Jono Bacon, Jeremy Garcia, Bryan Lunduke, and Stuart Langridge bring you Bad Voltage, in which we ask, to distro or not to distro? We are also apparently twonkles, we don't fit inside the case, and:
00:02:03 KDE Neon is a new distribution from some of the KDE team designed to show off the latest and greatest KDE, based on Ubuntu. Or maybe it's just a technology showcase and not intended to be your actual main OS. It seems to not be very clear exactly what KDE Neon is for, either within or without the KDE project; what might this all be about?
00:23:28 Jono reviews the Bluesmart suitcase: a piece of luggage with Bluetooth and a battery and more technology than the USS Enterprise
00:34:10 Karen Sandler and Bradley Kuhn from the Software Freedom Conservancy talk about what the SFC is and enforcing GPL compliance in a world of violating Internet of Things devices
01:00:00 Rachel Roumeliotis from O'Reilly and organiser of OSCON follows up on a previous discussion about tech conferences and talks about how OSCON is changing to stay fresh
why Ubuntu ? bad option to me , keep Kubuntu in the side , the Neon could be a good option with Arch or something barebone/light.
BUT every DE having their own distro would be the awesome-est idea ever <3
I do appreciate the Software Freedom Conservancyâs efforts to be supported by individuals and not relying on corporations for funding. It would insulate them from any pressure for action or inaction by such an entity. To illustrate, what would have the review of the Bluesmart suitcase have been if the maker was a sponsor?
I feel exactly the same way. Without getting political about things â it reminds me of the Bernie Sanders funding route. If youâre not funded, in any way, by a company⌠that company just doesnât have much sway over you (either overtly or subtly).
Oh. Hell. Speaking for myself: I think my response to the review would have been exactly the same. And, knowing Jono, I think his review would have been pretty much the same as well. But your point is totally right â If we, the Bad Voltage team, were completely reliant on âSmart Suitcase Moneyâ to pay our bills and put food on the table⌠weâd be nervous about saying something negative about it for fear of losing that funding.
We, almost certainly, would still give the suitcase a hard time. But weâd at least pause for a second before we did.
Great show, but one thing⌠what are lunch prices like in Jonoâs part of the country?
Bradley Kuhn was spot on. Around $10 is what I would expect the lunch prices to be at most local restaurants and chains alike (for one person). Taco Bell, on the other hand, is where I would go to feed an entire group of people for $10.
I think Jono and I both interpreted âgo out to eat one nightâ as dinner, although our response probably says more about our particular eating habits than anything else. $10 is certainly a reasonable price for lunch.
Iâve never heard of the term Twonkle, but saying to someone âYouâre a twonkâ is basically saying âYouâre an idiotâ so I guess he means that.
I am currently trying the preview of KDE neon on Ubuntu 15.10. Here is what I have found so far:
It is truly pretty
some system icons do not have images (i.e. the terminal is a box with an "X" to show no icon)
It claims OpenGL 3.1 to be fully functional but
much added resource use and
missing some functionality with some apps (i.e. some Steam apps glitch)
lots of shortcuts are missing
no left click to paste (some apps only; apps like LibreOffice)[UPDATE: That happened when switching from OpenGL 2 to 3.1, and after reboot it fixed itself.]
windows key + L only locks after specific user configuration
etc. (I have used this a full 7 hours, I have not yet found everything)
some added features like dimming of non selected windows
adds about 2 seconds to boot over unity (hardware: 8 core 4.2GHz AMD FX, 24 GB 1600 DDR3, GeForce [something, I forget] with 1.18GHz core clock and 4 GB of GDDR5 RAM) (system load with nothing open: unity: 0.23%; KDE neon:0.68%)
All in all, I like it, but I would still say that it needs much work and is NOT ready for wide spread adoption.
Advice for KDE: add the plasma mobile boot sound (that is awesome), fix current issues, increase speed.
Because I mentioned it, the mobile form of plasma is awful, FYI. After install, you have to resize the root partition manually. The keyboard is terrible, and the system just looks awful. After 5 minutes I went back to Ubuntu on my Nexus 5 after being unable to find a texting app, no phone service working, no contacts app, and the boot audio (AUDIO, NOT ANIMATION) was this undeniably British male saying "its gorgeous"
Look at it here
Maybe because Ubuntu has a very stable base, and it is very easy to use/setup. While Arch may be a better performance option, Ubuntu already has the needed infrastructure, is easy, and common. After all, its everyoneâs day dream to make something wildly popular, and Arch isnât exactly known for being very easy to use with a pretty GUI.
Ronald Reagan used to say that the nine most terrifying words in the English language are âIâm from the government and Iâm here to help.â But I think Bryan Lunduke saying âYou have a communications problem; Iâm here to helpâ is a serious contender for that title.
A firm, donut shaped pillow, worn around the penis. This is used to
reduce the extreme pressures of bumping on the pelvic area during crazy
intercourse.
This is especially helpful when a girl is lacking in the rear.
In other words, a twankle is a âcushion for pushinâ
Careful guy: Dude, I got this girl to come to my house later!
His friend: Oh sweet are you going to fuck her?
Careful guy: Yeah but shes really skinny, and I just pulled my groin, so im gonna buy a twankle.
