Late Night Linux

Late Night Linux – Episode 363

Arduino’s new ToS has some people worried, some projects are starting to move away from GitHub for technical reasons, Raspberry Pi has a new model and prices are going up because of RAM costs, great news for OpenPrinting, old text adventure games get open source, and Joe’s foldable phone breaks in an unexpected way.   News Arduino’s new terms of service worries hobbyists ahead of Qualcomm acquisition [https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/11/arduinos-new-terms-of-service-worries-hobbyists-ahead-of-qualcomm-acquisition/] Migrating from GitHub to Codeberg [https://ziglang.org/news/migrating-from-github-to-codeberg/] Migrating Dillo from GitHub [https://dillo-browser.org/news/migration-from-github/] 1GB Raspberry Pi 5 now available at $45, and memory-driven price rises [https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/1gb-raspberry-pi-5-now-available-at-45-and-memory-driven-price-rises/] Sovereign Tech Agency is investing in OpenPrinting [https://openprinting.github.io/OpenPrinting-News-Sovereign-Tech-Agency-is-investing-in-OpenPrinting/] Preserving code that shaped generations: Zork I, II, and III go Open Source [https://opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11/20/preserving-code-that-shaped-generations-zork-i-ii-and-iii-go-open-source]               1Password Extended Access Management Take the first step to better security by securing your team’s credentials. Find out more at 1password.com/latenightlinux [https://1password.com/latenightlinux] and start securing every login.   Tailscale Tailscale is an easy to deploy, zero-config, no-fuss VPN that allows you to build simple networks across complex infrastructure. Go to tailscale.com/lnl [https://tailscale.com/lnl] and try Tailscale out for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required. Use code LATENIGHTLINUX for three free months of any Tailscale paid plan.     Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes [https://www.patreon.com/LateNightLinux]             See our contact page [https://latenightlinux.com/contact/] for ways to get in touch. [https://latenightlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/latenightlinux-sm.jpg] RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here [https://latenightlinux.com/feeds/]

Late Night Linux – Episode 362

KDE Plasma is finally moving on from X11, Tuxedo Computers abandons their Arm laptop project, Mozilla completely loses the room, but there might be a glimmer of hope.   News Going all-in on a Wayland future [https://blogs.kde.org/2025/11/26/going-all-in-on-a-wayland-future/] Help us reach the inflection point [https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2025/] Discontinuation of ARM Notebook with Snapdragon X Elite SoC [https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/Discontinuation-of-ARM-notebooks-with-Snapdragon-X-Elite-SoC.tuxedo] Linux Device Trees For Cancelled Products? Don’t “Waste Time” [https://www.phoronix.com/news/TUXEDO-X1E-Cancelled-DT] Rewiring Mozilla: Doing for AI what we did for the web [https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/rewiring-mozilla-ai-and-web/] Mozilla’s ‘Rewiring’ to AI – Saving the Web or Saving Itself? [https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/mozilla-ai-rewiring-why-you-should-worry] Servo Announces Sponsorship Tiers To Get More Organizations Backing This Browser Engine [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Servo-Sponsorship-Tiers]                 Tailscale Tailscale is an easy to deploy, zero-config, no-fuss VPN that allows you to build simple networks across complex infrastructure. Go to tailscale.com/lnl [https://tailscale.com/lnl] and try Tailscale out for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required. Use code LATENIGHTLINUX for three free months of any Tailscale paid plan.     Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes [https://www.patreon.com/LateNightLinux]             See our contact page [https://latenightlinux.com/contact/] for ways to get in touch. [https://latenightlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/latenightlinux-sm.jpg] RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here [https://latenightlinux.com/feeds/]

Late Night Linux – Episode 361

Ubuntu get 15 years of support, Google finally releases Android source code and backs down on “sideloading”, more steps to move on from X11, IKEA launches a range of Matter IoS gear, and more.   News Canonical expands total coverage for Ubuntu LTS releases to 15 years with Legacy add-on [https://ubuntu.com/blog/canonical-expands-total-coverage-for-ubuntu-lts-releases-to-15-years-with-legacy-add-on] The wait is over: Android 16 QPR1’s source code is now available on AOSP [https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr1-source-code-available-3614853/] Google will let expert Android users to sideload all apps [https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/13/google_keep_android_open_response/] GNOME Mutter Now “Completely Drops The Whole X11 Backend” [https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Mutter-Drops-X11] PSF Gets a Donor Surge After Rejecting Anti-DEI Federal Grant [https://thenewstack.io/psf-gets-a-donor-surge-after-rejecting-anti-dei-federal-grant/] Introducing Blender Lab [https://www.blender.org/news/introducing-blender-lab/] IKEA launches new smart home range with 21 Matter-compatible products [https://www.ikea.com/global/en/newsroom/retail/the-new-smart-home-from-ikea-matter-compatible-251106/] Ikea’s new smart home collection is entirely Matter-compatible [https://www.theverge.com/news/814241/ikea-smart-home-matter-thread-lights-sensors-remote-control]   KDE Korner Help us reach the inflection point [https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2025/] Google Summer of Code 2025 Conclusion – KDE Mentorship [https://mentorship.kde.org/blog/2025-11-04-gsoc-end/]             Tailscale Tailscale is an easy to deploy, zero-config, no-fuss VPN that allows you to build simple networks across complex infrastructure. Go to tailscale.com/lnl [https://tailscale.com/lnl] and try Tailscale out for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required. Use code LATENIGHTLINUX for three free months of any Tailscale paid plan.     Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes [https://www.patreon.com/LateNightLinux]             See our contact page [https://latenightlinux.com/contact/] for ways to get in touch. [https://latenightlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/latenightlinux-sm.jpg] RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here [https://latenightlinux.com/feeds/]

Late Night Linux – Episode 360

We are excited and enthusiastic about Valve’s new Linux hardware, and then angry and disappointed about Mozilla’s latest nonsense.   News Steam Machine, controller, VR headset incoming from Valve [https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/14/valve_steam_kit/] Say hi to Kit [https://www.firefox.com/kit/] Introducing AI, the Firefox way: A look at what we’re working on and how you can help shape it [https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/ai-window/] Mozilla Connect thread [https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/building-ai-the-firefox-way-shaping-what-s-next-together/td-p/109922] End of Japanese community [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/forums/contributors/717446] Web API for AI Agents [https://tabstack.ai/]           Tailscale Tailscale is an easy to deploy, zero-config, no-fuss VPN that allows you to build simple networks across complex infrastructure. Go to tailscale.com/lnl [https://tailscale.com/lnl] and try Tailscale out for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required. Use code LATENIGHTLINUX for three free months of any Tailscale paid plan.     Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes [https://www.patreon.com/LateNightLinux]             See our contact page [https://latenightlinux.com/contact/] for ways to get in touch. [https://latenightlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/latenightlinux-sm.jpg] RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here [https://latenightlinux.com/feeds/]

Late Night Linux – Episode 359

What we all learned at the recent Ubuntu Summit [https://ubuntu.com/summit] including open source as a counter to insular nationalism, Canonical taking RISC-V very seriously, TPM-backed full disk encryption getting a lot easier, what the post-AI-bubble will probably look like, and more.   We mentioned the Rubik Pi 3 [https://rubikpi.ai/].           Tailscale Tailscale is an easy to deploy, zero-config, no-fuss VPN that allows you to build simple networks across complex infrastructure. Go to tailscale.com/lnl [https://tailscale.com/lnl] and try Tailscale out for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required. Use code LATENIGHTLINUX for three free months of any Tailscale paid plan.     Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes [https://www.patreon.com/LateNightLinux]             See our contact page [https://latenightlinux.com/contact/] for ways to get in touch. [https://latenightlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/latenightlinux-sm.jpg] RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here [https://latenightlinux.com/feeds/]