Unfettered Freedom

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A podcast for GNU/Linux news and information that focuses not just on free and open source software, but also on the ideology behind the free software movement and the open source movement.

Derek Taylor

  • Nov 26, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 31m AVG DURATION
  • 12 EPISODES


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Unfettered Freedom Ep. 12 - Linus on M1 Mac, Snaps 2020, Funtoo, Sabayon, Fedora Pipewire, Systemd

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 29:42


Unfettered Freedom is a video podcast that focuses on news and topics about GNU/Linux, free software and open source software. On this freedom-packed episode:0:00 Intro1:37 Linus Torvalds wants Linux to run on M1 Mac8:00 The most popular Snap packages in 202014:15 Funtoo and Sabayon are joining forces18:44 Fedora switching from Pulse/Jack with Pipewire?23:55 Lennart Poettering wants systemd to have more control of home directory28:29 Outro and THANK YOU to the Patrons!REFERENCED:► https://www.zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-would-like-to-use-an-m1-mac-for-linux-but/► https://betanews.com/2020/11/13/snaps-linux-arch-centos-debian-fedora-manjaro-ubuntu/► https://forums.funtoo.org/topic/4882-funtoo-linux-and-sabayon-joining-forces/► https://www.sabayon.org/article/joining-funtoo/► https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/ZWIX7EQG6EHXVGJBENN6JH3XGYLX3FTW/► https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/Notes/14.0/► https://thenewstack.io/systemds-lennart-poettering-wants-to-bring-linux-home-directories-into-the-21st-century/AUDIO VERSION OF THIS PODCAST:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1263722/https://open.spotify.com/show/2dWHD35...https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...RSS FEED FOR UNFETTERED FREEDOM:https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1263722.rssMUSIC ATTRIBUTION:"Key To Your Heart" by The Mini Vandals (from the YT Audio Library)CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE:This video is licensed with a Creative Commons CC BY license. By marking this original video with a Creative Commons license, I am granting the community the right to reuse and edit that video. Freedom, baby!WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL?

Unfettered Freedom, Ep. 11 - High Priority FSF, Linux Ransomware, Best Distros 2020, Gimp, NCoC

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 35:14


Unfettered Freedom is a video podcast that focuses on news and topics about GNU/Linux, free software and open source software. On this freedom-packed episode:0:00 - Intro2:03 - Committee begins review of FSF's High Priority Projects list 9:14 - New ransomware threat jumps from Windows to Linux15:48 - Best Linux desktop distributions of 202024:21 - A preview of upcoming 3.0, development release GIMP 2.99.2 is out27:53 - A Code of Conduct written for adults?34:02 - Outro and a THANK YOU to the patrons!REFERENCED:► https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/committee-begins-review-of-high-priority-projects-free-software-list/► https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/11/08/new-ransomware-threat-jumps-from-windows-to-linux-what-you-need-to-know/?sh=3a31c5d32657► https://www.techrepublic.com/article/linux-desktop-distributions-best-of-2020/► https://www.gimp.org/news/2020/11/06/gimp-2-99-2-released/► https://github.com/domgetter/NCoCAUDIO VERSION OF THIS PODCAST:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1263722/https://open.spotify.com/show/2dWHD35...https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...RSS FEED FOR UNFETTERED FREEDOM:https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1263722.rssMUSIC ATTRIBUTION:"Key To Your Heart" by The Mini Vandals (from the YT Audio Library)CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE:This video is licensed with a Creative Commons CC BY license. By marking this original video with a Creative Commons license, I am granting the community the right to reuse and edit that video. Freedom, baby!WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL?

Unfettered Freedom, Ep. 10 - Youtube-dl, Linux Jobs, LBRY, Text Editors, Ubuntu, Fedora, NixOS

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 33:19


Unfettered Freedom is a video podcast that focuses on news and topics about GNU/Linux, free software and open source software. On this freedom-packed episode:0:00 - Intro2:12 - The music industry goes after youtube-dl; it is removed from GitHub.10:11 - Linux and open source jobs are hot right now.14:04 - LBRY has a marketing problem.17:30 - Six of the best text editors on Linux.24:41 - Distro releases: Ubuntu, Fedora and NixOS31:57 - Outro and a THANK YOU to the patrons!REFERENCED:► https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2020/10/2020-10-23-RIAA.md► https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2020/oct/26/microsoft-github-riaa-youtube-dl/► https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-and-open-source-jobs-are-hotter-than-ever/► https://www.maketecheasier.com/linux-text-editors/► https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/10/download-ubuntu-20-10► https://fossbytes.com/fedora-33-officially-released-heres-how-to-upgrade-fedora-linux/► https://fossbytes.com/nixos-20-09-linux-released-features-download/AUDIO VERSION OF THIS PODCAST:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1263722/https://open.spotify.com/show/2dWHD35...https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...RSS FEED FOR UNFETTERED FREEDOM:https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1263722.rssMUSIC ATTRIBUTION:"Key To Your Heart" by The Mini Vandals (from the YT Audio Library)CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE:This video is licensed with a Creative Commons CC BY license. By marking this original video with a Creative Commons license, I am granting the community the right to reuse and edit that video. Freedom, baby!WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL?

