GNU/Linux Leftovers

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 25, 2026

• Audiocasts/Shows

  • CubicleNate ☛ Linux Saloon 225 | Vim Motions Tutor

    Mike Chilson demonstrated DevsFTP and discussed backup solutions in the recent tech session. Participants shared experiences about their GNU/Linux systems, emphasizing varied engagement levels. Future sessions will cover different application topics. Community suggestions are encouraged via email or dedicated platforms. Resources and project links provided support ongoing learning and collaboration.

• Kernel Space / File Systems / Virtualization

  • Farid Zakaria ☛ Dafuq is a deterministic VM? | Farid Zakaria’s Blog

    Since I started writing about Rewind VM, the question I get most from friends is not “does it work?” but “how does it actually work?” 🤔

    D’uh! It is a virtual machine that only gets interrupted when it asks to be.

• Applications

  • Morningdew Media releases MorningDAW, a FREE DAW for macOS, Windows, and Linux

    Free digital audio workstations aren’t hard to find these days; we have familiar favourites like Tracktion’s Waveform Free, quirky newcomers like Septabee, and plenty in between.

    With several newcomers hoping to top the list of the best free DAWs, Morningdew Media is now throwing its developer hat into the ring with MorningDAW.

    MorningDAW is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

• Desktop Environments (DE)/Window Managers (WM)

  • Abhigyan Tripathi ☛ my love for naïve design

    I think we all eventually came to a consensus where we put the skeumorphism to rest. We understood that this attempt to bring the 3D to the 2D compromised on accessibility, and was constrained by the physical limits that real-life objects have.

    So we ditched it. We introduced flat, “material” UI. Lesser digital shadows and more shape uniformity. Buttons that changed color instead of moving “in” and “out” when pressed. We were no longer mimicking limited physical interfaces, so we got used to UI’s having infinite scrolls and dropdowns within dropdowns; software slowly losing its connection with its roots, which was reality.