Linux Inlaws: Recent Episodes
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Not mentioning the elephant in the room, Martin and Chris take a closer look the vital role FLOSS is playing in modern defence systems and as part of military technology in general. Although the topic is not for the faint-hearted, it still shows the important part of FLOSS when defending core values very close to open source software in general: liberty, democracy and freedom in general.Links
- OSI FLOSS definition: https://opensource.org/osd
- Android Team Awareness Kit: https://tak.gov
- DARPA: https://www.darpa.mil
- History of DARPA projects: https://www.darpa.mil/timeline/index
- ARPANET: https://web.archive.org/web/20120915113839/http://www.darpa.mil/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=2554
- Mil-OSS: https://mil-oss.dev
- BWMESSENGER: https://element.io/matrix-in-germany/projects/bwmessenger
- Taurus leak: https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/04/germany_confirms_russia_leak_genuine
- freeCodeCamp: https://www.freecodecamp.org
- Spectral: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2106651/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_spectral
In this episode, Martin and Chris host Bernhard Stockmann, the brain and inventor of DAVx5, the central bridge between a *DAV server and any mobile device running Android and thus in bed the Google's approach to calendars (and much more such Contacts and WebDAV). So if even if you've never wondered how to access a CalDAV server from an Android phone or table, this show is definitely for you. Plus bonus content: the recipe for your favourite Scottish national food. Pro tip for a slightly more vegan experience: replace the ox bung with tin foil and cook the mixture in an oven at 160 degrees C (320 degrees F) for about 2 hours. And don't forget to add about a gill of whiskey (approx. 150 ml) to the mixture before the final cooking stage.Links
- DAVx5: https://github.com/bitfireAT/davx5-ose
- Google's Kotlin announcement: https://developer.android.com/kotlin/first
- LibrePGP vs. OpenPGP: https://lwn.net/Articles/953797
- CalDAV Push video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ET6T6ZYp8k
- The Terror: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2708480/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
- Revolusi: https://www.amazon.de/Revolusi-Indonesia-Birth-Modern-World/dp/184792705X
- Haggis: https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes/traditional-haggis-recipe
In this episode, Martin and Chris take a look at the darker side of FLOSS. Want to know what that is? Listen to the episode - all will be revealed. Plus: How to make cotton candy at home.Links
- Monkeys and floss: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10329-009-0159-9
- Meat floss: https://www.chinasichuanfood.com/homemade-meat-floss
- Dance move: hhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpV4SmtyqO4
- Water floss: https://www.dentocare.co.uk/blog/post/what-is-an-oral-irrigator
- Jaws: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws_(James_Bond)
- FLOSS (the software this time :-): https://www.gnu.org/bulletins/bull1.txt
- Curb your enthusiasm: https://www.hbo.com/curb-your-enthusiasm
- Dragonblade: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3672840
In this episode host Martin and Chris take a closer look at KDE, one of the leading Linux desktop environments. For this endeavour they are joined by no other than Joseph De Veaugh-Geiss, a long-standing KDE veteran, doubling as a community and project manager for a subproject of KDE Eco, concerned with the reduction of the power consumption of your favourite desktop. If you ever wanted to know how to extend the battery life using the right desktop (and who doesn't want to know?), you don't want to miss this show!Links
- KDE: https://kde.org
- KDE Eco: https://eco.kde.org/
- Blue Angel (ecolabel): https://www.blauer-engel.de/en/productworld/resources-and-energy-efficient-software-products
- KDE Akademy: https://akademy.kde.org
- Software repository: https://invent.kde.org/teams/eco
- Agency report: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen/entwicklung-anwendung-von-bewertungsgrundlagen-fuer
- Joseph's FOSDEM talk: https://archive.fosdem.org/2023/schedule/speaker/joseph_de_veaugh_geiss
- Naomi Klein's Doppelgänger: https://www.amazon.de/Doppelganger-Trip-Into-Mirror-World/dp/0241621305
- Minority Report: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181689/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_minority%2520report
- Tron: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084827/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
In this episode our two hosts discuss the recent license change in a NoSQL data base known a the Remote Dictionary Server, aka Redis. Given the fact that this podcast probably wouldn't exist without this company never mind code base (as Martin and Chris met at this company when it was still known as Redislabs), brace yourself for a riveting trip down memory lane never mind fasten your seat belts for that ride in the Redis DeLorean when our two hosts discuss the implications never mind future of that database... Links
- Redis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redis
- Salvatore Sanfilippo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/salvatore-sanfilippo-b52b47249
- Ofer Bengal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ofer-bengal-4a84ba6
- Yiftach Shoolman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yiftachshoolman
- Pieter Noordhuis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pnoordhuis
- Redis license promise: https://web.archive.org/web/20211022072546/https://redis.com/blog/redis-license-bsd-will-remain-bsd
- GoodFORM: https://goodformcode.com
- Redis license change: https://redis.com/blog/redis-adopts-dual-source-available-licensing
- Redis governance after Salvatore leaving: https://web.archive.org/web/20230530174930/https://redis.io/docs/about/governance
- Madelyn Olson leaving the steering committee: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7176350563071139840/
- KeyDB: https://docs.keydb.dev
- Redict: https://codeberg.org/redict/redict
- Linux Foundation Valkey Announcement: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-launches-open-source-valkey-community
- Valkey on Github: https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey
- Simon Riggs: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonriggs-postgresql-edb/?originalSubdomain=uk
- Get Shorty: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113161/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_q_get%2520shorty
- Be Cool: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377471/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
In this episode Perl is the centre of discussion. Martin and Chris host Todd Rinaldo and Stuart Mackintosh of the Perl foundation who will explain the ins and outs of this programming language that still drive a significant portion of the Internet and other strange things. So if you want to know what's been hot for the 36 years in the area of scripting languages driving workloads large and small, you don't want to miss this episode!Links
- Perl: https://www.perl.org
- The Perl & Raku Foundation: https://www.perlfoundation.org
- CPAN: https://www.cpan.org
- Raku: https://raku.org
- SpamAssassin: https://spamassassin.apache.org
- Martin's paint: https://www.sadolinpaint.com
- Steal like an artist: https://austinkleon.com/steal
In this episode Martin and Chris take a closer look at OpenWrt, a Linux distro aimed at routers and other embedded devices. If you ever wondered about how to free your router from proprietary crap (aka vendor-issued router firmware), you don't want to miss this episode. Links
- OpenWrt: https://openwrt.org
- OpenWrt's LuCi: https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/luci/luci.essentials
- LEDE / OpenWrt: https://lwn.net/Articles/686767
- Building OpenWrt with Docker: https://gitlab.com/openwrt/docker
- DD-WRT: https://dd-wrt.com
- freifunk: https://freifunk.net/en
- Extraction II: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12263384/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_extraction%2520i
- The Artful Dodger: https://www.disneyplus.com/en-de/series/the-artful-dodger/OVaLog2e2EIW
This episode is host to the XMPP Foundation. Eddie Maurer and Matthew Wild spill the beans on what the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (formerly known as Jabber) really is (and what it's not), its history, future and current state. So if you want to know on what protocol popular apps such WhatsApp (yes indeed), Grindr, Jitsi, Prosody and Zoom (to name but a few) rely under the hood for real-time communication, you don't want to miss this episode!Links
- XMPP Standards Foundation: https://xmpp.org
- MQTT: https://mqtt.org
- Prosody: https://prosody.im
- Talking to a coffee machine: https://github.com/Jutta-Proto/protocol-cpp
- Let's Encrypt: https://letsencrypt.org
- Software using XMPP: https://xmpp.org/uses/instant-messaging
- Snikket: https://snikket.org
- Modern XMPP: https://docs.modernxmpp.org
- Die Welt des Mittelmeeres (in German): https://www.fischerverlage.de/buch/fernand-braudel-georges-duby-die-welt-des-mittelmeeres-9783596168538
- Home Assistant: https://www.home-assistant.io
- Ghosts: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00049t9
- Creepshow: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8762206
Now in its fourth year, this podcast has seen it all: The rise and demise of whole empires, the beloved competition fade into distant memory and a glorious appearance at last year's FOSDEM (Europe's biggest gathering of FLOSS enthusiasts), where actually more than five people showed up (thanks again to the ones attended on that Saturday afternoon in Ixelles - our hearts go out to you!). So it's once again time for an update of the five year plan (true to this beloved tradition going back to the olden days of communist Russia back in the last century) and how our ageing two heroes are doing on world domination, supporting the FLOSS community and recreational drugs (confined to legal ones course :-). Among other things. Such as all the gory details about Amish adult entertainment websites. Don't miss this (even if you're not into Amish entertainment websites - adult or otherwise)!Links
- Open at Intel: https://openatintel.podbean.com
- Soviet five year plans: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five-year_plans_of_the_Soviet_Union
- Amish porn (sample): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBgghnQF6E4
- FLOSS WEEKLY's last episode @ TWIT: https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly/episodes/761?autostart=false
This episode introduces the Software Freedom Conservancy featuring Karen Sandler and Bradley Kuhn. Many people probably know the SFC from its FLOSS license verification (especially copyleft licenses) work but there's much more to this non-profit. Without stealing too much thunder - listen to the episode for the details!Links
- The Software Freedom Conservancy: https://sfconservancy.org
- Copyleft licenses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyleft
- VMWare case: https://www.ifross.org/?q=artikel/hellwig-vs-vmware-gpl-enforcement-lawsuit-hamburg-district-court
- Vizio case: https://fossa.com/blog/massive-implications-software-freedom-conservancy-vs-vizio
- Mr. Smith goes to Washington: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031679/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_mr%2520smith%2520goes%2520to%2520
- Belgian chocolate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_chocolate
- Yes Prime Minister: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086831/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_yes%2520prime%2520mi
- Hijack: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19854762/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
- Red Dragon: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289765/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_q_red%2520dragon
In this episode our two heroes shed light on real-time Linux and its applications. Due to the nature of the topic, the episode might sound a little bit more technical than our usual content but as we do cater for all audiences this also includes the geeks and nerd interested in the nitty-gritty details. So enjoy this episode at your own risk or cannot get to sleep otherwise...Links
- Unix / Linux scheduling: https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/Traditional-Scheduling-Intro.html
- Traditional Unix scheduling: https://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~remzi/OSTEP/cpu-sched-mlfq.pdf
- Earliest deadline first: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earliest_deadline_first_scheduling
- RTLinux: https://users.soe.ucsc.edu/~sbrandt/courses/Winter00/290S/rtlinux.pdf
- Xenomai: https://www.xenomai.org
- Real-time Linux: https://lwn.net/Articles/572740
- Real-time Ubuntu: https://ubuntu.com/blog/real-time-ubuntu-is-now-generally-available
- The Class of '09: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14903834/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_q_the%2520class%2520of%252009
- Fast X: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5433140/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
An important part of the Redhat ecosystem are the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL). In this episode Martin and Chris talk to Carl and Julia, two Redhat people looking after EPEL among other things. So if you are interested in Redhat Linux, CentOS. or even Fedora, you don't want to miss this episode. Plus as bonus content: a short intro into Fedora, Redhat and CentOS.. Never mind all the gory details of the history of these projects. The VERY gory details of the projects.Links
- Fedora: https://fedoraproject.org
- Redhat Enterprise Linux (RHEL): https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/linux-platforms/enterprise-linux
- CentOS: https://centos.org
- EPEL: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/epel
- RMP Fusion: https://rpmfusion.org
- Alma Linux: https://almalinux.org
- Rocky Linux: https://rockylinux.org
- Carl on Redhat's source RPM decision: https://linuxunplugged.com/517
- Oktoberfest: https://www.oktoberfest.de
- Ahsoka: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13622776
- Martin's favourite Indian restaurant: https://undisclosed-location.co.uk
- Robot Chicken: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437745/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_q_robot%2520chicken
In this episode Martin and Chris host Florian Effensberger and Mike Saunders from The Documentation Foundation, home of the well-known office software known as LibreOffice. Links
- The Document Foundation: https://www.documentfoundation.org
- LibreOffice: https://www.libreoffice.org
- MikeOS: https://mikeos.sourceforge.net
- Linux Voice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Voice
- Linux Format: https://www.linuxformat.com
- HackSpace (Andrew's and Ben's new endeavour): https://www.mclibre.org/descargar/docs/revistas/hackspace/hackspace-52-en-202203.pdf
- StarOffice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarOffice
- OpenOffice: https://www.openoffice.org
- LibreOffice repos: https://github.com/LibreOffice
- Migrations to LibreOffice: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/LibreOffice_Migrations
- LibreOffice Online: https://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-online
- Disable IPv6: https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/disable-ipv6-on-devices
- Alaska Daily: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15421858/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_alaska%2520da
- Happy!: https://www.syfy.com/happy
We made it. If you're reading this on your podcast player, you are listening to the 100 episode of your beloved podcast called Linux Inlaws. In this bumper episode, Martin and Chris will look back at almost four years of LI history, recount the highlights (and lowlights!) and shed some light things to come for the next 100 episode. Maybe. Plus a very special greeting from an even more special BDfL (you don't want to miss this if Linux even just remotely rings a bell).Links
- Rust & PostgreSQL: https://github.com/sfackler/rust-postgres
- HPR debacle: https://archive.org/details/hpr3658
- Linux Inlaws @ FOSDEM: https://archive.fosdem.org/2023/schedule/event/linux_inlaws
- Linux Outlaws: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Outlaws
- Dan's podcasts: https://www.danlynch.org/podcasts
This episode is host to Alex Hochgarten, a venture capitalist focussing on FLOSS start-ups among other things. Even if you're not a start-up looking for cash right now, you will find this episode more than interesting as it gives an overview of the venture capital funding process apart from other black magic; the chances, risks, ins and outs of these issues and what to look out for when going after this sort of investment for your next contraband smuggling operation, drug counterfeit outfit or weapons wholesale boutique (hint: stay on the legal side to begin with). Plus juicy details about our cash position (if you're interested in that sort of thing :-).Due to some alien interference (in the literal sense, apparently Chris forgot to pay his contribution to the widows and orphans fund of a species called Vogons, normally known for their excellent taste in poetry and other fine literature), the audio quality of this episode has suffered a little bit, a circumstance for which the Inlaws would like to extend their sincerest apologies (Chris has replenished his cash stash once again so contributions to Vogons and other alien races looking for hard cold cash should be flowing without interruptions in the future).Links
