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MP3: http://feeds.feedburner.com/KubuntuPodcast-mp3

OGG: http://feeds.feedburner.com/KubuntuPodcast-ogg

Pocket Casts links

OGG

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Show Hosts

Ovidiu-Florin Bogdan

• blog: http://ovidiu.geekaliens.com

Rick Timmis

• G+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+RickTimmis
• Blog: http://sickrimmit.blogspot.co.uk/

Aaron Honeycutt (Video/Audio Podcast Production)

• G+: https://plus.google.com/+AaronHoneycutt
• blog: http://usefoss.com/

Intro

What have we (the hosts) been doing ?

• Aaron
  • Buying a lot of USB Type C cables for my new phone
  • Compiled Nextcloud client for 17.04:
    • https://launchpad.net/~aaronhoneycutt/+archive/ubuntu/kubuntu-zetsy
• Rick
  • Fixing my Podcast Studio workstation.
  • I started learning to Speak Spanish
  • I got told off at work for my Ring Tone.
• Ovidiu
  • Out protesting
  • Revised the Facebook Terms (quit facebook for a week)

Sponsor: Big Blue Button

Those of you that have attended the Kubuntu parties, will have seen our Big Blue Button conference and online education service.

Video, Audio, Presentation, Screenshare and whiteboard tools.

We are very grateful to Fred Dixon and the team at BigBlueButton.org go check out their project.

Kubuntu News

• KDE Slimbook
  • http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/01/kde-slimbook-laptop-specs-price
• Kubuntu Laptops in the UK and Europe from Nimbusoft
  • https://nimbusoftstore.com/aurora
• KDE Releases Plasma 5.9
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm0sqqVcotA

Elevator Picks

Identify, install and review one app each from the Discover software center and do a short screen demo and review.

• Rick – Updates on using Gqrx, and Klog for Software Defined Radio ( I’m Excited )

In Focus

• A converged Kubuntu Device

Sponsor: Linode

Linode, an awesome VPS with super fast SSD’s, Data connections, and top notch support. We have worked out a sponsorship for a server to build packages quicker and get to our users faster.

Instantly deploy and get a Linode Cloud Server up and running in seconds with your choice of Linux distro, resources, and node location.

• SSD Storage
• 40Gbit Network
• Intel E5 Processors

BIG SHOUT OUT to Linode for working with us!

Kubuntu Developer Feedback

• Kubuntu moves to Phabricator, some helpful persuasion from Harald.
  Great opportunity to deprecate old documentation, and
  https://phabricator.kde.org/project/profile/214/
• New updates coming in Zesty – Big “Muchos Cosa Beunas” for Rik Mills
• Frameworks 5.30
• Plasma 5.9

Sponsor: Bytemark

Bytemark was founded with a simple mission: reliable, UK hosting. Co-founders Matthew Bloch & Peter Taphouse, both engineers by nature built the business from the ground up.

Today, they lead a team of 31 staff who operate Bytemark’s own data centre in York, monitor its 10Gbps national network and deliver 24/7 support to clients of all sizes. Brands hosted on Bytemark’s network include the Royal College of Art, data.gov.uk and DVLA Auctions, and of course Kubuntu.

Drop by their website, and get Started with a free month of cloud hosting!

http://www.bytemark.co.uk/r/kubuntu

Contact Us

How to contact the Kubuntu Team:

• Website: https://kubuntu.org
• IRC: irc.freenode.net
  • #kubuntu
  • #kubuntu-devel
• Telegram Groups:
  • Support: https://telegram.me/kubuntu_support
  • Cafe: https://telegram.me/joinchat/Bpq8FwCyZ1kDx_bXTJGwqw
• Telegram Channel:
  • News: https://telegram.me/kubuntu
• Social Media
  • Google+
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Reddit
  • Linkedin

How to contact the Kubuntu Podcast Team:

• Google+
• Youtube