FLOSS Weekly (Audio)

Machine learning, driverless AI, open-source AI.

H2O.ai is driving an open AI movement. Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennet talk with Sri Ambati, the founder of H2O.ai, about the H2O Driverless AI; it is an automatic machine learning platform for the enterprise and helps data scientists across the world in every industry be more productive and get more accurate results. They talk about how H2O.ai responding to COVID-19 challenges with their expertise and new AI Apps that help companies get results with AI. They also discuss the future of AI and the importance of an open AI movement.

Hosts: Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett

Guest: Sri Ambati

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Encouraging open-source computing.

Reflecting on the 20-year anniversary of Linux on IBM Z mainframes. Hosts Doc Searls and Aaron Newcomb talk with Boaz Betzler, one of the original team members from the IBM Böblingen Lab in Germany responsible for porting Linux onto the IBM Z mainframes. They discuss the initial decision to port Linux onto the IBM mainframes and why that was a controversial decision at the time. They also talk about the impact of putting Linux on the mainframe and how it continues to impact the open-source community.

Hosts: Doc Searls and Aaron Newcomb

Guest: Boas Betzler

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Blender, Gimp, Audacity.

Hosts: Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett

Guest: Jason van Gumster

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Chatcola is an open-source server with decentralized communication software that does not need user authentication. Doc Searls and Shawn Powers talk with Milan Kazarka, who is the co-founder of Chatcola. They discuss how Chatcola is unique because it doesn't hold the data, and all messages get deleted either after a set time or when the user would like. They talk about the importance of a messaging system being decentralized and the future of Chatcola.

Hosts: Doc Searls and Shawn Powers

Guest: Milan Kazarka

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Future of FLOSS, open-source think tank, blockchain.

Christine Peterson is a Cofounder, and Senior Fellow at Foresight Institute, a leading think tank, and public interest non-profit organization focused on emerging world-shaping technologies. Christine is also credited with coining the term 'Open Source Software'. Host Doc Searls and Simon Phipps discuss with Christine the start of the open-source movement and the future of the module of open source. Christine also expresses her concerns with Blockchain.

Hosts: Doc Searls and Simon Phipps

Guest: Christine Peterson

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DemocracyLab connects tech for good projects with skilled volunteers. This non-profit sets out to empower people who use technology to advance the common good. Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett talk with Mark Frischmuth, the founder and Executive Director of DemocracyLab. They discuss how DemocracyLab is open to not just software developers but also designers, marketers, and financial analysts, which allows projects to get made and adapted by users. The talk about the importance of technologists stepping up and using their cognitive surplus to create a better world.

Hosts: Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett

Guest: Mark Frischmuth

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User freedom, consent & rights.

What are the rights users have when using technology built by big tech? Doc Searls and Dan Lynch talk with Molly De Blanc and Karen Sandler, and discuss their Declaration of Digital Autonomy. The declaration was created to build awareness and ideally change people's rights and freedoms when it comes to technology. They talk about what needs to change to make technology serve the individual and not the companies who intend to monetize its use. Individuals don't understand the contract they have with their technology and that is why this declaration is so important. De Blanc and Sandler invite listeners to email their ideas to [email protected] to continue this conversation on digital autonomy.

Hosts: Doc Searls and Dan Lynch

Guests: Karen Sandler and Molly De Blanc

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Evernym & verifiable credentials.

Self-sovereign identity, and the importance of verifiable credentials with Richard Esplin a product manager from the company Evernym. Historically we have expressed our identity through a piece of paper, driver's license, and documents given by an authority but, now in the digital age, we have companies holding the credentials, like Facebook & Google. Richard Esplin, an open-source advocate, talks with Doc Searls and Shawn Powers about the importance of taking control of your identity. Richard Esplin works for Evernym, which is the world's leading platform for verifiable credentials.

Hosts: Doc Searls and Shawn Powers

Guest: Richard Esplin

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In-memory data structure store.

Redis is an open-source (BSD licensed), in-memory data structure store, used as a database, cache, and message broker. Doc Searls and Shawn Powers check in with Christoph Zimmermann, who is a community manager of Redis Labs. They discuss the multiple ways Redis can be used. They talk about how Redis has expanded in the last ten years and the future of Redis. Christoph believes the future lies with the module ecosystem. Christoph gives examples of how Redis is used with large projects and companies all over the world.

Hosts: Doc Searls and Shawn Powers

Guest: Christoph Zimmermann

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Open source language, package installer, programming Python.

PIP is the package installer for Python. You can use pip to install packages from the Python Package Index and other indexes. It is the most downloaded package on the Python Package Index. Doc Searls and Aaron Newcomb talk with the project manager of PIP, Sumana Harihareswara who is also a comedian and owner of Changest Consulting. Changest Consulting is a short-term project management services for free and open source software projects. They also talk with software developer, and release manager of pip, Pradyun Gedam. They discuss the new changes that are coming to pip in the future and why those changes are important. Including changes to the pip dependency resolver.

Hosts: Doc Searls and Aaron Newcomb

Guests: Sumana Harihareswara and Pradyun Gedam

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