- New Forge: https://www.newforge.de
- Orangery: https://www.orangery.io
- Instana: http://www.instana.com
- Codecenric: https://www.codecentric.de
- Morgen: https://www.morgen.so
- Father Ted: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/father-ted
- Rick and Morty: https://www.adultswim.com/videos/rick-and-morty
This show is all about the public sector. Yes, that money pit where all of your taxes vanish into for the greater good, mediocre services and fat pay checks for politicians. Or so it seems. But despair not, there's a silver lining at the horizon: Martin and Chris dive into the use of FLOSS in this area, shedding light on the good, the bad and the ugly. Plus: Additional juice on the only communist distribution on the planet (spoiler: yes, it does come from North Korea).Links
- France FLOSS adoption: https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/inline-files/OSS%20Country%20Intelligence%20Report%2023_FR.pdf
- French announcement: https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/new-action-plan-open-source-french-administration
- French FLOSS repo (in English): https://code.gouv.fr/public/#/repos
- LiMux / Munich case: https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/document/declaration-independence-limux-project-munich
- HP report on LiMux: https://jan.wildeboer.net/2013/01/that-hpmicrosoft-study-on-the-linux-migration-in-munich-hm
- LiMux overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiMux
- Open Source at schools in Baden-Württemberg (in German): https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/service/presse/pressemitteilung/pid/pilotprojekt-fuer-den-digitalen-arbeitsplatz-der-lehrkraefte-startet
- Deepin: https://www.deepin.org/en
- Red Star OS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Star_OS
- Nextcloud: https://github.com/nextcloud/server
- The Netherlands: https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/netherlands
- Predator Dark Ages: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4171544/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_dark%2520ages
In this episode host Annika and Werner from Tuxedo, a German PC vendor that ships their systems with a pure FLOSS stack installed instead of proprietary software. Topics of discussion include the origins of the company, their own distribution based on Ubuntu and some of the challenges with this approach. Links
- Tuxedo Computers: https://www.tuxedocomputers.com
- Tuxedo OS: https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/TUXEDO-OS_1.tuxedo
- System 76 desktop (Cosmic DE): https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic
- ChromeOS: https://chromium.googlesource.com/codesearch/chromium/src/+/refs/heads/master-original/chromeos
- Arch on Chromebooks presentation (in German): https://frab.openrheinruhr.de/de/ORR2018/public/events/32
- Studio 666: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15374070/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_studio%2520666
- Aloha: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1243974/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_q_aloh
- Wargroove: https://store.steampowered.com/app/607050/Wargroove
- Casa Susanna: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21875250/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
In this Halloween special Martin and Chris discuss the scariest moments and people in FLOSS history. No project, person or concept is safe from these in-depth revelations so don't miss this episode. Plus - as it's custom at this time of year - the Dark Side Tech Support makes another appearance when a lower deity rings with a technical problem. You REALLY don't want to miss this if you're religious, like black humour or are otherwise socially challenged. And some PostgreSQL bonus marketing content :-). Links
- Heartbleed: https://heartbleed.com
- xkcd on Heartbleed: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2347:_Dependency
- Shellshock: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellshock_(software_bug)
- Opinions around ffmpeg/libav fork: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/vvdxn/the_ffmpeglibav_situation/
- OpenWRT/LEDE: https://linuxgizmos.com/lede-openwrt-fork-promises-greater-openness/
- Linus' Usenet post: https://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2006/03/linus-torvalds-first-usenet-posting.html
- Linus vs. Andrew: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanenbaum%E2%80%93Torvalds_debate
- GNU Hurd: https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/
- Linus' NVidia remark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeU1WUb1q10
- RMS resigning: https://www.zdnet.com/article/richard-m-stallman-resigns-from-free-software-foundation
- RMS reinstation: https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-free-software-foundation-reveals-how-rms-was-re-elected-and-its-future
- Nobody: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7888964/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_nobody
- PostgresML: https://github.com/postgresml/postgresml
In this episode Martin and Chris host Lars Wallenborn, a reverse engineer, software developer and podcast co-host. Topics covered include the use of FLOSS in IT security and how this can help to advance this field, general supply chain challenges from an IT security perspective with FLOSS and the resulting ramifications and other hot subjects in this field. Ever wanted to know to how to stay safe when using FLOSS components in your code? Then you don't want to miss this episode.Links
- Armchair Investigators: https://armchairinvestigators.de
- The Cuckoo's Egg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cuckoo%27s_Egg_(book)
- Kill Chain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_chain
- Metasploit: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
- Ghidra: https://ghidra-sre.org
- FrOSCon talk on Ghidra: https://programm.froscon.org/2019/events/2350.html
- Olympic Destroyer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvzi_dwuUjI
- David Bombal: https://www.youtube.com/@davidbombal
- The Mole: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13243898/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_6_tt_8_nm_0_q_the%2520mole
- History of Violence: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0399146/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_history%2520of%2520vio
In this episode, Martin and Chris host Shea, a long-time listener and first-time caller :-). In contrast to what you may believe listening to this episode, marketing had NO play whatsoever in bringing Shea on air and any of his opinions about the show, Linux in particular, the world in general - you get the idea - are entirely his and are not sponsored by the Inlaws in any way.Want to get on the show as well? Simply top Shea's amount of feedback emails (currently clocking in at approximately 25,000) and an episode is yours. But before getting any ideas like letting a bot do all of the hard work of sending these mails: We will spot the difference, so only genuine, hand-written (on a keyboard :-) emails will be considered. Links
- Hacker Public Radio: https://hackerpublicradio.org
- Linux Inlaws DYI Linux Distros: https://archive.org/details/LI_S01E83_DIY_Linux_Distros__1792
- Dick Turpin Roadshow: https://ukpodcasters.com/podcast/dick-turpin-road-show
- Productivity Machines: https://direct.mit.edu/books/book/4528/Productivity-MachinesGerman-Appropriations-of
- Brief Answers to the Big Questions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brief_Answers_to_the_Big_Questions
- The French Dispatch: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8847712/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_4_nm_0_q_french%2520dispatch
IN this episode Martin and Chris host Uwe Ziegenhagen, a veteran of the LaTeX community. For our younger hipster audience, LaTeX has been the typesetting system of choice for generations of scientists publishing their work far beyond the realm of computer science (as a matter of fact, Chris' first two books were produced using this software). Plus more on one of Martin's dirty little secrets (hint: it concerns Netflix lesser known sides). Plus a trip down memory lane for Chris. So if you're interested in computer-aided typesetting or want to know more about Martin's secrets or Chris' past, this is your show!Links
- TEX: https://tug.org
- LATEX: https://www.latex-project.org
- Comprehensive TEX Archive Network (CTAN): https://www.ctan.org
- DANTE e. V.: https://www.dante.de
- TeX Live: https://tug.org/texlive
- TEX's ecosystem: https://tug.org/levels.html
- TEX @ Stackexchange: https://tex.stackexchange.com
- Web-based LATEX: https://www.overleaf.com
- Happy!: https://www.syfy.com/happy
- DIABLO: https://diablo4.blizzard.com/en-us
- Strike: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4276618
In this episode our two ageing heroes discuss the wonderful and mysterious art of software quality with a special focus on testing. Ever wondered why this bleeding piece of code you just wrote doesn't do what it's supposed to or what to do if faced with somebody else's messy code and are tasked to check it out? Then this episode is definitely for you!Links
- Time travel (Wikipedia is of course wrong with its "hypothetical" presumption): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_travel
- Software quality: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_quality
- Software testing: https://www.ibm.com/topics/software-testing
- Test-driven development: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test-driven_development
- Agile software development: http://agilemanifesto.org
- Waterfall model: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterfall_model
- Jenkins: https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins
- SonarQube: https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube
- FLOSS test automation tools (overview): https://www.stralynn.com/post/top-20-automation-open-source-testing-tools
- FLOSS fuzzy testing: https://owasp.org/www-community/Fuzzing
- Citadel: https://agbo.com/project/citadel
- foodforthought_redux: https://www.instagram.com/foodforthought_redux/
This episode features Joe Drumgoole, head of developer relations at MongoDB (at the time of the recording). MongoDB of course being one of the document databases in the NoSQL space. So if you're interested in what this NoSQL hype is all about anyway or want to catch up on the latest shenanigans at MongoDB, this is an episode not to be missed. Full disclosure: This episode does contain some marketing angles and a few somewhat biased views on technologies which some of our listeners may find discomforting (or which others may find particularly enjoyable). Anyway, you have been warned :-). Plus: Details on how to cook salmon with fruit juice and liquorice.Links
- MongoDb: https://github.com/mongodb/mongo
- WiredTiger: https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/core/wiredtiger
- Berkeley DB: https://github.com/berkeleydb/libdb
- PostgreSQL: https://github.com/postgres/postgres
- LinuxONE: https://www.ibm.com/linuxone
- Google's Anthos: https://cloud.google.com/anthos
- Porting Redis to LinuxONE: https://chemnitzer.linux-tage.de/2019/en/programm/beitrag/206
- Linus on C++ in the kernel: https://lore.kernel.org/all/Pine.LNX.4.58.0401192241080.2311@home.osdl.org
- House of the Dragon: https://www.hbo.com/house-of-the-dragon
- The Rings of Power: https://www.amazon.com/Lord-Rings-Power-Season/dp/B09QH98YG1
- Red Election: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13696808
In this episode, Martin and Chris discuss the relationship between relationships and FLOSS. Given the apparent similarities between these two areas regarding problem solving, escalations, etc. many tried and tested approaches are examined and evaluated in a relationship context. So if you are just after going through a break-up and wondered what the heck went wrong, plan to engage in a romantic liaison or are in the thick of it, this show is definitively for you. Plus: How to save on relationship counselling (by listening to this episode of course :-).Links
- Camilla's relationships (overview): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Camilla#Marriages_and_children
- Anna-Nicole-Smith's marriage (explicit!): https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12088975/Anna-Nicole-Smith-husband-J-Howard-Marshalls-complicated-love-story-explained.html
- Redis: https://github.com/redis/redis
- The grand libav/ffmpeg dispute: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35584650
- Linus' bio (high-level): https://history-computer.com/linus-torvalds-complete-biography
- Kernel contributor leaving the project: https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-developer-who-took-on-linus-torvalds-over-abuse-quits-toxic-kernel-community
- RabbitMQ: https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server
- Salvatore's book: https://www.amazon.com/Wohpe-English-Rimmel-Salvatore-Sanfilippo-ebook/dp/B0BQ3HRDPF/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1688384314&refinements=p_27%3ASalvatore+Sanfilippo&s=digital-text&sr=1-1
- The Company You Keep: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18412092
In this episode Martin and Chris host Rebecca Rumbul, CEO of the Rust Foundation. Rust, as probably many of our three listeners (who haven't been living under rocks, boulders and similar scree for the last couple of years) know has been quite the hot thing for some time now in the industry with major players such as Mozilla Foundation, Microsoft, Meta and Google to name but a few pouring significant investments in this technology (it also made into the Linux kernel but more on that in the show). So if you ever wondered what the fuzz is all about, you don't want to miss this episode.Links
- Rust: https://www.rust-lang.org
- Rust Foundation: https://foundation.rust-lang.org
- Rust and Linux: https://rust-for-linux.com
- Mac and Cheese and Marmite: https://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/marmite-macaroni-cheese
- The Suspect: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15548144
- The Terminal List: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11743610
In this episode Martin and Chris take a trip down memory lane and explore the origins of reduced instruction set computers, the little buggers that - for example - power most of today's smartphone on the planet. But this is merely an intro to todays's topic, the RISC-V processor architecture purely built on FLOSS principals. So if you're interested in open source hardware and how to participate in this exciting new approach to community-designed and -built hardware, don't miss this episode.Links
- Little Britain: https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/littlebritain
- IBM 801: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_801
- IBM 6150 RT: https://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/6/897/ENUS186-006/index.html
- IBM System p: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_System_p
- Nvidia's ARM acquisition: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/02/statement-regarding-termination-nvidia-corps-attempted-acquisition-arm-ltd
- MIPS architecture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIPS_architecture
- List of SOC architectures found in routers using MIPS: https://openwrt.org/toh/recommended_routers
- SPARC: https://sparc.org/technical-documents
- RISC-V: https://riscv.org
- RISC-V specifications: https://riscv.org/technical/specifications
- RISC-V @ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RISC-V
- Chris' Kubernetes presentation at OpenSUSE Conference 2023: https://events.opensuse.org/conferences/oSC23/program/proposals/4145
- Tübix 2023: https://www.tuebix.org
- k8s on Android @ Tübix: https://www.tuebix.org/2023/programm/50-neues-vom-spielplatz-kubernetes-auf-deinem-smartphone
- American Sniper: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2179136/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_q_american%2520sniper
- The Handmaid's Tale: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5834204/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
- Rat Race: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250687/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_rat%2520race
In this episode, Martin and Chris are excited to host Taylor Dolezal from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). The CNCF is home to some tiny, lesser known (:-) projects such as Kubernetes, Prometheus and Containerd to name but a few. So if you're keen to know more about these important projects never mind the CNCF you don't want to miss this episode.Links
- CNCF: https://www.cncf.io
- CNCF End User Technology Radar: https://radar.cncf.io
- GitHub's ReadME project: https://github.com/readme
- Stripe Press: https://press.stripe.com
Getting more and concerned about the security of your kit (read: infrastructure)? Fret not, as usual the Inlaws got you covered. In this episode, Martin and Chris discuss FLOSS tools for offensive security, i.e. software that you can use to assess the level of vulnerabilityof your system before the bad guys do the very same. And you make headline news - but not in a good way...Links
- Penetration test phases: https://www.eccouncil.org/cybersecurity-exchange/penetration-testing/penetration-testing-phases
- Social Engineering: https://www.wiley.com/en-in/Social+Engineering:+The+Art+of+Human+Hacking-p-9780470639535
- Aircrack-NG: https://www.aircrack-ng.org
- Nmap: https://nmap.org
- CVE database: https://cve.mitre.org
