Linux Inlaws

Linux Inlaws

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  • HPR3479: Linux Inlaws S01E49: Version Control Systems and why bother

    In this episode our two heroes contemplate the ins and outs of version

    control systems (VCS) and how to maintain sanity using them. Particular focus
    is on the newer generation of such as git which enabled large-scale community
    projects such as the Linux kernel, programming languages like Rust and Python
    and other shenanigans. Including a crash course on version control systems
    - you may credits at your local third-level education facility for listening
    to this episode. Just tell them the Inlaws sent you :-). Plus Martin reveals
    his favourite Pay TV channel and his gun-buying habits being a minor. Don't
    miss this episode if you're a minor and want to buy a gun in certain countries
    (details as part of the episode! :-).

    Links:
    • V-Model: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-Model
    • Mercurial: https://www.mercurial-scm.org
    • Concurrent Version Control System (CVS): https://cvs.nongnu.org
    • Minix: https://www.minix3.org
    • Bazaar: https://bazaar.canonical.com/en
    • Subversion (SVN): https://subversion.apache.org
    • Git: https://git-scm.com
    • Bitkeeper: https://www.bitkeeper.org
    • IBM 390: https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/mainframe/mainframe_PP9000.html
    • gitea: https://gitea.io
    • Special K: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_K
    • Special K (song): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_K_(song)
    • Special K (former country, the Wikipedia page is slightly outdated): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom
    • Imperium: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4781612/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
      • 59 min
    • HPR3469: Linux Inlaws S01E43: The Great Battle or not

      In this episode Martin and one of the Grumpies (as in Grumpy Old Coders)

      battle it out: SQL or NoSQL - which technology is better? If you ever wondered
      why the Structured Query Language was invented in the first place and why the
      hipster abandoned ship for the latest (?) rage of the likes of the NoSQL
      variety, this is for you. Plus: A whole family of never-heard-of sound effects
      make their debut on this bumper of an episode.

      Links:
      • SQL: https://www.iso.org/standard/63555.html
      • NoSQL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NoSQL
      • NoSQL Geek: https://www.nosqlgeek.org
      • ACID compliance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACID
      • redis: https://github.com/redis/redis
      • CAP theorem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAP_theorem
      • TorroDB: https://github.com/gordol/torrodb-server
      • Grumpy Old Coders episode on the Dark Side: https://soundcloud.com/user-498377588/grumpy-old-coders-ep-11-the-dark-side
        • 1 hr 11 min
      • HPR3459: Linux Inlaws S01E42: The Open Source Initiative

        In this episode our two OAPs host Deb Nicholson, the general manager of the

        Open Source Initiative (OSI). Apart from riveting insights into open source
        licensing we discuss the greater FLOSS ecosystem and Deb's views on why
        wearing shoes is important in certain contexts, open source standards, law
        suits and the differences between US and Europe among other things.

        Links:
        • OSI: https://opensource.org
        • OSI's FLOSS definition: https://opensource.org/osd
        • Commons Clause license: https://commonsclause.com
        • TerminusDB license change: https://terminusdb.com/blog/we-love-gplv3-but-are-switching-license-to-apache-2-0-terminusdb/
        • Open source licenses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_free_and_open-source_software_licences
        • Open Core model: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-core_model
        • Software Freedom Conservancy: https://sfconservancy.org
        • Bruce Perens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Perens
        • Loki TV series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loki_(TV_series)
        • Luca movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12801262/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
        • The Internet is made of cats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi8VTeDHjcM
        • Gnome and systemd: https://blogs.gnome.org/benzea/2019/10/01/gnome-3-34-is-now-managed-using-systemd
        • Apparmor Profile: https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/apparmor-profiles
        • Apparmor Profile Extra: https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/apparmor-profiles-extra

          • Editor's Note, 2021-12-09: TerminusDB link changed as requested

          1 hr 16 min
        • HPR3449: Linux Inlaws S01E41: The Halloween Documents

          In this infomercial on Microsoft, our hosts discuss the infamous Halloween

          documents ('tis the season after all), a set of ancient scrolls dating back
          more than twenty years and giving an overview of the behemoth's then strategy
          on open source and how to possibly combat it. But fear not, ye of little faith
          :-), all is well now as the episode shows also the long way Microsoft has come
          since then and its adoption (and giving back!) as an enterprise technology.

          Plus: How to increase your market cap by using FLOSS. And last but not least:

          The Dark Side is back by popular demand! With a special episode on the usual
          Halloween stuff including vampires, Transylvania, politicians, QAnon, Zoom,
          Teams and other horror topics (Ever wondered what happened to Angela Merkel
          after she stepped down as Germany's chancelorette in 2021? Then don't miss out
          on this episode!).

