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cover of episode FOSS funding is broken, Mycroft shuts down, KDE Plasma 5.27

FOSS funding is broken, Mycroft shuts down, KDE Plasma 5.27

2023/2/18
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00:00 Intro

01:25 Core-js shows that open source funding is broken

https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/blob/master/docs/2023-02-14-so-whats-next.md)

08:01 Mycroft will cease operations and leave their backers in the dust

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aiforeveryone/mycroft-mark-ii-the-open-voice-assistant/posts/3729060)

10:58 Kubuntu revamps their miniPC with a weird pricetag

https://kfocus.org/order/order-nx.html)

13:45 Apple used audiobooks to train their voice AI

https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/02/14/audiobook-narrators-complain-apple-may-have-used-them-to-train-ai-voices)

17:50 An ex-Google explains why the company is currently stuck

https://medium.com/@pravse/the-maze-is-in-the-mouse-980c57cfd61a)

24:31 KDE Plasma 5.27 is out, the last one before Plasma 6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onPUaAKoGIM)

29:04 Thunderbird shows more of their redesign

https://blog.thunderbird.net/2023/02/thunderbird-115-supernova-preview-the-new-folder-pane/)

31:50 Fedora wants your input to shape where itโ€™s going

https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/help-shape-the-fedora-strategy/)

34:20 Sudo has a new security flaw

https://medium.com/@dev.nest/how-to-bypass-sudo-exploit-cve-2023-22809-vulnerability-296ef10a1466)

35:43 PyPI is pretty unsafe, watch for typos when installing packages

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/451-malicious-packages-available-in-pypi-contained-crypto-stealing-malware)

37:16 Canonical introduces Real Time Ubuntu

https://ubuntu.com//blog/real-time-ubuntu-is-now-generally-available)

39:33 Gaming News: Lutris update, shader fixes, DX8 compatibilityโ€ฆ

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/02/lutris-0513-beta-adds-proton-support-itchio-integration-battlenet-integration/)

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/02/d8vk-is-an-in-progress-implementation-of-direct3d-8-for-dxvk/)

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/02/amd-releases-source-code-for-fidelityfx-fsr2-v22/)

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/02/shader-cache-downloads-being-a-nuisance-valve-may-have-solved-it/)

45:35 Outro

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