- Wireshark: https://www.wireshark.org
- John the Ripper: https://github.com/openwall/john
- Kali Linux: https://www.kali.org
- Parrot OS: https://www.parrotsec.org
- BlackArch: https://blackarch.org
- metasploit: https://www.metasploit.com
- Kali Nethunter: https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter
- Termux: https://termux.dev/en
- True Lies: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7380366/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_true%2520lies
- Kompromat: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13349892/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
In this episode, the Inlaws talk to Juliette Reinders-Folmer and Elena Kolevska about FLOSS funding, commercial and contribution models. Never mind diversity, community culture and other topics normally not in the focus of the community on a daily basis.Links
- OpenSSL funding: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/04/tech-giants-chastened-by-heartbleed-finally-agree-to-fund-openssl
- PHP's bus factor (historical): https://blog.krakjoe.ninja/2021/05/avoiding-busses.html
- Redis' transition: http://antirez.com/news/133
- Serene: https://sereneapp.com/app-blocker
- f.lux: https://justgetflux.com
- Young Indiana Jones: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9733630/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
- TomatoTimer: https://www.toptal.com/project-managers/tomato-timer
In this episode Martin and Chris take a look at three Linux distributions for the ambitioususer of the FLOSS operating system. So if you ever wondered how to install Linux from scratch on a machine or what the fuzz on Gentoo is all about or even considered Arch Linux for a computer but didn't know how to get started, you don't want to miss this episode. Plus: More from the Dark Side. Dark Side Tech Support that is.Links
- Linux from scratch: https://www.linuxfromscratch.org
- Gentoo Linux: https://www.gentoo.org
- Arch Linux: https://archlinux.org
- Arch User Repository: https://aur.archlinux.org
- Arch Linux ARM (ALARM): https://archlinuxarm.org
- ALARM dropping 32 bit support: https://archlinuxarm.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=15946
- Debian 32 bit ARM support: https://www.debian.org/ports/arm
In this episode the Inlaws are proud to present a worldwide exclusive: A reading of the first children's book on FLOSS written by no other than Matthias Kirschner, president of the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) and also friend of the show. So if you're into free/libre open source software, a kid of any age and despise any sort of monopoly (software or not), then this is an episode not to be missed.Links
- The book: https://ada.fsfe.org
- CC BY-NC: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0
- The book's source code: https://git.fsfe.org/fsfe/ada-zangemann
- Shameless plug: https://nostarch.com/ada-zangemann
- Call for action: https://fsfe.org/activities/childrensbook/index.en.html#id-get-active
- Safety Not Guaranteed: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1862079/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- The Spy and the Traitor: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/253399/the-spy-and-the-traitor-by-ben-macintyre
- Chokepoint Capitalism: http://www.beacon.org/Chokepoint-Capitalism-P1856.aspx
In this episode Chris wonders about the German postal system and its (non-existent) efficiency when trying to deliver important administrative documents (hint: possible remedies include personal collection in order to cut down on delivery times). In the tiny part of the show on FLOSS (making up for 90% or so), Martin and Chris discuss the history and woes of software driving tiny computers normally living in coats or pockets, pretending to be useful by predicting the weather, connecting on social media and making phone calls. Yes, we are talking smartphones and their software here. So if you ever wondered what the fuss about Android, iOS and the rest is all about, don't miss this episode. Links
- Android's history: https://codesubmit.io/blog/history-of-android-operating-system
- iOS legacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_OS_1
- Legacy mobile operating system heritage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tizen#/media/File:Mer_and_mobile_operating_systems.svg
- Sailfish OS: https://sailfishos.org
- Firefox OS: https://mozilla.org/firefox/os
- Ubuntu Touch: https://ubuntu-touch.io
- Aftermarket ROMs: https://www.xda-developers.com/most-popular-custom-roms-android
- F-Droid: https://f-droid.org
- Play Store vetting and protection: https://developers.google.com/android/play-protect
- Android rooting: https://www.xda-developers.com/root
- Magisk: https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk
- Android recovery: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_recovery_mode
- Android's SafetyNet: https://developer.android.com/training/safetynet
In this episode Martin and Chris and hosting Kyle Davis, a senior developer advocate for the bookshop's Bottlerocket, a Linux-based operating system for hosting that latest fad of the hipster community known as containers :-). What sets this version of Linux apart from similar endeavours is that much of its userland is actually written in Rust rather than C or C++. So if you ever wondered about how one of the big hyperscalers does it with, for and below containers (in terms of the tech stack involved), you don't want to miss this episode. Plus bonus content on OpenSearch. And Chris really spills the beans on some rumours regarding future AWS CPU architectures. Or not :-).Links
- Bottlerocket ecosystem: https://github.com/orgs/bottlerocket-os
- FOSDEM (without the C-4 remark :-): https://fosdem.org
- OpenSearch: https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch
- Amazon Linux: https://aws.amazon.com/amazon-linux-2/?nc1=h_ls
- Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF): https://www.cncf.io
- RISC-V: https://riscv.org
- Thank you for smoking: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427944/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- QE2: https://www.qe2.com/en
Shpashe: Sje vinyl frontjier (ludicrous attempt at Scotty's Scottish accent :-). In this episode our two aging heroes take a closer look at how FLOSS is used for the exploration of space. But not only from a FLOSS project perspective but also who's actually using these open source components (hint: some guy who recently bought a social network features high on this list). So stay tuned for an episode from the far corners of the galaxy :-).Links
- Linux Inlaws @ FOSDEM 2023: https://fosdem.org/2023/schedule/event/linux_inlaws/
- NASA's Perseverance Rover: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/
- JPL's Mars Rover repo: https://github.com/nasa-jpl/open-source-rover
- SpaceX FLOSS Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/gxb7j1/we_are_the_spacex_software_team_ask_us_anything/
- Ericsson's AXE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AXE_telephone_exchange
- Erlang: https://www.erlang.org
- FLOSS @ ESA (incl. ISS): https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Radio_Frequency_Systems/Open_Source_Software_Resources_for_Space_Downstream_Applications%20
- FLOSS @ NASA (incl. ISS): https://code.nasa.gov
- GNU's LEAP project: http://www.cantrip.org/leap.html
- OpenSpace: https://www.openspaceproject.com
- SETI@Home: https://setiathome.berkeley.edu
- SETI@Home source code: https://github.com/BOINC/boinc
- ESA's Greenplum project: https://www.slideshare.net/Pivotal/distributing-big-astronomical-catalogues-with-greenplum-greenplum-summit-2019
- OpenSpace: https://www.openspaceproject.com
- Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Wayne%27s_Musical_Version_of_The_War_of_the_Worlds
- NEIPAs: https://craftcartel.com.au/the-haze-craze-a-quick-guide-to-neipas/
- untappd: https://untappd.com
- Planet Money: https://www.npr.org/sections/money
Ever wanted to know the ins and outs of quantum computing but shied away from the math and other detractors? Fear not, as usual the Inlaws got you covered. In this episode Martin and Chris host Simon Cross to talk about FLOSS in a quantum computing context. Originally a from a highly academic background, Simon is known for his influential contributions in the areas of applied quantum computing and beyond. Plus: Some funky details about Limburg, a patch split in half on both sides of the Dutch/Belgian border (please send complaints about the lack of geographic details on the show / show notes to our standard inbox which has been specifically created for this purpose - it is devnull@linuxinlaws.eu).Links
- David Deutsch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Deutsch
- Shor's algorithm: https://quantum-computing.ibm.com/composer/docs/iqx/guide/shors-algorithm
- D-Wave's Pegasus: https://support.dwavesys.com/hc/en-us/articles/360054564874-What-Is-the-Pegasus-Topology-
- Schrödinger's Cat: http://www.sixtysymbols.com/videos/schrodinger.htm
- QuTiP: https://qutip.org
- QuTiP online: https://hodgestar.github.io/try-qutip/lab/index.html
- Pasqal (quantum simulation on top of QuTiP): https://pasqal.io
- Juniq / JURECA (German HPC / quantum initiative): https://www.fz-juelich.de/en/ias/jsc/systems/quantum-computing/juniq-facility
- Quantum Open Source Foundation: https://qosf.org
- Qiskit: https://www.ibm.com/quantum/qiskit-runtime
- Cirq (Google Quantum AI): https://quantumai.google/cirq
- Xanadu (quantum machine learning): https://www.xanadu.ai
- NVIDIA's cuQuantum: https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuQuantum
- Yoon Ha Lee: https://www.yoonhalee.com
- Formula One Race Engineering: https://www.amazon.com/Formula-One-Race-Engineering-Performance/dp/B09JJ9GRQ2
- The Founders: https://www.amazon.com/Founders-Paypal-Entrepreneurs-Shaped-Silicon-ebook/dp/B08BZXPTGJ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2BTE7QNYC7K4H&keywords=The+Founders%3A+Elon+Musk%2C+Peter+Thiel&qid=1674628938&s=digital-text&sprefix=the+founders+elon+musk%2C+peter+thiel+%2Cdigital-text%2C161&sr=1-1
- The Tomorrow War: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9777666/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
As it has been custom at this time of year, our two ageing heroes give an update on the Inlaws world domination achievement status (being rather modest now :-), FOSDEM and time travel, the feedback process for Linux Inlaws, some weird download metrics, the way to send feedback to the show, what exactly happened with HPR and the Inlaws, (did I mention the feedback mail address?), our new logo and its difficult birth and the road ahead. If there is one. (What happened? Will the Inlaws cease to exist? Is this the end of line for Martin and Chris? Stay tuned and listen to the show for answers. All may be revealed. :-). And of course how to get feedback to the show and its producers.ми присвячуємо випуск українському народу - we dedicate this episode to the Ukrainian peopleLinks
- TTF (gas futures): https://www.theice.com/products/27996665/Dutch-TTF-Gas-Futures/data?marketId=5493476&span=3
- The great HPR saga: https://archive.org/details/LI_S01E68_How_to_get_rich_quick_-_how_we_do_podcasts__
- archive.org: https://archive.org
- Wayback Machine: https://archive.org/web
- HPR episode: https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3409
- ChatGPT: https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt
In this episode, Martin and Chris host an industry veteran to get the user's side perspective on FLOSS usage especially from a health provider perspective. As FLOSS components are a vital part of any of today's enterprise IT systems, medical providers and health care in general are no exception apart from the much higher regulatory and compliance requirements this industry postulates. The discussion centers around these requirements and how to fulfil them in addition to a more security-focussed conversation as these medical IT systems present a prime target for attackers not only due to the sensitive personal information many of these systems process and store. Links
- Project Jupyter (Python notebooks): https://jupyter.org
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA): https://www.cms.gov/regulations-and-guidance/administrative-simplification/hipaa-aca
- Personal Health Information: https://www.techtarget.com/searchhealthit/definition/personal-health-information
- OpenSSF: https://openssf.org
- LNG: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquefied_natural_gas
- The Code Book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Code_Book
- Lee Child's Jack Reacher series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Reacher_(book_series)
As privacy is becoming more and more of a concern even outside of the shady regions of international arms trading, contraband smuggling and selling relatives on the Internet, even your ordinary man/woman/diverse is turning to virtual private networks and other means for obfuscating personal communications. The Onion Router Project (or Tor for short) plays a central role in this context. Essentially implementing an overlay network on top of the Internet, it not only allows journalists working under less-than comforting regimes (for wont of a better expression) and political oppositions in similar contexts to but rather anybody who uses it communicate freely and without any censorship. As there are quite a few myths and misconceptions surrounding this project, this episode will dispel them all :-) apart from giving an overview of the technical and non-technical side of the implementation. If you're concerned with the your privacy and happen to use the Internet (and who isn't these days), then this definitely an episode you shouldn't miss.Links
- Tor: https://www.torproject.org
- Public Money Public Code Campaign: https://fsfe.org/activities/publiccode/index.en.html
- Tor Browser Bundle: https://www.torproject.org/download
- Tor architecture: https://thesecmaster.com/detailed-anatomy-of-the-tor-network-structure-of-the-tor-network
- Tor SOCKS Proxy: https://github.com/PeterDaveHello/tor-socks-proxy
- Tor source code: https://github.com/torproject/tor
- Theoretical attack vectors: https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Speculative_Tor_Attacks
- Node control attack: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260353732_A_New_Cell-Counting-Based_Attack_Against_Tor
- How to set up a bridge: https://tb-manual.torproject.org/bridges
- SAS Rogue Heroes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAS:_Rogue_Heroes
- Up First: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510318/up-first
In this episode our two hosts discuss on one of the most popular image manipulation called GIMP. Almost a quarter of a century since its inception, it has been the foundation for much more than than image processing; gtk is probably the most widely-known example for the surrounding technology stack beyond GIMP itself. Martin and Chris host Kevin O'Brien, a long-time user of the project over the years and authority on the software and its technology (he runs a regular show on GIMP on Hacker Public Radio among other things). So if you ever wanted to know more about GIMP's rise to fame, its current state and where this may be headed, this is an episode not to be missed.Links
- GIMP: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp
- gtk: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk
- Kevin's show on GIMP: https://hackerpublicradio.org/series.php?id=113
- GIMP scripting: https://docs.gimp.org/2.10/en/gimp-scripting.html
- GIMP & Python: https://www.gimp.org/docs/python/index.html
- Wine: https://www.winehq.org
- Alpha Centauri (part of Civilization series): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Meier%27s_Alpha_Centauri
- Deep State: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4785472/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- Urban Myths (TV series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6413094
In this Year-End episode, our two heroes take a look back at 2022 not just from a FLOSS perspective and hazard guesses about next year's shenanigans (listeners only interested in these predictions: please fast-forward to the four hour forty-five minutes and twenty seconds mark in your podcast player). Anybody else please keep listening... :-) Plus: The truth about Truth Social, Twitter and Elon Musk.Links
- D-Wave SPAC: https://www.dwavesys.com/company/newsroom/press-release/dpcm-capital-inc-and-d-wave-systems-inc-announce-completion-of-business-combination
- Guido van Rossum leaving retirement: https://www.techradar.com/news/creator-of-python-quits-retirement-joins-microsoft
- Python performance improvements: https://www.phoronix.com/review/python-311-performance
- Jammy Jellyfish changelog: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/jammy-jellyfish-release-notes/24668
- Snaps in Jammy Jellyfish: https://www.makeuseof.com/ubuntu-2204-jammy-jellyfish-released
- Ruby 3 improvements: https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/ruby-3-features
- Securing Open Source Software act: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s4913is/pdf/BILLS-117s4913is.pdf
- Betterbird: https://www.betterbird.eu
- Ethereum Merge: https://ethereum.org/en/upgrades/merge/#main-content
- Social Truth and its problems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_Social#Software
- The great Twitter debacle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquisition_of_Twitter_by_Elon_Musk
- Elon's history (abbreviated version): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk
- Richest people on the planet: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/012715/5-richest-people-world.asp
