Do you work in open source? Do you sell open source? This week Noah and Steve dig into the objections they hear when they recommend free and open source solutions.
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01:00 Steve's House
Energy UseHome AutomationCloudFree.shopKill A WATT06:55 Grub2 and LUKS Feedback - Ninja Tech
Arch Wiki Link07:51 Email Servers - Veritanuda
Using a hosted email provider through your own email serverMail provider still has the emailEncryption provides privacy16:05 Cinnamon Feedback - aplatypus
Cinnamon might be closest to MS Windows18:22 Smart Switches - Andy
SmartBridge Pro Hub Model L-BDGPR02Home Assistant Lutron Caseta IntegrationGuruMitts PyLutron ScriptDoes require Internet for setup22:44 Used Server for Storage - Patryk
Lab GopherPart PickerCanada ComputersNewegg CanadaServer MonkeyUnix Surplus32:01 Unifi Switch Flex Mini - Roger
Managed Switch for trouble shootingOld way is a HUB33:06 Linux News Wire
EU Pays for Open Source Bugs
Credit Karma & Open Source
Ford Open Source CAD Files
DIY Mini Raspberry Pi Zero 2 Laptop Liliputing
DIY Mini Raspberry Pi Zero 2 Laptop TomsHardware
Plasma 5.24 Pointiest Stick
34:42 Objections to Open Source
Radio Station is using open sourceDell XPS with UbuntuOpen Broadcast Studio (OBS)Magewell & IP Camera CaptureOpen IAS Score BoardScaleEngineCompanies looking to contribute upstreamBig shift in the industryPush back #1 "If it's free it's not any good"Used as a base for enterprise offeringRelate to other open source software they knowPush back #2 "Who makes this software? What company owns it?"A group of companies fund developmentHow many code commits and by who/how many people?Push back #3 "Industry Standard is X, I'm used to X and Y looks different"Watch out for auditors, put in forethoughtCyber Insurance Questions"Use it for 30 Days"Push back #4 "Why do I care if I have the source code? I'm not a programmer"Other people can contributeYou can directly interface with developersPush back #5 "Who supports this thing if you're not around"Lots of people out there-- The Extra Credit Section --
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