The show is 100% beard this week as the B-man is out sick from holiday parties. Never fear, the C-Man swoops in like the dark night him self, and delivers swift blows of open source justice has I share my favorite Linux Podcast client, my adventure in building the ultimate mobile workstation, and so much more!

It’s the BSD Action Show?! NO! It’s our brothers in arms episode! We get special guest host Allan on to share the love with our open source brothers! PLUS – Cegega is closing it doors, and we share our thoughts on that and so much more!

We’re all fired up over Google’s obvious playing of the open source community, and we attempt to shed our bright ACTION light of common sense their latest transgressions! THEN – Firefox claims OpenGL is all messed up on Linux, and this has us scratching our heads!

We look into the future and tell you about the things that will matter, before you care about them! THEN – We respond to your lashings with our weapons of common sense!

The Linux Action Show is climbing a mountain, WHY are we climbing a mountain? Because KDE 4.6 is HERE! We review! THEN – The numbers for 2010 are IN, and they show that Linux professionals are worth a premium!

It’s an old IN DEPTH LOOK episode this week! Bryan is out resting with his new family, and we figured most of you in the US are watching the Super Bowl this weekend. To keep your weekly dose of ACTION coming, I’ve put together a quick screen cast tutorial on using the Arista Transcoder to transcode just about any video format, into just about any other video format. Including support for WebM, and OGG Theora. After that – Allan is back with a his first installment of Study BSD!

Our world has been shaken by Nokia! Where does Nokia’s abandonment of Open Source leave MeeGo? And what can the average user do to reclaim power over their gadgets! PLUS – Debian 6.0 is released, and we’ll tell you why it’s more important than ever!

Is Canonical picking Banshee’s pockets, and hurting the Gnome project? We’ve got a few theories for what’s going on here! THEN – Google and Oracle’s battle over Android is heating up, but is this just a distraction from what we really need?

The latest release of Firefox is near, and it’s rocking the broadest Linux support EVER! Then – Our news docket is packed with so many juicy stories! We cherry pick the best, and make a tasty pie!

We focus our ray gun of love on new Linux and BSD users with our noobie tips and tricks episode! PLUS – 35k Linux systems have been bench marked, and we cover the interesting bits! Then – Red Hat punches Oracle in the face, but did they have it coming?

openSUSE 11.4 has been released, and it’s packed full of goodies and we nom on our favorites! Then – HP want’s WebOS on every computer they sell, Nokia Sells off QT, and AMD is hiring 1,000 Linux developers… We discuss!

Has our call for the ultimate Linux home server finally been answered? How does the B3 compare to your own custom built Server.. We find out! Then – We cover the joint task force established by Debian, why the BATMAN protocol is important, and who is behind the latest Android Copyright hoopla!

Google's stepped back into the line of fire this week when they announced they have no plans to open source Honeycomb, anytime soon! THEN – We bring on Kevin Miller, the CEO on RunRev and find out why Linux is so critical to his business.

We’ve stayed up all night by the light of fire, armed with only our amazing intellect to load MeeGo on all the various devices we can get our hands on. Find out if MeeGo is the platform of the future, or yesterday’s bad joke! THEN – Linus lays the smack-down on Fedora, and we cover April Fools jokes from open source projects around the web!

We chat with the head honcho of REAL software, and find out why they are compelled to ship on Linux! THEN – We cover the launch of Gnome 3.0 and the new ACTION tablet you’ve been JONESING for!

Perched on our front porch and ready to spring into ACTION, we review Gnome 3! Are the punk kids making a mess of our lawn, or is this the future of desktop Linux? We discuss! THEN – We give away of $1k in software, and so much more!

We break out our ugly sticks and beat our desktop into an ultimate nerd power-station! Find out about xmonad, a tiling window manager that might just blow your mind! THEN – We’ve got the details on Fedora 15 and how to wipe the location tracking data off your Android phone!

We’re ON location and rocking the ACTION LIVE! We’ll give you the highlights from LinuxFest Northwest, and get the inside scoop on this weeks big stories! THEN – We’ll inform your face with Attachmate’s big plans for SUSE, PLUS SO MUCH MORE!

