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FLOSS Weekly continues with Jonathan Bennett at its new home at HackadayVisit hackaday.com/floss or search your favorite podcatcher to subscribe.Host: Jonathan Bennett
FLOSS Weekly 761: We Won! - The Victories of Free Software and Open Source
Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, Dan Lynch, Simon Phipps, and Leo Laporte gather to celebrate the final victory of free software and open source—and the final FLOSS Weekly as well.Hosts: Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, Dan Lynch, and Simon PhippsGuest: Leo LaporteDownload or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weeklyThink your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv.Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music.Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bitwarden.com/twit kolide.com/floss
FLOSS Weekly 760: Making Money In Open Source - Adam Jacob, Chef & System Initiative
Adam Jacob talks with Doc Searls and Shawn Powers about making money in open source, based on his long experience with Chef, System Initiative, and other development communities that are also businesses.Hosts: Doc Searls and Shawn PowersGuest: Adam JacobDownload or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weeklyThink your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv.Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music.Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: fastmail.com/twit
FLOSS Weekly 759: ActivityPub Crawl - Evan Prodromou on ActivityPub & OpenEarth
Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett go deep into what's happening in the fediverse with Evan Prodromou, the co-creator of ActivityPub, the open protocol behind Mastodon and other truly social networks on the Internet.Hosts: Doc Searls and Jonathan BennettGuest: Evan ProdromouDownload or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weeklyThink your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv.Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music.Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
FLOSS Weekly 758: Raiders of the Lost Source - Rocky and Oracle Unbreakable Linux, OpenAI Shakeup
Doc Searls and Dan Lynch explore long-standing ethical and technical imperatives of the free software and open source movements, and the wild new challenges they face in an age of AI that is still just beginning.Hosts: Doc Searls and Dan LynchDownload or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weeklyThink your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv.Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music.Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: kolide.com/floss bitwarden.com/twit fastmail.com/twit
FLOSS Weekly 757: Noodling Around with OpenZiti - Philip Griffiths, OpenZiti and Secure Networking
Philip Griffiths of OpenZiti explains to Doc Searls, Shawn Powers, and Jonathan Bennett how OpenZiti is on its way to becoming the Linux of secure networking.An overview of OpenZiti and how it implements zero trust principles by putting private networks inside applications.How OpenZiti functions similarly to a VPN.OpenZiti's security and how it authorizes connections.Hosts: Doc Searls, Shawn Powers, and Jonathan BennettGuest: Philip GriffithsDownload or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weeklyThink your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv.Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music.Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
FLOSS Weekly 756: We Won, Now What? - Luis Villa, Tidelift
Doc Searls and Simon Phipps talk with Luis Villa of Tidelift about how it helps code maintainers get paid, plus what's happening in AI, ML, regulation and more.Hosts: Doc Searls and Simon PhippsGuest: Luis VillaDownload or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weeklyThink your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv.Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music.Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: kolide.com/floss
FLOSS Weekly 755: Nextcloud - Frank Karlitschek, Nextcloud Growth and Updates
Frank Karlitschek joins Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett to talk about Nextcloud. Nextcloud is a fast-growing open source collaboration platform that gives customers a huge array of capabilities, all independent of giant gatekeepers.Hosts: Doc Searls and Jonathan BennettGuest: Frank KarlitschekDownload or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weeklyThink your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv.Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music.Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bitwarden.com/twit fastmail.com/twit
FLOSS Weekly 754: Is He Still On? - Jon "maddog" Hall, Caninos Loucos, Open Source vs Free Software
Our guest this week was Jon "maddog" Hall, the Linux Legend, until his connection from Brazil dropped. At any rate, Dan Lynch and Doc Searls went deep into the differences between GPL licenses v2 and v3 on this episode of FLOSS Weekly.Hosts: Doc Searls and Dan LynchGuest: Jon "maddog" HallDownload or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weeklyThink your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv.Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music.Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
FLOSS Weekly 753: Small Is Beautiful - Aral Balkan, Small Technology Foundation