- Twitter alternatives: https://www.zdnet.com/article/best-twitter-alternatives
- Silence SMS encryption: https://silence.im
- Research in Motion (aka BlackBerry Ltd.): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry_Limited
- Alice Schwarzer's book (in German): https://www.kiwi-verlag.de/buch/alice-schwarzer-mein-leben-9783462004380
- Simon Singh's book on cryptography: https://simonsingh.net/books/the-code-book/the-book
- Alex Sanafilippo's video: https://youtu.be/Bjeye85l6gE
In this episode, Martin's utmost phantasy has become reality. He finally managed to talk Chris into discussing the wonderful and weird kingdom of streaming and messaging technology. So if you ever wondered how global portals like LinkedIn, Netflix and other new-fangled shenanigans work, you may find this episode vaguely interesting and remotely funny. A word of caution though: please do not listen to this episode if operating heavy machinery or while driving as the Inlaws cannot be held responsible for any resulting damages caused by instantly falling asleep... You have been warned. Plus: a discussion of the Russian annexation of certain Ukrainian territories from a yesteryear's perspective in addition to royal developments in the kingdom after Lizzy's untimely demise (for all you history buffs out there).Links
- Streaming vs. Messaging: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41744506/difference-between-stream-processing-and-message-processing
- Kafka: https://kafka.apache.org
- RabbitMQ: https://github.com/rabbitmq
- Redis Streams: https://redis.io/docs/data-types/streams-tutorial
- Terry Pratchett Going Postal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going_Postal
- MQSeries (nowadays known as IBM MQ): https://www.ibm.com/products/mq
- Wind River: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5362988/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- Who gives a crap: https://whogivesacrap.org
In this episode our two heroes host Ran Levi, a black magician in the area of IT security and himself host of the famous Malicious Life podcast. So for some fresh perspective on cybersecurity not just from FLOSS perspective, don't miss this episode. gt;Links
gt; gt; gt;Malicious Life: https://malicious.life gt; gt;Curious Minds: https://www.cmpod.net/about gt; gt;Open Source licensing episode: https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3399 gt; gt;Google's Fuchsia: https://fuchsia.dev gt; gt;GNU's Hurd: https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/hurd.html gt; gt;Journey to the Microcosmos: https://www.youtube.com/c/microcosmos gt;* gt;Darknet Diaries: https://darknetdiaries.com gt;
In this episode, our two heroes dive into the dark and mysterious world of compilers and other shenanigans that take care of translating plain English text readable and understandable by world and dog into something that a computer can execute (a CPU most of the times, to be more precise). If you ever wondered what abstract syntax trees are, how parsers work and what can be done to make your programs run faster or cannot get to sleep in general, this episode is for you!Links:
- Compilers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compiler
- ENIAC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENIAC
- Commodore (sigh): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_International
- COBOL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COBOL
- Abstract Syntax Trees (ASTs): https://www.twilio.com/blog/abstract-syntax-trees
- Fourth generation programming language: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth-generation_programming_language
- GCC: https://gcc.gnu.org
- LLVM: https://www.llvm.org
- illumos: https://illumos.org
- Jython: https://www.jython.org
- List of languages running on JVMs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_JVM_languages
- Common Language Infrastructure (CLI): https://www.ecma-international.org/publications-and-standards/standards/ecma-335
- Wintel kartell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wintel
- Mono: https://www.mono-project.com
- Kleo: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15135104
- Unknown Cornish brewery (please send money for further mentions): https://www.sharpsbrewery.co.uk
- Kölsch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6lsch_(beer)
- Jever (please send money for further mentions): https://www.jever.de
- Brlo (please send money for further mentions): https://en.brlo.de
- Hopfenstopfer (please send money for further mentions):https://hopfenstopfer.brauerei-haeffner.de/shop/Home
In this episode, Martin and Chris lament the demise of CentOS, the community enterpriseoperating system, the free (as in: beer) alternative of RedhatEnterprise Linux (RHEL). But in the true spirit of FLOSS, twosuccessors already are filling in this void: Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux. The two initiators / main maintainers are part of this podcast:Gregory Kurtzer explains the ins and outs of Rocky Linux and IgorSeletskiy talks about Alma Linux. Also a bonus for our train, um,weather-spotting friends: Chris explains why Germany can be hotterthan Nevada in the summer time. :-) And of course our firstcompetition: please send in your bid (see details at the end of theshow) by the end of 2022 to enter the draw in 2032 for some awesomeLinux Inlaws swag! The email address is as usual feedback (at)LinuxInlaws dot e u.Links:
In this episode, Martin and Chris discuss yet another get-rich-quick scheme, as in: How do to podcasts. Or not. More specifically: How we do our podcast. Stay with us while we are still working on the monetary aspect of these shenanigans, getting rich that is :-). Plus: details about Martin's abode. Links: * < * < * < * <
In this episode, the Inlaws take a closer look at crypto currencies, how they work and why they may be important on a grander scale. So if you have ever wondered how to get rich quick, this is an episode not to be missed. Or not. All will be revealed, including how to sell your granny (or any other relatives on the Darknet or other places), how to launder money properly (hint: a decent washing machine and some premium detergent may come in handy) never mind how to go about the business of trading contraband the right way. FIAT currencies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_money Hyperinflation (in Germany): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation_in_the_Weimar_Republic Bitcoin (general description): https://bitcoin.org Original Bitcoin paper: https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf El Salvador accepts Bitcoins as legal tender: https://text.npr.org/1034838909 Bitcoin mining / proof of work (PoW): https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/proof-work.asp China crypto ban: https://fortune.com/2022/01/04/crypto-banned-china-other-countries Ledger h/w wallet: https://www.ledger.com Bitcoin forks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bitcoin_forks Bitcoin reference implementation (BC core): https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin Origin of British weather (constant source of Martin annoyance): https://www.metoffice.gov.uk HPR 3631: https://archive.org/details/hpr3631 The Bad Guys: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8115900/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
In this short episode Martin and Chris discuss the merits of source in a weather context (clouds to be precise) in front of Chris' local bakery at an undisclosed location in down-down Frankfurt (in contrast to the real down-town). So if you ever wondered how FLOSS fits into other people's computers, this episode is for you. Plus the inside track on Dutch breakfast specialities. Freifunk: https://www.freifunk.net Mach 3: https://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/project/mach/public/www/mach.html OSX & Mach: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XNU LLVM & Apple: https://llvm.org/Users.html Linux Inlaws swag: https://linux-inlaws-merch.creator-spring.com/search?searchterm=linux%20inlaws HPR stats debate: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3658
As part of the effort of turning the planet's premier Rust marketing podcast into a full-blown NoSQL show, in this episode Chris hosts some of the key people behind a NoSQL database called TerminusDB (Martin couldn't make it as he was firing, um, re-organising the Inlaw's marketing department once again). Luke (the CEO) and Gavin (CTO) of TerminusDB spill the beans on the history of the project, ontologies and why they still matter not only in a mobile-first world and why a website called DB Engines simply doesn't do the trick (putting it very diplomatically). Never mind the road ahead... (including quantum AI and some other fancy stuff - you heard it here first!). And also next week's lotto numbers (perhaps). Links: * https://tcd.ie * https://terminusdb.com * https://github.com/terminusdb/terminusdb * http://seshatdatabank.info * https://www.dbpedia.org * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_series * https://www.w3.org/TR/rdf11-concepts * https://www.rdfhdt.org/what-is-hdt * http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3569 * https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3399 * https://terminusdb.com/community * https://ai-infrastructure.org * https://github.com/carbon-language/carbon-lang * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamín_Labatut#When_We_Cease_to_Understand_the_World * https://benn.substack.com * https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4594834/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
In this episode, Martin and Chris shed more light on the riveting subject of non-profit and not-for-profit organisations especially in the US with a special focus on the all- important topic of tax implications. Warning: Due to the fast-paced and gripping never mind explicit natur of this topic, people with sleeping disabilities or who are easily startled / offended by graphic content should consult a member of the medical profession to ensure that they are capable of handling this episode. You have been warned.
Links: * 501(c) overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501(c)_organization * 501(c)3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501(c)(3)_organization * NATO 5th article: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_110496.htm * Johnson amendment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Amendment * St IGNUcius / Church of Emacs: https://stallman.org/saint.html * Richard Stallman rejoins the FSF board: https://www.theregister.com/2021/03/22/richard_stallman_back_on_fsf_board * The Undeclared War: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Undeclared_War * Serviettenknödel: http://gingerandbread.com/2014/12/19/serviettenknodel-a-dumpling-for-special-occasion * HPR website project (discussion on the mailing list): http://hackerpublicradio.org/pipermail/hpr_hackerpublicradio.org/2022-July/thread.html
In this episode Martin and Chris host John Hawley of kernel.org fame. The discussion centers around Python, the royal British family and other FLOSS topics such as some break-away colonies like the US, version control systems, wireless wikis and containers. Never mind Python. Did I mention Python? :-) And perhaps VMware. Ever wondered why early versions of git just gobbled up your main memory? You may or may not find the answer in this episode. Or its outtakes...
Links: * The Linux kernel: https://kernel.org * The wireless subsystem: https://wireless.kernel.org * git: https://git-scm.com * Linux kernel VCS before git: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/git-origin-story * xkcd on git: https://xkcd.com/1597 * Guido @ Microsoft: https://twitter.com/gvanrossum/status/1326932991566700549 * Episode on The Halloween Documents: https://linuxinlaws.eu/archive.html#S01 * TIOBE index: https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index * PhotonOS: https://vmware.github.io/photon/assets/files/html/3.0/Introduction.html * BusyBox: https://www.busybox.net * Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/psf * Google Summer of Code: https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com * trace-cruncher: https://github.com/vmware/trace-cruncher * Zero Dark Thirty: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1790885/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 * Command Line Heroes: https://www.redhat.com/en/command-line-heroes/about
In this episode our two ageing heroes explore the inner workings of a podcast (or podcast hosting platform depending on your perspective) called Hacker Public Radio. Yes, the platform that the Inlaws have been using since the very inception of this rapidly growing FLOSS podcast content. Wondering what the heck this episode is all about, why exactly Martin and Chris are talking about this now and the importance of statistics, lies and damned lies? Then just listen to this episode. You may also find out the difference between mere caching and content syndication. Never mind HPR's inner workings.
Links: * hpr3648: https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3648 * The Internet Archive: https://archive.org * Extraterrestrial sheep: https://aliens.fandom.com/wiki/Sheep_(Kaeloo) * QuickAxe: https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Quick_Axe * Linux Episode S01E35 (The Free Software Foundation Europe): https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3388 * Ford v Ferrari: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1950186/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 * Book of Monsters: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7260818/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Counter Point A counter point to this show is available: hpr3648 :: A response to tomorrows show
In this episode, Martin and Chris take a closer look at twenty years of Linux Inlaws history. Why, you may ask, given the fact that this podcast has only been in existence for roughly over two years, are we reviewing this history? The answer - of course - is straight forward: by sheer coincidence our two heroes got hold of a future episode which traveled back in time from the future. If you ever wondered about time-travel, the paradoxes associated with this and what the next twenty years have in store not just from a Linux Inlaws perspective, this episode is for you.
Links: * DeLorean: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMC_DeLorean#Back_to_the_Future * Time-travel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_timelike_curve * Timespace: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacetime * Altered Carbon: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2261227 * Linux Outlaws: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Outlaws * The Inlaws @ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1j_uaAbB3magzPs4Z0Y-mg * Timetravel with a DeLorean: https://www.backtothefuture.com * D-Wave SPAC: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/quantum-computing-firm-d-wave-to-ipo-via-16bn-spac-merger * Alphabet's attempt at longer living: https://www.calicolabs.com * The Fly: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091064/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 * Hello! Magazine: https://www.hellomagazine.com * Jeff Bezo's purgatory: https://www.livemint.com/companies/people/amazon-founder-jeff-bezos-divorce-with-mackenzie-bezos-final-with-38-billion-settlement-report-1562387250690.html * Internet Archive: https://archive.org * The GNU World Order: https://gnuworldorder.info
Counter Point
This show is a counter point to: hpr3649 :: Linux Inlaws S01E61: 20 years in review
There are three kinds of lies: Lies, damned lies, and statistics
In today's show we discover that Hacker Public Radio is not a Podcast Hosting Platform.
Each day your show will be heard by as many people as can squeeze into the main auditorium at FOSDEM, or between two and three Airbus A380-800. You know the big double decker passenger plane. Every month we have on average 33,584 downloads, that's about 40 fully loaded Airbus A380-800.
Podcast "Hosting" Sites, like Spotify, Apple Podcast or Google Podcasts, etc. do not host the media, they are essentially monetizing Hacker Public Radio content. And we are all absolutely fine with that because our shows are released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license.
Every one of those dots is a download that is not without cost, but is provided entirely free of charge to us by our kind hosting Provider AnHonestHost.com and the volunteer project the Internet Archive. Both of which donates terabytes of storage and data transfer to us for free.
The people to thank are our own Josh Knapp over at AnHonestHost.com, who provides the Hacker Public Radio web site.
And the Internet Archive which is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge", who provide hosting for the media.
For more details, see the full show notes.
In this episode, the Linux Inlaws interview a potential new recruit :-) call Kris Jenkins, from Kafka, an Apache project implementing a scalable distributed event streaming platform (don't know what that is? Listen to the show! :-) . A cautious warning: This episode contains strong philosophical / political views, language and insights which may change your views on messaging systems in general and Kafka in particular. Two hints: Chris shares his view on what a database really is and Kris Jenkins tries hard to convince our two aging heroes that he's the man for the job (teaser: he decided to stay at his current position as a dev advocate at Confluent after all). Plus: More on love, death and robots. Interested in the details? Then don't miss this show!
