We celebrate 600 episodes, announce a new show feature, and officially launch the FreeBSD challenge.

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• nixbsd: An unofficial NixOS fork with a FreeBSD kernel
• The Rules of the FreeBSD Challenge
• Speedruns - FreeBSD Wiki
• Pick: direnv-vscode — This extension adds direnv support to Visual Studio Code by loading environment variables for the workspace root.
• Pick: Warehouse on Linux | Flathub — Warehouse provides a simple UI to control complex Flatpak options, all without resorting to the command line.

On the eve of episode 600, we introduce our next challenge and explore the new wave of Linux phones.

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• Tailscale: Tailscale is a programmable networking software that is private and secure by default - get it free on up to 100 devices!
• 1Password Extended Access Management: 1Password Extended Access Management is a device trust solution for companies with Okta, and they ensure that if a device isn't trusted and secure, it can't log into your cloud apps.

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• 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike
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• Liberux – Privacy, Security, Freedom
• PinePhone Braveheart Linux smartphone begins shipping January 17th - Liliputing
• Mecha Comet - Modular Linux Handheld Computer powered by Open-Source Software — The Comet is a handheld Linux computer that brings extensibility in hardware and software adapting to your needs.
• Mecha Comet - Modular Linux Handheld Computer by Mecha Systems Inc. — Kickstarter
• Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers — The Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers will provide a neutral space where industry leaders, academia, developers, and the broader open source community can work together to support projects within the Chromium ecosystem.
• Wine 10.0 Released With Native Wayland Support, Better HiDPI — Wine 10.0 brings more than six thousand changes that built up over the past year in the bi-weekly Wine 9.xx development releases.
• LUP 600 Pacific Northwest Party · Colony Events
• Comprehensive Audio Stack Improvements for Modern Hardware and Software
• Detailed AMD IOMMU Driver Development for Enhanced Core Support
• FreeBSD Foundation's Sponsored Development Projects for 2024
• metapac: multi-backend declarative package manager
• decman: declarative package & configuration manager for Arch Linux.
• aconfmgr: a configuration manager for Arch Linux
• GeneBean's Dots
• Replit
• OliveTin — OliveTin gives safe and simple access to predefined shell commands from a web interface.
• Open-tv — Ultra-fast, simple and powerful cross-platform IPTV app.
• ErsatzTV — Stream custom live channels using your own media
• Deepin Linux 25 Goes (Almost) Immutable
• deepin 25 Preview Release Note – Deepin Technology Community

With more criticisms of NixOS than ever—do they have a point? We'll dig into the tough critiques and give our perspective.

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• Tailscale: Tailscale is a programmable networking software that is private and secure by default - get it free on up to 100 devices!
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• NixOS is interesting, but has fatal flaws
• LUP 600 meetups!
• Planet Nix — March 6-7, Before and Alongside SCaLE
• SCALE 22x — March 6-9, 2025 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, CA.
• LFNW2025 - "25 Years of Community Excellence" — April 25 - 27, 2025
• Nix - Death by a thousand cuts — TLDR: In its current state (2025), I don't generally recommend desktop use of Nix(OS), even for seasoned Linux users.
• Rich Hickey: Simple Made Easy — Rich Hickey emphasizes simplicity’s virtues over easiness’, showing that while many choose easiness they may end up with complexity, and the better way is to choose easiness along the simplicity path.
• Simple Made Easy Transcript
• Ansible is a Lisp
• Should I use NixOS? Short answer: no. — If words like "declarative", "generational", and "immutable" don't put your sexuality in jeopardy, you're considering NixOS for the wrong reasons.
• Annual Membership — Put your support on automatic with our annual plan, and get one month of membership for free!
• OliveTin/OliveTin: OliveTin gives safe and simple access to predefined shell commands from a web interface.
• Pick: isd — Simplify systemd management with isd! isd is a TUI offering fuzzy search for units, auto-refreshing previews, smart sudo handling, and a fully customizeable interface for power-users and newcomers alike.
• Pick: planify — Task manager with Todoist & Nextcloud support designed for GNOME
• Pick: Super Productivity — A to do list to get your head free
• Super Productivity on Flathub
• Super Productivity GitHub — Keep organized and focused!
• LUP 553: Portably Predictable Productivity