Going Linux #384 · 2019 Year In Review

An episode of the Going Linux podcast, hosted by Larry Bushey, titled "Going Linux #384 · 2019 Year In Review" was published on January 20, 2020 and runs 70 minutes.

January 20, 2020 ·70m · Going Linux

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Summary

00:00 Going Linux #384 · 2019 Year In Review 01:12 Upgrade your computer. Ubuntu MATE is the alternative to Windows 7. 03:53 Bill's latest distro hop: KDE Neon, Linux Mint 19.03 07:17 Running Firefox and not using Chrome 08:39 No ZFS in the Linux Kernel 09:11 Microsoft: 400 million insecure Win 7 users should just buy a new computer 10:20 Going Linux: 400 million Win 7 users should keep their computer and upgrade to a secure Linux 11:52 2019: The year of distro hopping 14:36 Our favorite distros 17:12 Topics we discussed in 2019 20:13 Our 2020 predictions 27:33 Tech community in 2019 30:12 Open source in 2019 38:07 Bill gets another raise in pay 39:23 Microsoft: The open source company 42:29 Making money with open source 46:23 2019: The beginning of the grand move to the open source model for software development 47:50 Listener feedback: Ken 49:31 Listener feedback: Lymon 52:15 Podcast recommendations 61:09 Application picks 69:02 goinglinux.com, [email protected], +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 70:09 End

Episode Description

In our annual review of the previous year we discuss Larry's books on Ubuntu MATE, Microsoft's transformation into an open source company, the distros we've tried, and predictions for 2020. We read a couple of emails from listeners and recommend podcasts and Linux applications.

Episode 384 Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #384 · 2019 Year In Review
01:12 Upgrade your computer. Ubuntu MATE is the alternative to Windows 7.
03:53 Bill's latest distro hop: KDE Neon, Linux Mint 19.03
07:17 Running Firefox and not using Chrome
08:39 No ZFS in the Linux Kernel
09:11 Microsoft: 400 million insecure Win 7 users should just buy a new computer
10:20 Going Linux: 400 million Win 7 users should keep their computer and upgrade to a secure Linux
11:52 2019: The year of distro hopping
14:36 Our favorite distros
17:12 Topics we discussed in 2019
20:13 Our 2020 predictions
27:33 Tech community in 2019
30:12 Open source in 2019
38:07 Bill gets another raise in pay
39:23 Microsoft: The open source company
42:29 Making money with open source
46:23 2019: The beginning of the grand move to the open source model for software development
47:50 Listener feedback: Ken
49:31 Listener feedback: Lymon
52:15 Podcast recommendations
61:09 Application picks
69:02 goinglinux.com, [email protected], +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
70:09 End