A couple of our long-standing forecasts are coming true. We unpack the recent developments. Plus, our thoughts on OpenAI going commercial and more.
The messy details and tidy excuses we noticed in all this OpenAI upset, and some fundamental problems that have been plaguing desktop Linux for years.
How we found peace with the Linux community’s perpetual debates; and our tricks for finding the signal from the noise.
A fresh take on open-source funding, Fedora’s plan for better encryption out of the box, and our impressions of the latest Ubuntu Beta.
Why we won't see a new Raspberry Pi until 2025, the first steps to Plasma 6 are being taken, and PipeWire gets a major Bluetooth upgrade.
Plasma 5.26's standout features, Canonical flips the script on Red Hat, and why Android is leaking traffic outside VPNs.
Brent has been on a bug-finding marathon. We review what he's discovered and share some hard-learned lessons.
We present a buffet of budget Linux boxes. From $40 to $400 you'll be surprised by what we found. Then we attempt to find the perfect distro for them.
Red Hat hints at its future direction, why realtime might finally come to Linux after all these years, and our reaction to Google's ambitious new programing language.
We try and bust a common Linux distro myth. Then what surprised Chris about his new Steam Deck.
Why Google says we should all go rolling, Red Hat's got a new boss, Microsoft gets called out, and why it might be the year of Linux hardware.
We get the details behind Thunderbird acquiring K-9 Mail, share the best new features of Plasma 5.25, check-in on Ubuntu's RISC-V development status, and discuss Photoshop coming to Linux via the web.
Docker surprises everyone, new Fedora tools in the works, and an old debate with a fresh take.
Canonical has a big week, why bcachefs looks like it's taking another step forward, and ChromeOS Flex for PCs is released.
There's just something off about Ubuntu these days, this week we put it all together.
Fedora and Red Hat users are getting a web-based installer, and a new legal situation for Bitcoin smells like retro SCO FUD.
Could the Steam Deck mean fewer native Linux games? We chat with prolific game developer Ethan Lee and get his perspective on the negative impacts of the Deck.
Linux server admins don't know where to turn next; how the cult of personality might be shaping Linux's most important market.
We try the Mac desktop for 30 days, find out what we think it does best, and where Linux will always have it beat.
We question the very nature of Linux development, and debate if a new approach is needed.
Big things are coming to Microsoft's WSL so we get the inside scoop on what's just around the corner.
It’s official, Manjaro is a legitimate business; so what happens next? We chat with Phil from the project about the huge news.
Why we sometimes go too far with our Linux advocacy, and a few humble strategies to switch people to Linux.
Will there ever be another "big" Linux distro, or has that time passed?
The new Fedora has a neat trick, The Register's KDE klickbait, and GhostBSD impresses.
Chris and Joe look back at the big news stories of 2017, some notable trends, the changes that impacted Desktop Linux users, and the topics that dominated the community discussion.