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We're not talking dentistry here; FLOSS all about Free Libre Open Source Software. Join host Randal Schwartz and his rotating panel of co-hosts every Wednesday as they talk with the most interesting and important people in the Open Source and Free Software community. Records live every Wednesday at…

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    • Jan 11, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    The FLOSS Weekly podcast is a fantastic resource for anyone interested in open source software. Hosted by Randal Schwartz and Leo Laporte, this podcast features weekly interviews with various guests from the open source community. With over 12 years of reviews and discussions, this podcast has become a reliable source for keeping up with new projects and staying abreast of developments in the open source world.

    One of the best aspects of The FLOSS Weekly podcast is its variety of guests and projects. Each episode focuses on interviewing one project and delving into it in depth. This allows listeners to gain unique insights into open-source culture and learn about useful or common tools in impressive detail. The hosts also do a great job of mixing up the content from week to week, covering not only Linux but also other aspects of open-source software, such as frameworks, languages, development tools, and even open-source hardware.

    While The FLOSS Weekly podcast offers valuable information and entertaining discussions, there are some minor drawbacks. One issue that can sometimes affect the quality of the show is the call quality during interviews. As guests join via Skype or other means, ensuring everyone is properly set up for high-quality conversations can be challenging. However, this minor issue does not detract significantly from the overall experience of the podcast.

    In conclusion, The FLOSS Weekly podcast is an excellent resource for anyone interested in learning more about open source software. With its wide range of topics covered and informative interviews with industry experts, this podcast provides a wealth of knowledge about different projects and developments in the open-source world. Whether you're a tech enthusiast or someone involved in the tech industry, this show is definitely worth checking out to stay up to date with all things related to open-source software.



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    FLOSS Weekly: FLOSS Weekly Continues at Hackaday - Hackaday is the new home of FLOSS Weekly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 0:37


    FLOSS Weekly continues with Jonathan Bennett at its new home at Hackaday Visit hackaday.com/floss or search your favorite podcatcher to subscribe. Host: Jonathan Bennett

    FLOSS Weekly 761: We Won! - The Victories of Free Software and Open Source

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 76:30


    Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, Dan Lynch, Simon Phipps, and Leo Laporte gather to celebrate the final victory of free software and open source—and the final FLOSS Weekly as well. Hosts: Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, Dan Lynch, and Simon Phipps Guest: Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bitwarden.com/twit kolide.com/floss

    FLOSS Weekly 760: Making Money In Open Source - Adam Jacob, Chef & System Initiative

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 72:15


    Adam Jacob talks with Doc Searls and Shawn Powers about making money in open source, based on his long experience with Chef, System Initiative, and other development communities that are also businesses. Hosts: Doc Searls and Shawn Powers Guest: Adam Jacob Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: fastmail.com/twit

    FLOSS Weekly 759: ActivityPub Crawl - Evan Prodromou on ActivityPub & OpenEarth

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 71:10


    Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett go deep into what's happening in the fediverse with Evan Prodromou, the co-creator of ActivityPub, the open protocol behind Mastodon and other truly social networks on the Internet. Hosts: Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett Guest: Evan Prodromou Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

    FLOSS Weekly 758: Raiders of the Lost Source - Rocky and Oracle Unbreakable Linux, OpenAI Shakeup

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 68:58


    Doc Searls and Dan Lynch explore long-standing ethical and technical imperatives of the free software and open source movements, and the wild new challenges they face in an age of AI that is still just beginning. Hosts: Doc Searls and Dan Lynch Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: kolide.com/floss bitwarden.com/twit fastmail.com/twit

    FLOSS Weekly 757: Noodling Around with OpenZiti - Philip Griffiths, OpenZiti and Secure Networking

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 67:13


    Philip Griffiths of OpenZiti explains to Doc Searls, Shawn Powers, and Jonathan Bennett how OpenZiti is on its way to becoming the Linux of secure networking. An overview of OpenZiti and how it implements zero trust principles by putting private networks inside applications. How OpenZiti functions similarly to a VPN. OpenZiti's security and how it authorizes connections. Hosts: Doc Searls, Shawn Powers, and Jonathan Bennett Guest: Philip Griffiths Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

    FLOSS Weekly 756: We Won, Now What? - Luis Villa, Tidelift

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 69:16


    Doc Searls and Simon Phipps talk with Luis Villa of Tidelift about how it helps code maintainers get paid, plus what's happening in AI, ML, regulation and more. Hosts: Doc Searls and Simon Phipps Guest: Luis Villa Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: kolide.com/floss

