
The podcast explores recent developments in Linux, focusing on the impact of delays and technical shifts. It covers Valve's hardware release delays due to RAM and SSD shortages, questioning whether a bare-bones Steam Machine would be viable. The discussion then shifts to VirtualBox adopting KVM, reducing reliance on proprietary kernel drivers and improving compatibility. BcacheFS updates, including a new TUI for monitoring and upcoming erasure coding, are examined, alongside a warning about a recent bug. The hosts also share their experiences using bcachefs on production systems. Finally, the podcast discusses the rise of open-source AI models for Linux administration, highlighting the deployment of a Mattermost server using an AI agent and the challenges of managing AI-driven web scraping.
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