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Late Night Linux – Episode 308

2024/11/19
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People
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Félim
J
Joe
面临上水汽车贷款，寻求多种解决方案以减轻财务负担。
W
Will
参与《Camerosity Podcast》，分享1980年代相机使用经历的嘉宾。
Topics
Joe 对 Mozilla 的裁员和未来走向表示担忧，认为管理层应该对公司目前的困境负责，并提出 Mozilla 应该专注于打造一款优秀的浏览器，并接受规模较小的现实。他还认为社区中有很多人都比 Mozilla 现任管理层更了解情况，更清楚挑战，更明白如何利用 Google 提供的资金。 Félim 认为 Mozilla 裁员的对象可能并非应该被裁的人员，倡导工作对 Mozilla 至关重要。他还分享了 KDE 被 Fedora 提升为一等公民的新闻，以及自己在升级系统时遇到的问题。 Will 认为 Mozilla 裁撤倡导部门或许并非坏事，他还分享了在 Ubuntu 24.04 上遇到的网络问题。

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Chapters
The discussion revolves around Mozilla's recent layoffs and its impact on Firefox's future, with the hosts offering potential solutions and critiques of Mozilla's management.
  • Mozilla lays off 30% of staff and drops advocacy division.
  • Firefox's declining user base and financial challenges.
  • Criticism of Mozilla's management and executive pay.
  • Suggestions for community-driven solutions and focus on core browser functionality.

Shownotes Transcript

Mozilla lays off another load of people and we offer to run the organisation for a fraction of what the current leadership earns, Fedora promotes KDE Plasma to the same status as GNOME, Félim’s Neon update goes wrong, Will has network issues with Ubuntu 24.04, and Joe still can’t get Apple devices to play nicely with his WiFi access points.

 

News

Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% staff, drops advocacy division)

Mozilla’s Firefox browser turns 20. Does it still matter?)

Fedora KDE Desktop Spin Promoted To Same Tier As GNOME-Based Fedora Workstation)

KDE does a whole lotta bug fixing & raising funds)

 

 

 

 

 

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