Links: * Apache Kafka: https://kafka.apache.org * Confluent: https://www.confluent.io * Redis: https://redis.io * Databases: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database * Event-Driven Architecture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event-driven_architecture * RabbitMQ: https://github.com/rabbitmq * Zookeeper note: https://medium.com/knerd/eureka-why-you-shouldnt-use-zookeeper-for-service-discovery-4932c5c7e764 * KRaft: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/zookeeper/kraft.html * KIP: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/kafka/kafka+improvement+proposals * Monster Hunter: https://www.monsterhunter.com * LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9561862 * Unix Philosophy: https://www.linfo.org/unix_philosophy.html
In this episode, Martin and Chris interview Eric Rescorla, the CTO of Firefox at Mozilla. After discussing the weather situation in the Kingdom formerly known as the UK, our two aging heros go right into browsers, programming languages, the Mozilla ecosystem and internet history and future alike. This episode again is not for the faint-hearted as none of the gory details are spared: We learn about Chris' t-shirt situation (and how you can kidnap apparel), why Google is so sucessful, data privacy and Internet monetization. Never mind rendering engines. Plus: more Rust marketing (Rebecca Rumbul: Take note :-).
Links: * Firefox: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browsers * Mozilla Foundation: https://foundation.mozilla.org * Mozilla Corporation: https://www.mozilla.org * Gecko: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Gecko * Blink: https://www.chromium.org/blink * Servo: https://servo.org * Quantum: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Quantum * Webkit: https://webkit.org * Trident (MSHTML): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSHTML * CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS * Rust: https://www.rust-lang.org * Ada standard: https://www.iso.org/standard/16028.html * Web Monetization: https://foundation.mozilla.org/de/campaigns/web-monetization * Mozilla's Vision for the Web: https://webvision.mozilla.org/full * Peter Watt's Blindsight: https://rifters.com/real/Blindsight.htm * Mozilla Manifesto: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/manifesto/details
In this continuation of S01E57 our two chaps discuss how you can take containers from single instances to production-ready, scalable deployments handling large app stacks and that new-fangled hipster concept called micro-services. Using the once Google-owned project called Borg which later evolved into something now known as Kubernetes (k8s) as an example, Martin and Chris discuss typical challenges when using containers as the main infrastructure to modern workloads. Including such gory topics such as what happens if a container dies and doesn't go to heaven, contradictions in terms such as ephemeral storage and why many k8s developers have defected to VMware. Links: * S01E57: https://linuxinlaws.eu/#episodes * k8s: https://kubernetes.io * Mesos: https://mesos.apache.org * DC OS: https://dcos.io * Redis Stack: https://redis.io/docs/stack * Docker Swarm: https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm * Open Container Initiative: https://opencontainers.org * cri-o: https://github.com/cri-o/cri-o * containerd: https://github.com/containerd/containerd * minikube: https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/start * kubeadm: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/setup-tools/kubeadm * kubeadm tutorial: https://citizix.com/how-to-set-up-kubernetes-cluster-on-debian-11-with-kubeadm-and-cri-o * YAML: https://yaml.org * OpenShift: https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/cloud-computing/openshift * HELM: https://helm.sh * k8s operators: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/extend-kubernetes/operator * openstack: https://www.openstack.org * Redis operator: https://github.com/AmadeusITGroup/Redis-Operator * k8s grid: https://tanzu.vmware.com/kubernetes-grid * Bradley Kuhn's Non-Profit blog post: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2013/dec/05/non-profit-home * Sarah's HPR episode: https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3577 * Volodymyr Zelenskyy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy
In this episode our two ageing heroes take a closer at operating system (OS) level virtualisation. The main different legacy virtualisation technologies like virtual machines (VMs) and this new-fangled approach is that the OS kernel remains the same across virtualisation domains, thus giving the hippsters and other followers of fashion a cheaper and potentially much faster solution than virtualising the kernel and surrounding hawrdware and all the rest of it. Plus more details on Martin's real faith. Don't miss out on this episode if you're interested in any of these...
Links: * Craíc: https://www.irelandlogue.com/irish-slang/irish-slang.html * Celts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celts * Celtic languages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic_languages#Living_languages * [a-zA-Z]+ Virtualisation: https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/techpaper/VMware_paravirtualization.pdf * Hypervisor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypervisor * BSD Jails: https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/jails * Solaris Zones: https://www.oracle.com/technical-resources/articles/it-infrastructure/o11-092-s11-zones-intro.html * Docker: https://docs.docker.com/engine * LXC: https://linuxcontainers.org * Open Container Iniative: https://opencontainers.org * Podman: https://podman.io * Double-fork: https://thelinuxjedi.blogspot.com/2014/02/why-use-double-fork-to-daemonize.html * CRI-O: https://github.com/cri-o/cri-o * CGroups: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.html * Namespaces: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_namespaces * The gory details: https://www.haifux.org/lectures/299/netLec7.pdf * Dockerfiles: https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder * Containerd: https://containerd.io * From Dusk Till Dawn (TV series): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Dusk_till_Dawn:_The_Series
In this episode Martin and Chris managed to ensnare a member of the Linux User Group Frankfurt (FraLUG) to talk about his history with Slackware, currently the oldest Linux distribution still maintained. If you ever fancied to know more about this grandfather of a distribution and its ins and outs, this is your show. Plus we get to know more about one of Chris' well-kept secrets...
Links: * Slackware: https://www.slackware.com * LILO: https://www.joonet.de/lilo * sed: https://www.gnu.org/software/sed * Linux From Scratch: https://www.linuxfromscratch.org * Arch Linux on ARM 32 bit support: https://archlinuxarm.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=15721 * Seafile's demise: https://github.com/haiwen/seafile/graphs/code-frequency * Distrowatch: https://distrowatch.com * The Ipcress File (65's movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059319/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3 * The Ipcress File (22's TV miniseries): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13636038/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 * Meet the Feebles: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097858/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 * Peter Jackson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Jackson
In this episode, Martin and Chris discuss init systems and Chris outs himself as a systemd fan boy (Devuan followers take note :-). Even Linux and other FLOSS OS geeks not interested in what happens when you flick the power switch on a computer may find this episode (vaguely) interesting as some light is also shed on the philosophy of the different system architectures and their history (Ever wanted to know what an /360 IPL really is? Then stay tuned...). Disclosure: The following text may resort to regular expressions to keep things concise and simple. Some of the PCRE-challenged readers may take offence - you have been warned.
Links: * Booting a PC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booting#Personal_computers_(PC) * GRUB: https://www.gnu.org/software/grub * ([A-Z][a-z]+ux) Init systems (general overview): https://arxiv.org/pdf/0706.2748v1.pdf * SysV init: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Init#SysV-style * systemd: https://0pointer.de/blog/projects/systemd.html * OpenRC: https://github.com/OpenRC/openrc * Canonical's Upstart: https://upstart.ubuntu.com * Switch from upstart to systemd: https://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/1316 * Runlevels: https://www.linfo.org/runlevel_def.html * Serial console: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/serial-console.html * Hello Magazine: https://www.hellomagazine.com * Unix philosophy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_philosophy * And in much more detail: https://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/taoup/html/ch01s06.html * Devuan: https://www.devuan.org
In this episode our two hosts talk to an eclectic panel consisting of members of the Georgian affiliation of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) called Electronic Frontiers Georgia. Among other topics, civil rights (especially in the digital age), sharing of ideas never mind other intellectual capital and why this still matters in socialist America are the focus of discussion. Plus Chris manages to recount most of the founding fathers of the US (gaps may be present... :-)
Links: * Electronic Frontiers Georgia: https://ef-georgia.org * Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://www.eff.org * Software Freedom Conservancy: https://sfconservancy.org * American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org * The Hacker Crackdown: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/101 * The Electronic Frontier Alliance: https://www.eff.org/fight * Shodan: https://www.shodan.io * Shotspotter: https://www.shotspotter.com * High velocity winds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm * Super amigos: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0923928/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 * Chaos Communication Congress: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_Communication_Congress * Authors of US constitution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States * The Federalist Papers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Federalist_Papers * US Consitution: https://guides.loc.gov/constitution
In this episode our two heroes explore the depths a new (?) hipster programming language called Rust. Being an obvious piece of blatant technology marketing, the Linux Inlaws are still waiting for the funds to arrive from the Rust Foundation :-) (@Foundation: If you want to get in touch please send a mail to sponsor at linuxinlaws eu). Jokes aside, the episode give a short overview of this new programming language without going into deeper technical details as this podcast is only the usual four hours long.
Links: * Rust: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust * Rust (II): https://www.rust-lang.org * Firefox and Rust: https://servo.org * Rust on TIOBE: https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/rust * Rust adoption: https://thenewstack.io/rust-by-the-numbers-the-rust-programming-language-in-2021 * Bottlerocket: https://aws.amazon.com/bottlerocket/ * Rust Foundation: https://foundation.rust-lang.org * Cargo (Rust's package management and build system): https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo * Rust's Crates: https://crates.io * D-Wave's quantum machines: https://www.dwavesys.com/solutions-and-products/systems * Grumpies: https://grumpy-old-coders.org
In this episode Martin and Chris have a very special guest: Loris Cro of Zig fame. Zig fame? Stay tuned. Not only is Loris an ex-colleague of our two aging heroes, he is also the community vice president at the Zig Software Foundation. So this episode will be all about this new programming language, why you should use it (and perhaps why you shouldn't) and life, the universe and the rest. And Rust. Of course. :-) Full disclosure: In contrast to other episodes, this one is really tech-heavy and may offend the less technical listeners. Listen at your own discretion if you want to into the weeds of Clang, LLVM, typing and cross-compilation - you have been warned. If this is up alley, you may want consider seeking professional help just in case :-).
Links: * Zig: https://ziglang.org * Zig Foundation financial update: https://ziglang.org/news/financials-update * Clang / LLVM: https://clang.llvm.org * Rust: https://www.rust-lang.org * Cargo: https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo * Mitchell's Tweet: https://twitter.com/mitchellh/status/1481441162871279618?s=20&t=OBGncJWN4B0N7mhflxlAbg * 501cs (only read this if you can't get to sleep!): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501(c)_organization * Miami Vice: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086759 * Lord of the Rings Trilogy: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls072068350 * Land of the Blind: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433405/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Another fortnight, another episode of our beloved podcast called Linux Inlaws :-). What starts as an episode on the history of Central Europe and the role of the Netherlands and Germany in the greater scheme of things rapidly moves sideways into a discussion of git-powered static HTML website generators in contrast to context management systems (CMSs) and their advantages, disadvantages and why the hell even think about this. Chris uses an innocent (?) Linux User Group (LUG) as an example for a successful site migration from a Python-powered CMS to a version of the website based on a static site generator written in Go and called Hugo. Even if you may find this boring to tears stay tuned as there may be an unexpected ending of this ditty in the shape of two interesting poxes...
Links: * CMS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_management_system * Adam and Eve: https://www.adam-and-eve.org * MoinMoin: https://moinmo.in * WordPress: https://wordpress.org * PEP 404: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0404 * Python Enhancement Proposals: https://www.python.org/dev/peps * Static site generators (overview): https://kinsta.com/blog/static-site-generator * Linux User Group Frankfurt: https://lugfrankfurt.de/en/Home * Gitea: https://gitea.io/en-us * HUGO: https://gohugo.io * HUGO source code: https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo * Git (web)hooks: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Hooks * Reacher: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reacher_(TV_series) * The Comeback Trail: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5420210/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
In this episode of the Inlaws our two ageing heroes host Doug DeMaio and Axel Braun, both intimately associated with and actively supporting the OpenSUSE project, the foundation of one of the popular Linux distros apart from RedHat and Debian for companies of all sizes (yes, and Ubuntu before I get any hate mails from Mark Shuttleworth or Cannonical in general :-). Apologies for not mentioning Alma, CentOS or Rocky Linux. Topics of discussion include the advantages of hipster concepts like rolling releases, the year of the Linux desktop, other people's computers (aka Clouds) and philosophical things like IT security, all things cloud-native (well, almost) and Apple laptop users drinking fancy coffee derivatives. Never mind containers, edge-computing operating systems and live kernel patching.
Links: * OpenSUSE: https://www.opensuse.org * SUSE: https://www.suse.com * openQA: https://open.qa * Open Build Service: https://openbuildservice.org * CentOS debacle: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/12/centos-shifts-from-red-hat-unbranded-to-red-hat-beta * OpenSUSE conference: https://events.opensuse.org * MicroOS: https://microos.opensuse.org * Kubic: https://kubic.opensuse.org * Rancher: https://www.suse.com/products/rancher-kubernetes-engine * OpenSUSE mailing lists: https://lists.opensuse.org/archives * OpenSUSE bar: https://meet.opensuse.org/bar * OpenSUSE social media: https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Social_media_contacts * OpenSUSE IRC: https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:IRC_list
Right into the third year of the first five-year plan our two ageing heroes discuss the past year in review (blatantly stealing this concept from other popular podcasts), focussing on the hotter episodes of second year and progress with increasing the number of active listeners from two to five and beyond. Also, major fuck-ups and lessons learned from them are revealed including some ranting about badly designed and implemented software never mind documentation.
Links: * Shameless self-promoting link to the Redis presentation at the 2021 MiniDebConf in Regensburg (among other things): https://meetings-archive.debian.net/pub/debian-meetings/2021/MiniDebConf-Regensburg * Grumpy Old Coders: https://grumpy-old-coders.org
In this episode of your favourite FLOSS podcast our two OAPs discuss the challenges of running conferencing systems like BigBlueButton behind a network address translation (NAT) configuration, something that the Inlaws have been struggeling (?) with for quite some time but now have arrived a solution which might just work :-). If you face similar challenges or just want to refresh your knowledge about intricate network architectures never mind their pitfalls, stay tuned. All will be revealed (hopefully :-). But beware: This show is highly technical and geek-only. Which may come in handy if you're not technical but suffer from insomnia or similar sleep disorders - this is your show!
