Late Night Linux

Late Night Linux – Episode 402

Late Night Linux

Show Notes

Audacity’s new major release makes it more like a proper digital workstation, Debian finally gets off the genAI fence and disappoints some of us, California exempts Linux from terrible age verification laws, and Asahi boots on M3 Macs. With guest host Shane from Hybrid Cloud Show.

News

Audacity 4

Debian Votes To Allow “Responsible Use Of Generative AI”

Results for LLM usage in Debian

Retiring from the Project (vv221)

California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law

M2: Episode 1 (or, Asahi Linux on M3)

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