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The kernel taketh away, so we bringeth back. We build an AppleTalk LAN, ditch TCP/IP, and give a legendary retro network protocol the send-off it deserves.

Eight details most people missed hint at the bigger Linux play behind Valve’s new Steam Machine.

Your favorite open source projects have been busy. We round up the new releases worth knowing about, plus the big kernel changes headed your way soon.

We found the best way for a Linux user to manage Windows: keep it remote, keep it contained, and touch the desktop as little as possible.

Leave the farm without killing the chickens, or losing remote access? We dig into how we pulled it off: Frigate, local automation, sun-tracking coop doors, and a network that shrugged off an ISP outage.

rsync’s founder came back, patched real security bugs with AI help, and triggered an open source meltdown. Plus, two more projects reject AI-generated code as the community’s newest fault line cracks wide open.

Brent’s been hacking smart speakers, Wes has a surprise, and Chris gives up on OpenClaw.

Fedora Hummingbird, RHEL Forever, and Red Hat’s AI play: three big Summit takeaways, and why they matter far beyond Red Hat.

Who survived the install, who made it to the desktop, and who learned the hard way that one little mistake will blow up the entire BSD box.

We dig into the Copy Fail vulnerability and test a proof-of-concept against our own box. Plus, Jon Seager, VP of Engineering at Canonical joins us, and we kick off the BSD Challenge!

After 26 years, we return to our roots and reflect on why LinuxFest Northwest is still a special event.

We all have data to rescue, you just don't realize it yet. This week we build our own custom live rescue distros, recover real data, and show you how to make your own.

Is it time to replace GitHub in our workflow? We git into it. Plus, our favorite features in the new Linux 7.0 release.

The expensive, challenging, and humbling journey with open source agents.

Ubuntu wants a leaner, stricter GRUB, and your favorite setup may not survive the cut. We break down what’s really changing, and the practical ways to adapt. Plus, Chris moves on from one of his favorite open source apps.

The self-hosted app that turned Chris into a family Time Lord, then we iterate on a long-desired hardware hack.

We each spent the week on our own projects, breaking then fixing things. Now we're back to compare progress, and a few lessons learned.

After experiencing Planet Nix and SCaLE, we come back convinced the next phase of Linux is already taking shape.

We take KDE Linux for a spin and push it a little too far. Plus, a friend of the show stops by with a fresh tool: Nebula Commander.

Planet Nix and SCaLE are just days away, and we're getting a head start with two guests, the tech, and the trends shaping open source. Our trip starts here!

We were minutes away from shutting down our Matrix server when the Discord news hit. Now we’re not just keeping it, we’re doubling down. Can open source seize this moment?

The news this week highlights shifts in Linux from multiple angles. What's evolving, why it matters, and that moment where the future actually works.

We stress tested open source AI agents this week. What actually held up, and where it falls apart. Plus Brent’s $20 Wi-Fi upgrade.

When your self-hosted services become infrastructure, breakage matters. We tackle monitoring that actually helps, alerts you won’t ignore, and DNS for local, and multi-mesh network setups.

We rebuild a small office network around Linux, with an Unplugged twist and real-world constraints. Things don't go quite as expected...