Episode 132

Welcome to Episode 132 of the LinuxLUGcast

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Danny Meeks:

Linux journal closing
https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-journal-ceases-publication-awkward-goodbye

Today marks the day when (mostly) open-source firmware for off-the-shelf modern servers becomes an option.
Open-source firmware is the right choice for humanity. As our devices effectively become extensions of our minds, it becomes critical that the hardware and software we use are trustworthy._
https://mullvad.net/ja/blog/2019/8/7/open-source-firmware-future/

licenses – gpl vs permissive
http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=2809 – blue oak permissive license

FiftyOneFifty
Revue Kansas Linux Fest KansasLinuxFest.org

CLI, encrypted, offsite backup for ‘nix systems https://www.tarsnap.com/

Texas town caught in Bitcoin Bust https://www.wired.com/story/hard-luck-texas-town-bet-bitcoin-lost/?itm_campaign=BottomRelatedStories_Sections_4
Never get “Null” as your license plate https://www.wired.com/story/null-license-plate-landed-one-hacker-ticket-hell/
Marines’ new drone killer https://www.wired.com/story/iran-drone-marines-energy-weapon-lmadis/?bxid=5cec2547fc942d3ada0b261d&cndid=49381705&esrc=desktopInterstitial&source=EDT_WIR_NEWSLETTER_0_DAILY_ZZ&utm_brand=wired&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_072319&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl&utm_term=WIR_Daily

honkeymagoo

Xfce 14.4 released
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/08/xfce-4-14/amp

IBM’s X-Force red penetration testers use use a raspberry pi zero to do what they call “warshipping”
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/08/hack-in-the-box-hacking-into-companies-with-warshipping/?amp=1

Not Linux related, but a cool article about putting Android on a Nintendo switch
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/08/android-on-the-nintendo-switch-a-hardware-hacking-extravaganza/

email from
DoorToDoor Geek

Hello all

iTunes has worked in wine for about 10 years, but the phone/tablet will never get system updates via that iTunes, updates only come down in Windows/Mac
I believe iTunes in a Windows VM on a Linunx host cannot even get updates for hardware
If you can get updates over mobile data than I believe most of iTunes will work “fine”, DRM video might have issues
Thanks

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