    FLOSS Weekly 755: Nextcloud - Frank Karlitschek, Nextcloud Growth and Updates

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 69:31


    Frank Karlitschek joins Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett to talk about Nextcloud. Nextcloud is a fast-growing open source collaboration platform that gives customers a huge array of capabilities, all independent of giant gatekeepers. Hosts: Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett Guest: Frank Karlitschek Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bitwarden.com/twit fastmail.com/twit

    FLOSS Weekly 754: Is He Still On? - Jon "maddog" Hall, Caninos Loucos, Open Source vs Free Software

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 55:19


    Our guest this week was Jon "maddog" Hall, the Linux Legend, until his connection from Brazil dropped. At any rate, Dan Lynch and Doc Searls went deep into the differences between GPL licenses v2 and v3 on this episode of FLOSS Weekly. Hosts: Doc Searls and Dan Lynch Guest: Jon "maddog" Hall Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

    FLOSS Weekly 753: Small Is Beautiful - Aral Balkan, Small Technology Foundation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 65:00


    Aral Balkan of the Small Technology Foundation talks with Doc Searls and Dan Lynch about the small web, the tame little server called Kitten, and much more about the wide open world we've been losing and how to get it back. Hosts: Doc Searls and Dan Lynch Guest: Aral Balkan Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: kolide.com/floss

    FLOSS Weekly 752: Stalkers Beware - Cooper Quintin on Personal Privacy and TOR University Challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 67:25


    Cooper Quintin of the EFF treats Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman to plenty of wisdom about the extremes of constant personal privacy exposure online, and how some of the worst threats can come from people you know. The stalkerware industry that allows people to spy on victims easily. How can we truly decentralize social media? The expanding data broker industry. Effective mitigation like encryption tools and pushing for privacy laws. Hosts: Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman Guest: Cooper Quintin Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

    FLOSS Weekly 751: The Phipps Certification - EFF, AlmaLinux, Vehicle Software and Privacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 67:21


    Listen closely for The Phipps Certification, and you'll also get news about 3D printing, Alma Linux, a big EFF win, spyware in new cars and other hot topics on a table surrounded by Simon Phipps, Jonathan Bennett, Shawn Powers, and Doc Searls. Carl Malamud's fight to make the law open to citizens through his non-profit Public Resource. How 3D printing is transforming open hardware through the sharing of designs Mozilla's report on modern vehicles collecting and sharing personal data. Using Pi-hole to block intrusive ad tracking and surveillance on home networks. Hosts: Doc Searls, Simon Phipps, Jonathan Bennett, and Shawn Powers Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT bitwarden.com/twit

    FLOSS Weekly 750: AI: Just Make It Normal - IQXR, AI and Open Source

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 63:29


    Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk with Michael "Hoff" Hoffman, Co-founder and CEO of IQXR, about open source in AI, immersive technologies, and much more - and what needs to happen before it all gets normal. What are the differences between virtual, augmented, and mixed reality? The challenges holding back widespread virtual / augmented reality, such as the lack of standards. Privacy concerns around augmented & virtual reality glasses / headsets that record users. AI's role in spatial computing. Hoffman's mission to drive the adoption of open standards and interoperability. Hosts: Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman Guest: Michael Hoffman Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: fastmail.com/twit kolide.com/floss

    FLOSS Weekly 749: That's In Chapter Three - Kyle Rankin, How To Write a Tech Book

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2023 66:26


    Writing a tech book is easy if you start with the proper guidance. Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett get that guidance and much more from Kyle Rankin, author of How to Write a Tech Book. The benefits of using LaTeX for formatting and layout when self-publishing. How to pitch a book idea to traditional tech publishers like O'Reilly. Advice on when you're ready to write your first tech book based on your skills. How to make the transition from writing short-form articles to full book projects. Differences between self-publishing and working with traditional publishers. The editing process and importance of tech editing to perfect a textbook manuscript. How the rise of the internet and digital documents impacts tech book publishing. Hosts: Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett Guest: Kyle Rankin Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: discourse.org/twit GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

    FLOSS Weekly 748: Show Me The ProofMode - Nathan Freitas, ProofMode

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 69:28


    Doc Searls and Simon Phipps talk with Nathan Freitas, founder of the Guardian Project about ProofMode. A way to turn photos, videos, and other digital artifacts into secure signed digital evidence. Plus, the many other things the Project is up to. Proof Mode for Data Verification Future of Open Source and AI Balancing Privacy and Functionality in Journalism Guardian Project Funding and Future Plans Discussion on Surveillance, Trust, and Optimism Host: Doc Searls Guests: Simon Phipps and Nathan Freitas Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

