Shows: mintCast and Mozilla (Also Computer History)
-
mintCast 410 – The Rise of Dr. Majid
First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – March 2023, Ubuntu 23.04 beta released, updates in Tumbleweed, last 16.04-based Ubuntu Touch rolled out, Linux Lite 6.4 released, COSMIC DE updates, OpenBSD 7.3 & FreeBSD 13.2 announced, big changes in Firefox 113, Mullvad announces their own browser, and Solus sets sail once again; In security and privacy, Kodi leaks
Then in our Wanderings, Bill catches up, Moss has more drive, Joe is such a prints, Majid iPads inIn our Innards section, we meet one of our new co-hosts Download -
Mozilla, OSI, & the memory-holing of Computer History
Listen now (23 min) | The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast - April 18, 2023
-
IRL (podcast): Bonus Episode
We have good news to share. IRL: Online Life is Real Life has been nominated for two Webby Awards: one in the Public Service and Activism category and another in the Technology category. We need your help. We’d love it if you could click on the links in our episode notes and vote for us. It’s quick and easy! Voting ends on Thursday, April 20th at midnight PDT.
Vote for IRL in the Webby Awards: Technology and Public Service Activism
It means so much to spotlight the voices and stories of folks who are making AI more trustworthy in real life, and we love to see them celebrated!
-
Why is Firefox called Firefox?
A story of bullying, and failing to see if a product name is in use before choosing it.
[...]
In 2023, everybody knows the name “Firefox.”
Utter that name, and nearly every computer user will instantly know you are talking about the web browser from Mozilla Corporation… even if Firefox market share has dropped down to less than 3%.
But did you know that Firefox was not originally named “Firefox”?
In fact… the Mozilla Web Browser settled on that name through a series of bad decisions, bullying of another open source project, and a game of word association.
Seriously. You wouldn’t think it… but it’s kind of a wild story.