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February 17, 2025 79 mins
video: https://youtu.be/KA2uY2aES_8 This week we are going to discuss what browser and search engine should Linux users trust? Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss the latest news, hot topics, gaming, mobile, and all things Open Source & Linux. We will also be discussing how a lot of important open source projects just got defunded. So let’s get this show on the road toward Destination Linux! Forum Discussion Thread (https://destinationlinux.net/forum) Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/32f28071-0b08-4ea1-afcc-37af75bd83d6/c3f77592-1ee9-4036-8c0d-74b97b0230c0.mp3) Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/store) Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net (https://dasgeek.net) Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com (https://jilllinuxgirl.com) Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com (https://michaeltunnell.com) Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:11 Community Feedback 00:09:00 Sandfly Security 00:11:36 Battle of the Browsers: Privacy Edition 00:14:03 Firefox: Still Fighting for the Open Web 00:14:40 Google Search vs. DuckDuckGo: Privacy Faceoff 00:17:21 Back to Firefox: Is It Still King? 00:18:39 Brave: Privacy or Hype? 00:19:48 HTTPS Everywhere: Still Relevant? 00:24:03 Brave Again: Worth the Hype? 00:29:14 Want No Privacy? Use Chrome! 00:30:11 LibreWolf: The Underdog of Privacy Browsers 00:39:47 Equinix Cuts Funding: Open Source Feels the Impact 01:06:25 Going Into Overtime 01:07:28 Software Spotlight: IRSSI – Old School IRC Done Right 01:09:53 Tip of the Week: OWASP for Security Nerds 01:13:08 Support the Show Links: Community Feedback https://destinationlinux.net/comments (https://destinationlinux.net/comments) https://destinationlinux.net/forum (https://destinationlinux.net/forum) Sandfly Security https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly (https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly) Firefox https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/) Google Search vs. DuckDuckGo: Privacy Faceoff https://google.com (https://google.com) https://duckduckgo.com (https://duckduckgo.com) Brave: Privacy or Hype? https://brave.com/ (https://brave.com/) HTTPS Everywhere https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere (https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere) Want No Privacy? Use Chrome! https://www.google.com/chrome/ (https://www.google.com/chrome/) LibreWolf: The Underdog of Privacy Browsers https://librewolf.net/ (https://librewolf.net/) Tor Browser https://www.torproject.org/download/ (https://www.torproject.org/download/) Waterfox https://www.waterfox.net/ (https://www.waterfox.net/) FireDragon https://firedragon.garudalinux.org/ (https://firedragon.garudalinux.org/) Floorp https://floorp.app/ (https://floorp.app/) Zen Browser https://zen-browser.app/ (https://zen-browser.app/) Ungoogled Chromium https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium (https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium) Equinix Cuts Funding: Open Source Feels the Impact https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freedesktop/freedesktop/-/issues/655 (https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freedesktop/freedesktop/-/issues/655) https://alpinelinux.org/posts/Seeking-Support-After-Equinix-Metal-Sunsets.html (https://alpinelinux.org/posts/Seeking-Support-After-Equinix-Metal-Sunsets.html) https://www.phoronix.com/news/Alpine-Linux-Infra-Crisis (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Alpine-Linux-Infra-Crisis) https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/popular-linux-orgs-freedesktop-and-alpine-linux-are-scrambling-for-new-web-hosting/ (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/popular-linux-orgs-freedesktop-and-alpine-linux-are-scrambling-for-new-web-hosting/) Software Spotlight: IRSSI – Old School IRC Done Right https://irssi.org/ (https://irssi.org/) Tip of the Week: OWASP for Security Nerds https://owasp.org/ (https://owasp.org/) Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) https://store.tuxdigital.com/ (
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