    FLOSS Weekly 747: New, Hot, Big, and Doomed - Business Software License, OpenELA Initiative

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 69:09


    Doc Searls, Dan Lynch, and Jonathan Bennett talk about what happens when open source companies get too big for the licenses that helped them get there, and how their communities are dealing with that. Red Hat recently changed its source code distribution rules, prompting other vendors like Oracle, SUSE, and CIQ to form the Open Enterprise Linux Association in response. What are the implications of these changes, and do Red Hat's actions violate the GPL? Canonical's tight control over the LXD container management project, pulling it back in-house from the open source community which led to a community fork being created called Incus. Companies like MongoDB and Hashicorp are moving away from open source licenses towards "source available" licenses like the Business Source License (BSL) that restrict commercial use. There are growing concerns around using AI-generated code from tools like GitHub Copilot, and whether copyright and licensing restrictions carry over. Apple reverses its stance on right-to-repair, with Apple throwing its support behind a California right-to-repair bill. iFixit and Public Knowledge have been hit with a DMCA violation for creating a device that interacts with a McDonald's ice cream machine. Hosts: Doc Searls, Dan Lynch, and Jonathan Bennett Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: kolide.com/floss

    FLOSS Weekly 746: Don't Hesitate, Enculturate! - Claude Warren Jr, Open Source Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 59:58


    Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett talk with Claude Warren, Jr. about open source culture going back to coffee shops in the 1600s, how open source manners matter, and much more on this episode of FLOSS Weekly. The concept of open source projects as "insurance" against risk and companies that fund them for risk reduction. InnerSource as an open source practice to develop and establish an open source-like culture within organizations. Business source licenses changing mid-project and the fallout following such a chance. Alternative models like Tidelift for funding open source. The challenges of determining a single best model vs. many potential solutions. HashiCorp's shift to a business source license and forking. The impact of cultural differences on software teams and misunderstandings that can follow. Setting expectations for asking "improper" questions to learn. Social media outrage culture vs. traditional "voting with your feet." How to sustain projects as they evolve from early stages projects. Why succession planning is needed to continue the progress when project leaders leave. The ethics of Protestware and embedding political messages. Drawing lines around appropriate levels of protest or advocacy in code. Hosts: Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett Guest: Claude Warren, Jr. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bitwarden.com/twit fastmail.com/twit

    FLOSS Weekly 745: The Buffer Bloke - Dave Taht, Music Collab, Private AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 68:04


    On FLOSS Weekly, Dave Taht takes a break and pauses while saving the world from bufferbloat to treat Doc Searls and Dan Lynch to delightful discourses on music and low-latency conferencing and online jams. Hosts: Doc Searls and Dan Lynch Guest: Dave Taht Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: discourse.org/twit

    FLOSS Weekly 744: A Chill Pirate Lawyer - Damien Riehl, Open Source and Legal Rights

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 68:46


    What lawsuits become frivolous in a digital age that just entered its AI epoch? Attorney Damien Riehl knows and is making it all happen with a raft of projects he talks about with Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman on FLOSS Weekly. Hosts: Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman Guest: Damien Riehl Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: kolide.com/floss

    FLOSS Weekly 743: Data Is Surprisingly Exciting - Apache SeaTunnel, William Kwok

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 65:18


    William Kwok speaks with Doc Searls and Shawn Powers about Apache SeaTunnel, an exciting and extremely useful open-source way to synchronize multiple databases. Hosts: Doc Searls and Shawn Powers Guest: William Kwok Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

    FLOSS Weekly 742: Endless Sky, Endless Fun - Open Source Game Development

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 68:32


    Endless Sky is an open source game set in space with a great array of ships, settings, worlds, conditions, alien factions, and missions — plus a community of thousands. Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett talk with Jonathan Steck and Shaughn Reynolds of Endless Sky about how and where the game, its community, and open source gaming itself are going. Hosts: Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett Guests: Jonathan Steck and Shaughn Reynolds Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: meraki.cisco.com/twit fastmail.com/twit bitwarden.com/twit

    FLOSS Weekly 741: This Is the F-Droid You're Looking For - Hans Christoph Steiner, F-Droid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 66:34