Unfettered Freedom, Ep. 9 - OpenOffice, Non-Free JavaScript, Linux Journal, Planned Obsolescence

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 30:32


Unfettered Freedom is a video podcast that focuses on news and topics about GNU/Linux, free software and open source software. On this freedom-packed episode:0:00 - Intro1:32 - An open letter to Apache OpenOffice.7:44 - Free verus non-free JavaScript.15:04 - The Linux Journal is back.19:31 - Linux prevents planned obsolescence.25:48 - Linux 5.9 is released.29:20 - Outro and a THANK YOU to the patrons!REFERENCED:► https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2020/10/12/open-letter-to-apache-openoffice/► https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/freejs► https://noscript.net/► https://www.linuxjournal.com/► https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/j8exnp/linux_just_saved_me_1000_brought_an_unusable_pc/► https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-5-9-not-a-game-changer-but-a-good-solid-linux-kernel/WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL?

Unfettered Freedom, Ep. 8 - ESR Predictions, Respondus, DRM, Webmail Providers, All Distros Are Good

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 31:01


Unfettered Freedom is a video podcast that focuses on news and topics about GNU/Linux, free software and open source software. On this freedom-packed episode:0:00 - Intro2:04 - Eric S. Raymond has some predictions about Windows 10 and Linux.9:04 - The Respondus Lockdown Browser.15:26 - DRM is designed to limit your rights.19:31 - Are there any "free as in freedom" webmail providers?23:08 - Every distro is awesome! (or is it?)30:01 - Outro and a THANK YOU to the patrons!REFERENCED:► https://www.zdnet.com/article/open-sources-eric-raymond-windows-10-will-soon-be-just-an-emulation-layer-on-linux-kernel/► https://web.respondus.com/he/lockdownbrowser/► https://defectivebydesign.org/► https://www.fsf.org/resources/webmail-systems► https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/j07qwy/every_distro_is_awesome/AUDIO VERSION OF THIS PODCAST:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1263722/https://open.spotify.com/show/2dWHD35...https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...RSS FEED FOR UNFETTERED FREEDOM:https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1263722.rssMUSIC ATTRIBUTION:"Key To Your Heart" by The Mini Vandals (from the YT Audio Library)CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE:This video is licensed with a Creative Commons CC BY license. By marking this original video with a Creative Commons license, I am granting the community the right to reuse and edit that video. Freedom, baby!WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL?

Unfettered Freedom, Ep. 7 - Nvidia Buys ARM, GNOME CoC, Linux Exploits, Free vs Proprietary

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 36:30


Unfettered Freedom is a video podcast that focuses on news and topics about GNU/Linux, free software and open source software. On this freedom-packed episode:0:00 - Intro2:22 - Nvidia is buying ARM.8:24 - GNOME's racist Code of Conduct has changed...slightly.16:54 - Why are some FSF-approved licenses "permissive"? 22:47 - Linux systems increasingly under attack.29:20 - Free software versus proprietary software, and how you make your choices.33:21 - Unfettered Freedom will now be released bi-weekly instead of weekly.35:31 - Outro and a THANK YOU to the patrons!REFERENCED:► https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/09/after-40-billion-deal-nvidia-says-arm-will-keep-a-neutral-business-model/► https://wiki.gnome.org/Foundation/CodeOfConduct► https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html► https://betanews.com/2020/09/15/linux-hackers-apt/AUDIO VERSION OF THIS PODCAST:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1263722/https://open.spotify.com/show/2dWHD35...https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...RSS FEED FOR UNFETTERED FREEDOM:https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1263722.rssMUSIC ATTRIBUTION:"Key To Your Heart" by The Mini Vandals (from the YT Audio Library)CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE:This video is licensed with a Creative Commons CC BY license. By marking this original video with a Creative Commons license, I am granting the community the right to reuse and edit that video. Freedom, baby!WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL?

