299: Shame as a Service

Fresh back from LinuxFest Northwest we share a few of our favorite stories and memories.

Plus our concerns with Purism's new subscription services, Fedora 30 is released, and we spin up the Distro Hoppers.

Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, and Ell Marquez.

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What's new in Fedora 30 Workstation • — Fedora 30 Workstation includes the latest release of the simple, beautiful GNOME 3.32 desktop environment. Librem One by Purism • — A growing bundle of ethical services. Librem One Campaign Wants to Help De-Google Your Life • — Purism, perhaps best known for the Librem 5 Linux phone crowdfunding campaign, has launched a new initiative offering “privacy protecting, no-track, no-ads” apps and services for mobile users. Apps/Geary - GNOME WikiAndroid Apps by Purism on Google PlayRed Hat Summit 2019 • — Red Hat Summit 2019 will feature executives, open source leaders, and some of our most innovative customers discussing trends, telling stories, and anticipating the future. DockerCon San Francisco 2019 • — Whether you’re just getting started with containers or consider yourself an expert, DockerCon enables you to advance your technical expertise with hands-on learning and expert-led sessions. Linux Academy Sale! • — Last chance to get the #1 Cloud Training Platform for 33% OFF! LinuxFest Northwest 2019 Reflections • — As the mountains shrink in the distance the realization that LinuxFest Northwest (LFNW) has actually come to a close begins to sink in. I don’t think anyone would argue that this year’s LFNW was a fantastic success. Being that this was my first LFNW to attend I was pleasantly surprised how this event felt more like a large family reunion than a Linux conference. With friends traveling from as far away as the United Kingdom and Shanghai, this event was truly a unique experience that I'll never forget. Smart RGB LED strips with Home Assistant • — 2019 is the year I am taking back control of my smart devices by bringing as much 'smarts' back inside my LAN as possible. Linuxfest Northwest 2019 - Day 1 Complete • — Full unedited stream from GeekGamer.TV coverage of LinuxFest Northwest 2019 LinuxFest Northwest 2019: Fifty years of Unix, Internet and more • — Besides 1969 being a year of landmarks, it was the start of a unique operating system and (later) a free operating system that captured people's minds. Linux Lite, A Free Operating System • — Linux Lite is a 'gateway operating system'. It was created to make the transition from Windows to a linux based operating system, as smooth as possible.