Links: * Network Address Translation (NAT): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_address_translation * BigBlueButton (BBB): https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton * TURN server: https://gabrieltanner.org/blog/turn-server * STUN and more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STUN * Google TURN servers: https://gist.github.com/sagivo/3a4b2f2c7ac6e1b5267c2f1f59ac6c6b * Dehydrated: https://github.com/dehydrated-io/dehydrated * WebRTC: https://webrtc.org/getting-started/overview * Parallels: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3479316/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 * Philip K. Dick's Vulcan Hammer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan%27s_Hammer * The Ice Road: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3758814/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_7 * Sorcerer: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076740/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_8
In this episode, the Inlaws are hosting Neil Johnson, VP of Engineering at Element. But this is not just about this popular Matrix graphical user interface but rather about this federated communication network dubbed as the next big thing after Mastodon and Discord, soon to take over the world (pretty much like the Inlaws themselves - it's gonna get crowded... :-).
Links: * The Matrix Foundation: https://matrix.org/foundation * Element: https://github.com/vector-im/element-web * Synapse (Matrix reference implementation in Python): https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse * Dendrite (Matrix implementation in Gloang): https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite * Conduit (Matrix implementation in Rust): https://github.com/timokoesters/conduit * EU interoperability: https://ec.europa.eu/isa2/sites/default/files/eif_brochure_final.pdf * Terry Pratchett: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Pratchett#Works
In this end of year episode / Xmas bumper our two aging heroes host the Grumpy Old Coders once again. Apart from having lots of fun, our four eclectic panelists discuss the year in review and some obscure predictions the Inlaws made at the end of last year in S01E20 to see if these became true or not. Plus a seriously long commercial break on mainframes done by our own Chris (Arvind / Jim / IBM: If you're listening: the sponsor mail address is ibm_sponsor@linuxinlaws.eu). Plus some juicy competitive knowledge about some hyperscalers. Beans spilled right from the inside... In addition to cloud nightmares. So if you're into horror after never mind beyond Halloween this is your episode... There might be the odd open source angle to this episode but we are not sure and this of course is purely by accident - just find out for yourself! :-)
Links: * Grumpy Old Coders (incuding the Darkside and Women in Tech episodes): https://grumpy-old-coders.org * Broken CentOS 8 promise: https://blog.centos.org/2020/12/future-is-centos-stream * Mainframes and the cloud: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomtaulli/2021/01/23/will-the-cloud-take-down-the-mainframe * Woman in the red dress: https://matrix.fandom.com/wiki/Woman_in_Red * Goedel's theorems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del%27s_incompleteness_theorems * Veritasium video on incompleteness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeQX2HjkcNo * Bezos laughing after divorce: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU8AyKO7qX4 * KGB (I): https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19904683/passing-a-kernel-global-buffer-to-a-local-function-in-opencl * KGB (II): https://www.google.com/search?channel=fs&client=ubuntu&q=%22kellogs+greatest+beer%22 * Shameless Zig plug (dedicated to Loris :-): https://ziglang.org * TIOBE index: https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index
In this episode - sadly missing Martin as he buggered off to do something else - the remaining Inlaw hosts Wim Taymans, inventor and brain behind Pipewire, a new approach to Linux audio. Don't miss out on this episode if you're fed up with Pulseaudio (hello Martin :-) or find Jack just too complicated for every-day usage - you may see audio on Linux from a different perspective after this episode... Never mind those of you who are looking for a crash-course on audio on Linux - this episode is for you!
Links: * Pipewire: https://github.com/PipeWire/pipewire * gstreamer: https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org * ALSA: https://alsa-project.org/wiki/Main_Page * PulseAudio: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio * Jack: https://jackaudio.org * eventfd: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/eventfd.2.html * Rubik's Cube: https://www.rubiks.com/en-us * And how to solve this: https://ruwix.com/the-rubiks-cube/advanced-cfop-fridrich * How to make Kefir: https://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/how-to-make-kefir
In this episode our two heroes contemplate the ins and outs of version control systems (VCS) and how to maintain sanity using them. Particular focus is on the newer generation of such as git which enabled large-scale community projects such as the Linux kernel, programming languages like Rust and Python and other shenanigans. Including a crash course on version control systems - you may credits at your local third-level education facility for listening to this episode. Just tell them the Inlaws sent you :-). Plus Martin reveals his favourite Pay TV channel and his gun-buying habits being a minor. Don't miss this episode if you're a minor and want to buy a gun in certain countries (details as part of the episode! :-).
Links: * V-Model: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-Model * Mercurial: https://www.mercurial-scm.org * Concurrent Version Control System (CVS): https://cvs.nongnu.org * Minix: https://www.minix3.org * Bazaar: https://bazaar.canonical.com/en * Subversion (SVN): https://subversion.apache.org * Git: https://git-scm.com * Bitkeeper: https://www.bitkeeper.org * IBM 390: https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/mainframe/mainframe_PP9000.html * gitea: https://gitea.io * Special K: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_K * Special K (song): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_K_(song) * Special K (former country, the Wikipedia page is slightly outdated): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom * Imperium: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4781612/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
In this episode Martin and one of the Grumpies (as in Grumpy Old Coders) battle it out: SQL or NoSQL - which technology is better? If you ever wondered why the Structured Query Language was invented in the first place and why the hipster abandoned ship for the latest (?) rage of the likes of the NoSQL variety, this is for you. Plus: A whole family of never-heard-of sound effects make their debut on this bumper of an episode.
Links: * SQL: https://www.iso.org/standard/63555.html * NoSQL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NoSQL * NoSQL Geek: https://www.nosqlgeek.org * ACID compliance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACID * redis: https://github.com/redis/redis * CAP theorem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAP_theorem * TorroDB: https://github.com/gordol/torrodb-server * Grumpy Old Coders episode on the Dark Side: https://soundcloud.com/user-498377588/grumpy-old-coders-ep-11-the-dark-side
In this episode our two OAPs host Deb Nicholson, the general manager of the Open Source Initiative (OSI). Apart from riveting insights into open source licensing we discuss the greater FLOSS ecosystem and Deb's views on why wearing shoes is important in certain contexts, open source standards, law suits and the differences between US and Europe among other things.
Links: * OSI: https://opensource.org * OSI's FLOSS definition: https://opensource.org/osd * Commons Clause license: https://commonsclause.com * TerminusDB license change: https://terminusdb.com/blog/we-love-gplv3-but-are-switching-license-to-apache-2-0-terminusdb/ * Open source licenses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_free_and_open-source_software_licences * Open Core model: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-core_model * Software Freedom Conservancy: https://sfconservancy.org * Bruce Perens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Perens * Loki TV series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loki_(TV_series) * Luca movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12801262/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 * The Internet is made of cats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi8VTeDHjcM * Gnome and systemd: https://blogs.gnome.org/benzea/2019/10/01/gnome-3-34-is-now-managed-using-systemd * Apparmor Profile: https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/apparmor-profiles * Apparmor Profile Extra: https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/apparmor-profiles-extra
Editor's Note, 2021-12-09: TerminusDB link changed as requested
In this infomercial on Microsoft, our hosts discuss the infamous Halloween documents ('tis the season after all), a set of ancient scrolls dating back more than twenty years and giving an overview of the behemoth's then strategy on open source and how to possibly combat it. But fear not, ye of little faith :-), all is well now as the episode shows also the long way Microsoft has come since then and its adoption (and giving back!) as an enterprise technology.
Plus: How to increase your market cap by using FLOSS. And last but not least: The Dark Side is back by popular demand! With a special episode on the usual Halloween stuff including vampires, Transylvania, politicians, QAnon, Zoom, Teams and other horror topics (Ever wondered what happened to Angela Merkel after she stepped down as Germany's chancelorette in 2021? Then don't miss out on this episode!).
Links: * Little Britain: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006q2zd * SCO Group: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCO_Group * SCO vs. IBM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCO_Group,_Inc._v._International_Business_Machines_Corp. * Halloween documents: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_documents * Microsoft and open source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_and_open_source * Monsters of Man: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6456326 * Breeders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breeders_(TV_series) * Permanent penis for the Welsh Dragon: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9932657/Hilarious-campaigners-demand-famous-red-dragon-given-permanent-penis-Welsh-flags.html
In this episode, Martin and Chris host an eclectic panel of contributors to the other major FLOSS operating system family - you guessed it: the flavours of the Berkeley Software Distribution (aka BSD among friends). Disclaimer: you may be tempted to diverge from the Path of the Righteousness also known as Linux and give this alternative a spin. So this episode is not for the faint-hearted - listen at your own discretion! Also: the true defective nature of our beloved (?) hosts' past will be revealed - an episode not be missed despite the caveat! Plus a refresher on spaced-out operating system concepts including library operating systems and a rant on Android and friends. In addition to some cool BSD trolling...
Links: * OpenBSD: https://www.openbsd.org * FeeBSD: https://www.freebsd.org * NetBSD: https://www.netbsd.org * DragonFlyBSD: https://www.dragonflybsd.org * 386BSD: https://www.386bsd.org * RUMP kernel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rump_kernel * Library operating systems: https://www.sigarch.org/leave-your-os-at-home-the-rise-of-library-operating-systems * Free BSD Linux Compatibility: https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/linuxemu * BSD Jails (original paper): https://papers.freebsd.org/2000/phk-jails.files/sane2000-jail.pdf * FeeBSD Ports: https://www.freebsd.org/ports * NetBSD pkgsrc: https://www.netbsd.org/docs/pkgsrc * ZFS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZFS * BSD's pledge: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/410056/what-is-openbsds-pledge-in-short * FreeBSD and Netflix: https://papers.freebsd.org/2019/fosdem/looney-netflix_and_freebsd * BSD Firewalls: https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/firewalls * Michael W. Lucas' "Savaged by Systemd": hhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36190710-savaged-by-systemd * Linux vs. Minix: https://www.oreilly.com/openbook/opensources/book/appa.html * Pegasus spyware: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_(spyware) * BSD History presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEEr6dT-4uQ * The tragedy of systemd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_AIw9bGogo * The Rise and Fall of Copyleft: https://archive.org/download/OhioLinuxfest2013/24-Rob_Landley-The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Copyleft.mp3
In this episode, our two hosts host Rhys Davies, a developer advocate from Canonical. So all beans will be spilled on one of the most popular Linux distros out there. Like its past, present and future. Never mind how Canonical makes its moolah and where this goes... Plus an interesting infomercial on old big iron (IBM, if you're listening: the mail address is sponsor@linuxinlaws.eu).
Links: * Canonical: https://canonical.com * Ubuntu: https://ubuntu.com * Manjaro: https://manjaro.org * WSL: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WSL * Snapcraft: https://snapcraft.io * Ubuntu community reboot: https://ubuntu.com/blog/reintroducing-the-community-team * Chromium as a snap: https://snapcraft.io/blog/chromium-in-ubuntu-deb-to-snap-transition * Ubuntu podcast episode on this issue: https://ubuntupodcast.org/2020/06/04/s13e11-inside-out-clothes * Canonical's transition from upstart to systemd: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2016-July/039465.html * LinuxONE and Ubuntu: https://ubuntu.com/blog/tag/linuxone * Rhys' presentation at the Linux App Summit: https://conf.linuxappsummit.org/event/3/contributions/65 * Critical Role: https://critrole.com * Hazy Jane: https://www.brewdog.com/eu_de/hazy-jane-440-eu
This episode is dedicated to tiny kernels driving operating systems also known as micro-kernels. While discussing the last 100 years of operating system design and implementation, our two aging heroes also shed some light on operating systems in general and their recent history (like fifty years). Unless you're a true OS nerd, you find the episode mildly refreshing and educational on the layers of software underneath your beloved applications controlling the hardware and other shenanigans. If you're an OS nerd, this episode may have the potential of closing your few remaining knowledge gaps (or something like this). A fun show for children of all ages and beyond.
Links: * IBM VM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z/VM * Modern operating systems by Andy S. Tanenbaum: https://csc-knu.github.io/sys-prog/books/Andrew%20S.%20Tanenbaum%20-%20Modern%20Operating%20Systems.pdf * Short write-up on fashion (for the uninitiated): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fashion * Multics: https://www.multicians.org * Unix: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Unix * CCP/M-86: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiuser_DOS#Concurrent_CP/M-86 * QDOS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/86-DOS * VMS: https://vmssoftware.com * Digital's VAX: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VAX * Mach kernel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mach_(kernel) * Android: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system) * Homebrew: https://brew.sh * MacPorts: https://www.macports.org * Usenet war: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanenbaum%E2%80%93Torvalds_debate * Minix and TPM: https://www.zdnet.com/article/minix-intels-hidden-in-chip-operating-system * Trusted Platform Module: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2F978-1-4302-6584-9.pdf * Secure enclaves: https://software.intel.com/content/www/us/en/develop/topics/software-guard-extensions.html * The Sleepover: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10888708/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 * Python Init Podcast episode: https://www.pythonpodcast.com/tony-liu-python-venture-investing-episode-305 * Martin's trainspotters' research paper: https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1340183/FULLTEXT05
In this episode of our beloved open source podcast rapidly approaching its zenith of popularity (with hopefully not an equally rapid decline afterwards) our two elderly heroes pay tribute to Hacker Public Radio in general and Ken Fallon in particular. Plus: a never-heard-of-before peek into Martin's very own private life (we lift the veil and reveal it all - don't miss this!)
Links: * Hacker Public Radio (HPR): https://hackerpublicradio.org * HPR mailing list: https://hackerpublicradio.org/mailman/listinfo/hpr_hackerpublicradio.org * Creative Commons Licenses: https://creativecommons.org * Static site generators: https://dev.to/oyetoket/which-is-the-best-static-site-generator-and-why-42e2 * Richard Stallman issue: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/09/richard-stallman-leaves-mit-after-controversial-remarks-on-rape
In this episode Chris is trying hard to get Martin to sleep by elaborating on the subject of free and open source software licenses but fails miserably. Listen to a more than riveting episode on the ins and outs of licensing FLOSS code bases in addition to banter about Brexit, plans for a reshaping of Europe after the invasion of England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland leave the UK.
