This week we dig into the Asus Ally. We'll tell you about an awesome all-in-one content production studio that works FLAWLESS on Linux, and of course your questions go to the front of the line!
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03:30 Self Hosted IMAP backup - Sebastián
Steve would call Noah
Mail spooler
Local Thunderbird
08:53 General Feedback - DJ
Americas Mailbox for friendly
CMRA/PMB privacy/opsec
11:42 News Wire
FreeSpire 9.5
FreeSpire (https://www.freespire.net/2023/05/freespire-95-released.html)
TinyCore 14
Tiny Core Linux (http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,26201.0.html)
Firefox 113
MOzilla (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/113.0/releasenotes/)
Haiku & RISC-V
RISC-V (https://landscape.riscv.org/card-mode?selected=haiku)
BcacheFS
Kernel.org (https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20230509165657.1735798-1-kent.overstreet@linux.dev/T/#mf171fd06ffa420fe1bcf0f49a2b44a361ca6ac44)
OpenVPN 2.6.4
OpenVPN (https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/Downloads)
Royal Ransomware Group
Data Center Knowledge (https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/security/royal-ransomware-expands-target-linux-vmware-esxi)
BPFDoor
Hacker News (https://thehackernews.com/2023/05/new-variant-of-linux-backdoor-bpfdoor.html)
NetFilter Flaw
Bleeping Computer (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-linux-kernel-netfilter-flaw-gives-attackers-root-privileges/)
MichaelKors RaaS
Hacker News (https://thehackernews.com/2023/05/new-michaelkors-ransomware-as-service.html)
CISA KEV
Security Week (https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-several-old-linux-vulnerabilities-exploited-in-attacks/)
New Intel CPU Microcode
Phoronix (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-12-May-2023-Microcode)
OpenSSF Alpha-Omega Project
Security Week (https://www.securityweek.com/openssf-receives-5-million-for-open-source-software-security-project/)
ImageBind
Peta Pixel (https://petapixel.com/2023/05/10/meta-unveils-open-source-multimodal-generative-ai-system/)
Hugging Face
Make Use Of (https://www.makeuseof.com/what-is-huggingchat/)
European Parliament Vote
FSFE.org (https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20230511-01.en.html)
15:00 RODECaster II Pro with Linux
Fully integrated audio production studio
Smart Pads
Different mixers on faders
Mix minus
Type C ports
Rode.com (https://rode.com/en-us/interfaces-and-mixers/rodecaster-series/rodecaster-pro-ii)
Guitar Center (https://www.guitarcenter.com/RODE/RODECaster-PRO-II-Integrated-Audio-Production-Studio-1500000376142.gc?cntry=us)
Sweetwater (https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Rodecaster2--rode-rodecaster-pro-ii-podcast-production-console)
23:40 Willow Voice Assistant
$50 peice of tech
Hardware based on ESP-32
Creator wanted to jump start Home Assistant Voice Assistant
Might only relay sound to Home Assistant
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ETQaLfoImc)
ARSTechnica (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/willow-is-a-faster-self-hosted-diy-voice-assistant-built-on-50-gadgets/)
32:40 ASUS ROG Ally
ROG Ally Runs MS Windows not Linux
More up to date (released 2 years after Steam Deck)
Low wattage modes
Planned Obsolescence
Running Windows
ChromeBook Ewaste
Does windows give ROG Ally and edge?
Target audiance
ARSTechnica (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/the-asus-rog-ally-runs-windows-eats-battery-and-needs-time-to-cook/)
50:50 Perils of Unsupported FOSS In Enterprise
Open Source is winning
Open Source doesn't mean cheap/free
Software needs to be maintained
3rd Party Support
Community Support
The Register (https://www.theregister.com/2023/05/15/the_perils_of_unsupported_opensource/)
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