Episode 359: Ask Noah Show 359 | The Framework Laptop

This week a special guest joins The Ask Noah Show to discuss how approachable and easy Framework is making the purchase and maintnece of a modular laptop. Matthew Miller joins the program and we talk Fedora!
-- During The Show --
00:30 LFNW
Conference is re-scheduled (early next year)
All other activities still going on
02:30 Framework Laptop Impressions
First impressions
Saw them in the wild
Watched other manufactures make parts
06:05 Framework Owner Interview
13 years old
House rules
Previous laptop - ThinkPad X270
What led you to Framework?
What were your first impressions?
How did the purchase day go?
Why the DIY route?
Order experience
Very well organized packing
Storage
Everything is labeled
First Power On
OS - Kubuntu
What is it like using it?
X270 to Framework Comparison
What distros have you tried?
Kubuntu
Ubuntu
Arch
Long term expectations?
Who is the ideal Framework customer?
Gaming?
Framework videos, labels, QR codes
Any improvements on modules?
disassembling
What is the feel like?
Over all 0-10?
Expansion modules
Tools included
Highly polished hardware and software experience
Framework (https://frame.work/)
28:30 Matthew Miller
What's new in Fedora?
under the hood improvements
packaging
build infrastructure
5 year strategy "Guiding Star"
double the number of contributors
better metrics
mentors
Ansible came from Fedora
Friends, features, first
Tools & People cycle
What is on the immediate horizon
change proposals
DNF re-written in C++
new installer UI
increased automation
CoreOS and SilverBlue
Why is coming to summit important?
Getting things into RHEL
EPEL repository
Origin of Ansible
Red Hat's method
Red Hat is a good steward of OSS
What's next for Fedora
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Special Guests: JT Pennington and Matthew Miller.

This week a special guest joins The Ask Noah Show to discuss how approachable and easy Framework is making the purchase and maintnece of a modular laptop. Matthew Miller joins the program and we talk Fedora!

-- During The Show --

00:30 LFNW

Conference is re-scheduled (early next year)
All other activities still going on

02:30 Framework Laptop Impressions

First impressions
Saw them in the wild
Watched other manufactures make parts

06:05 Framework Owner Interview

13 years old
House rules
Previous laptop - ThinkPad X270
What led you to Framework?
What were your first impressions?
How did the purchase day go?
Why the DIY route?
Order experience
Very well organized packing
Storage
Everything is labeled
First Power On
OS - Kubuntu
What is it like using it?
X270 to Framework Comparison
What distros have you tried?

Kubuntu
Ubuntu
Arch

Long term expectations?
Who is the ideal Framework customer?
Gaming?
Framework videos, labels, QR codes
Any improvements on modules?
disassembling
What is the feel like?
Over all 0-10?
Expansion modules
Tools included
Highly polished hardware and software experience
Framework

28:30 Matthew Miller

What's new in Fedora?

under the hood improvements
packaging
build infrastructure

5 year strategy "Guiding Star"

double the number of contributors
better metrics
mentors

Ansible came from Fedora
Friends, features, first
Tools & People cycle
What is on the immediate horizon

change proposals
DNF re-written in C++
new installer UI
increased automation

CoreOS and SilverBlue
Why is coming to summit important?
Getting things into RHEL
EPEL repository
Origin of Ansible
Red Hat's method
Red Hat is a good steward of OSS
What's next for Fedora

-- The Extra Credit Section --

For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard!

This Episode's Podcast Dashboard

Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys

Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix

-- Stay In Touch --

Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard

Ask Noah Dashboard

Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show!

Altispeed Technologies

Contact Noah

live [at] asknoahshow.com

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Noah - Kernellinux
Ask Noah Show
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Special Guests: JT Pennington and Matthew Miller.

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