Open source myths, Graham gives us an update on the Open Documentation Academy, and why we don’t really talk about mobile Linux anymore.

Open source myths

Open Documentation Academy (GitHub repo)

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How to deal with a horrible codebase that you’ve inherited. Getting started, breaking the problem into smaller pieces, understanding what’s actually wrong, the importance of testing (as usual), and why technical debt isn’t necessarily the best name for the problem.

Working Effectively with Legacy Code

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In episode 8 we talked about how to get started with Kubernetes, and this time we cover the next steps: How to set up ingress and east-west networking, options for restricting access, and the best ways to integrate with your favourite cloud provider.

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Secure boot is compromised on hundreds of devices, Amazon’s desperate attempt to make money from Alexa, and how to decide which open source software on GitHub to trust.

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News/discussion

Secure Boot is completely broken on 200+ models from 5 big device makers

old and related

Amazon’s paid Alexa is coming to fill a $25 billion hole dug by Echo devices

Alexa had “no profit timeline,” cost Amazon $25 billion in 4 years

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We were asked about how to decide which open source software on GitHub to trust.

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Analysing MQTT data, getting domains unblocked from Cloudflare DNS, making ASCII animations, and why Joe is drawn to Linux Mint. Plus why we don’t talk about Vivaldi even though it’s quite good, why Félim was wrong about right click in PuTTY, and Will doesn’t seem to understand Lemmy.

Discoveries

MQTT decode

Cloudflare DNS was blocking apps.kde.org

Durdraw

Linux Mint 22

Feedback

fedditt.uk

Lemmy

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How and why the recent huge Windows outage was caused by a bad CrowdStrike update and how it could have been avoided, a hilariously dumb ESXi vulnerability, and using SAS drives with a PCIe card.

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A closer look at what caused the CrowdStrike Windows crashes

Ransomware gangs are loving this dumb but deadly ESXi flaw

Jake Williams on Twitter

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NVIDIA makes more of its drivers easier to install, the EU is probably going to redirect FOSS funding to AI, Mark Zuckerberg abuses the term “open source”, Proton jumps the shark, a trio of typical Google stories, and the shortest KDE Korner in history.

News

NVIDIA Transitions Fully Towards Open-Source GPU Kernel Modules

The next Nvidia driver makes even more GPUs “open,” in a specific, quirky way

FOSS funding vanishes from EU’s 2025 Horizon program plans

Open Source AI Is the Path Forward

The first GPT-4-class AI model anyone can download has arrived: Llama 405B

Introducing Proton Wallet – a safer way to hold Bitcoin

Introducing Proton Scribe, a private writing assistant that writes and proofreads emails for you

Google halts its 4-plus-year plan to turn off tracking cookies by default in Chrome

Google’s reCAPTCHA v2 just labor exploitation, boffins say

Google’s shortened links will stop working next year 

Contribute to KDE with more than just C++

KDE HIG update

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Developing as part of an in-person team vs working remotely, synchronous vs asynchronous development, how to make a hybrid team work effectively, and how code review fits into it all.

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