Episode

444: Cloudy Crashes, Linux Gaming's Victory Lap, & The Censorship Debate

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Destination Linux
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Nov 25, 2025
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Summary

Matt from Linux Out Loud guest hosts with Jill and Ryan to dive into major internet events and Linux news! We tackle Ryan's "disappointing" take according to a listerner on EU censorship and free speech, discuss the massive Cloudflare outage that took half the internet down, debate if antivirus is necessary on Linux, and look at ProtonDB and the Steam Survey to see if Linux gaming has already won. Plus, we highlight Rclone as the Software Pick. 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:54 Community Feedback: “Disappointed in Ryan” (EU Censorship & Free Speech) 00:31:10 Sandfly Security – Agentless Defense for Linux 00:33:48 Cloudflare Falls Over: When Half the Internet Trips 00:34:38 Game Preservation: Keeping Delisted Classics Alive 00:47:03 Kaspersky on Linux: Do We Even Need Antivirus? 00:54:28 ProtonDB & Steam Survey: Has Linux Gaming Already Won? 01:04:15 Software Pick: Rclone – RSync for All Your Clouds 01:06:29 Outro Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com Special Guest = Matt (Linux Out Loud)