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Episode 472 covers Linux news, privacy discussions, and features a guest from Lutris discussing local AI advancements.

Destination Linux 472 is packed with Linux news, privacy talk, hardware excitement, and a special guest appearance from Mathieu of Lutris ! We kick things off with community feedback about balancing cybersecurity education, family life, and work, a topic many in the Linux community relate to. Jill reveals the long‑awaited Steam Machine , complete with specs, pricing, and why Valve may have launched now. Ryan breaks down Cape Private Wireless , a new privacy‑focused carrier aiming to fix the surveillance‑heavy telco model. Mathieu joins us to discuss local AI models catching up , the hardware demands behind them, and his new e‑ink learning project , Semilla. Zeb rounds out the episode with hot news All that plus Sandfly Security, supporter shoutouts, and closing thoughts from the DL crew. 00:00:00 Welcome to Destination Linux 00:02:03 Community Feedback 00:11:25 Sponsored by Sandfly Security 00:13:48 Thanks to Our Supporters 00:14:23 Upcoming Guest Announcement 00:16:03 Steam Machine Reveal 00:44:27 Cape Private Wireless 00:58:11 Local AI Catching Up 01:07:02 E-Ink Learning Project 01:22:00 Linux Kernel Gets Rid of strncpy Support Links Patreon…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jill, Ryan, Zeb

Guest: Mathieu

Topics covered

• Linux news
• privacy
• hardware
• AI
• community feedback

Keywords

• Linux
• Steam Machine
• Cape Private Wireless
• local AI
• privacy

Sponsors

Sandfly Security

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lutris, Cape Private Wireless

Products: Steam Machine, Semilla

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