Description

This week we dig into why and how Canonical designed and implemented Matrix. Noah gives an update to his solar project, and discovers some open source solutions for solar!

-- During The Show --

00:48 Olympia Mike Insperation

• ANS 439
• Sorting out details
• Please give us feedback!
• Pair with homeless shelter
• Pair with food bank
• Technical details
• Windows 10 deadline coming
• Lowering friction

09:55 Solar Camera Update

• Panel brings in enough power
• Switch arrived, worked great
• SolarPoint
  • Had to RMA
  • Will R&D
  • Issues with SolarPoint
• Renogy Charge Controller
• Victron
  • Push the Victron Connect App
  • Victron has a commitment to open source
  • Victron GX controller
  • Bare wire ends
  • GX software on a raspberry pi

23:20 News Wire

• Calibre 8.4 - calibre-ebook.com

• Nmap 7.96 - gbhackers.com

• Mesa 25.1 - plamolinux.org

• Linux Kernel 6.15 - theregister.com

• Plamo Linux 8.2 - plamolinux.org

• Rust Sudo & Ubuntu 25.10 - discourse.ubuntu.com

• Deepin Desktop Removed From openSUSE Repos - opensuse.org

• Fedora 42 WLS - theregister

• ClickFix - bleepingcomputer.com

• NordVPN Linux GUI - computerweekly.com

• Fake AI Videos & Noodlophile - bleepingcomputer.com

• Reachy 2 - infoq.com

• OpenVision - venturebeat.com

• Open WebUI - reddit.com

25:18 Minimalism

• Minimum viable battle station
• Tails
• Reproduce-ability
• Linux Fest Northwest Laptop
• NixOS re-install
• Can't auto mount usb drives
• Dark theme

31:00 Matrix Interview

• Nils Buchner
• Matrix rabbit hole
• Ubuntu & Matrix Chat
• Ubuntu Juju setup
• Other Setup methods
• Where can Matrix grow/improve?
• Next steps for the Ubuntu Matrix server?
• Matrix clients
  • Element
  • Cinny
  • Nheko
• Matrix client matrix
• Network effect
• Distros installing matrix clients

43:00 Juju & Charms Interview

• Merlijn Sebrechts
• Juju and Charms
• Abstraction
• Code re-use
• Where Juju and Charms work well
• Knowledge needed
• Making better charms

52:20 Continue Being a Petri dish

• Ansible is the biggest hammer
• Nix
• Juju

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