    Doc Searls and Simon Phipps talk with Hans-Christoph Steiner about all things F-Droid: the non-Google app store for Android where you don't need an account and find only free and open source apps.  Hosts: Doc Searls and Simon Phipps Guest: Hans-Christoph Steiner Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: discourse.org/twit meraki.cisco.com/twit kolide.com/floss

    FLOSS Weekly 740: Baking the Printer - Jonathan Bennett: A Bad Face For Radio, IBM and Red Hat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 69:34


    Doc Searls and Ant Pruitt talk with Jonathan Bennett about life, love, open source, and what's up with Red Hat. Also, how to bake a printer? Host: Doc Searls Co-Host: Ant Pruitt Guest: Jonathan Bennett Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

    FLOSS Weekly 739: Whose AI Is It Anyway? - AI Security, Decentralized Identifiers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023


    Golda Velez and Romeo Chukwuemeka talk with Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman on FLOSS Weekly about big AI questions nobody else is asking—and getting deep and surprising answers, you won't want to miss. Hosts: Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman Guests: Golda Velez and Romeo Chukwuemeka Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

    FLOSS Weekly 738: Crossplane: Your Cockpit in the Cloud - Jared Watts, Nic Cope, Crossplane and Kubernetes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 70:01


    Jared Watts and Nic Cope, two founding engineers with Upbound and developers on Crossplane, join Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett to discuss control planes for Kubernetes and clouds. Hosts: Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett Guests: Jared Watts and Nic Cope Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: kolide.com/floss

    FLOSS Weekly 737: Live, LUG, and Rock On - Dan Lynch, Liverpool Linux User Group

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 73:57


    Doc Searls and Shawn Powers talk with Liverpool musician and FLOSS co-host Dan Lynch about music, events, LUGs and histories past and future. Hosts: Doc Searls, Shawn Powers, and Dan Lynch Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: kolide.com/floss bitwarden.com/twit

    FLOSS Weekly 736: Don't Fear The AI - David Sifry, AI and Open Source

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 64:19


    David Sifry gives Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman a deep, detailed, enthusiastic, and original take on what's up with AI from an open source angle. It's an interesting discussion on FLOSS Weekly. Hosts: Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman Guest: David Sifry Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: fastmail.com/twit

    FLOSS Weekly 735: FLOSS Without Borders - Ahmed Sobeh, Open Source in Developing Countries

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023


    Engineering Manager at Aiven, Ahmed Sobeh joins Doc Searls and Aaron Newcomb on FLOSS Weekly. What new stuff is happening with open source development? Look to the developing world. That's what Doc Searls and Aaron Newcomb learn from Ahmed Sobeh in a show packed with insights. Hosts: Doc Searls and Aaron Newcomb Guest: Ahmed Sobeh Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: kolide.com/floss

    FLOSS Weekly 734: Organic Maps - Roman Tsisyk, Organic Maps

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 64:11


    Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk with Roman Tsisyk, founder and top maintainer of Organic Maps, an extremely active and exciting open source project for people who like or need to travel off line and in privacy. Hosts: Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman Guest: Roman Tsisyk Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

    FLOSS Weekly 733: Open Source Science - Tim Bonnemann, Open Source Science

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 70:21


    Doc Searls and Dan Lynch talk with Tim Bonneman about how to help open-source science follow the road to success paved by open-source software development and build on lots of interesting and exciting work already going on. Hosts: Doc Searls and Dan Lynch Guest: Tim Bonnemann Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: kolide.com/floss bitwarden.com/twit

    FLOSS Weekly 732: Update Your Kernels! - Greg Kroah-Hartman, Linux Kernel, Cyber Resilience Act

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 67:01


    Doc Searls and Simon Phipps talk with Greg Kroah-Hartman, the veteran top-level Linux kernel maintainer, about the human side of how kernel development works, how AI is still just pattern matching, and how life is about updating everything you can. Hosts: Doc Searls and Simon Phipps Guest: Greg Kroah-Hartman Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: fastmail.com/twit

    FLOSS Weekly 731: Confidential Computing - Dan Middleton, Confidential Computing Consortium

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 64:59


    Dan Middleton, of Intel and the Confidential Computing Consortium (CCC), dives deep on the topic of confidential computing (CoCo) and many related concerns, such as Trusted Execution Environments with Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett. Hosts: Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett Guest: Dan Middleton Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

    FLOSS Weekly 730: Going Off the Grid with Meshtastic - Decentralized Open Source Mesh Network, Meshtastic

