The "Linux Sucks" series kicked off back in 2009, at Linux Fest Northwest. Since then, there have been 15 shows in the series -- recorded at everything ranging from a 1,000 seat auditorium in Los Angeles... to a dark room... in a cabin... all by myself -- which have been viewed millions and millions of times.
Seriously.
It's ridiculous.
Well, with Linux Sucks 2023 fast approaching (details to be announced soon), I wanted to provide all of you with a complete list of every surviving "Linux Sucks" video. Ever.
Here they are -- the only place, in the Universe, where they are all available to watch -- in chronological order.
- 2009 - "Linux Sucks"
- 2011 - "Linux Sucks"
- 2012 - "Linux Sucks (as usual)"
- 2012 - "Linux Does Not Suck (not even a little)"
- 2013 - "Linux Sucks"
- 2013 - "Linux Doesn't Suck"
- 2014 - "Linux Sucks"
- 2016 - "Linux Sucks"
- 2016 - "Linux Sucks: The Commentary Track"
- 2017 - "Linux Sucks... for the last time"
- 2018 - "Linux Sucks. Forever."
- 2019 - "Linux Sucks: The Lost Recordings"
- 2020 - "Linux Sucks"
- 2021 - "Linux Sucks: The End of Linux is Nigh"
- 2022 - "Linux Sucks: This time it's personal."
Which ones are my personal favorites, you ask? Good question, imagined Internet person!
The 2016 show was a ton of fun. Huge live audience. Really fun guests -- how many times does a guy get to do a show with both Richard Stallman and Fantasy / Sci-Fi author Piers Anthony? Plus Cory Doctorow. And the CEO of Red Hat. Man. That show was fun.
Then there's the 2019 show... which went horribly, terrible wrong! Shoot. Everything that could go wrong with that show did! Total trainwreck disaster! But that kinda makes it special.
The 2022 one? Makes me laugh.
Oh, oh! The 2017 show! I told the organizers of the Southern California Linux Expo that this was going to be the very last Linux Sucks ever. Told everyone that. But. Here's the thing... I totally lied. lol! Plus... this edition spends a significant amount of time looking at pictures of my bad hair decisions over the years. Seriously. Roughly a thousand people were trapped in an auditorium... watching me talk about the history of my hair. It was amazing.
Fair warning: Some of these shows have naughty words in them. I try to keep things very family friendly here at The Lunduke Journal. But, back when I recorded some of these shows, I allowed a few naughty words to slip out. It never gets too swear-y... but, still, worth noting.
Enjoy.
