Ask Noah Show

This week on the Ask Noah Show we dive straight into the Ubuntu dropping Unity news story, talk about the best open source messenger application & of course take your questions live on the air. -- The Cliff Notes -- Ubuntu Unity is Dead: Desktop will switch back to Gnome next year (https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/04/ubuntu-unity-is-dead-desktop-will-switch-back-to-gnome-next-year/) Six years after making Unity the default user interface on Ubuntu desktops, Canonical is giving up on the project and will switch the default Ubuntu desktop back to GNOME next year. Canonical is also ending development of Ubuntu software for phones and tablets, spelling doom for the goal of creating a converged experience with phones acting as desktops when docked with the right equipment. Staff, Projects, Shed as Ubuntu Maker Tries to Lure Investors (https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/06/canonical_cuts_jobs_with_unity_bullet/) On Wednesday, we reported that Ubuntu is killing off its never-delivered Unity 8