Late Night Linux – Episode 374

Late Night Linux – Episode 374

Author: The Late Night Linux Family February 24, 2026 Duration: 24:50

Discord’s new age gating policy might be a real opportunity for open source but it’s not clear that we have anything that can compete, the complex and bizarre tale of an AI agent writing a blog post attacking a FOSS maintainer, why we lost some trust in a major tech publication, the Firefox AI kill switch arrives, and a quick KDE Korner.

 

News

Piss up at The Shipwrights Arms (just next to London Bridge station) on Saturday 27th June from 6pm until late

Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally

Discord Voluntarily Pushes Mandatory Age Verification Despite Recent Data Breach

Hackers Expose Age-Verification Software Powering Surveillance Web

I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here’s What I Actually Handed Over.

An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me

An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me – More Things Have Happened

An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me – Forensics and More Fallout

An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me – The Operator Came Forward

The obnoxious GitHub OpenClaw AI bot is … a crypto bro

Editor’s Note: Retraction of article containing fabricated quotations

Sorry all this is my fault

Firefox 148 Now Available With The New AI Controls / AI Kill Switches

 

KDE Korner 4

A quick anti-FUD FAQ to debunk “the KDE is forcing systemd!” hoax

KDE endorses the UN’s Open Source Principles

Plasma 6.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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There’s a particular kind of conversation that happens when tech enthusiasts get together after hours, and that’s exactly the vibe you’ll find on Late Night Linux. Each episode feels like pulling up a chair with Joe, Félim, Graham, and Will as they dive into the week’s developments, from kernel updates to major shifts in the open source landscape. Their discussions go beyond just the headlines, digging into the implications and trends that actually matter to users and developers. This isn’t a sanitized, corporate overview; it’s a genuine, often unfiltered exchange where strong opinions are welcome, the occasional drink is had, and the language can get a bit colorful. A recurring theme involves giving Félim a hard time about his views on AI and cloud computing, which always adds a layer of playful camaraderie. If you’re looking for a relaxed but insightful take on Linux and the wider tech industry, this podcast delivers that unique blend of expertise and informal banter week after week. It’s the kind of show that makes complex topics accessible and reminds you that the community behind the technology is full of real, opinionated people. The Late Night Linux Family has built something that feels less like a broadcast and more like a regular gathering of friends who just happen to know a tremendous amount about free and open source software. You come for the news and stay for the personality.
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Late Night Linux – Episode 382 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:24
The French government makes a start on moving to the Linux Desktop, the EU has a terrible but open source age verification app, some clarity on one of the exciting office suite dramas, the media swallows Anthropic’s nons…
Late Night Linux – Episode 381 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:20
Raspberry Pi prices have gone up yet again, more drama in the exciting world of open source office suites, Red Hat looks to be going all in on “AI”, Cloudflare vibe codes a WordPress rip off, and GIMP shares some interes…
Late Night Linux – Episode 380 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Late Night Linux – Episode 379 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:24
Making silly URLs, visualising complex weather data, a TUI network discovery tool, and an open source version of a classic synthesizer in discoveries, plus the sad reality that it’s more or less impossible to avoid code…
Late Night Linux – Episode 378 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:25
Age declaration and verification in Linux gathers pace, Google blesses us with some hoops to jump through to install the software we want on stock Android, the FSFE lost their payment provider, great new KDE Plasma and G…
Late Night Linux – Episode 377 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:33
Drama in the exciting world of office suites, new ThinkPads are properly repairable, hands on with the Android desktop convergence future, and more. News/discussion LibreOffice Online: a fresh start LibreOffice Online dr…
Late Night Linux – Episode 376 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:46
Discord delays their age-gating rollout but legislators are pushing for operating systems including Linux to verify ages, LLM licence laundering might mean the end of copyleft, and how and why you might want to detect Me…
Late Night Linux – Episode 375 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:33
The freedom to install what you want on stock Android ROMs is still in jeopardy, an interesting update on SETI@home, Intel looks to contribute to graphics on Linux, and Mozilla works towards Web standards. Plus making a…
Late Night Linux – Episode 373 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:21
The professional-grade audio workstation Ardour has a great new version, LinkedIn does a shocking but not surprising amount of browser fingerprinting, Firefox is getting a button to turn off the AI nonsense, a new way to…
Late Night Linux – Episode 372 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:20
Pricing and release dates for the new Steam hardware are delayed, Xfce is getting a new Wayland compositor that’s written in Rust but it might take a while, the Sudo dev could do with sponsorship, Lennart Poettering and…