Rolling Release

Several large projects are in the middle of big updates, and we discuss reports about each of their progress.

KDE and VLC got some big updates, MATE got a nice new feature, and Ubuntu's pondering opt-out telemetry.

The GNOME think tank is at it again, the Librem 5 is progressing nicely, Wine 3.0 is out, and Nextcloud launches a new Google Hangouts alternative.

A performance feature is exploited as a security flaw, a VPN company's been making the rounds with open-source sponsorship, and text editors and desktop icons go out of style.

Ubuntu 17.10's download link was taken down mid-week, a popular Linux publication goes out of business, and we discuss the inclusion of ad blockers built in to major web browsers.

Intel hides a proprietary derivative of MINIX inside all of its processors, Sway announces it's dropping support for NVIDIA graphics cards, and LibreOffice gets hit with trolls in the middle of its botched community mascot contest.

Fedora's having trouble deciding between freedom and popularity, LibreOffice is getting a new mascot, and Purism's on the verge of reaching their crowdfunding goal for the Librem 5.

Another popular GNOME extension is canned, Nextcloud gets client-side encryption, and Ubuntu 17.10 gets some last-minute UI enhancements.

GNOME wants a piece of the smartphone action, PS4 controllers work great on Fedora, and PipeWire's going to solve all of our A/V problems.

Purism's partnering with KDE for their new phone, GNOME 3.26 is released, and a cross-platform Bluetooth bug causes a security issue for some Linux systems.

Solaris is done, Ubuntu's always behind, and Manjaro makes a not-so-shocking announcement.

Skype and GNOME Settings have been redesigned, Ubuntu Budgie gets a hardware deal, and Purism's trying to crowdfund a phone that runs Linux.

Ubuntu gets a Firefox update that Arch got last week, KDE Applications 17.08 is released, and GNOME turns 20 years old.

Firefox is furiously fighting back against the Chrome monopoly, and some of the updates are already here. Then, GNOME puts some polish on its default apps, Ubuntu might ship a few small utilities by default, and more.

The next version of the most popular Linux distribution is beginning to take form. Plus, Pop_OS! exists and RHEL has been updated.

Debian, FreeBSD, SteamOS, Brackets, and GNOME Disks get updated, while Flash gets discontinued. Then, Jacob and Richard talk for an hour while they wait for SteamOS to download.

The browser market is changing and Microsoft's increasing their Linux support. Then, Jacob and Richard discuss Snap packages and their mandatory automatic updates.

Fedora 26 is out, Kdenlive's got some big refactoring in the works, and Microsoft's cross-platform IDE had been updated! Also, Richard tells Jacob how he uses Dokku for his website development.

When nobody else is available, Jacob introduces Stephanie to Linux. Also, Debian 9 is released, Fedora has an update PSA, and more.

After almost cancelling this week's episode due to construction and a lack of preparation, Jacob and Adam attempt to deliver the news.