407: Most Private & Secure Browsers, plus Freedesktop.org in a Funding Crisis

video: https://youtu.be/KA2uY2aES_8

This week we are going to discuss what browser and search engine should Linux users trust? Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss the latest news, hot topics, gaming, mobile, and all things Open Source & Linux. We will also be discussing how a lot of important open source projects just got defunded. So let’s get this show on the road toward Destination Linux!

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Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro
00:02:11 Community Feedback
00:09:00 Sandfly Security
00:11:36 Battle of the Browsers: Privacy Edition
00:14:03 Firefox: Still Fighting for the Open Web
00:14:40 Google Search vs. DuckDuckGo: Privacy Faceoff
00:17:21 Back to Firefox: Is It Still King?
00:18:39 Brave: Privacy or Hype?
00:19:48 HTTPS Everywhere: Still Relevant?
00:24:03 Brave Again: Worth the Hype?
00:29:14 Want No Privacy? Use Chrome!
00:30:11 LibreWolf: The Underdog of Privacy Browsers
00:39:47 Equinix Cuts Funding: Open Source Feels the Impact
01:06:25 Going Into Overtime
01:07:28 Software Spotlight: IRSSI – Old School IRC Done Right
01:09:53 Tip of the Week: OWASP for Security Nerds
01:13:08 Support the Show

Links:

• Community Feedback
  • https://destinationlinux.net/comments
  • https://destinationlinux.net/forum
• Sandfly Security
  • https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly
• Firefox
  • https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
• Google Search vs. DuckDuckGo: Privacy Faceoff
  • https://google.com
  • https://duckduckgo.com
• Brave: Privacy or Hype?
  • https://brave.com/
• HTTPS Everywhere
  • https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere
• Want No Privacy? Use Chrome!
  • https://www.google.com/chrome/
• LibreWolf: The Underdog of Privacy Browsers
  • https://librewolf.net/
• Tor Browser
  • https://www.torproject.org/download/
• Waterfox
  • https://www.waterfox.net/
• FireDragon
  • https://firedragon.garudalinux.org/
• Floorp
  • https://floorp.app/
• Zen Browser
  • https://zen-browser.app/
• Ungoogled Chromium
  • https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium
• Equinix Cuts Funding: Open Source Feels the Impact
  • https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freedesktop/freedesktop/-/issues/655
  • https://alpinelinux.org/posts/Seeking-Support-After-Equinix-Metal-Sunsets.html
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Alpine-Linux-Infra-Crisis
  • https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/popular-linux-orgs-freedesktop-and-alpine-linux-are-scrambling-for-new-web-hosting/
• Software Spotlight: IRSSI – Old School IRC Done Right
  • https://irssi.org/
• Tip of the Week: OWASP for Security Nerds
  • https://owasp.org/
• Support the show
  • https://tuxdigital.com/membership
  • https://store.tuxdigital.com/