Linux Outlaws 234 - Quick Wee

Podcast Episode Summary

Released: October 22, 2011
Length: 1:57:47

New Ubuntu is released, RIP Dennis Ritchie, a Beefy Miracle, ICANN rescues the Unix time zone database, Fab reviews the new Amazon Kindle and much more.

0:02:22 Introduction

• Please submit news stories for the show only to Reddit not via email
• German government malware discussion — Fab called this one pretty early
• Minecraft is getting dragons
• Dragon Age Redemption (written by and starring Felicia Day)
• Beer: Samuel Smith Taddy Porter

Fabolympia by Nas

0:21:56 Releases and News

• Ubuntu 11.10 “Oneiric Ocelot” as well as Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Edubuntu, Mythbuntu, Ubuntu Studio, Lubuntu and Ubuntu Rescue Remix
• Sabayon Linux 7
• FreeNAS 8.0.2
• Owncloud 2
• Subversion 1.7
• Dennis Ritchie, inventor of the C language and UNIX pioneer, has died
• WineHQ database compromised
• Fedora 17 named “Beefy Miracle”
• ICANN is taking over the Olson time zone database
• Samba now accepts corporate-copyrighted code
• Google Dart and C++ 11 released
• HP shipped TouchPads with Android by mistake?
• LibreOffice working on mobile and web versions of the office suite

1:05:04 Microwatch

• Microsoft creates “browser security site” and ….uh.... says all other browsers are insecure
• The Registry is alive and well in Windows 8
• XBox accounts hacked in connection with FIFA games

Fab's Car by Nas

1:13:23 Review

Fab reviews the new Amazon Kindle.

• Video review of the new Kindle
• Fab's pictures on Google+

1:27:04 Feedback

Supporters: Remy van Elst and Solurity, Inc. — on Flattr: cyberkiller, johanv, cwoollard and the people who flattr us via a subscription

• Michiel Beijen sent us a nice email about T-Dose, a technical open source conference in Eindhoven
• Paul van der Loo shares Fab's pain about patronising cars
• B1ackCr0w tells us about the new version of Tonidoplug
• Evgeny Kuznetsov sent us some stories about copyright enforcement in Russia after our GEMA discussion
• Remy Van Elst sent a link to a video of a Bruce Schneier talk
• An anonymous emailer just sent one sentence: “Start a Linux Outlaws book club”

Bruce is insecure

We had other emails from John Artman, Brent Huisman, Roberto Arroyo, Jason, Lee Harr, Bernd Schlapsi and PsykoNerd.

Song: Occupy Wall Street (We're Gonna Stay Right Here) by David Rovics

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