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Summary : Rusty, Tim, and Roy get together for a discussion about the latest news, in particular about GNU/Linux
THE LATEST show spoke about a range of subjects, mostly distributions, desktop environments, and the situation Ubuntu is in. Update : the show notes are up .
The show’s tracks are “Rise Up”, “Free Software Song” by Jono Bacon, and “Solo Un Poco Mas” by Debayres. We hope you will join us for future shows and consider subscribing to the show via the RSS feed . You can also visit our archives for past shows. If you have an Identi.ca account, consider subscribing to TechBytes in order to keep up to date. █
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Our past shows :
November 2010
Show overview
Show title
Date recorded
Episode 1 : Brandon from Fedora
TechBytes Episode 1: Apple, Microsoft, Bundling, and Fedora 14 (With Special Guest Brandon Lozza)
1/11/2010
Episode 2 : No guests
TechBytes Episode 2: Ubuntu’s One Way, Silverlight Goes Dark, and GNU Octave Discovered
7/11/2010
Episode 3 : No guests
TechBytes Episode 3: Games, Wayland, Xfce, Restrictive Application Stores, and Office Suites
8/11/2010
Episode 4 : No guests
TechBytes Episode 4: Fedora 14 Impressions, MPAA et al. Payday, and Emma Lee’s Magic
9/11/2010
Episode 5 : No guests
TechBytes Episode 5: Windows Loses to Linux in Phones, GNU/Linux Desktop Market Share Estimations, and Much More
12/11/2010
Episode 6 : No guests
TechBytes Episode 6: KINect a Cheapo Gadget, Sharing Perceptually Criminalised, Fedora and Fusion 14 in Review
13/11/2010
Episode 7 : No guests
TechBytes Episode 7: FUD From The Economist, New Releases, and Linux Eureka Moment at Netflix
14/11/2010
Episode 8 : Gordon Sinclair on Linux Mint
TechBytes Episode 8: Linux Mint Special With Gordon Sinclair (ThistleWeb)
15/11/2010
Episode 9 : Gordon Sinclair returns
TechBytes Episode 9: The Potentially Permanent Return of ThistleWeb
17/11/2010
Episode 10 : Special show format
TechBytes Episode 10: Microsoft FUD and Dirty Tactics Against GNU/Linux
19/11/2010
Episode 11 : Part 2 of special show
TechBytes Episode 11: Microsoft FUD and Dirty Tactics Against GNU/Linux – Part II
21/11/2010
Episode 12 : Novell special
TechBytes Episode 12: Novell Sold for Microsoft Gains
23/11/2010
Episode 13 : No guests
TechBytes Episode 13: Copyfight, Wikileaks, and Other Chat
28/11/2010
Episode 14 : Patents special
TechBytes Episode 14: Software Patents in Phones, Android, and in General
29/11/2010
Episode 15 : No guests
TechBytes Episode 15: Google Chrome OS, Windows Refund, and Side Topics Like Wikileaks
30/11/2010
December 2010
Show overview
Show title
Date recorded
Episode 16 : No guests
TechBytes Episode 16: Bribes for Reviews, GNU/Linux News, and Wikileaks Opinions
3/12/2010
Episode 17 : No guests
TechBytes Episode 17: Chrome OS Imminent, Wikileaks Spreads to Mirrors, ‘Open’ Microsoft
5/12/2010
Episode 18 : No guests
TechBytes Episode 18: Chrome OS, Sharing, Freedom, and Wikileaks
11/12/2010
Episode 19 : No guests
TechBytes Episode 19: GNU/Linux Market Share on Desktop at 4%, Microsoft Declining, and ChromeOS is Coming
16/12/2010
Episode 20 : No guests
TechBytes Episode 20: GNU/Linux Gamers Pay More for Games, Other Discussions
18/12/2010
Episode 21 : No guests
TechBytes Episode 21: Copyright Abuses, Agitators and Trolls, Starting a New Site
20/12/2010
Episode 22 : No special guests
TechBytes Episode 22: Freedom Debate and Picks of the Year
27/12/2010
January 2011
Show overview
Show title
Date recorded
Episode 23 : Tim, Gordon, and Roy
TechBytes Episode 23: Failuresfest and 2011 Predictions
2/1/2011
Episode 24 : Tim, Gordon, and Roy
TechBytes Episode 24: Android, Microsoft’s President Departure, and Privacy
10/1/2011
Episode 25 : Tim and Roy
TechBytes Episode 25: Mono, Ubuntu, Android, and More
14/1/2011
Episode 26 : Tim and Roy
TechBytes Episode 26: £98 GNU/Linux Computer, Stuxnet’s Government Roots, and More
18/1/2011
Episode 27 : Tim, Gordon, and Roy
TechBytes Episode 27: Linux Phones, Pardus, Trusting One’s Government-funded Distribution, and Much More
22/1/2011
Episode 28 : Tim, Gordon, and Roy
TechBytes Episode 28: The Weekend After Microsoft’s Results and LCA
30/1/2011
Episode 29 : Tim, Gordon, and Roy
TechBytes Episode 29: KDE, Other Desktop Environments, and Programming
31/1/2011
February 2011
March 2011
April 2011
Show overview
Show title
Date recorded
Episode 36 : Tim, Gordon, and Roy
TechBytes Episode 36: “Come to Take Me Away”
3/4/2011
Episode 37 : Tim, Gordon, and Roy
TechBytes Episode 37: Escaping the Soaps
4/4/2011
Episode 38 : Tim, Gordon, and Roy
TechBytes Episode 38: Thanks for Reaching Out
11/4/2011
Episode 39 : Tim and Roy
TechBytes Episode 39: Groklaw wins, Microsoft me too’s and trolls fail
13/4/2011
Episode 40 : Tim, Gordon, and Roy
TechBytes Episode 40: Video Begins at 40
17/4/2011
Episode 41 : Tim, Gordon, Rusty, and Roy
TechBytes Episode 41: Going Rusty
24/4/2011
Episode 42 : Tim and Roy
TechBytes Episode 42: Bandwidth, Android and Patents, Games, and Computer Nostalgia
29/4/2011
May 2011
Show overview
Show title
Date recorded
Episode 43 : Tim, Jono Bacon, and Roy
TechBytes Episode 43: At Home With Jono Bacon, Ubuntu Community Manager
4/5/2011
Episode 44 : Rusty, Gordon, Tim, Roy, and Brandon Lozza
TechBytes Episode 44: The Four Horsemen Reunited; Fedora Ambassador Interview
7/5/2011
Episode 45 : Tim and Roy
TechBytes Episode 45: Skype, Facebook, and Weekly Musings
14/5/2011
Episode 46 : Rusty, Gordon, Tim, and Roy
TechBytes Episode 46: GNU/Linux in Germany, Android’s Openness, and More
15/5/2011
Episode 47 : Tim and Roy
TechBytes Episode 47: Unity With the Wife
21/5/2011
Episode 48 : Tim and Roy
TechBytes Episode 48: Will The Real Steve Ballmer Please Step Down?
27/5/2011
June 2011
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