{"podcast":{"title":"Linkarzu Podcast | Neovim, macOS, Emacs, Linux, Terminals and more.","slug":"linkarzu-podcast-neovim-macos-emacs-linux-terminals-and-more-7321247","podcast_index_feed_id":7321247,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/linkarzu/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/linkarzu","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/linkarzu/20260104_100148_16516a29c9b15814c1b5a09d683347f5.png","author":"Linkarzu","episode_count":47,"summary":"In YouTube I talk to guests about tech topics: Neovim, macOS, Linux, Terminal emulators, popular GitHub repos, other editors like Emacs, Helix, etc. We also learn how each guest uses their setup, CLI tools they use and how. Videos in my YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@linkarzu If you like my content, and want to keep this podcast going, here's the best ways to support me https://linkarzu.com/about/#whats-the-best-way-to-support-me-pick-one","last_synced_at":"2026-06-20T02:17:01.795183+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/linkarzu-podcast-neovim-macos-emacs-linux-terminals-and-more-7321247"},"episode":{"title":"Kovid Goyal: Linux, Window Managers, and GitHub Controversies","slug":"kovid-goyal-linux-window-managers-and-github-controversies","published_at":"2025-12-03T15:39:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/linkarzu-podcast-neovim-macos-emacs-linux-terminals-and-more-7321247/kovid-goyal-linux-window-managers-and-github-controversies","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/linkarzu-podcast-neovim-macos-emacs-linux-terminals-and-more-7321247","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/linkarzu/2366488","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/328363/2366488/linkarzu/2025_12_03_14_09_09_4327ac7d-fe70-497a-973a-400b6327450d.mp3","summary":"Kovid Goyal is the creator of the Kitty terminal and the Calibre e-book reader. We had an interview around 4 months ago. After that interview, I became a fan of the myth, the legend. So much so that I switched back from Ghostty to Kitty as my main terminal. Well, not just because, but because he implemented a feature I was missing in Ghostty: Sessions. So I was able to replace my beloved tmux with kitty and I've been running without tmux for a few months now, it's been good. Video: https://youtu.be/SY8L-cj4x6k What's the best way to support me? https://linkarzu.com/about/#youre-a-fraud-why-do-you-ask-for-money-isnt-youtube-ads-enough Timeline: 00:00:00 - Highlights 00:02:31 - 2nd time 00:03:24 - choose-files kitten image and video preview demo 00:07:30 - Does it replace the open file dialogue on macOS or just Linux? 00:09:13 - Why do you create all these protocols and tools? 00:10:34 - The itch of improving your workflow. Do you over optimize? 00:12:06 - What file manager do you use, yazi or something else? 00:13:12 - How is Calibre pronounced? 00:14:20 - The name Kitty 00:15:36 - How and why did you get started with computers? 00:16:07 - Mother PhD got ZX Spectrum 00:16:58 - Book source code of various games 00:19:15 - Sony and the PRS-500 reverse engineering 00:22:05 - Wife thoughts on you leaving Caltech to work on Open Source 00:23:37 - Are you happy going the Open Source route? 00:24:48 - The misconception of the rude maintainer 00:25:57 - 0 bugs philosophy 00:27:15 - More issues, Calibre or Kitty? 00:27:46 - Competition with other terminals, Ghostty, WezTerm 00:28:44 - Kitty got started because terminal sucked back then 00:30:40 - Why not use the computer like a normie? 00:31:59 - Your wife and friends understand your passion for the terminal? 00:33:16 - Kovid's…","meta_description":"Kovid Goyal is the creator of the Kitty terminal and the Calibre e-book reader. We had an interview around 4 months ago. After that interview, I became a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5389,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/linkarzu-podcast-neovim-macos-emacs-linux-terminals-and-more-7321247/episodes/kovid-goyal-linux-window-managers-and-github-controversies/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/linkarzu-podcast-neovim-macos-emacs-linux-terminals-and-more-7321247/kovid-goyal-linux-window-managers-and-github-controversies.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}