Transforming Technology with Words, Rust, Linux, and the Future of Open Source - Steven Vaughan-Nichols

In this episode, Schalk speaks with Steven Vaughan-Nichols about various topics. We start by discussing Rust support being added to the Linux kernel and its potential effect on Linux security and performance. We then move on to how open source is not a business model, but a software model, and how this has impacted decisions made by formerly open-source companies. The Fintech sector appears to be ready for disruption by open source, and Steven discusses a few initiatives that are driving this. We also discuss the Twitter debacle and the decisions made regarding open source at Twitter. We consider if Mastodon is posed to fill the space left by Twitter and what is essential for the Open Source ecosystem in the coming years.

In his own words

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols has been writing about technology and the business of technology since CP/M-80 was the cutting-edge PC operating system, 300bps was a fast Internet connection, WordStar was the state-of-the-art word processor, and we liked it!

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Links of interest

• Rust


• MongoDB


• Elastic


• Redis


• Open Search


• Open Stack


• Fintech Open Source foundation


• Mastodon


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  The future of finance belongs to open-source.


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  Keep calm and learn Rust: We'll be seeing a lot more of the language in Linux very soon.


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  OpenStack cloud sees explosive growth.

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