Episode Details

Discussion

In this episode we welcome back Wayne and Mark, formerly of the Binary Times 🎙️🎙️🎙️🎙️🎙️. We discuss offensive employment practices, Centos Stream, and the new release of Raspberry Pi OS. Also: Competition redesigned!

• 🦋 Microsoft 🕵️👨🏻‍🏭🙇 apologize for "worker spyware" (via The Guardian)

  • The Linux Lads Employee of the Month is Debbie in Accounts 🏆

• Centos is dead 😵⚰️🪦, but is it though 🎩👨🏻‍⚕️💉?

  • 🌊 main story (via Ars Technica)
  • some 🍴 alternatives (via Ars Technica)
  • The breakdown on the 🎤🔈 Linux Unplugged episode
  • Jay LaCroix's take on the situation 📺
  • Rocky Linux 🪨🐧🪨

• New release of Raspberry Pi OS 🥧🥧🥧🥧

  • Hackboard 2 🪛
  • 🍱 FreedomBox
  • Pi KVM, Lakka 🎮
  • 🔄 Syncthing
  • 🚂🔗 Steam Link for the Pi

• The 2020 Holiday Hack Challenge 🧪

Competition:

After speaking to DM it has been agreed that the prize be changed to a copy of 🕹️ Cyberpunk 2077.

The rules are as follows:

• You must have a Steam or GOG 🔐 account (to be gifted the prize)

• You can follow us on 🐦 Twitter and use #cyberpunklads or email show@linuxlads.com with Cyberpunk Lads as the subject.

• The entries will be put into a spreadsheet and a 🎲 random number generator will pick the winner so there is no advantage or disadvanage to getting the entry in early.

• The deadline for entries is midnight 🌓 Dublin time on the 23rd. The winner will be contacted on the 24th.

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