          Links:
          • Little Britain: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006q2zd
          • SCO Group: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCO_Group
          • SCO vs. IBM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCO_Group,_Inc._v._International_Business_Machines_Corp.
          • Halloween documents: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_documents
          • Microsoft and open source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_and_open_source
          • Monsters of Man: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6456326
          • Breeders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breeders_(TV_series)
          • Permanent penis for the Welsh Dragon: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9932657/Hilarious-campaigners-demand-famous-red-dragon-given-permanent-penis-Welsh-flags.html
            • 1 hr 9 min
          • HPR3439: Linux Inlaws S01E40: The One with the BSDs

            In this episode, Martin and Chris host an eclectic panel of contributors to

            the *other* major FLOSS operating system family - you guessed it: the
            flavours of the Berkeley Software Distribution (aka BSD among friends).
            Disclaimer: you may be tempted to diverge from the Path of the
            Righteousness also known as Linux and give this alternative a spin. So
            this episode is *not* for the faint-hearted - listen at your own
            discretion! Also: the true defective nature of our beloved (?) hosts' past
            will be revealed - an episode not be missed despite the caveat! Plus
            a refresher on spaced-out operating system concepts including library
            operating systems and a rant on Android and friends. In addition to some
            cool BSD trolling...

            Links:
            • OpenBSD: https://www.openbsd.org
            • FeeBSD: https://www.freebsd.org
            • NetBSD: https://www.netbsd.org
            • DragonFlyBSD: https://www.dragonflybsd.org
            • 386BSD: https://www.386bsd.org
            • RUMP kernel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rump_kernel
            • Library operating systems: https://www.sigarch.org/leave-your-os-at-home-the-rise-of-library-operating-systems
            • Free BSD Linux Compatibility: https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/linuxemu
            • BSD Jails (original paper): https://papers.freebsd.org/2000/phk-jails.files/sane2000-jail.pdf
            • FeeBSD Ports: https://www.freebsd.org/ports
            • NetBSD pkgsrc: https://www.netbsd.org/docs/pkgsrc
            • ZFS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZFS
            • BSD's pledge: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/410056/what-is-openbsds-pledge-in-short
            • FreeBSD and Netflix: https://papers.freebsd.org/2019/fosdem/looney-netflix_and_freebsd
            • BSD Firewalls: https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/firewalls
            • Michael W. Lucas' "Savaged by Systemd": hhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36190710-savaged-by-systemd
            • Linux vs. Minix: https://www.oreilly.com/openbook/opensources/book/appa.html
            • Pegasus spyware: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_(spyware)
            • BSD History presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEEr6dT-4uQ
            • The tragedy of systemd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_AIw9bGogo
            • The Rise and Fall of Copyleft: https://archive.org/download/OhioLinuxfest2013/24-Rob_Landley-The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Copyleft.mp3
              • 1 hr 40 min
            • HPR3429: Linux Inlaws S01E39: Ubuntu and the Community

              In this episode, our two hosts host Rhys Davies, a developer advocate from Canonical. So all
              beans will be spilled on one of the most popular Linux distros out there. Like its past, present
              and future. Never mind how Canonical makes its moolah and where this goes... Plus an interesting
              infomercial on old big iron (IBM, if you're listening: the mail address is [email protected]).

              Links:
              • Canonical: https://canonical.com
              • Ubuntu: https://ubuntu.com
              • Manjaro: https://manjaro.org
              • WSL: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WSL
              • Snapcraft: https://snapcraft.io
              • Ubuntu community reboot: https://ubuntu.com/blog/reintroducing-the-community-team
              • Chromium as a snap: https://snapcraft.io/blog/chromium-in-ubuntu-deb-to-snap-transition
              • Ubuntu podcast episode on this issue: https://ubuntupodcast.org/2020/06/04/s13e11-inside-out-clothes
              • Canonical's transition from upstart to systemd: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2016-July/039465.html
              • LinuxONE and Ubuntu: https://ubuntu.com/blog/tag/linuxone
              • Rhys' presentation at the Linux App Summit: https://conf.linuxappsummit.org/event/3/contributions/65
              • Critical Role: https://critrole.com
              • Hazy Jane: https://www.brewdog.com/eu_de/hazy-jane-440-eu
                • 1 hr 30 min
              • HPR3419: Linux Inlaws S01E38: Tiny kernels

                This episode is dedicated to tiny kernels driving operating systems also

                known as micro-kernels. While discussing the last 100 years of operating
                system design and implementation, our two aging heroes also shed some
                light on operating systems in general and their recent history (like fifty
                years). Unless you're a true OS nerd, you find the episode mildly
                refreshing and educational on the layers of software underneath your
                beloved applications controlling the hardware and other shenanigans. If
                you're an OS nerd, this episode may have the potential of closing your few
                remaining knowledge gaps (or something like this). A fun show for
                children of all ages and beyond.

