Linux Outlaws 233 - The All-New Ford Outlaw

Podcast Episode Summary

Released: October 16, 2011
Length: 1:28:36

German government malware, next Ubuntu version gets named, Ubuntu to power HP's cloud, Unix time zone database threatened, Nuance buys Swype and much more.

0:01:37 Introduction

• Our thoughts and best wishes go out to Andy C, long-time friend of the show
• A quick video review of the Minecraft Pocket Edition
• If you need kickass web design done, corenominal is your man
• Fab’s take on Steve Jobs

0:15:51 Releases and News

• Development: Fedora 16 Beta
• CyanogenMod 7.1
• US drones hit by keylogger virus
• EU Green Party adopts Pirate Party policy on copyright
• Italian Wikipedia goes dark after law threatens to outlaw wikis
• GEMA tries to collect royalties for Creative Commons music
• Chaos Computer Club analyses German federal-sanctioned malware
• Next Ubuntu version named “Precise Pangolin”
• Rackspace aims to spin off OpenStack into a foundation
• HP’s cloud to be powered by Ubuntu
• Nonprofit Unix time zone database shut down after lawsuit
• Dave Neary about Tizen: What Community?
• Nuance buys Swype

Arnie's Bronze Statues

1:02:25 Microwatch

• EU approves Skype deal

1:04:41 Feedback

Supporters: Stewart Danziger, Jeffrey Kaplan and Matthew Mactyre — on Flattr: cyberkiller, variaatio, corenominal and bobobex

• Armin Krauss sent us this story about Siegfried Kauder
• Nickolas Larsson from Sweden says he enjoys the show and also sent us a somewhat random picture of a road
• Toby Newman sent us a link to this Horus/Horace-related picture
• Toby Meehan wrote in with some opinions about Secure Boot for Windows
• Matthias tells us his opinion about LPI exams

We had other emails from Mervin McDougall, alotsof, Max F., Tony Ciak and Lowe Schmidt.

Song: Sudo Modprobe (Bootstrap Version) by Rick Bragg (licensed Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0)

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