Since 2018, Jason has been an evangelist for the Desktop Linux ecosystem. After adopting Linux as his daily driver, Jason pivoted his full-time tech coverage at Forbes to focus exclusively on exploring the thrilling world of Linux distributions, open source software, and the community creating it.
He racked up millions of page views at Forbes with his engaging and conversational approach to Linux and FOSS, making it accessible for the masses and approachable for beginners. He’s worked with and interviewed key leaders in the Linux world including Canonical, Valve, Red Hat, Lenovo, and Microsoft.
In 2022, Jason took his love for open source and community building to Mozilla, where he works full time as Thunderbird's Marketing Manager.
Jason Evangelho has hosted 68 Episodes.
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Episode 40: The Thunderbird Interview (featuring Ryan Sipes)
Episode | September 3rd, 2020 | 1 hr 5 mins
elementary os, email, linux, mozilla, mycroft, open source, pop os, system76, thunderbird, windows
Community Manager Ryan Sipes chats with Jason about Thunderbird's past, present and future. He also shares a hilarious Linux origin story and memories from his time at System76.
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Episode 39: Quality Control / Life After Lightworks
Episode | August 26th, 2020 | 36 mins 36 secs
community, dln, fedora, lenovo, lightworks, linux laptops, shotcut, thinkpad
First impressions of the Fedora-powered ThinkPad P53, A beautiful Discovery of the Week for your terminal, an update on my Linux video editing journey, and a serious problem our community is solving.
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Episode 38: I've Made A Huge Mistake
Episode | August 19th, 2020 | 33 mins 30 secs
auto-cpufreq, kdenlive, laptop battery, legionnaires disease, lightworks, linux, open source, video editing
Never go "full commercial." In this episode I explain my huge software mistake, explore a welcome twist on a popular power management app, I started a new blog using just Standard Notes, a Linux origin story and an important health update!
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Episode 37: Legionnaire
Episode | July 28th, 2020 | 37 mins 12 secs
amd ryzen, coreboot, elementary os, legionnaires disease, open source, pop os, star labs, system76
My Legionnaire's Disease story, an open source Ryzen surprise from System76, Star Labs is doing something awesome, and which distro do I miss the most?
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Episode 36: First Class Linux
Episode | June 11th, 2020 | 26 mins 49 secs
amd, corectrl, gpu, lenovo, linux, lts, more sun, radeon, red hat, rhel, ubuntu
Welcome to Episode 36, featuring a VERY enthusiastic discussion about Lenovo's recent Linux news!
Plus: a Discovery of the Week that will make your Radeon GPU happy, and the world premiere of my band's single "Brain Dead!"
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Episode 35: The Ecosystem Problem
Episode | May 28th, 2020 | 34 mins
amd, fragments, graphics cards, linux gaming, nvidia, pc gaming, system76, tuxedo, xpander
The Linux For Everyone podcast gets a video upgrade! In this episode: Linux gaming has a serious problem that AMD and Nvidia can fix, deeper discussion about two amazing Linux laptops, a Discovery of the Week for bittorrent fans, a new "Song from the Source" and some good news!
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Linux + Coffee, Cup 2: The Super Key
Episode | May 20th, 2020 | 33 mins 23 secs
coffee, dell, lenovo, pop os, super key, system76, tuxedo computers
Welcome to your second cup of Linux and Coffee! Schykle and I brewed up a nice rant about something many of us take pride in: the Super key! Plus, we discuss the results from our Pop OS donation poll, and talk about something you asked for more of: COFFEE!
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Episode 34: The Fedora + Lenovo Interview
Episode | May 8th, 2020 | 1 hr 34 secs
fedora, interview, lenovo, linux laptops 2020, open source, red hat, thinkpad
The Fedora and Lenovo partnership is about more than just selling Thinkpads with Linux pre-installed. In this special video interview, Fedora lead Matthew Miller and Lenovo's Senior Linux Software Engineer Mark Pearson join me to discuss a TON of details.
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Linux + Coffee, Cup #1: Picking on Pop
Episode | May 6th, 2020 | 31 mins 45 secs
coffee, flatpak, marketing, pop os, system76, web design
Surprise! Welcome to your first cup of Linux and Coffee. Have a sip while I finish the giant Lenovo + Fedora interview. In this episode I'm joined by brand new L4E Creator Schykle to pick apart the brand new System76 Pop OS website, and tackle something a little controversial that we noticed...
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Episode 33: Professional Hobbyist
Episode | April 23rd, 2020 | 32 mins 52 secs
community, deepin, lemur pro, patreon, pop os 20.04, system76, tuxedo computers, ubuntudde
First impressions of the Deepin 20 Beta, the UbuntuDDE 20.04 Beta and the System76 Lemur Pro laptop. Plus, a double dose of good news, and a discovery of the week from Tuxedo Computers.
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Episode 32: Engineering Happiness
Episode | April 8th, 2020 | 40 mins 19 secs
endless, foss, gnome foundation, goverlay, pop os 20.04, system76
Linux hardware manufacturer and Pop!OS developer System76 has been busy lately! I sit down with the company's "Happiness Manager" Emma Marshall to discuss the latest, and Emma lives up to her job title by sharing how to stay positive and upbeat during these challenging times.
Plus, a Discovery of the Week from a fellow Linux gamer and L4E listener, Endless & the Gnome Foundation's initiative to attract a new generation of FOSS developers, and ProtonMail hands out free, permanent storage increases!
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Episode 31: Control
Episode | March 25th, 2020 | 27 mins 25 secs
community, coronavirus, covid-19, endless os, folding@home, patreon, salient os, telegram, zagreb
After a citywide lockdown and earthquake in our beautiful city of Zagreb, this episode begins on a serious note. But it's a message intended to bring hope and positivity back into our lives during this unprecedented time in our history. And the discovery of the week aims to get everyone involved in the fight against coronavirus.
After that I talk about my experience with Endless OS and recap my time gaming on Salient OS. Plus, a very relevant short clip from the first Linux For Everyone Patron Live Chat that took place last week.