The Iron Sysadmin@ironsysadmin

Local AI is going mainstream but can you trust it? This week: California and Colorado carve Linux out of age verification laws (with a catch), Flatpak's systemd dependency question, Flathub's hard ban on AI submissions, and Debian mandating reproducible builds. Deep dive covers PewDiePie's Odysseus, the OpenClaw security problem, and how open source can't agree on AI generated code policy.
#opensource #linux #privacy #podcast

We're back with a new name, and a slightly new format! Hot Takes and Cold Storage!

New episode! Microsoft snuck Copilot into your git commits, the Dutch gov goes sovereign with Forgejo, US states step up on privacy, and a cool project turns old Google Home Minis into local Home Assistant voices. Plus a deep dive into the TanStack supply chain worm, 170+ packages compromised with valid security certs.

#opensource #privacy #selfhosted #homeautomation #ITnews

Washington State proposes a "DRM" for 3D printers to block firearm parts, and a never-before-seen AI-written malware toolkit is targeting the Linux cloud. Let’s dive into this week's Open Source news.

#linux #opensource #malware #3dprinting #freedom #news

On today's recap we're talking about Google and ffmpeg's open source arguments, the privacy of brainwaves, RHEL 10.1/9.7 release, Ubuntu LTS get's 15 years from Canonical, and Valves announcements for Steam gaming!

#opensource #news #google #ffmpeg #linux #redhat #ubuntu #canonical #privacy

Ubuntu kills Xorg, open internet commons funding, 90% of windows games run on linux just fine, and Stranger Things season 5! On this episode of the Iron Sysadmin Open Source news Recap... HALLOWEEN EDITION! WHOOO SPOOKY! #sysadmin #news #opensource #linux #xorg #gamingonlinux #gaming

Nate's sharing a little bit of a recap of the AWS outage from earlier this week, and his opinions. Plus the new XBOX handheld runs better with bazzite, A fediverse fuzzer, and the fedora project embraces AI code. #IT #sysadmin #aws #cloud #outage #linux