410: Jill and the LinuxChixLA Interview Jon "maddog" Hall at SCaLE
video: https://youtu.be/9WBd8ISmtuI
This week we have a special episode in honor of SCaLE. We have a second interview with a legend that’s never been played on this show with Jon ‘Mad Dog’ Hall. Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss the latest news, hot topics, gaming, mobile, and all things Open Source & Linux. We will also have our tips, picks, and community feedback. Now let’s get this show on the road toward Destination Linux!
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:47 Community Feedback
10:08 Sandfly Security
12:51 Legendary Insights: Jon 'Maddog' Hall Returns
30:37 Gaming: Marvel Rivals
42:41 Software Spotlight: Get Groovy with Drum Machine
46:52 Tech Tip of the Week: Backflip AI for 3D Printing
53:03 SCaLE 22x
55:19 Support the Show
58:11 Outro
Links:
Jon "maddog" Hall:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JonHall(programmer) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Hall_(programmer))
https://www.lpi.org/ (https://www.lpi.org/)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LinuxProfessionalInstitute (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Professional_Institute)
https://twitter.com/maddoghall (https://twitter.com/maddoghall)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maddog/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/maddog/)
Maddog Interview on Destination Linux 366:
https://destinationlinux.net/366/ (https://destinationlinux.net/366/)
Gaming: Marvel Rivals
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2767030/Marvel_Rivals/ (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2767030/Marvel_Rivals/)
https://www.protondb.com/app/2767030/ (https://www.protondb.com/app/2767030/)
Software Spotlight: Get Groovy with Drum Machine
https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.revisto.drum-machine (https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.revisto.drum-machine)
Tech Tip of the Week: Backflip AI for 3D Printing
https://backflip.ai/ (https://backflip.ai/)
SCaLE 22x
https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/ (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/)
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59:43
409: Hacking the Hackers: Interview with Cybersecurity Expert about Linux Tower Defense
video: https://youtu.be/O4KGfG2UJmo
Join us for an insightful conversation with Craig Rowland as we dive into Linux security, cybersecurity, and the evolution of hacking from BBS days to modern threats. We explore how Sandfly Security's agentless approach protects Linux systems, the role of AI in cybersecurity, and whether you really need antivirus on Linux. Plus, we discuss startup scaling, Defcon's rise, and the cleverest Linux attack we've seen. Don't miss it!
Forum Discussion Thread (https://destinationlinux.net/forum)
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Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com (https://jilllinuxgirl.com)
Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com (https://michaeltunnell.com)
Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:56 TWIL 300 Celebration
00:05:11 Community Feedback
00:21:16 Agentless Linux Security: A Chat with Craig Rowland
00:21:46 Cybersecurity in the Military: Craig’s Wildest Lessons
00:26:51 Scaling Startups & Catching the Eye of Tech Giants
00:29:27 Old-School Hacking: BBS and Salvaged Tech
00:32:52 From Small Rooms to Global Stages: The Rise of Defcon
00:35:21 Protecting Linux: The Sandfly Security Story
00:40:01 The Magic Behind Sandfly’s Agentless Security
00:43:21 Assuming Linux Is Secure? Think Again!
00:47:16 Should You Run Antivirus on Linux?
00:54:15 Breaking Into Cybersecurity: Advice for Linux Enthusiasts
00:58:41 Distro Talk: What’s on Craig’s Machine?
00:59:58 Sandfly for the Desktop: Home Edition Arrives!
01:05:15 How AI is Changing the Cybersecurity Game
01:13:11 Linux is Everywhere—How Does Sandfly Keep Up?
01:15:59 The Most Clever Linux Attack We've Seen
01:20:51 Catching Hackers in the Act: A Sandfly Success Story
01:23:03 Drift Detection: Now with More Horsepower!
