394: Meta's Open Source AI in question, is this a Ploopy Situation?

video: https://youtu.be/EgFnXcoLITE

On this weeks episode, we’re going to put Meta and Nvidia’s open source claims to the test. Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss the latest news, hot topics, gaming, mobile, and all things Open Source & Linux. Also this week, if you want a new trackpad, we’re going to show you how to just print one. Plus we got some Linux Gaming, and our Software Spotlight, and more. Now let’s get this show on the road toward Destination Linux!

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Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net
Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com
Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:04 Community Feedback
00:18:45 Meta AI Not So Open-Source After All
00:23:58 WinAmp is a Hot Mess
00:30:56 Removal of Russian Contributors from Kernel Team
00:44:30 Nvidia tells Meta Hold My Beer
00:49:09 A Retail Rant
00:53:35 Jill’s Perspective: Back to NVIDIA
00:55:06 Valve Doubles Down On Cool
00:56:46 Fellow Kids
00:59:53 Software Spotlight: Orbot
01:02:41 Tip of the Week: Looking for a trackpad? 3D Print One
01:07:42 Events
01:09:58 Support the Show
01:11:14 Outro

Links:

• Community Feedback
  • https://destinationlinux.net/comments
  • https://destinationlinux.net/forum
• Meta AI Not So Open-Source After All
  • https://www.ft.com/content/397c50d8-8796-4042-a814-0ac2c068361f
  • https://www.llama.com/llama3/license/
• WinAmp is a Hot Mess
  • https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/winamp-owner-deletes-open-source-repository-after-a-bumpy-month-on-github
• Removal of Russian Contributors from Kernel Team
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linus-Torvalds-Russian-Devs
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Compliance-Requirements
• Nvidia tells Meta Hold My Beer
  • https://cointelegraph.com/news/nvidia-open-source-ai-nemotron-surpasses-open-ai-gpt-4o
• Valve Doubles Down On Cool
  • https://www.xda-developers.com/steam-update-native-linux-gaming-much-simpler/
• Software Spotlight: Orbot
  • https://orbot.app/en/
• Tip of the Week: Looking for a trackpad? 3D Print One
  • https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/this-raspberry-pi-powered-trackpad-is-totally-open-source
• Support the show
  • https://tuxdigital.com/membership
  • https://tuxdigital.com/store