We’ve got the perfect gift for mom this year…. BACON! We invite Jono Bacon on the show to respond to some of our issues with the latest Ubuntu release! Its our no-hold back throw down with Canonical’s Community Manager!

Google rocks the action boat, and claims using a Linux desktop is torture. It’s like they’re TRYING to make Bryan angry! Then – Nokia has big plans for Qt, and is Netflix coming to Linux?

Swooping from the clouds and getting in your face, we’ll give you solid alternatives to Google’s services that put you back in control! Is it possible to build your own cloud? Is open source technology up to this task? Stay tuned and find out our ACTION recommendations for this mammoth task!

We load the action canon and prepare to launch our full Fedora 15 Review. Is this going to be a brutal slaughter, or the beginning of Desktop Linux’s near perfection, TUNE IN TO FIND OUT! Then – Why the next major version of the Linux Kernel might be just around the corner!

Linux Mint 11 hits the streets, does their bold choice to go retro pay off? Or does it end up feeling old and busted? We review and you’ll find out! THEN – Is Windows 8 just a cheap knock off of Gnome 3? We discuss!

There’s a new Linux distro in town, and it’s here to disrupt! Find out if this up-start distribution is on the path to become the new king of the land, or fade into obscurity! PLUS – Is Canonical too focused on the Netbook? And why WebOS might be the MeeGo Killer!

We’ve got the ultimate Linux Home Server that is business up front, and all party in the back! Find out how this bolt on solution can revolutionize an otherwise lame-duck system! THEN – Adobe Air is dropping support for Linux, find out why Adobe ushering in their own demise!

We get caught in bed with another lady, and her name is Haiku! We give you a FULL review of this crazy great system, and why it just might give Linux a run for it’s money! THEN – We react to Apple suing the Amahi project. Hint: We don’t like it!

We’ve got our hands on the latest edition of WebOS and we go in-depth! Then – Find out why VirtualBox has pulled ahead of the pack, and why your Linux box uses so much POWER!

When the Linux Action Show thinks outside the box, we think WAAAY OUT! Find out about a complete open source implementation of AmigaOS! PLUS why Toyota is betting on Linux, and Microsoft’s new Chrome OS tax strategy!

We’ll show you how to save your hard heard monies and how easy it is to stop burning those Linux ISO’s to disc! Then – Find out why Microsoft is one of the top contributors to the Linux 3.0, and why its really not that big of a deal… Or is it?

You’ve requested and we deliver! We kick of an ACTION round-up of Linux’s best Media Center projects! AND Find out Oracle’s latest greedy moves, and the funny surprise Chris found inside the new Linux 3.0 Kernel!

Your living room sucks, and we’re here to make it better. We hook you up with the best media center software for Linux and transform your living room media center mecha! THEN – Find out why emacs hates freedom, and why Microsoft just spent $100 million dollars on Linux!

Linux isn’t known for gaming, today we change that forever! We’ve got a batch of games that will keep you fragging for hours! Then – We load you up on the details for the next Ubuntu release and the Gnome 3 outburst heard around the world!

Last week we played games on Linux, this week – It’s time to get some work done! Find out how some of the busiest guys on the Internet manage it get it all done, using Linux! Plus – Find out why Motorola might be Android’s next big threat, and Cisco’s plans to help protect Linux!

We’ve fired up the BBQ for Linux’s 20th birthday, but we get things started by throwing HP into the ACTION fire! Then – We Bring on Aaron Siego from the KDE project and he blows our minds with his toys from the future!

Work out your trigger finger, and get ready to play Windows games on Linux. We’ve got the tips for you to frag from the desktop you love! THEN – We list off the top 10 new features of Ubuntu 11.10 and Fedora 16, plus so much more!

It’s our review of Mandriva 2011! Plus we cover the early rumors of MeeGo’s death, Mark Shuttleworth’s bet against the mobile operators, and the major security issues that struck Linux this week.

The security breach that rocked Linux to it’s core has expanded, and we cover the breaking details. Then – It’s our preview look at Ubuntu 11.10. Are they are on the right course? Or is this release turning into another disaster? We find out!

The best firewall in the universe is powered by open source, and we’ll show you how to set it up like a boss! Plus – Why 2012 might be the year of Android on the desktop, and openSUSE 12.1’s top features!

