Linux Outlaws 81 - Double-Enders
Submitted by Fab on March 11, 2009 - 20:35.


MP3 - 1 hour 25 minutes 59 seconds, 39.5 MB — you can also download all our episodes in both MP3 and Ogg Vorbis format from the Outlaw Archives.
In this episode: The new Linux.com, Flock going to Google Chrome, more on the TomTom case and a cheese discussion.
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0:03:39 Introduction
- Thomas Gideon of flashbake fame gave us a shoutout and played our promo on his Command Line Podcast — check him out, he rocks!
- The 5th Race Podcast also played our promo on their episode 53 — thanks, guys!
- If you live around Boston, you might want to check out Libre Planet 2009 on March 21st and 22nd
0:11:11 Open Source Releases
- Zenwalk Linux 6.0

- Qt 4.5
- Celtx 2.0
- Tip: The Complete Book of Scriptwriting by J. Michael Straczynski
0:19:19 News Stories
- Ubuntu now offering packages for mainline kernel builds
- OpenSUSE moving to an eight months release cycle
- Linux Foundation aquired Linux.com
- Flock is ditching Firefox for Google Chrome
- Cool new Maemo UI framework arrives in Fremantle SDK alpha
- Xandros announces their own instant-on Linux
- Linux in cars! — but only in the lame ones
0:42:25 Microwatch
- Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: “Linux companies sign Microsoft patent protection pacts”; another take on this — we discuss
- Tip: Software Freedom Law Show episode on license exceptions
- According to MSI, Linux is not an operating system
0:54:28 Tip of the Week
- Shutter, a full-featured screenshot program

0:58:09 Listener Feedback
- Forums: lostnbronx keeps breaking his cups
- Dave sent an email asking how to pronounce “GNU”
- Jason Bowles sent us this great clip of his friend Nico who he’s got hooked onto Linux through CrunchEee
- Anonymous made a point about Steve Ballmer apparently connecting Linux to piracy all the time
- Adam York says Red Hat bought KVM last year — I think we forgot
- John Priest recommends Regnum Online
- Bernd write to us about Tiny Tiny RSS
- Bob Konior says the movie with the watch up the arse was Pulp Fiction
- Joe Foy prompts us about cheese
- Also thanks to Ken, Scruffy Mogwai, Ola, Rob, St3v3 and Brent Foor
- Fab will be testing the new Xfce for the next episode
- Check out the TuxRadar podcast, it’s cool!
Song: Golden Town by Hobo Twang from their self-titled debut album
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