Links: * MI6: https://www.sis.gov.uk * OSI definition of free and open source software: https://opensource.org/osd * VMware GPL lawsuit: https://sfconservancy.org/news/2015/mar/05/vmware-lawsuit * Copyleft: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/copyleft.html * Permissive licensing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permissive_software_license * Affero GPL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affero_General_Public_License * TerminusDB license change: https://blog.terminusdb.com/we-love-gplv3-but-are-switching-license-to-apache-2-0-terminusdb * Audacity usage restriction issue: https://github.com/audacity/audacity/issues/1213 * Redis Source Available License: https://redislabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/redis-source-available-license.pdf * GoodFORM: https://goodformcode.com * Server Side Public License: https://www.mongodb.com/licensing/server-side-public-license * Creative Commons licenses: https://creativecommons.org/choose * Clarkson's Farm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarkson%27s_Farm * Taking Lives: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364045/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
In this episode our aging heroes host the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE). Its president, Matthias Kirschner talk about the past, the present and the future of free and open source software not only from an FSFE perspective. Never mind how he got into computers in the first place. Also, different opinions about communism in general and its implementations (and the flaws of the first rounds of implementations) are touched upon. So historians, FLOSS users and enthusiasts, communists and free spirits: This is your episode! Plus: Ever wondered what the Towel Day is all about? Check out the second half of the episode! At our guest's request: Please note that this episode was recorded on June 1st 2021.
Links: * Free Software Foundation Europe: https://fsfe.org * Matthias Kirschner: https://fsfe.org/about/people/kirschner/kirschner.en.html * Free Software Foundation: https://fsf.org * Open Software Initiative (OSI): https://opensource.org * OSI definition of open source: https://opensource.org/osd * Public Money Public Code campaign: https://publiccode.eu * Stallman controversy: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/03/richard-stallman-returns-to-fsf-18-months-after-controversial-rape-comments * Towel Day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towel_Day * FSFE podcast: https://fsfe.org/news/podcast.en.html * Rutger Bregman, Human kind: https://www.amazon.de/Humankind-Hopeful-History-Rutger-Bregman/dp/1408898934 * Ashes to Ashes: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00jhp3l * UK met office: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk * Karl Marx, A Critique of Political Economy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Kapital
In this fourth part of our three-part miniseries on Deep and Machine Learning our two heroes shed some light on a DL architecture called Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (GPT), a pretty sophistic piece of software that fools most humans when it comes to authoring text (ideal for budding writers with a block in place). Other topics of discussion includes OpenAI (the company behind this framework), Elon Musk, Bitcoin, Microsoft and if the GPT can actually pass the Turing test. All will be revealed - don't miss this episode!
Links: * OpenAI: https://openai.com * GPT: https://openai.com/projects * The Turing Test: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_test * GPT-2 source code: https://github.com/openai/gpt-2 * GPT meta-progamming: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/zZLe74DvypRAf7DEQ/meta-programming-gpt-a-route-to-superintelligence * GPT-3 interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqbB07n_uQ4 * DSDS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutschland_sucht_den_Superstar * GPT-3 sample 1: https://linuxinlaws.eu/files/padawans.txt * GPT-3 sample 2: https://linuxinlaws.eu/files/HGttG.txt
In this episode - aptly named "The return of the Rust" our two heroes host a very special guest: no other than Steve Klabnik of Rust fame himself. Needless to say, this hipster programming language which is on everbody's mind at the moment (apart maybe from a few lost souls still crying over spilled coffee) plays a very important role in this show in addition to the newly founded Rust Foundation hosting such eclectic members such as Microsoft, Mozilla, Google and Facebook just to name a few looking after the language.
Links: * Rust: https://www.rust-lang.org * Rust Foundation: https://foundation.rust-lang.org * Steve Klabnik: https://steveklabnik.com * Ruby on Rails: https://rubyonrails.org * PyOxidizer: https://github.com/indygreg/PyOxidizer * Mercurial: https://www.mercurial-scm.org * actix controversy: https://github.com/actix/actix-web/issues/289 * OpenSearch: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/introducing-opensearch
In part three of the 27.64 episodes long mini-series on artificial intelligences, machine and deep learning and other hipster topics around machines trying to imitate humans (marketing made us do these :-), our two heroes discuss domain-specific frameworks on top of (more generic) infrastructure like TensorFlow or PyTorch. As usual, all will be revealed and no details be spared (apart from a very few) including how to tell animals apart from humans (a tricky feat as any journalist can tell you who's ever faced a stampeding horde of angry politicians!).
Links: * Keras: https://keras.io * Image recognition in Keras: https://keras.io/examples/vision/image_classification_from_scratch * Facial recognition using convolutional neural networks (CNN): https://www.sitepoint.com/keras-face-detection-recognition * PETA: https://www.peta.org * User recognition based on mouse movements and deep learning: https://www.acta.sapientia.ro/acta-info/C12-1/info12-1-3.pdf * Comparison of deep learning software: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_deep-learning_software * Apache's mxnet: https://mxnet.apache.org/versions/1.8.0 * Classification with deep belief networks: https://www.ki.tu-berlin.de/fileadmin/fg135/publikationen/Hebbo_2013_CDB.pdf * scikit-learn: https://scikit-learn.org/stable * Life on Mars: https://www.bbc.co.uk/lifeonmars/index_non_flash.shtml * Limitless: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1219289/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
In this episode the inlaws host Paul Ramsey of OpenGeo fame. Apart from his PostgreSQL contributions, Paul is probably best known for GIS work and geo DB contributions in general (in addition to off-the-beaten track stuff like URL of his website among other things). Don't miss this for nuggets on geo databases and beyond!
Links: * Paul Ramsey: https://blog.cleverelephant.ca/ * PostgreSQL: https://www.postgresql.org * PostGIS: https://postgis.net * FOSS4G 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ5_NnrBHjo
After successfully navigating through the shallow (or not-so-shallow) depths of the first episode on deep learning fundamentals, our two heroes tackle a more concrete topic in this episode: How to use the damn stuff! No expenses will be spared to bring to the listeners the finer details of tensors, TensorFlow and other frameworks which serve as the basis for modern artificial intelligence / machine learning applications running on back-propagation networks (see the first episode on the foundations). Lifting the curtain even more, all will be revealed about a little corner shop called "Google" (well, almost all :-).
Links: * Torch: https://torch.ch * PyTorch: https://pytorch.org * TensorFlow: https://www.tensorflow.org * Lua: https://www.lua.org * BigTable: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigtable * BigFS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_File_System * Google's inner workings: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/david-a-vise/the-google-story/9781509889211 * TPUs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensor_Processing_Unit * More DL frameworks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_deep-learning_software * TIOBE index: https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index * Stackoverflow survey: https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2020
In this episode, our two ageing heroes host an eclectic panel of kernel contributors of a small, mostly unknown operating system called "Linux". The panelists hail from all over the planet (sadly, no money or love would buy Richard's or Linus' way onto that panel :-) but the discussion proves more than interesting regardless of these uber-nerds being absent. All will be revealed including the true age of Linux, one of Chris' secret obsessions (hint: it's not software bugs), Linus Torvald's thought process and evolution as such. Never mind Linux's second future high-level programming language... Plus: a philosophical discussion of the social impact of insulting from a pan-cultural perspective. Don't miss out on this!
Links: * Linux Kernel Archives: https://www.kernel.org * Device Tree System documentation: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/devicetree/usage-model.html * Linux BDFL: https://torvalds-family.blogspot.com * Linux kernel police: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOcwNm7sqlw * MythBusters: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383126 * Conflict Resolution Network: https://www.crnhq.org * Sage Sharp (left the project due to the nature of Linus' comments): https://sage.thesharps.us
In this episode, our two heroes explore the realm of artificial intelligence, paying special attention to deep learning (hoping that some of the stuff may rub on them :-). In this first part of a three-part mini-series the chaps discuss the foundation including networks, neurons and other topics of advanced black magic, carefully avoiding the temptations of introducing too much maths (we'll leave this to the Grumpy Old Coders :-).
Links: * Artificial intelligence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence * Machine learning: https://www.mygreatlearning.com/blog/machine-learning-tutorial * Deep learning: https://www.guru99.com/deep-learning-tutorial.html * Artificial neural networks (ANN): https://www.asimovinstitute.org/neural-network-zoo * Back-propagation ANNs (BPN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backpropagation * DWAVE: https://www.dwavesys.com/quantum-computing * Convolutional neural networks (CNNs): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convolutional_neural_network * Generative adversarial network (GAN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generative_adversarial_network * Spy vs. Spy: https://toonopedia.com/spyvsspy.htm * Atlantik Ale: https://www.stoertebeker.com/stoertebeker-atlantik-ale.html
In this episode, our two heroes explore the realm of the great uncertainties also known as probabilistic data structures. For this adventures they managed to retain one of the experts in this field from the open source realm. Check out the episode to get in on this secret and its details!
Links: * Probabilistic data structures (PDS): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Probabilistic_data_structures * Hash functions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_function * Bloom / cuckoo filters: https://bdupras.github.io/filter-tutorial * Scalable Bloom filter: https://www.waitingforcode.com/big-data-algorithms/scalable-bloom-filter/read * redis module: https://oss.redislabs.com/redisbloom * HyperLogLog: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperLogLog * PDS Foundation: https://www.amazon.de/Probabilistic-Data-Structures-Algorithms-Applications/dp/3748190484
In this episode our two aging heroes discuss the proper temperature to drink beer at (spoiler: it's not 20 degrees as CAMRA would make you believe) and the ins and outs of basic and enhanced security on our beloved operating system. If you ever wanted to know more about Linux Security Modules, AppArmor and SELinux and how dames of negotiable affections relate to these concepts, this show is for you.
Shownotes: * Campaign for Real Ale: https://camra.org.uk/ * Linux Security Modules: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Security_Modules * SELinux: https://selinuxproject.org/page/Main_Page * SELinux on Android: https://source.android.com/security/selinux * AppArmor: https://gitlab.com/apparmor/apparmor/-/wikis/Documentation * RBAC with AppArmor: https://gitlab.com/apparmor/apparmor/-/wikis/AppArmorRBAC * Plan 9: https://9p.io/plan9 * Plan 9 from Outer Space: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052077 * Man down: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2461520/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_2 * The Midnight Gospel: https://www.netflix.com/de-en/title/80987903
This time our two heroes host an eclectic couple known as the grumpy old coders. Thomas, David, Martin and Chris discuss stealing, um, borrowing (and never giving back) of mottos and mascotts, programming languages including Java, Python and Rust woes and how they all arrived at podcasting. Never mind Chris revealing his true and only heritage and other little-known secrets. Don't miss out on this episode for the full lowdown (never mind the even lower down .
Shownotes: * Grumpy Old Coders: https://grumpy-old-coders.org * The Dig: https://www.netflix.com/de-en/title/81167887 * Oktoberfest: https://www.oktoberfest.de/en * Erdinger Herbstfest (in German only): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erdinger_Herbstfest * F#: https://fsharp.org * Vulkan API: https://www.khronos.org/vulkan
- Plankalkül: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plankalk%C3%BCl
- Fortran: https://fortran-lang.org
- COBOL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COBOL
- ALGOL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALGOL
- GNU Fortran: https://gcc.gnu.org/fortran/
- IBM System/36: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_System/36
- IBM Z: https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/z/hardware
- Niklaus Wirth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niklaus_Wirth
- Pascal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_(programming_language)
- Modula-2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modula-2
- Smalltalk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smalltalk
- Lisp: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisp_(programming_language)
- Fourth generation languages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth-generation_programming_language
- SQL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL
- ABAP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABAP
- SAP NetWeaver: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAP_NetWeaver_Application_Server
- Rust: https://rust-lang.org
- Occam: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam_(programming_language)
- C: https://www.iso.org/standard/74528.html
- Foreign Function Interface: https://github.com/libffi/libffi
- Cracking Codes with Python: https://inventwithpython.com/cracking
- CUDA: https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-GPUs
- Free software (not just Richard's idea): https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
- How Nvidia became Skynet: https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3069
- Hacktoberfest: https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com
- Claudio and crew: https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3099
- Not going out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_Going_Out
- An American Pickle: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9059704/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
- Mrs Honeyhume: https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3251
- Linux Professional Institute: https://www.lpi.org
- Kali Linux: https://www.kali.org
- Anti-pox of the week (Java is broken): https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2210720/how-to-analyse-a-noclassdeffounderror-caused-by-an-ignored-exceptionininitialize
- Book of Monsters: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7260818
- Tucker and Dale vs. Evil: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1465522
- The serpent (BBC series): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Serpent_(TV_series)
- Grumpy Old Coders (epside 6): https://soundcloud.com/user-498377588/grumpy-old-coders-ep-6-retrospective
- Rust for the Linux kernel: https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux
- Linus opinion on C++ in the Linux kernel: https://lkml.org/lkml/2004/1/20/20
- gdb: https://www.gnu.org/software/gdb
- lldb: https://lldb.llvm.org
- Novell's Netware: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetWare
- strace: https://strace.io
- ltrace: https://www.ltrace.org
- DTrace: https://dtrace.org/blogs/about
- ptrace: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptrace#Linux
- Capabilities: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/capabilities
- Extended attributes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_file_attributes#L inux
- eBPF: https://ebpf.io
- BCC: https://github.com/iovisor/bcc
- BCC toolchain: https://iovisor.github.io/bcc
- Linux kernel tracing: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/trace/index.html
- Cathy O'Neil's Weapons of Math Destruction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weapon s_of_Math_Destruction
- Audacity: https://manual.audacityteam.org
- Jitsi (Meet): https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet
- LinuxOne: https://developer.ibm.com/components/ibm-linuxone/gettingstarted
- IBM quantum computing: https://www.ibm.com/quantum-computing
- redis on LinuxOne(in German): https://chemnitzer.linux-tage.de/2019/en/programm/beitrag/206
- Ask IBM: https://www.ibm.com/blogs/cloud-computing/2015/01/13/hello-watson-ask-anything
- Jeff Bezo's real name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos
- Jeff Bezo's divorce: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-05/bezos-split-finalizes-as-38-billion-amazon-stake-transfer-looms
- French protests: https://www.politico.eu/article/spotlight-falls-on-amazon-as-french-businesses-are-restricted-by-lockdown-rules/
- 2001: A Space Odyssee: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622
- OpenAI: https://openai.com
- GPT3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPT-3
- ARM Jazelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazelle
- ARM ThumbEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_architecture#Thumb_Execution_Environment_(ThumbEE)
- TIOBE programming language index: https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index
- Commons Clause and Redis Source Available License: https://redislabs.com/blog/redis-labs-modules-license-changes
In this episode our two heroes interview Itamar Haber, community liaison for Redis, a popular open-source in-memory NoSQL database. Technology prevails in this episode; communism, free love and drugs take a backseat (but only for the moment! :-). The trio discuss the legacy of redis, bemoan their old age and reveal why Itamar initially wanted to be a mermaid. Listen to the episode for more shocking epiphanies!
Shownotes:
- Kaypro: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaypro
- Salvatore Sanfilippo: https://github.com/antirez
- redis: https://github.com/redis/redis
- Redis Labs: https://redislabs.com
- Redis Streams: https://redis.io/topics/streams-intro
- Redis Modules: https://redis.io/modules
- Windows: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1
- WSL 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux#WSL_2
- On the Bro'd: https://www.mikelacher.com/work/on-the-brod
In this episode, Chris is harassed by quite a few artificial nuisance callers, among drug lords, Irish nurses and some random Linux Inlaws Chief Financial Officer. Based on these examples, our two heroes discuss the history and current state of text-to- speech (TTS) and voice recognition. We attempted to use voice recognition software in order to produce a transcript of the show.
Shownotes:
- Wavenet: https://deepmind.com/blog/article/wavenet-generative-model-raw-audio
- Tacotron: https://ai.googleblog.com/2017/12/tacotron-2-generating-human-like-speech.html
- DeepSpeech: https://github.com/mozilla/DeepSpeech
- Lyrebird / Welcome.AI: https://www.welcome.ai/lyrebird
- Nvidia Tacotron 2: https://github.com/NVIDIA/tacotron2
- Tensorflow: https://www.tensorflow.org
- PyTorch: https://pytorch.org
- Melspectrograms: https://medium.com/analytics-vidhya/understanding-the-mel-spectrogram-fca2afa2ce53
- GRAPHCORE: https://www.graphcore.ai
- FGPA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field-programmable_gate_array
- IBM ROMP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_ROMP
- Google's TTS: https://cloud.google.com/text-to-speech
- Apple M1: https://www.gsmarena.com/the_apple_m1_is_the_first_armbased_chipset_for_macs_with_the_fastest_cpu_cores_and_top_igpu-news-46222.php
- Secure Enclaves: https://support.apple.com/guide/security/secure-enclave-overview-sec59b0b31ff/web
- OSDU: https://www.opengroup.org/osdu/forum-homepage
- Jack Kerouac's On the Road: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Road
- Halloween: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween
- Ancient vampire folklore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_folklore_by_region#Mesopotamia
- Blade franchise: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_(franchise)
- Judas history: https://authorlyngibson.wordpress.com/2013/08/05/the-legend-of-judas-iscariot-vampire
- Vulcans & Romulans: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Vulcan-Romulan_history
- The Fly: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091064
- PETA: https://www.peta.org
- Oracle vs. Google: https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/06/standing-by-developers-through-google-v-oracle
In this episode Martin discovers that protecting pictures of stick insects (rated XXX or not) on USB sticks (pun intended) can be an ardous endeavour indeed. Never mind eventually turning this into a business including web servers, shared file spaces and password storage. Additional bonus: the lovely Emma from Rainbow Escorts makes another cameo apperance supported by some Irish, um, students.
Shownotes: * Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS): https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/blob/master/README.md * EncFS: https://vgough.github.io/encfs * EcryptFS: https://www.ecryptfs.org * Keepass: https://keepass.info/ * Snort: https://www.snort.org * Fail2ban: https://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page * PSAD: https://cipherdyne.org/psad * Nextcloud: https://nextcloud.com * Tor: https://torproject.org * OPENVPN: https://openvpn.net * WireGuard: https://www.wireguard.com * boringtun: https://github.com/cloudflare/boringtun * DistroWatch: https://distrowatch.com
Shownotes:
- Bottlerocket: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/08/announcing-general-availability-of-bottlerocket
- Windows as a rolling release: https://ubuntupodcast.org/2020/08/27/s13e23-horseshoe
- LPC Rust in kernel: https://program.linuxplumbersconf.org/event/7/contributions/804/attachments/641/1168/barriers-to-in-tree-rust.pdf
- Redox OS: https://www.redox-os.org
- FC33: https://fedoramagazine.org/btrfs-coming-to-fedora-33
- Linux kernel history report: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/resources/publications/2020-kernel-history-report
- Thunderbird 78 with OpenPGP: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:OpenPGP:2020
- Python Software Foundation: https://www.python.org/psf
- Rust project website: https://www.rust-lang.org
- ISO C working group: https://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg14
- ISO C++ standard: https://isocpp.org
- Rust @ Microsoft: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQBVUjdkLAA
- Rainbow escort: https://www.etsy.com/de/market/rainbow_escort_card
- brytlyt: https://www.brytlyt.com
- OS/2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS/2
- CCP/M: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiuser_DOS#CCP/M-86
- Communism and open source: https://medium.com/@diego.graziano/open-source-the-communism-of-knowledge-fe76334b9b10
- Why Emacs is better than vi (aka The Church of Emacs): https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/gospel.html
- (Open)VMS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenVMS
- Mach: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mach_(kernel)
- Dave Cutler: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Cutler
- The ultimate remedy for insomnia: https://www.routledge.com/Advances-in-Object-Oriented-Metalevel-Architectures-and-Reflection/Zimmermann/p/book/9780849326639
- Randal's departure from FLOSS Weekly: https://twit.tv/posts/inside-twit/doc-searls-new-host-floss-weekly
- The Rust Foundation: https://blog.rust-lang.org/2020/08/18/laying-the-foundation-for-rusts-future.html
- FLOSS Weekly: https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly
- Kernel patches for Google Futex enhancements: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200722234538.166697-1-posk@posk.io
- Google presentation on Futexes: https://pdxplumbers.osuosl.org/2013/ocw//system/presentations/1653/original/LPC%20-%20User%20Threading.pdf
- Fuchsia Futexes: https://fuchsia.dev/fuchsia-src/reference/kernel_objects/futex
- The show where Simon Phipps flips: https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly/episodes/521
- Perl 6 / Raku: https://raku.org
- Flutter: https://flutter.dev
- Dart: https://dart.dev
- Mouse door opener day: https://www.wdrmaus.de/extras/tueren_auf.php5
- Grumpy old coders: https://soundcloud.com/user-498377588/grumpy-old-coders-ep-1-fast-change
- TIOBE index: https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index
- Stackoverflow index: https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2020#technology-most-loved-dreaded-and-wanted-languages-loved
- PEP 520 (the Zen of Python): https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0020
- PEP 572: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0572
- PEP 572 discussion: https://twitter.com/llanga/status/989670881176702976
- Claudio's link: http://www.kevra.org/TheBestOfNext/DifferentNeXTSpellings/DifferentNeXTSpellings.html
- Secret Diary of a Call Girl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Diary_of_a_Call_Girl
- Sophie Wilson interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2SdSLCMKEA&t=1852s
- Linux 5.8RC1: https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-5.8-rc1-Release d
- Stackless Python: https://github.com/stackless-dev/stackless/wiki
- Python 3 documentation: https://docs.python.org/3
- Guido van Rossum: https://gvanrossum.github.io
- Python Enhancement Proposals (PEPs): https://www.python.org/dev/peps
- PEP 404: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0404
- PEP 572: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0572
- Brad & Alia: https://www.gala.de/stars/news/l_a__news /brad-pitt--ist-er-mit-dieser-schauspielerin-zusammen--22244236.html
S01E09: Postgres
Listen to our two OAP interviewing Bruce Momjian, Postgres evangelist and long-time supporter of this popular SQL database. Expect lots of strong language around SQL and NoSQL topics and some ranting about MINT's attitude towards snaps, a fun breach of a health service provider in the UK and why broadcasters should stick to monopolies.
- MINT Chromium issue: https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3766
- PostgreSQL: https://www.postgresql.org
- Babylon Health breach: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52986629
S01E08: The review of the review More shenanigans from our two heroes. In this short episode our two heroes rant about Linus and other old people, Transmeta and other history, discuss Martin's EdgeOS woes and discover that MIPS is indeed a CPU architecture supported by standard Debian. The show concludes with a short review of Claudio's review and poxes about the Arch wiki and Californication. You have been warned!
Links: * Linus Torvald's 80 column rant: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2005.3/08168.html * Linux's device tree explained: https://elinux.org/Device_Tree_Reference * Debian packages for EdgeOS: https://help.ui.com/hc/en-us/articles/205202560-EdgeRouter-Add-Debian-Packages-to-EdgeOS * Arch Wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org * Californication: https://www.sho.com/californication * The Italian music extract is courtesy of Christian Petermann from his piece Folk Festival (CC-BY-SA)
In this episode our two chaps welcome Fred Dixon, product manager for BigBlueButton, on the show to talk about the project, its history and if it will finally run on Fedora and CentOS.
Surrounding musings include how to hack the GDM login screen, why Martin is not behind the recent Easyjet hack and poxes as well as anti-poxes.
Shownotes: * BigBlueButton: https://bigbluebutton.org * The Easyjet hack * How to hack the GDM login screen in Focal Fossa: https://github.com/PRATAP-KUMAR/focal_gdm3_login_theme_complete_hack * The Ubuntu logo for the GDM3 login screen for Focal Fossa and previous Ubuntu versions can be found at: /usr/share/plymouth/ubuntu-logo.png. Simply truncate this to zero bytes and the logo will be gone from the login screen * Virgy's open source website: https://www.websiteplanet.com/blog/what-is-open-source-software
This is Linux Inlaws, a series on free and open source software, black humour, the revolution and freedom in general (this includes ideas and software) and generally having fun.
Linux Inlaws - a podcast about on topics around free and open source software, any associated contraband, communism / the revolution in general and whatever else fancies your tickle.
Please note that this and other episodes may contain strong language, offensive humor and other certainly not politically correct language - you have been warned (our parents insisted on this disclaimer - happy mum?). Thus the content is not suitable for consumption in the workplace (especially when played back on a speaker in an open plan office or similar environments), any minors under the age of 35 or any pets including fluffy little killer bunnies, your trusty guide dog (unless on speed) and cute T-Rexes or other associated dinosaurs.
Links:
- Audacity: https://www.audacityteam.org
- Audacity OSX work-around: https://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?t=105586
- KDEnlive: https://kdenlive.org
- Blender: https://www.blender.org
- PwC mishap: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/05/06/pwc_azure_squatting
- The Current War: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Current_War
- Rick and Morty: https://www.adultswim.com/videos/rick-and-morty
- Better Things: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Things_(TV_series)
- Pamela Adlon: https://twitter.com/pamelaadlon
Linux Inlaws - a podcast about on topics around free and open source software, any associated contraband, communism / the revolution in general and whatever else fancies your tickle.
Please note that this and other episodes may contain strong language, offensive humor and other certainly not politically correct language - you have been warned (our parents insisted on this disclaimer - happy mum?). Thus the content is not suitable for consumption in the workplace (especially when played back on a speaker in an open plan office or similar environments), any minors under the age of 35 or any pets including fluffy little killer bunnies, your trusty guide dog (unless on speed) and cute t-rexes or other associated dinosaurs.
- Ubuntu 20.04: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes
- Kernel 5.6: https://itsfoss.com/linux-kernel-5-6
- Wireguard: https://www.wireguard.com
- Python 2.7.18: https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-dev@python.org/message/OFCIETIXLX34X7FVK5B5WPZH22HXV342/
- Python 404: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0404
- RTPM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-Time_Messaging_Protocol
- webRTC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebRTC
- MPEG: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4
- VP9: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VP9
- Audio compression: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_compression#Audio
- Container formats: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_video_container_formats
This is Linux Inlaws, a series on free and open source software, black humour, the revolution and freedom in general (this includes ideas and software) and generally having fun.
Linux Inlaws - a podcast about on topics around free and open source software, any associated contraband, communism / the revolution in general and whatever else fancies your tickle.
Please note that this and other episodes may contain strong language, offensive humor and other certainly not politically correct language - you have been warned (our parents insisted on this disclaimer - happy mum?). Thus the content is not suitable for consumption in the workplace (especially when played back on a speaker in an open plan office or similar environments), any minors under the age of 35 or any pets including fluffy little killer bunnies, your trusty guide dog (unless on speed) and cute t-rexes or other associated dinosaurs.
In this show the lads Martin and Chris speak about the legacy, its name and also introduce Tech Support from the Dark Side, a new hotline helping politicians and other users in need of computer support to cope with reality.
Links * Martin’s BBC podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xttx2/episodes/downloads * Chris’ food for thought: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_landing_conspiracy_theories * Martin’s new laptop spec: https://www.asus.com/Laptops/ROG-Strix-SCAR-III/Tech-Specs * Chris’ documentary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminator:_The_Sarah_Connor_Chronicles
Linux Inlaws - a podcast about on topics around free and open source software, any associated contraband, communism / the revolution in general and whatever else fancies your tickle.
Links: * https://linuxinlaws.eu * https://fosdem.org * http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3009
Linux Inlaws - a podcast about on topics around free and open source software, any associated contraband, communism / the revolution in general and whatever else fancies your tickle.
Please note that this and other episodes may contain strong language, offensive humor and other certainly not politically correct language - you have been warned (our parents insisted on this disclaimer - happy mum?). Thus the content is not suitable for consumption in the workplace (especially when played back on a speaker in an open plan office or similar environments), any minors under the age of 35 or any pets including fluffy little killer bunnies, your trusty guide dog (unless on speed) and cute t-rexes or other associated dinosaurs.
In this show the lads introduce themselves and discuss the technology they use and why they are putting on the show.
Links: * https://linuxinlaws.eu/ * email: feedback at linuxinlaws eu * https://traceroute-online.com/mtr/