460: Ditching Big Tech: The Open Source Startup Survival Guide

Is it actually possible to run a professional media company using nothing but Open Source software? This week on Destination Linux, Jill, Ryan, and Zeb provide a massive update on their Open Source Startup journey. We break down the technical stack keeping Deviant AirWaves running: Infrastructure: How Nextcloud has become our "absolute savior" for RSS, Markdown notes, and document security. Production: The "superb quality" of VDO.Ninja and OBS Studio for remote recording without the monthly fees of closed-source alternatives. Communication: Moving the needle with Signal, KeePassXC, and our brand-new Mumble server. Web & Editing: Why we stick to WordPress and how Kdenlive and Audacity handle our heavy-lift editing. We also take a look at the Orion Web Browser, a WebKit-powered alternative that just hit public Beta on Linux. To wrap things up, we cover Zeb’s Quick-fire News, including a high-severity Snap vulnerability, Linus Torvalds’ thoughts on AI tools in kernel development, and a heartfelt thank you to Martin Wimpress as he seeks new maintainers for Ubuntu MATE. Show Resources & Community Official Website: deviantairwaves.com Merch Store: shop.deviantairwaves.com Patreon Support: patreon.com/destinationlinux Community Discord: deviantairwaves.com/discord Topic: Running a Small Business with Open Source Sponsor: Sandfly Security: deviantairwaves.com/sandfly Mumble Server Address: mumble.deviantairwaves.com Video Production Tool: vdo.ninja Kdenlive: https://kdenlive.org/ KeePassXC: https://keepassxc.org/ PhotoPea: https://www.photopea.com/ WordPress: https://wordpress.com/ DigitalOcean: https://www.digitalocean.com/ Audacity: https://www.audacityteam.org/ Topic: Orion Web Browser Orion for Linux Beta Release https://orionbrowser.com/ Quick Fire News Linux Kernel 7.0-rc5 Announcement: lore.kernel.org/lkml/7.0-rc5 Ubuntu Snapd Vulnerability: phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Snapd-High-Vulnerability Ubuntu AppArmor Security Issues (Mentioned): phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-AppArmor-Security-Issues iPhone Hacking Tool (Ars Technica): arstechnica.com/security/2026/03/hundreds-of-millions-of-iphones-can-be-hacked Opera GX for Linux: omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/opera-gx-linux-released Ubuntu MATE Seeking Maintainers: discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-mate-seeking-maintainers/79264 Chapters List: 00:00:00 Welcome to Destination Linux 00:01:29 Community Feedback 00:12:43 Artemis 2 Launch Reflection 00:19:02 Sponsored by Sandfly Security 00:22:32 Running a Business with Open Source Part 2, NextCloud Update 00:25:02 VDO.Ninja Update 00:29:53 Making Our Website with Wordpress 00:36:20 Matrix Update 00:41:15 Editing with Open Source Tools 00:45:58 New Mumble Server 00:54:44 Orion Web Browser Linux Public Beta 01:00:30 Zeb's Quickfire News Roundup, Opera GX Linux Release 01:05:59 Linux 7.0 Release Candidates 01:08:38 AppArmor and Snap Vulnerabilities 01:10:42 DarkSword iPhone-Hacking Technique 01:17:42 Ubuntu MATE Seeking Maintainers 01:27:05 Closing Remarks and Sign Off