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 67:36


    Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett talk with Ben Meadors and Garth Vander Houwen of Meshtastic about adventures of many kinds—all using open source, off-grid, decentralized, mesh network that runs on inexpensive, low-power devices. Hosts: Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett Guests: Ben Meadors and Garth Vander Houwen Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: kolide.com/floss

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    FLOSS Weekly 729: Commitment Issues - Stormy Peters, GitHub Accellerator

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 62:51


    Stormy Peters, VP of Communities at GitHub speaks with Doc Searls and Shawn Powers on FLOSS Weekly. Peters is one of the most passionate, committed, informed, and important leaders in the open-source world today. The panel covers AI, commitment, dependencies, funding, learning models, and much more. Hosts: Doc Searls and Shawn Powers Guest: Stormy Peters Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: bitwarden.com/twit

    FLOSS Weekly 728: Open Season On Open Source - Mike Milinkovich and the Cyber Resilience Act in Europe

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 67:37


    "What's going on with forming the Cyber Resilience Act in Europe has the potential to do enormous harm to the open source movement and to the future prosperity of the entire human race," says Milinkovich of the Eclipse Foundation, this week's guest on FLOSS Weekly. The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is an important topic to discuss in open source. Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett speak with Milinkovich about this important matter. Hosts: Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett Guest: Mike Milinkovich Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

    FLOSS Weekly 727: Homomorphic Encryption: the Next Big Thing - Rand Hindi, Fully Homomorphic Encryption

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2023 65:55


    Rand Hindi of Zama joins Doc Searls and Dan Lynch to discuss the importance of encryption and the benefits of homomorphic encryption. It's a great discussion with many branches of topics surrounding encryption and data privacy on FLOSS Weekly. Hosts: Doc Searls and Dan Lynch Guest: Dr Rand Hindi Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: kolide.com/floss

    FLOSS Weekly 726: Mojaloop and Digital Public Goods - Paula Hunter, Mojaloop, Unbanked World

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 70:24


    Paula Hunter of Mojaloop talks with Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett about using open source, open data, open standards, open content, and other DPGs—Digital Public Goods—to make transactions cheaper and easier in the unbanked world. Hosts: Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett Guest: Paula Hunter Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

    FLOSS Weekly 725: VanillaOS on a Stick - Pietro di Caprio, VanillaOS

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 66:16


    Pietro di Caprio joins Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, and Shawn Powers to discuss VanillaOS, a new Linux distro with a hot new feature: it's immutable. Hosts: Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, and Shawn Powers Guest: Pietro di Caprio Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: kolide.com/floss

    FLOSS Weekly 724: The Wide World of Open Radio - Levi C. Maaia, Ham Radio

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 60:15


    Doc Searls and Shawn Powers take a deep dive into the open source and open data slices of ham radio with Levi C. Maaia, an accomplished pilot, filmmaker, and much more. Hosts: Doc Searls and Shawn Powers Guest: Levi C. Maaia Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: kolide.com/floss bitwarden.com/twit

    FLOSS Weekly 723: Freedom to Fork - Open Source Communities & Democracy With Seth Frye

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 67:47


    How open source communities form, fork, and govern themselves are just a few of the many topics UC-Davis professor Seth Frey talks about with Doc Searls and Simon Phipps in an insight-filled show. Hosts: Doc Searls and Simon Phipps Guest: Seth Frye Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: kolide.com/floss

    FLOSS Weekly 722: DIY Broadcasting With Open Source - Open Source Broadcasting, Tim Pozar and Brian David

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 64:12


    DIY broadcasting with open source is a topic too big and fast-moving for just one show, so this is our second time around with Tim Pozar and Brian David telling Doc Searls and Aaron Newcomb about a large assortment of open-source tools and approaches that are ready to go for creators and broadcasters. Hosts: Doc Searls and Aaron Newcomb Guests: Tim Požar and Brian David Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: kolide.com/floss GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

    FLOSS Weekly 721: Hacking, Convergence and HyperPurism - Kyle Rankin, Purism, Mobile Phone & Linux Computing Convergence

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 65:26


    Kyle Rankin of Purism joins Doc Searls and Shawn Powers to talk about how his company's Linux laptop and Librem 5 phone converge with the company's new Lapdock, plus the past and future of hacker culture, how supply chains really work, and convergence in general. Hosts: Doc Searls and Shawn Powers Guest: Kyle Rankin Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: fastmail.com/twit kolide.com/floss

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