                Links:
                • IBM VM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z/VM
                • Modern operating systems by Andy S. Tanenbaum: https://csc-knu.github.io/sys-prog/books/Andrew%20S.%20Tanenbaum%20-%20Modern%20Operating%20Systems.pdf
                • Short write-up on fashion (for the uninitiated): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fashion
                • Multics: https://www.multicians.org
                • Unix: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Unix
                • CCP/M-86: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiuser_DOS#Concurrent_CP/M-86
                • QDOS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/86-DOS
                • VMS: https://vmssoftware.com
                • Digital's VAX: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VAX
                • Mach kernel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mach_(kernel)
                • Android: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)
                • Homebrew: https://brew.sh
                • MacPorts: https://www.macports.org
                • Usenet war: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanenbaum%E2%80%93Torvalds_debate
                • Minix and TPM: https://www.zdnet.com/article/minix-intels-hidden-in-chip-operating-system
                • Trusted Platform Module: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2F978-1-4302-6584-9.pdf
                • Secure enclaves: https://software.intel.com/content/www/us/en/develop/topics/software-guard-extensions.html
                • The Sleepover: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10888708/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
                • Python Init Podcast episode: https://www.pythonpodcast.com/tony-liu-python-venture-investing-episode-305
                • Martin's trainspotters' research paper: https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1340183/FULLTEXT05
                  • 1 hr 5 min
                • HPR3409: Linux Inlaws S01E37: All about Hacker Public Radio

                  In this episode of our beloved open source podcast rapidly approaching its
                  zenith of popularity (with hopefully not an equally rapid decline afterwards)
                  our two elderly heroes pay tribute to Hacker Public Radio in general and
                  Ken Fallon in particular. Plus: a never-heard-of-before peek into Martin's
                  very own private life (we lift the veil and reveal it all - don't miss this!)

                  Links:
                  • Hacker Public Radio (HPR): https://hackerpublicradio.org
                  • HPR mailing list: https://hackerpublicradio.org/mailman/listinfo/hpr_hackerpublicradio.org
                  • Creative Commons Licenses: https://creativecommons.org
                  • Static site generators: https://dev.to/oyetoket/which-is-the-best-static-site-generator-and-why-42e2
                  • Richard Stallman issue: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/09/richard-stallman-leaves-mit-after-controversial-remarks-on-rape
                    • 1 hr 38 min
                  • HPR3399: Linux Inlaws S01E36: Open Source Licenses

                    In this episode Chris is trying hard to get Martin to sleep by elaborating on the
                    subject of free and open source software licenses but fails miserably. Listen to a
                    more than riveting episode on the ins and outs of licensing FLOSS code bases in addition
                    to banter about Brexit, plans for a reshaping of Europe after the invasion of England
                    and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland leave the UK.

                    Links:
                    • MI6: https://www.sis.gov.uk
                    • OSI definition of free and open source software: https://opensource.org/osd
                    • VMware GPL lawsuit: https://sfconservancy.org/news/2015/mar/05/vmware-lawsuit
                    • Copyleft: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/copyleft.html
                    • Permissive licensing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permissive_software_license
                    • Affero GPL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affero_General_Public_License
                    • TerminusDB license change: https://blog.terminusdb.com/we-love-gplv3-but-are-switching-license-to-apache-2-0-terminusdb
                    • Audacity usage restriction issue: https://github.com/audacity/audacity/issues/1213
                    • Redis Source Available License: https://redislabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/redis-source-available-license.pdf
                    • GoodFORM: https://goodformcode.com
                    • Server Side Public License: https://www.mongodb.com/licensing/server-side-public-license
                    • Creative Commons licenses: https://creativecommons.org/choose
                    • Clarkson's Farm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarkson%27s_Farm
                    • Taking Lives: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364045/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
                      • 59 min
                    • HPR3388: Linux Inlaws S01E35: The Free Software Foundation Europe

                      In this episode our aging heroes host the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE). Its president, Matthias

                      Kirschner talk about the past, the present and the future of free and open source software not only
                      from an FSFE perspective. Never mind how he got into computers in the first place. Also, different opinions
                      about communism in general and its implementations (and the flaws of the first rounds of implementations)
                      are touched upon. So historians, FLOSS users and enthusiasts, communists and free spirits: This is your episode!
                      Plus: Ever wondered what the Towel Day is all about? Check out the second half of the episode! At our guest's
                      request: Please note that this episode was recorded on June 1st 2021.

                      Links:
                      • Free Software Foundation Europe: https://fsfe.org
                      • Matthias Kirschner: https://fsfe.org/about/people/kirschner/kirschner.en.html
                      • Free Software Foundation: https://fsf.org
                      • Open Software Initiative (OSI): https://opensource.org
                      • OSI definition of open source: https://opensource.org/osd
                      • Public Money Public Code campaign: https://publiccode.eu
                      • Stallman controversy: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/03/richard-stallman-returns-to-fsf-18-months-after-controversial-rape-comments
                      • Towel Day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towel_Day
                      • FSFE podcast: https://fsfe.org/news/podcast.en.html
                      • Rutger Bregman, Human kind: https://www.amazon.de/Humankind-Hopeful-History-Rutger-Bregman/dp/1408898934
                      • Ashes to Ashes: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00jhp3l
                      • UK met office: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk
                      • Karl Marx, A Critique of Political Economy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Kapital
                        • 1 hr 21 min

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