In this episode we spend a lot of time hyping things up, including some things you might not expect (from a Linux show, not so much Leo). We open up with Zorin making some money moves that helps WinBoat among a few other projects, then really dive into the show with Cosmic!
A bit about how we've fared now that the 1.0 Cosmic Epoch is here, how things have changed, and what other goodies System76 has up their sleeve (it's a lot!). Then, we spend some time dissecting Mozilla's newest AI move. It turns out, if you dig deep enough, there's still hope, contrary to the wildly hot-take style news about things so far. And our final topic, Snapscope, a way to scan your Snaps for vulnerabilities, but then end up chatting way more about Snaps in general.
There's also a bit of SteamThing errata we need to cover before ending it all on a high note for the holidays.
Hope you enjoy and we'll see you soon. Happy holidays!
Coming up in this episode
* The stars have aligned for a release
* The top fox is on fire
* Set your scope on snap
* and a wee bit of feedback
0:00 Cold Open
3:44 Cosmic's Epic Epoch
33:52 New CEO, New Mozilla?
1:06:38 360 SnapScope
1:28:31 Errata + Next Time!
1:37:40 Stinger
The Video Version (https://youtu.be/Sbaswr_EJcA)
https://youtu.be/Sbaswr_EJcA
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Cosmic and Pop!_OS have a release
The Blog announcement (https://blog.system76.com/post/pop-os-letter-from-our-founder)
9to5 Linux article (https://9to5linux.com/system76-launches-first-stable-release-of-cosmic-desktop-and-pop_os-24-04-lts)
Carl's Ubuntu Summit presentation (https://www.youtube.com/live/WvNgMEumSoA?t=6720s)
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Mozilla's Next Chapter
The new CEO's blog post (https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/leadership/mozillas-next-chapter-anthony-enzor-demeo-new-ceo/)
Mozilla's SWOT (https://blog.mozilla.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/278/files/2025/11/Mozilla-Summary-Portfolio-Strategy.pdf)
Waterfox's reaction (https://www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-here-response-to-mozilla/)
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SnapScope
Alan Pope's SnapScope (https://snapscope.popey.com)
OMG Ubuntu article (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/snapscope-snap-security-vulnerability-checker)
Darren Horrocks' Snap Unsnapped post (https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/snap-unsnapped-why-ubuntus-packaging-isnt-universal-dream-you-were-promised/)
Feedback
--verbose in Discord
Desktop mode runs in X11. This GitHub issue proposes to change it (https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamOS/issues/2081)
Gamma in Discord
Gamer's Nexus revealed the Steam Machine will have SODIMMs (https://youtu.be/bWUxObt1efQ)
🔭Next Time🔭
We plan to cover your feedback, and some interesting topics. Stay Tuned, we intend to cover the history of YaST in a future episode.
** We hope everyone enjoys the holiday season and we will see you in the new year.**
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