Want to stack your Linux box full of hard drives? Join them into one giant pool of storage? It’s easy, we’ll show you how to combine two drives, or even hundreds! Plus – Is Microsoft trying keep Linux off PC’s with Windows 8? We discuss!

Find out how easy it can be share files under Linux, even if you want to do it like a pro! Plus our picks for quick and simple file sharing, and a whole lot more! THEN - HTC is exposing private information about Android users, and we bust out our ACTION RAGE! Plus Gnome 3.2 is out, find out whats new, and Microsoft kicks things up to a full assault against Android, we share the details!

VirtualBox is a power house Virtualization wizard! We’ll show you how to get off the ground, and how to pull tricks so fancy you’ll be the hit of the party! PLUS – Big news updates from HTC, Kernel.org, Red Hat and more!

Fresh off the mirrors we load up Ubuntu and Kubuntu 11.1 and give you our review for both in this ACTION packed episode! Plus – We observe the passing of a industry legend, help boost your memory, and give you our take on Richard Stallman’s Steve Jobs comments! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

The big show covers a lot of epic ground, this week, we fire up our ACTION camp stoves and pitch a tent! Powered by your feedback, we cover your ideas, suggestions and correct a few mistakes! Plus: The DoD thinks Open Source is ready for duty, we look back at Ubuntu’s 7 years, and fire the ACTION cannon at ZDNet’s latest Linux link bait! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

Is the Chakra Project a beautifully simple ready to go Arch Linux desktop, or off the tracks onto an island of it’s own? We find out, plus what sets pacman apart from FreeBSD’s Ports system! Also – Chris blasts Google for leaving Nexus One owns behind, Jolicloud ditches the Netbook, and we celebrate a new geek holiday!

Big claims were made this week that “Linux on the desktop is dead”. Are mobile devices making Linux irrelevant? Is the year of Desktop Linux doomed to never arrive? Or is Linux JUST getting started? We discuss! THEN – News from the Ubuntu Development Summit shines light on features for the next release, and why Fedora wants to reorganize the file system! PLUS SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

Fedora 16 has hit the torrents and we give a spin! We get to the bottom of why Fedora almost feels like it was created by Apple, but yet still a great release. And find out Linux Mint’s secret weapon to take over the Linux desktop, the surprising underdog taking on Microsoft, and why we lust after a new Android tablet! Plus so much more! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

We review openSUSE 12.1, find out how hard this release spanks every distribution out there, and the ways openSUSE 12.1 sets the bar for every future release! Plus: Barnes & Noble reveals Microsoft dirty tricks, our quick review of Desura, and booms of the week for embed Linux devices. And so much more! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

The Linux Action Show! s19e07: We stand on the shoulders of giants of open source every single day. One episode out of the year we give thanks to those certain project and developers who’ve made a big impact on us! Plus: Linux Mint 12 is released tune in to find out what’s new, open source gaming got a massive shot in the arm this week, we’ll give you the details, and biggest little Linux distribution in the world! And so much more!

It’s our review of Mint 12, does this up and coming distribution have a bit of a desktop identity crisis? Or are they answering please of so many Linux users? Tune in, to find out! Plus: Get the latest on the Carrier IQ story, and how you can find it, and what you can do. Plus a new call to arms, Linux users rocking the Humble Bundle, and Debian’s new use for bittorrent! And so much more! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

Tired of fighting sound issues under Linux? We’ve got solutions for you! Linux audio can be tricky, when it works it’s great… But when it sucks, it sucks real bad. Tune in to get our tips to make your audio trouble free! PLUS: HP Announces their plans to Open Source WebOS, we share our thoughts, and Linux Mint stepped in a pile this week when it was revealed they changed Affiliate revenue links in Banshee. Has they failed to learn from past mistakes, or is there another side to this story? We give you the details! And so much more! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

Even the big show gets a few things wrong from time to time, but never fear! The Linux Action Show audience is keeping us in check! In this week’s episode, we update you on a few stories from the past season, and make a few corrections we want you to know about! Plus: Some good news from the city of Munich, Sony’s coal for your stocking, KDE on tablets, Humble Indie Bundle 4 lusting, and how a Kindle Touch was Jailbroken with Just an MP3 ! And so much more! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!