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A while ago I used to listen to the Linux outlaws which covered a lot of gtopics in Linux and FOSS. The show has discontinued and I'm looking for your recommendations.

What podcasts do you listen to, and what do you like about them?

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[–] maggio@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Jupiter Broadcasting has nice Linux and FOSS-related podcasts. Most recently with an episode about Red Hat and their decisions.

[–] nan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This one specifically.

I enjoy their shows but the singsong way Wes talks really bothers me for some reason.

Edit: I just got through the episode. It is pretty disappointing, and doesn’t answer to all of the criticisms, specifically those against the restrictive customer agreements that violate the free software definition (freedom 2). The aggressive stance echoes Bill Gates’ letter to hobbyists so closely, it was in the blog posts, it’s in the employee they have in the episode. Would be nice to have someone from the FSF or the Software Freedom Conservancy

Not putting in extra work is fine, restricting the rights of your users is shitty.