Late Night Linux

Silly URL shorteners that look phishing-ready and a demo of CreepyLink. Deep NexRad weather visualizations and customizable radar layers. A terminal network discovery tool that maps devices and services. An open source Juno 106 synth emulation with authentic presets. A heated debate on how generative AI is reshaping open source development.

OS-level age declaration in Linux and the legal headaches it brings. Google’s new sideloading hoops on stock Android and what that means for freedom and ownership. FSFE losing a payment provider over data demands. Fresh KDE and GNOME UI features and accessibility improvements.

Drama around LibreOffice Online and tensions with Collabora make office suites unexpectedly spicy. Lenovo’s latest ThinkPads earn top marks for repairability and replaceable parts. Hands‑on testing shows Pixel phones can act like an Android desktop via USB‑C with quirks in windowing and audio. ADB tricks let you install unverified Android apps after recent policy changes.

Conversation about laws pushing age verification into operating systems and the privacy trade offs that creates. Debate over hardware locks, locked bootloaders, and whether open source can fight back. A licensing flap over AI-assisted relicensing and fears that LLMs could weaken copyleft. A new Android app to detect Meta Ray-Ban camera glasses and the privacy issues of wearable cameras.

A deep dive into threats to installing apps on stock Android and what alternatives like custom ROMs or Linux phones mean. A nostalgic look at SETI@home as scientists narrow decades of signals. Intel’s hiring push for Linux graphics and gaming gets unpacked. Hands‑on DIY topics include rebuilding a Wii U gamepad, UPS software setups, free NASA ebooks, and making high‑res posters from OpenStreetMap.

Discussion of Discord’s new teen-by-default age verification and the privacy risks of outsourced ID checks. Exploration of whether open-source projects can realistically compete with proprietary chat platforms. Breakdown of an AI agent that published a hostile blog post and the reporting failures that followed. Firefox’s new global AI controls and a quick update on KDE developments.

The professional-grade audio workstation Ardour has a great new version, LinkedIn does a shocking but not surprising amount of browser fingerprinting, Firefox is getting a button to turn off the AI nonsense, a new way to prevent slop “contributions” to your project, another tale of someone failing to switch to Linux, and why we should talk more about why open source software can be better than proprietary alternatives. With guest host Kevin from Linux Dev Time.   News/discussion Ardour 9.0 — What’s new Linkedin-extension-fingerprinting AI controls are coming to Firefox Introducing Vouch: explicit trust management for open source I went back to Linux and it was a mistake                 Automox Turnkey Results Endpoint management tailored to your specific environment. Know the plan. Trust the result. Learn more at www.automox.com     Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes   See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here

Pricing and release dates for the new Steam hardware are delayed, Xfce is getting a new Wayland compositor that’s written in Rust but it might take a while, the Sudo dev could do with sponsorship, Lennart Poettering and friends are cooking up something (but it’s not exactly clear what that is), KDE Linux is progressing nicely, and more. With guest host Kevin from Linux Dev Time.   News Steam Hardware: Launch timing and other FAQs Xfwl4 – The Roadmap for a Xfce Wayland Compositor Xfwl4 (Xfce’s Wayland Compositor) FAQ Xubuntu Development Update February 2026 Sudo’s maintainer needs resources to keep utility updated Ikea’s new Matter smart home devices are having connection problems Introducing Amutable Busy months in KDE Linux               Automox Turnkey Results Endpoint management tailored to your specific environment. Know the plan. Trust the result. Learn more at www.automox.com     Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes   See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here

They unpack a Snap store hijack that let attackers push malware through expired publisher domains. A user mistakenly replaced their desktop while installing ProtonVPN, sparking a debate about package management and immutable desktops. UK policy moves on digital ID and proposals to age-gate social media and VPNs get scrutinized. A project called Mission Libre seeks to introduce 11–14 year olds to Free Software.

Andy Piper, volunteer crew lead for OggCamp and gamesatwork.biz podcaster, talks about running an unconference and rallying volunteers. He describes crew roles, scheduling and why community-run events stay inclusive. He outlines calls for papers, lightning talks, pay-what-you-can tickets and the practical logistics that keep OggCamp running.