

  First up in the news: mintCast turned 16 while we weren’t watching, Mint 22.1 being tested, Cinnamon 6.4 Desktop Environment released, US lawyers pushing Google to divest Chrome, El Capitan takes the lead

  In security and privacy: Hackers push fake BitWarden updates, Chinese hackers push Linux-focused WolfsBane, WordPress security flaw gives hackers admin access

  Then in our Wanderings: Bill cools the runnings, Joe cools his printer, Moss cools his ereaders, Majid gives in to temptation, and Eric finds value and delight in his secondhand hardware.

• October 31, 2024MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  449 – 3D Podcasting

  First up in the news: Ubuntu 25.04 gets perfect name, WinAmp deletes entire Github code, Ubuntu 24.10 released for Snapdragon X Elite, Arm cancels Qualcomm’s architecture license, Paranoia and Fear inhabit Automattic, Internet Archive breached again, Rand removal of Russian coders spurs debate about Linux kernel’s politics

  In security and privacy: Concerns raised over Bitwarden, Fortigate Admins Report Active Zero-Day Exploit

  Then in our Wanderings: Joe mods, Moss gets edumacated, and Eric times out

• October 2, 2024MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  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!