Unfettered Freedom, Ep. 6 - Edge Isn't FOSS, Ubuntu Alternative, Patent Trolls, Clem Lefebvre, Linux Foundation, FSF Awards

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 43:47


Unfettered Freedom is a video podcast that focuses on news and topics about GNU/Linux, free software and open source software. On this freedom-packed episode:0:00 - Intro2:17 - MS Edge is proprietary garbage. So is Vivaldi, and so is Chrome.11:43 - A viewer is looking for a "more free" distro than Ubuntu.19:11 - Lessons from a patent troll incident.25:13 - Clem Lefebvre, creator of Linux Mint, sits down for rare interview.33:40 - Linux Foundation fiasco, FSFE and the FSF, and FSF Award Nominations42:37 - Outro and a THANK YOU to the patrons!REFERENCED:► https://pastebin.com/zYMREnVx - Microsoft Edge License Terms► https://vivaldi.com/privacy/vivaldi-end-user-license-agreement/ - Vivaldi EULA► https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.en.html - FSF Approved Distros► https://blog.hansenpartnership.com/lessons-from-the-gnome-patent-troll-incident/ - Lessons From Patent Troll Incident► https://fossbytes.com/linux-mint-founder-interview-clem-lefebvre/ - An Interview With Clem Lefebvre► http://techrights.org/2020/09/05/fsf-is-not-fsfe/ - Stop Calling the FSFE “Free Software Foundation” ► https://www.linuxfoundation.org/about/donate/ - 100% Goes To Diversity Programs► https://lwn.net/Articles/830686/ - FSF Awards and NominationsAUDIO VERSION OF THIS PODCAST:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1263722/https://open.spotify.com/show/2dWHD35...https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...RSS FEED FOR UNFETTERED FREEDOM:https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1263722.rssMUSIC ATTRIBUTION:"Key To Your Heart" by The Mini Vandals (from the YT Audio Library)CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE:This video is licensed with a Creative Commons CC BY license. By marking this original video with a Creative Commons license, I am granting the community the right to reuse and edit that video. Freedom, baby!WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL?

Unfettered Freedom, Ep. 5 - Blender, Thunderbird, 2FA, Linux Apps, Hurricane Laura

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 32:18


Unfettered Freedom is a video podcast that focuses on news and topics about GNU/Linux, free software and open source software. On this freedom-packed episode:0:00 - Intro02:00 - Blender 2.90 is an impressive release.06:54 - Thunderbird now has OpenPGP.10:06 - Open source 2FA application.14:12 - Arch Wiki's "List of Applications" page.16:57 - Hurricane Laura, the loss of power, and lessons learned.31:05 - Outro and a THANK YOU to the patrons!REFERENCED:► https://www.blender.org/download/releases/2-90/► https://9to5linux.com/thunderbird-email-client-now-ships-with-openpgp-support-enabled-by-default► https://fosspost.org/two-factor-authentication-open-source/► https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/List_of_applications► https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_LauraAUDIO VERSION OF THIS PODCAST:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1263722/https://open.spotify.com/show/2dWHD35...https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...RSS FEED FOR UNFETTERED FREEDOM:https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1263722.rssMUSIC ATTRIBUTION:"Key To Your Heart" by The Mini Vandals (from the YT Audio Library)CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE:This video is licensed with a Creative Commons CC BY license. By marking this original video with a Creative Commons license, I am granting the community the right to reuse and edit that video. Freedom, baby!WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL?

Unfettered Freedom, Ep. 4 - Google and FOSS, Patent Trolls, Linux FUD, Firefox, Arch Linux

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 29:54


Unfettered Freedom is a video podcast that focuses on news and topics about GNU/Linux, free software and open source software. On this freedom-packed episode:0:00 - Intro02:12 - Let's remove Google from FOSS.10:34 - Courts shouldn't stifle patent troll victim's speech.15:59 - Enough with the Linux security FUD.21:30 - Firefox 80.0 has been released.23:56 - By installing Arch, do you "learn" Linux?28:55 - Outro and a THANK YOU to the patrons!REFERENCED:► https://www.reddit.com/r/degoogle/comments/ibgbc1/lets_remove_google_from_foss/► https://developers.reverseeagle.org/► https://codeberg.org/reverseeagle/degoogle-foss► https://fsfe.org/donate/thankgnus.en.html► https://www.eff.org/deeplihttps://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/courts-shouldnt-stifle-patent-troll-victims-speechnks/2020/08/courts-shouldnt-stifle-patent-troll-victims-speech► https://www.zdnet.com/article/enough-with-the-linux-security-fud/► https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/80.0/releasenotes/AUDIO VERSION OF THIS PODCAST:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1263722/https://open.spotify.com/show/2dWHD355mLWzml0dIYdyXUhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unfettered-freedom/id1527446330RSS FEED FOR UNFETTERED FREEDOM:https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1263722.rssMUSIC ATTRIBUTION:"Key To Your Heart" by The Mini Vandals (from the YT Audio Library)CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE:This video is licensed with a Creative Commons CC BY license. By marking this original video with a Creative Commons license, I am granting the community the right to reuse and edit that video. Freedom, baby!WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL?

