Episode 248: Contain All The Things

Chrome OS is officially getting full-fledged Linux apps, and we ponder if this is truly a win for Linux. Plus a ton of app picks this week, community news, and more. Sponsored By: Linux Academy : Visit linuxacademy.com/unplugged to support the show and sign up for a 7 day free trial. Ting : Visit linux.ting.com and get a $25 discount off a device, or $25 in service credit if you bring one! DigitalOcean : Visit do.co/unplugged for a limited time special offer, or enter dounplugged after you create your account for a $10 credit. Promo Code: dounplugged Support LINUX Unplugged Links: Wave-share: Serverless, peer-to-peer, local file sharing through sound — A proof-of-concept for WebRTC signaling using sound. Works with all devices that have microphone + speakers. Runs in the browser. Chrome OS is getting full-fledged Linux apps — Chrome, Android, and now Linux all together in one place Who controls glibc? [LWN.net] — Toward the end of April, Raymond Nicholson posted a patch to the glibc manual removing a joke that he didn't think was useful to readers. The joke played on the documentation for abort() to make a statement about US government policy on providing informat…