We're not talking dentistry here; FLOSS all about Free Libre Open Source Software. Join host Doc Searls and his rotating panel of co-hosts every Wednesday as they talk with the most interesting and important people in the Open Source and Free Software community. Records live every Wednesday at 12:30pm Eastern / 9:30am Pacific / 17:30 UTC.
FLOSS Weekly 717: SCaLE Is Still Huge - Ilan Rabinovitch, SCaLE and Open Source Conferences
Ilan Rabinovitch explains to Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman how SCaLE has grown to become the premier Linux and open-source conference—and to stay extremely affordable as well. Also how Linux, open source, conferences, communities, companies, and much else have changed over the years.Hosts: Doc Searls and Katherine DruckmanGuest: Ilan RabinovitchDownload 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: acilearning.com fastmail.com/twit
FLOSS Weekly 716: Desperately Seeking Software Freedom - Christine Hall, FOSS Force, Software Freedom
Christine Hall gives Doc Searls and Simon Phipps a tour of the glorious past, troubling present, and uncertain future of free software and open source, which makes both as well as a discussion on the GPL.Hosts: Doc Searls and Simon PhippsGuest: Christine 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 Sponsor: bitwarden.com/twit
FLOSS Weekly 715: Lower Cloud Costs for Java - Bellsoft, Alpaquita Linux, Liberica JDK
Alex Belokrylov of Bellsoft tells Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett how Java has evolved into an ideal language for cloud infrastructure, especially through the Liberica JDK and Bellsoft's new Alpaquita Linux distro: the only Linux optimized for Java. Reduced costs, faster deployment, better security, and a brightening future are just a few of the topics discussed on FLOSS Weekly.Hosts: Doc Searls and Jonathan BennettDownload 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 714: Sugar Labs and Music Blocks - Music Composition in Open Source, Devin Ulibarri and Walter Bender
Devin Ulibarri and Walter Bender of Sugar Labs join Doc Searls and Dan Lynch on FLOSS Weekly. Searls and Lynch learn how kids can compose music and produce code with open source Music Blocks. You can learn too, in just an hour of fun listening. Or, even better, by watching this week's video.Hosts: Doc Searls and Dan LynchGuests: Devin Ulibarri and Walter BenderDownload 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: barracuda.com/twit acilearning.com
FLOSS Weekly 713: "Let's Put Thoughts on the Blockchain" - LastPass Databreach, Linux Desktop 2023, Blockchain
Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman and Jonathan Bennett kick off the new year with a round table discussion regarding the world of open source. The hosts are joined by a special guest for this discussion, Leo Laporte. It's a great discussion regarding open source security, centralized versus decentralized products on the web, and much more. Hosts: Doc Searls, Jonathan Bennett, Katherine Druckman, and 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: fastmail.com/twit kolide.com/floss
FLOSS Weekly 712: Software Supply Chain Security - Dan Lorenc, Open Source Software Supply Chain
Dan Lorenc of Sigstore and Chainguard joins Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman on FLOSS Weekly to discuss the software supply chain.The open source software supply chains are increasingly vulnerable attack surfaces. Nobody knows more, or is doing more, to secure those surfaces than Dan Lorenc.Hosts: Doc Searls and Katherine DruckmanGuest: Dan LorencDownload 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: Code Comments
FLOSS Weekly 711: May or May Not Be Notable - Validity of ChatGPT, Twitter vs Fediverse
Did you know that being verified on Twitter now means you "may or may not be notable?" Shawn Powers shares with Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett how he found that out the hard way while all three dig deep into Twitter vs. the Fediverse, blogging, ChatGPT, and much more in a show packed with facts and fancies an AI may never understand, but you might.Hosts: Doc Searls, 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: Code Comments bitwarden.com/twit kolide.com/floss
FLOSS Weekly 710: Open Source for Broadcast - Tim Pozar and Brian David Discuss Open Source Broadcast Tools
Tim Pozar and Brian David, both veterans of broadcasting, join Doc Searls and Shawn Powers on FLOSS Weekly. Broadcasting is easier, better and cheaper than ever to do, or to get into, thanks to open source developments of all kinds. Pozar and David share great information about this space.Hosts: Doc Searls and Shawn PowersGuests: Tim Požar and Brian DavidDownload 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: itpro.tv/twit Code Comments
FLOSS Weekly 709: The Tiny Free Library That Could - Jason Griffey, LibraryBox Project
Jason Griffey of NISO is the guest this week on FLOSS Weekly. Aaron Newcomb and Doc Searls talk with Griffey about all the lessons we should all be learning from the successes, failures and future implications of his LibraryBox project. A great discussion on standards, open hardware and privacy.Hosts: Doc Searls and Aaron NewcombGuest: Jason GriffeyDownload 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 Code Comments
FLOSS Weekly 708: Europe Flies The FLOSS Flag - Matthias Kirshner, Free Software Foundation
Matthias Kirshner explains Free Software Foundation Europe's unique and delightful approach to educating government, the public and fellow hackers on the virtues of free software. Kirshner also shares his new book, "Ada & Zangemann: A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream." Great discussion with Doc Searls and Simon Phipps on FLOSS Weekly.Hosts: Doc Searls and Simon PhippsGuest: Matthias KirshnerDownload 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: Code Comments
FLOSS Weekly 707: Ardour and Linux Pro Audio - Robin Gareus and Ardour, the Open Source DAW
Robin Gareus joins Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett to discuss Ardour Digital Audio Workstation and how open source audio editing is changing across fields ranging from movie-making to podcasting. It's a great look at this open source program on FLOSS Weekly.Hosts: Doc Searls and Jonathan BennettGuest: Robin GareusDownload 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 itpro.tv/twit promo code TWIT30 Code Comments
FLOSS Weekly 706: Secrets of the Linux Kernel - Greg Kroah-Hartman and Linux Kernel Development
If you care about Linux and what goes into maintaining the kernel, you know how important Greg Kroah-Hartman is to stable releases and much more. On this can't-miss episode of FLOSS Weekly, Kroah-Hartman gives deep, knowing, and good-humored answers to questions from Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, and Jonathan Bennett.Hosts: Doc Searls, Jonathan Bennett, and Katherine DruckmanGuest: Greg Kroah-HartmanDownload 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: Code Comments kolide.com/floss
FLOSS Weekly 705: A Slice of Raspberry Pi - Jeff Geerling, Hacking the Raspberry Pi
Jeff Geerling, the great Raspberry Pi hacker and star geek on YouTube, talks with Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett about Ansible, Jellyfin, how subscription TV is the new cable, and fun hacks in our new media age.Hosts: Doc Searls and Jonathan BennettGuest: Jeff GeerlingDownload 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: Compiler - FLOSS
FLOSS Weekly 704: Distributed Data, Decentralized Trust - Hart Montgomery, Digital Wallets
Doc Searls and Simon Phipps talk with Hart Montgomery of the Hyperledger Foundation about distributed data (not just the blockchain kind), decentralized trust, how the Foundation is fostering code useful to everyone in the world, what open digital wallets are—or should be—all about, the essential nature of cryptography, and much more.Hosts: Doc Searls and Simon PhippsGuest: Hart MontgomeryDownload 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 703: Hacker's Ethical Dilemma - Marcus Sailler, Ethical Hacking
In cybersecurity, there isn't an ethical dilemma for bad actors, but there is for good ones making and improving open source code that bad actors can use too. Marcus Sailler schools Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman about that dilemma, and how he deals with it as Head of Offensive Security in the private sector after a long military career.Hosts: Doc Searls and Katherine DruckmanGuest: Marcus SaillerDownload 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