Unfettered Freedom, Ep. 3 - Facebook, Zoom, AppImage, Kdenlive, New Linux Users

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 29:39


Unfettered Freedom is a video podcast that focuses on news and topics about GNU/Linux, free software and open source software. On this freedom-packed episode:0:00 - Intro1:38 - Facebook becomes platinum member of Linux Foundation.6:02 - Trial by proprietary software.13:21 - Why one software maker chooses AppImage.17:21 - Kdenlive 20.08 is a huge release!22:17 - Are we presenting Linux in a friendly way to new users?28:15 - Thanks to the Patrons! Check out DT on Patreon.REFERENCED:+ https://www.techradar.com/news/facebook-is-stepping-up-its-linux-work-once-again+ https://www.fsf.org/bulletin/2020/spring/trial-by-proprietary-software+ https://www.onlyoffice.com/blog/2020/07/need-portable-version-of-onlyoffice-desktop-app-use-appimage/?utm_source=twi&utm_+ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/08/open-source-video-editor-kdenlive-scores-a-sizeable-summer-updateAUDIO VERSION OF THIS PODCAST:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1263722/https://open.spotify.com/show/2dWHD35...https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...RSS FEED FOR UNFETTERED FREEDOM:https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1263722.rssMUSIC ATTRIBUTION:"Key To Your Heart" by The Mini Vandals (from the YT Audio Library)CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE:This video is licensed with a Creative Commons CC BY license. By marking this original video with a Creative Commons license, I am granting the community the right to reuse and edit that video. Freedom, baby!WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL?

Unfettered Freedom, Ep. 2 - FSF Elects President, Emacs 27.1, Mozilla layoffs, HBO Drops Linux

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 26:38


Unfettered Freedom is a video podcast that focuses on news and topics about GNU/Linux, free software and open source software. On this freedom-packed episode...0:00 - Intro1:27 - Free Software Foundation finally elects a new president.6:59 - GNU Emacs 27.1 released with so many new features.9:13 - Mozilla lays off 250 employees.13:17 - HBO Max drops Linux support in all browsers.17:23 - Distro Hopping Do's and Dont's.24:46 - I hate iTunes...but I love my Patrons! AUDIO VERSION OF THIS PODCAST:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1263722/ep...https://open.spotify.com/episode/6S7V...RSS FEED FOR UNFETTERED FREEDOM:https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1263722.rssMUSIC ATTRIBUTION:"Key To Your Heart" by The Mini Vandals (from the YT Audio Library)CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE:This video is licensed with a Creative Commons CC BY license. By marking this original video with a Creative Commons license, I am granting the community the right to reuse and edit that video. Freedom, baby!WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL?

Unfettered Freedom, Ep. 1 - Linux 5.8, Linux Libre, OpenSSF, LibreOffice, the Fediverse

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 21:51


This is the inaugural episode of the Unfettered Freedom podcast, a show that focuses on news and topics about GNU/Linux, free software and open source software. But more than the software, this podcast will focus on the "movement", the ideology and the freedom of being a part of this community!0:00 - Intro 1:11 - Kernel 5.8 is a big release for Linux...and for Linux-libre. 5:45 - The Linux Foundation announces the Open Source Security Foundation. 7:26 - LibreOffice 7.0 is released with a lot of nice features. 10:10 - Invidio.us developer is quitting open source development. 14:51 - Freedom respecting social sites and the Fediverse. 20:10 - Final words and a "thank you" to the Patrons! MUSIC ATTRIBUTION: "Key To Your Heart" by The Mini Vandals (from the YT Audio Library) CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE: This video is licensed with a Creative Commons CC BY license. By marking this original video with a Creative Commons license, I am granting the community the right to reuse and edit that video. Freedom, baby!WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL?

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