In this episode of Late Night Linux, the hosts dive into several key developments in the open-source community. They discuss GitHub's Secure Open Source Fund, which has faced criticism for its limited impact. The episode also celebrates the 1.0 release of FreeCAD, marking a major achievement for open-source CAD software. Listeners will learn about the launch of a new Raspberry Pi Pico featuring Wi-Fi, as well as a new OpenWrt router. Additionally, the show addresses the controversy surrounding Kent Overstreet, the maintainer of Bcachefs, who received a temporary ban from kernel contributions due to a code of conduct violation. Finally, the hosts engage in a lively debate about the possibility of KDE and GNOME launching their own official distributions, raising questions about the future landscape of Linux distributions.