01:23:42 Think Fast! It’s Lightning Round Time
01:28:38 SCALE 22x is coming
01:30:03 Red Hat Summit 2025
01:30:47 Support the Show
01:32:36 Outro
Links:
TWIL 300 Celebration
https://thisweekinlinux.com/300 (https://thisweekinlinux.com/300)
Community Feedback
https://destinationlinux.net/comments (https://destinationlinux.net/comments)
https://destinationlinux.net/forum (https://destinationlinux.net/forum)
Craig Rowland of Sandfly Security
https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly (https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly)
Discount Code: destination50
Defcon
https://defcon.org/ (https://defcon.org/)
SCALE 22x is coming
https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x)
Red Hat Summit 2025
https://www.redhat.com/en/summit (https://www.redhat.com/en/summit)
Support the Show
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1:34:13
408: Open Source in Hollywood! Jill shares her story about animating for movies
video: https://youtu.be/wWMFZx4uXTg
Forum Discussion Thread (https://destinationlinux.net/forum)
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Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com (https://jilllinuxgirl.com)
Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com (https://michaeltunnell.com)
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:15 Michael Teases a Special TWIL 300 Celebration
03:48 Community Feedback
07:31 Sandfly Security
10:41 The Wild Robot: Animation Meets Open Source
18:05 Jill’s Hollywood Animation Insights
20:02 This Is the Way… to a Star Wars Sidebar
23:35 Jill’s Animation Legacy: Emmy Wins and Open Source Tools
40:22 Deepseek Promotes More OpenSource
42:02 Let’s Just Ban Announcements on April 1st
44:45 Alibaba’s Qwen2.5: 100+ Open Models and Counting
53:05 Gaming: Driving Is Hard
59:48 Support the Show
Links:
Special TWIL 300 Celebration
https://thisweekinlinux.com/live (https://thisweekinlinux.com/live)
Community Feedback
https://destinationlinux.net/comments (https://destinationlinux.net/comments)
https://destinationlinux.net/forum (https://destinationlinux.net/forum)
Sandfly Security
https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly (https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly)
The Wild Robot: Animation Meets Open Source
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tech/6-open-source-tools-that-the-wild-robot-used-in-its-production-245765.html (https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tech/6-open-source-tools-that-the-wild-robot-used-in-its-production-245765.html)
Deepseek Promotes More OpenSource
https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3298739/deepseek-spurs-baidu-other-ai-competitors-adopt-open-source-strategy (https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3298739/deepseek-spurs-baidu-other-ai-competitors-adopt-open-source-strategy)
https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3298233/alibabas-qwen-powers-top-10-open-source-models-china-ai-know-how-goes-beyond-deepseek (https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3298233/alibabas-qwen-powers-top-10-open-source-models-china-ai-know-how-goes-beyond-deepseek)
Gaming: Driving Is Hard
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3175860/DrivingIsHard/ (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3175860/Driving_Is_Hard/)
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1:00:33
407: Most Private & Secure Browsers, plus Freedesktop.org in a Funding Crisis
video: https://youtu.be/KA2uY2aES_8
This week we are going to discuss what browser and search engine should Linux users trust? Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss the latest news, hot topics, gaming, mobile, and all things Open Source & Linux. We will also be discussing how a lot of important open source projects just got defunded. So let’s get this show on the road toward Destination Linux!
Forum Discussion Thread (https://destinationlinux.net/forum)
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Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com (https://michaeltunnell.com)
Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:11 Community Feedback
00:09:00 Sandfly Security
00:11:36 Battle of the Browsers: Privacy Edition
00:14:03 Firefox: Still Fighting for the Open Web
00:14:40 Google Search vs. DuckDuckGo: Privacy Faceoff
00:17:21 Back to Firefox: Is It Still King?
00:18:39 Brave: Privacy or Hype?
00:19:48 HTTPS Everywhere: Still Relevant?
00:24:03 Brave Again: Worth the Hype?
00:29:14 Want No Privacy? Use Chrome!
00:30:11 LibreWolf: The Underdog of Privacy Browsers
00:39:47 Equinix Cuts Funding: Open Source Feels the Impact
01:06:25 Going Into Overtime
01:07:28 Software Spotlight: IRSSI – Old School IRC Done Right
01:09:53 Tip of the Week: OWASP for Security Nerds
01:13:08 Support the Show
Links:
Community Feedback
https://destinationlinux.net/comments (https://destinationlinux.net/comments)
https://destinationlinux.net/forum (https://destinationlinux.net/forum)
Sandfly Security
https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly (https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly)
Firefox
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/)
Google Search vs. DuckDuckGo: Privacy Faceoff
https://google.com (https://google.com)
https://duckduckgo.com (https://duckduckgo.com)
Brave: Privacy or Hype?
https://brave.com/ (https://brave.com/)
HTTPS Everywhere
https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere (https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere)
Want No Privacy? Use Chrome!
