Show Notes
In Destination Linux Episode 489, Ryan and Jill deliver a tight, focused episode centered around community perspectives, major security news, and an inspiring interview with the organizers of India’s rapidly growing Opportunity Open Source Conference (OOSC).
We begin with community feedback on AI art, exploring how prompting, creativity, and human intention intersect in this evolving medium.
Then we dive into the PHP2Shell emergency: two critical vulnerabilities (CVE‑2026‑109618 and CVE‑2026‑109619) affecting PHP’s session.upload_progress feature. These flaws allow unauthenticated remote code execution and forced an emergency patch release. We break down what happened, who’s affected, and what everyday users, site owners, and administrators need to do right now.
In our feature interview, we welcome Akarshan and Till Kamppeter from OOSC, founded by OpenPrinting’s Till Kamppeter and Aveek Basu. OOSC 4.0 brought together more than 500 developers, researchers, and students, and the team used Destination Linux as a framework for their streaming and event structure. We talk inspiration, challenges, community impact, and the future of OOSC.
Plus new patrons, merch shoutouts, and plenty of laughs along the way.
Boot up your favorite distro, fire up your terminal, and join us for another Linux adventure.
Timestamps
00:00:00 Welcome to Destination Linux
00:01:36 Community Feedback
00:11:57 Thanks to Our Supporters
00:14:10 Introducing the Opportunity Open Source Conference
00:20:58 Growing OOSC From Meetup to Major Conference
00:34:03 Nicknames and Hats
00:38:55 From First-Time Contributor to Conference Organizer
00:54:01 Building a Conference With Open Source Tools
01:04:57 Modernizing Printers With Open Printing on Zephyr
01:08:08 OOSC 4.0’s Highlights and What’s Next
01:22:07 Critical PHP Vulnerabilities: PHP2Shell
01:33:08 Closing Thoughts
OOSC Link https://oosc.iiita.ac.in/
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Destination Linux is a weekly show where Ryan, Jill, and guests share their passion for Linux and Open Source. Destination Linux is a show for all experience levels, whether you’re a beginner to Linux and Open Source or a long time user, this is the podcast for you. Destination Linux covers a wide range of topics from the latest news, discussions on Linux and Open Source, Linux distributions, Linux applications, security, privacy, AI, gaming on Linux, and unique in-depth interviews with Linux developers and leaders and much more!
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00:00:00 Welcome to Destination Linux
00:01:36 Community Feedback
00:11:57 Thanks to Our Supporters
00:14:10 Introducing the Opportunity Open Source Conference
00:20:58 Growing OOSC From Meetup to Major Conference
00:34:03 Nicknames and Hats
00:38:55 From First-Time Contributor to Conference Organizer
00:54:01 Building a Conference With Open Source Tools
01:04:57 Modernizing Printers With Open Printing on Zephyr
01:08:08 OOSC 4.0’s Highlights and What’s Next
01:22:07 Critical PHP Vulnerabilities: PHP2Shell
01:33:08 Closing Thoughts
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