429: Open Source AI, End of Clear Linux, & the Security Scoop with Sandfly

video: https://youtu.be/abgTchtrH0k

On this episode of Destination Linux, we are joined by security expert Craig Rowland returns for the “Sandfly Security Scoop,” explaining how the stealthy BPFdoor back‑door evades firewalls and sharing tips for DEF CON and Black Hat attendees. We also unpack listener feedback about phone‑addiction myths and mindful smartphone use. Then we discuss Moonshot’s open‑source Kimi AI model that tackles two‑million‑character prompts and beats proprietary LLM benchmarks, sparking a wider chat about open AI guardrails and Linux’s role under the hood. Later, there's some bittersweet news that Intel is discontinuing its performance‑tuned Clear Linux distro, prompting nostalgia and debate over rolling vs. hybrid releases. Our tip of the week highlights a crowd‑sourced Linux guide that demystifies getting started with Ubuntu especially for network engineers.

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Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:18 Community Feedback

00:10:20 Sandfly Security Scoop

00:23:15 Defcon VS Blackhat

00:29:31 OpenSource AI Kimi

00:47:38 Clear Linux OS & Intel's future

01:03:49 Community Tip and Trick

01:09:13 Support the Show

01:12:43 Outro

01:13:07 Post Show

Links:

• Community Feedback
  
  
  • https://destinationlinux.net/comments
  
  
  • https://destinationlinux.net/forum
  
  


• Sandfly Security Scoop
  
  
  • https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly
  
  
  • https://sandflysecurity.com/blog/sandfly-5-5-ai-powered-analysis-advanced-bpfdoor-detection-and-smarter-scanning
  
  


• Defcon VS Blackhat
  
  
  • https://defcon.org/
  
  
  • https://www.blackhat.com/
  
  


• OpenSource AI Kimi
  
  
  • https://www.kimi.com/
  
  
  • https://huggingface.co/spaces/Jhawley/moonshotai-Kimi-K2-Instruct
  
  


• Clear Linux OS & Intel's future
  
  
  • https://community.clearlinux.org/t/all-good-things-come-to-an-end-shutting-down-clear-linux-os/10716
  
  
  • https://news.itsfoss.com/clear-linux-os-discontinued/
  
  
  • https://www.omglinux.com/intel-clear-linux-os-discontinued-2025/
  
  


• Community Tip and Trick
  
  
  • https://rikosintie.github.io/Ubuntu4NetworkEngineers/CH02-Install-Tools/
  
  


• Support the Show
  
  
  • https://tuxdigital.com/membership
  
  
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