Wes Payne

Episode 134: Pi 3: The Next Generation | LUP 134

March 1st, 2016  |  1 hr 28 mins

After some updates about some of your favorite distros, we go hands on with the Raspberry Pi 3. Then we look at the AppImage project and their delivery on the download and run promise.

Plus looking at a new kind of distro funding model & much more!

Episode 133: Apollo Has Landed | LUP 133

February 23rd, 2016  |  1 hr 18 mins

Entroware’s Apollo laptop has arrived, and we share our first hands on impressions of their ultra Linux laptop, how does it compare to the Purism, and a quick chat with Entroware’s co-founder.

Episode 132: Librem 15 is FAN-tastic! | LUP 132

February 16th, 2016  |  1 hr 23 mins

We discuss the official release of Vulkan & why this is much bigger than you might realize.

Plus Chris share’s his first hands on impressions of Purism’s Librem 15 laptop, Ubuntu Mobile, the Linux security bug you need to patch for right away & more!

Episode 131: Terminal Tackle Box | LUP 131

February 9th, 2016  |  1 hr 36 mins

Upgrade your terminal with Fish & the new Fishery plugin market. Then we take a look at Maru, a Debian based image for Nexus 5 devices that sounds a lot like Ubuntu Touch.

Plus a quick look at a new app that combines Plex with Popcorn Time & more!

Episode 130: The Six Rings of Ubuntu | LUP 130

February 2nd, 2016  |  1 hr 26 mins

Why Linux Mint’s X-Apps are a bigger shakeup then you might realize, bricking your laptop with a Linux command & Dell’s new Linux distro.

Plus we celebrate 15 years of VLC, a quick look at Tails 2.0 & more!

Episode 129: Shaky Linux Foundations | LUP 129

January 26th, 2016  |  1 hr 28 mins

Has the Linux Foundation made moves to cut out the individual from having their voice heard? We discuss the latest controversy brewing & the foundations response.

Plus why if you're still waiting for Wayland to ship, your doing it wrong & more!

Episode 128: Is that a server in your pocket? | LUP 128

January 19th, 2016  |  1 hr 26 mins

This week we dive into what the community thinks about putting a server in their pocket, show you some smart tricks with Gimp & some Windows nightmares. Plus some router chat & more!

Episode 127: Sorry, I don't do Windows | LUP 127

January 12th, 2016  |  1 hr 16 mins

We react to Remix OS, discuss the surprise feature in KDE 5.6 & chat with some of the folks behind SCALE 14x.

Plus how to tell family and friends you're not the Geek Squad & using tech support opportunities to be an open source ambassador.

Episode 126: Mycroft Action Show | LUP 126

January 5th, 2016  |  1 hr 54 mins

Straight from the horse's mouth, we get updates on the code drop coming from the Mycroft project. Plus some details about our SCALE plans & NVIDIA's Linux powered CES demo.

Plus Chris owns up to his 2015 predictions & more!

Episode 125: Slaving for Red Star OS | LUP 125

December 29th, 2015  |  1 hr 10 mins

A distribution of Linux built to survey and track speech, we go into Red Star OS. Solus hits 1.0 & we bring on some of the team to tell us about it.

Plus Mozilla has a new… Distraction? We debate their merits of rumored new Firefox OS powered hardware.

Episode 124: Linux’s Amazing Year | LUP 124

December 22nd, 2015  |  1 hr 58 mins

We look back at the big year for Linux, for our show & our virtual LUG. Some of the most interesting projects in open source were discussed first in our LUG, we look at some of the great moments & then give you our fresh take on the big events.

Episode 123: Mycroft and Chilli | LUP 123

December 15th, 2015  |  2 hrs 1 min

UbuCon is just around the corner & we’re joined by Ubuntu’s community manager & team, Ryan from Mycroft stops by to give us an update, a major partnership between LibreOffice & OwnCloud, cool OwnCloud hardware, some updates to major projects & more!

Episode 122: Thunderclouds around Thunderbird | LUP 122

December 8th, 2015  |  1 hr 44 mins

Mozilla wants to spin off Thunderbird & launch an iOS ad blocker that only works with Safari, our best solutions for syncing your Podcasts from your mobile to your Linux desktop & SpiderOak ditches Google. Plus we review the new CrossOver 15 & more!

Episode 121: Raspberry Pi Does What? | LUP 121

December 1st, 2015  |  1 hr 39 mins

Fedora’s DNS changes are incoming, The new mini-pc revolution is here & the Raspberry Pi Zero brings it for $5. Adobe announces the death of Flash… Kind of. Plus open source gaming just got an upgrade, GIMP has some fancy & more!

Episode 120: Budgie Jumping | LUP 120

November 24th, 2015  |  1 hr 46 mins

A member of the Vivaldi project joins to discuss their new release. The man behind Solus comes on to follow up on our review. GIMP turns 20 this week and we ask if it’s just time to accept that some OSS projects will never topple their competitors & more!

Episode 119: What’s Up Docker? | LUP 119

November 18th, 2015  |  1 hr 45 mins

Have we gone too far with Docker? We discuss. Plus why all the bad press around SteamOS might be missing the mark & our virtual LUG shares their hands on experiences with openSUSE LEAP!

Plus some important follow up, a few surprises & a dead UPS!