In this episode: There are two new major Linux-related pieces of hardware, Raspberry Pi 2 and the Ubuntu Phone. CrunchBang may yet live, and GnuPG is now well funded. We've got some great discoveries, we discuss how Free Software should be funded and there's even a Neuron to vocalise.
News:
CrunchBang Linux is no more, but it lives on as CrunchBang++. The future of GnuPG is now secure, thanks to over 220698 Euros in community donations. There's a new Raspberry Pi, and it's much faster than the old one. And Canonical has launched the long awaited Ubuntu Phone with the Bq Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition, and there are rumours of a more powerful Meizu MX4 edition to come.
Finds of the Fortnight:
From our #linuxvoice IRC channel on Freenode:
james_olympus This isn't really a find because it's been on the Raspberry Pi blog, but thought I'd mention it: http://www.raspberrypi.org/emulation-on-raspberry-pi-2/
Nanu_Phoenix> You asked me to remind you about the Marmite Easter eggs...
Nanu_Phoenix I discovered lstopo yesterday which can generate an .svg map of your PC's hardware from the command line.
Mike:
KDE's file manager, Dolphin, can embed a terminal into the window by pressing F4 (thanks to Dave Allen)
Graham:
Text to speech in Pocket works really well.
Ben:
Crypto-currencies such as bitcoin can teach you how stock exchanges work.
Andrew:
Prisoners in San Quentin are being taught digital skills with Ubuntu.
Vocalise Your Neurons:
Huge thanks to Ricardo for his thoughts. If you'd like yours read out next time, email them to mike@linuxvoice.com.
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