Show Notes

• Joe-In-Here's favourite music production software LMMS
• Why are they talking about Eternity Frogs again?
• Problem printing PDFs in Ubuntu lead to a big question: What is Real Software?
• Bonus tip: Did you know you can just drag/drop a PDF onto Firefox page and have it fully work without dedicated PDF viewer software? Try it now!
• Do we have 'software allegiances' that fog our vision and decision making?
• What is the 'hard road' and why are we on it?
• Wayne-Out-There in full hypocrisy pronounces 'Guh-nome' as 'Nome' (with silent 'g' ). Grace required!
• A shout out to our only email fanmail "Ian Locke". Thanks, Ian!
• Is the Ubuntu Touch Audiocast (UTA) 'worth it'? You tell us!
• Even though GIMP software is awesome, some people dare say 'it's not professional'
• Wayne destroys this mindset using Blender and Nextcloud as examples (and raving about them)
• Take the high road while on the hard road.
• Don't force your proprietary file types on me and
• while we're at it - don't force your proprietary charging plugs on me.
• ...and, for good measure, don't force your social networks on me, either.
• Joe-In-Here leaves WhatsApp alone in the corner
• Veganism-software analogy
• Wayne fails again by saying 'two factor authentification' instead of 'authentication'. Will there be enough grace left for this hypocrite?
• Joe-In-Here takes a physical hard road so he could get a concussion while doing things like Tough Mudder and Spartan Race
• Wayne and Joe reference a great talk about 'Lego Poop' by Cory Doctorow
• By using an app or a proprietary ecosystem you are supporting and even endorsing it
• The first step on the road to recovery is to shut down accounts for such services. This article tries to make this task attainable
• "90's linux guys": a history of the topic
• By being an 'Old Linux Guy' (OLG), you are isolating yourself from the greater community...
• Upcoming (and young) Developer Stars? Ivan (@vanyasem) and Simon (@tsimonq2), Dalton (@UniversalSuperBox) , Jan (@neothethird)
• Can we fix the 'weird branding' that often accompany OLGs?
• Joe-In-Here confesses his social awkwardness
• Is Linus Torvalds an OLG? Read about his social awkwardness here
• The Ubuntu 'we are all one' seeks to make all things more 'human'
• The UBports community wants to be welcoming to everyone - not just OLGs - 'Grammy can help, man.'
• How can we reconcile OLGs with non-OLGs - to 'Team Human'
• Wayne plugs System 76
• Still saying Ubuntu wrong? Fix it with Joe-in-Here's Ubuntu Touch app
• While you are learning to say Ubuntu correctly, while you are working hard to build our community, we have a call-out to help!

Action Items:

• Remove something unnecessary or unethical from your life (e.g. Un-google yourself)
• Evaluate your openness to others
• How can you apply the Ubuntu philosophy to other parts of your life? Meanwhile, practice saying the word.
• Discuss this episode on the forum

We would love to hear from you: wayne[at]ubports.com , joe[at]ubports.com