Episode 300: Open Source Has Won!

As we celebrate Episode 300 Noah and Steve dig into the difference in industry between 2017 when ANS launched and today. The landscape has changed considerably. Today people ask about Open Source, today people value interoperability.

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01:50 Listener follows up on Bluray playback - William

• It worked!
• The solution

03:30 3D Printer Recommendation - Greg

• Lulzbot Taz 6
• Open source
• OctoPrint

04:45 3D Printer Related - Joshua

• Klipper
• OpenSCAD
• Voron Project
• FreeCAD

09:30 FOSS Remote Software - Peter

• Mesh Central
• Mesh Central GitHub

13:10 LDAP Alternatives? - Miguel

• TurnKey Linux
• Red Hat IDM
• FreeIPA
• Zentyal

19:40 TwoBit Asked

• Q: Is there a way to see if anyone has been accessing the Intel Management Engine on a PC?
• Not from the Host
• Look for Intel White Papers

21:25 Pick of the Week

• MediaShout>ProPresenter
• OpenLP
• FreeShow
• Sudo Snap install freeshow
• FreeShow AppImage
• Has features ProPresenter doesn't have!
• Super Impressed!

29:45 Open Source Has Won!

• Used to "sell" open source, Now it's "common"
• Now I get calls asking "Is it open source" "Does it have an API"
• Covid caused a push for cloud
• Cloud is more flexible and scale-able but more expensive
• Open source saves money
• Large companies rely on open source
• Linux is replacing UNIX
• Apache Kafka
• DynaTrace
• Open source is available to learn and try
• Companies don't like artificial road blocks
• Grafana
• Companies should pay for open source software
• 13 Companies added to Open Source Security Group
• Open source allows "rising tide" effect
• Open Source returns power to the individual
• Many open source programs now meet or exceed professional standards

52:00 Challenge Coin

• Write in about how you have helped open source!
• Open Source Stewards (OSS)

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