Aral Balkan of the Small Technology Foundation talks with Doc Searls and Dan Lynch about the small web, the tame little server called Kitten, and much more about the wide open world we've been losing and how to get it back.Hosts: Doc Searls and Dan LynchGuest: Aral BalkanDownload or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weeklyThink your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv.Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music.Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: kolide.com/floss
FLOSS Weekly 752: Stalkers Beware - Cooper Quintin on Personal Privacy and TOR University Challenge
Cooper Quintin of the EFF treats Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman to plenty of wisdom about the extremes of constant personal privacy exposure online, and how some of the worst threats can come from people you know.The stalkerware industry that allows people to spy on victims easily.How can we truly decentralize social media?The expanding data broker industry.Effective mitigation like encryption tools and pushing for privacy laws.Hosts: Doc Searls and Katherine DruckmanGuest: Cooper QuintinDownload or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weeklyThink your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv.Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music.Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
FLOSS Weekly 751: The Phipps Certification - EFF, AlmaLinux, Vehicle Software and Privacy
Listen closely for The Phipps Certification, and you'll also get news about 3D printing, Alma Linux, a big EFF win, spyware in new cars and other hot topics on a table surrounded by Simon Phipps, Jonathan Bennett, Shawn Powers, and Doc Searls.Carl Malamud's fight to make the law open to citizens through his non-profit Public Resource.How 3D printing is transforming open hardware through the sharing of designsMozilla's report on modern vehicles collecting and sharing personal data.Using Pi-hole to block intrusive ad tracking and surveillance on home networks.Hosts: Doc Searls, Simon Phipps, Jonathan Bennett, and Shawn PowersDownload or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weeklyThink your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv.Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music.Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT bitwarden.com/twit
FLOSS Weekly 750: AI: Just Make It Normal - IQXR, AI and Open Source
Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk with Michael "Hoff" Hoffman, Co-founder and CEO of IQXR, about open source in AI, immersive technologies, and much more - and what needs to happen before it all gets normal.What are the differences between virtual, augmented, and mixed reality?The challenges holding back widespread virtual / augmented reality, such as the lack of standards.Privacy concerns around augmented & virtual reality glasses / headsets that record users.AI's role in spatial computing.Hoffman's mission to drive the adoption of open standards and interoperability.Hosts: Doc Searls and Katherine DruckmanGuest: Michael HoffmanDownload or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weeklyThink your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv.Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music.Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: fastmail.com/twit kolide.com/floss
FLOSS Weekly 749: That's In Chapter Three - Kyle Rankin, How To Write a Tech Book
Writing a tech book is easy if you start with the proper guidance. Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett get that guidance and much more from Kyle Rankin, author of How to Write a Tech Book.The benefits of using LaTeX for formatting and layout when self-publishing.How to pitch a book idea to traditional tech publishers like O'Reilly.Advice on when you're ready to write your first tech book based on your skills.How to make the transition from writing short-form articles to full book projects.Differences between self-publishing and working with traditional publishers.The editing process and importance of tech editing to perfect a textbook manuscript.How the rise of the internet and digital documents impacts tech book publishing.Hosts: Doc Searls and Jonathan BennettGuest: Kyle RankinDownload or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weeklyThink your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv.Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music.Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: discourse.org/twit GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT
FLOSS Weekly 748: Show Me The ProofMode - Nathan Freitas, ProofMode
Doc Searls and Simon Phipps talk with Nathan Freitas, founder of the Guardian Project about ProofMode. A way to turn photos, videos, and other digital artifacts into secure signed digital evidence. Plus, the many other things the Project is up to.Proof Mode for Data VerificationFuture of Open Source and AIBalancing Privacy and Functionality in JournalismGuardian Project Funding and Future PlansDiscussion on Surveillance, Trust, and OptimismHost: Doc SearlsGuests: Simon Phipps and Nathan FreitasDownload or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weeklyThink your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv.Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music.Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit