About this episode
The hosts discuss recent FLOSS software, including RustDesk and Rudra, while sharing Creative Commons music.
Your hosts, Dave, Andrew Al, and Kevie are back for another round of FLOSSy software and creative commonsy tunes. As usual they start the show as usual by taking in a selection of recently released distros, linux or otherwise, from distrowatch . Have you ever needed to help a family member or friend by remoting into their device only to be met with proprietary software that sometimes accuses you of using it for business? Well, Andrew and Al take a look at RustDesk which offers an alternative built on open source software and that allows you to self-host its servers. Next up, Kevie and Dave take a look at Rudra . This is a keyboard driven launcher for GNOME shell described by its developers as “a modern, deeply integrated launcher designed to replace the default GNOME overview… Built for speed, minimalism, and deep customization.” We finish up by running through feedback received, conducting a reminiscence of the last podcrawl and looking forward to the next podcrawl at 6pm BST (5pm UTC) on Saturday the 11th of April. Also don’t forget that OggCamp 2026 is fast approaching – 25-26 April – and you’ll find 75% of TuxJam in attendance though…
People in this episode
Hosts: Dave, Andrew Al, Kevie
Topics covered
- FLOSS software
- open source
- Linux distros
- remote access
- GNOME customization
- Creative Commons music
Keywords
- FLOSS
- RustDesk
- Rudra
- GNOME
- Linux
- Creative Commons
- remote access
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: GNOME
Products: RustDesk, Rudra
Books & works: Let The Old Ghosts Fade Away, Algun Dia, Rhyme, Good Mood
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