https://www.google.com/chrome/ (https://www.google.com/chrome/)
LibreWolf: The Underdog of Privacy Browsers
https://librewolf.net/ (https://librewolf.net/)
Tor Browser
https://www.torproject.org/download/ (https://www.torproject.org/download/)
Waterfox
https://www.waterfox.net/ (https://www.waterfox.net/)
FireDragon
https://firedragon.garudalinux.org/ (https://firedragon.garudalinux.org/)
Floorp
https://floorp.app/ (https://floorp.app/)
Zen Browser
https://zen-browser.app/ (https://zen-browser.app/)
Ungoogled Chromium
https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium (https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium)
Equinix Cuts Funding: Open Source Feels the Impact
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freedesktop/freedesktop/-/issues/655 (https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freedesktop/freedesktop/-/issues/655)
https://alpinelinux.org/posts/Seeking-Support-After-Equinix-Metal-Sunsets.html (https://alpinelinux.org/posts/Seeking-Support-After-Equinix-Metal-Sunsets.html)
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Alpine-Linux-Infra-Crisis (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Alpine-Linux-Infra-Crisis)
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/popular-linux-orgs-freedesktop-and-alpine-linux-are-scrambling-for-new-web-hosting/ (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/popular-linux-orgs-freedesktop-and-alpine-linux-are-scrambling-for-new-web-hosting/)
Software Spotlight: IRSSI – Old School IRC Done Right
https://irssi.org/ (https://irssi.org/)
Tip of the Week: OWASP for Security Nerds
https://owasp.org/ (https://owasp.org/)
Support the show
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1:19:40
406: CubicleNate of Linux Out Loud joins to talk openSUSE, Open AI, and more!
video: https://youtu.be/BwQQ9Kj9gwU
This week we have a special guest joining us, CubicleNate and we're going to be talking about his almost unhealthy obsession with openSUSE. Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss the latest news, hot topics, gaming, mobile, and all things Open Source & Linux. We will also be discussing how OpenAI's CEO admitted they're on the wrong side of history when it comes to open source. Now let's get this show on the road toward Destination Linux!
Forum Discussion Thread (https://destinationlinux.net/forum)
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Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com (https://jilllinuxgirl.com)
Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com (https://michaeltunnell.com)
Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:01 Our special guest for this week...
00:04:25 Nate's journey to Linux
00:10:15 Sandfly Security, agentless security for Linux [ad]
00:11:49 The story behind Nate's "almost unhealthy" obsession with openSUSE
00:33:36 Nate's Linux hobby turning into his career
00:53:22 OpenAI admits wrong side of history on Open Source
01:01:16 Linux Running Inside a PDF
01:04:05 Framework’s RISC-V Mainboard Is Now Available
01:11:42 Gaming: Flathub loves games
01:19:02 Tip of the Week: fixing keyboard input in Flatpaks
01:25:12 Support the show
01:28:47 Outro
Links:
CubicleNate
https://cubiclenate.com/ (https://cubiclenate.com/)
https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/linux-out-loud (https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/linux-out-loud)
https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/linux-saloon/ (https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/linux-saloon/)
Sandfly Security, agentless security for Linux [ad]
https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly (https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly)
openSUSE
https://www.opensuse.org/ (https://www.opensuse.org/)
OpenAI admits wrong side of history on Open Source
https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/31/sam-altman-believes-openai-has-been-on-the-wrong-side-of-history-concerning-open-source/ (https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/31/sam-altman-believes-openai-has-been-on-the-wrong-side-of-history-concerning-open-source/)
Linux Running Inside a PDF
https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-running-inside-pdf-file/ (https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-running-inside-pdf-file/)
Framework’s RISC-V Mainboard Is Now Available
https://liliputing.com/risc-v-mainboard-for-the-framework-laptop-13-is-now-available-for-199/ (https://liliputing.com/risc-v-mainboard-for-the-framework-laptop-13-is-now-available-for-199/)
https://www.hackster.io/news/the-commodore-is-keeping-up-with-linux-as-a-clever-risc-v-hack-brings-support-to-the-commodore-64-bbc7874898f0 (https://www.hackster.io/news/the-commodore-is-keeping-up-with-linux-as-a-clever-risc-v-hack-brings-support-to-the-commodore-64-bbc7874898f0)
Gaming: Flathub loves games
https://flathub.org/ (https://flathub.org/)
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/flathub-adds-we-love-games-and-on-the-go-sections-plus-details-on-whats-next-for-their-infrastructure/ (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/flathub-adds-we-love-games-and-on-the-go-sections-plus-details-on-whats-next-for-their-infrastructure/)
Tip of the Week: fixing keyboard input in Flatpaks
https://cubiclenate.com/2025/01/28/no-keyboard-input-on-some-flatpak-games/ (https://cubiclenate.com/2025/01/28/no-keyboard-input-on-some-flatpak-games/)
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