Linux Inlaws

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A podcast about free and open source software, communism and the revolution... more

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June 01, 2023LI_S01E85_FLOSS_and_Offensive_Security
Getting more and concerned about the security of your kit (read: infrastructure)? Fret not, as usual the Inlaws got you covered. In this episode, Martin and Chris discuss FLOSS tools for offensive security, i.e. software that you can use to assess the level of vulnerability of your system before the bad guys do the very same. And you make headline news - but not in a good way...
Links
Penetration test phases: https://www.eccouncil.org/cybersecurity-exchange/penetration-testing/penetration-testing-phases
Social Engineering: https://www.wiley.com/en-in/Social+Engineering:+The+Art+of+Human+Hacking-p-9780470639535
Aircrack-NG: https://www.aircrack-ng.org
Nmap: https://nmap.org
CVE database: https://cve.mitre.org
Wireshark: https://www.wireshark.org
John the Ripper: https://github.com/openwall/john
Kali Linux: https://www.kali.org
Parrot OS: https://www.parrotsec.org
BlackArch: https://blackarch.org
metasploit: https://www.metasploit.com
Kali Nethunter: https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter
Termux: https://termux.dev/en
True Lies: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7380366/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_true%2520lies
Kompromat: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13349892/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
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52min
May 18, 2023LI_S01E84_Thoughts_on_FLOSS
In this episode, the Inlaws talk to Juliette Reinders-Folmer and Elena Kolevska about FLOSS funding, commercial and contribution models. Never mind diversity, community culture and other topics normally not in the focus of the community on a daily basis.
Links
OpenSSL funding: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/04/tech-giants-chastened-by-heartbleed-finally-agree-to-fund-openssl
PHP's bus factor (historical): https://blog.krakjoe.ninja/2021/05/avoiding-busses.html
Redis' transition: http://antirez.com/news/133
Serene: https://sereneapp.com/app-blocker
f.lux: https://justgetflux.com
Young Indiana Jones: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9733630/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
TomatoTimer: https://www.toptal.com/project-managers/tomato-timer
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1h 12min
May 04, 2023LI_S01E83_DIY_Linux_Distros
In this episode Martin and Chris take a look at three Linux distributions for the ambitious user of the FLOSS operating system. So if you ever wondered how to install Linux from scratch on a machine or what the fuzz on Gentoo is all about or even considered Arch Linux for a computer but didn't know how to get started, you don't want to miss this episode. Plus: More from the Dark Side. Dark Side Tech Support that is.
Links
Linux from scratch: https://www.linuxfromscratch.org
Gentoo Linux: https://www.gentoo.org
Arch Linux: https://archlinux.org
Arch User Repository: https://aur.archlinux.org
Arch Linux ARM (ALARM): https://archlinuxarm.org
ALARM dropping 32 bit support: https://archlinuxarm.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=15946
Debian 32 bit ARM support: https://www.debian.org/ports/arm
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49min
April 20, 2023LI_S01E82_Ada_and_Zangemann_a_childrens_book_about_FLOSS
In this episode the Inlaws are proud to present a worldwide exclusive: A reading of the first children's book on FLOSS written by no other than Matthias Kirschner, president of the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) and also friend of the show. So if you're into free/libre open source software, a kid of any age and despise any sort of monopoly (software or not), then this is an episode not to be missed.
Links
The book: https://ada.fsfe.org
CC BY-NC: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0
The book's source code: https://git.fsfe.org/fsfe/ada-zangemann
Shameless plug: https://nostarch.com/ada-zangemann
Call for action: https://fsfe.org/activities/childrensbook/index.en.html#id-get-active
Safety Not Guaranteed: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1862079/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
The Spy and the Traitor: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/253399/the-spy-and-the-traitor-by-ben-macintyre
Chokepoint Capitalism: http://www.beacon.org/Chokepoint-Capitalism-P1856.aspx
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1h 2min
April 06, 2023LI_S01E81_On_smart_phones_and_other_fads
In this episode Chris wonders about the German postal system and its (non-existent) efficiency when trying to deliver important administrative documents (hint: possible remedies include personal collection in order to cut down on delivery times). In the tiny part of the show on FLOSS (making up for 90% or so), Martin and Chris discuss the history and woes of software driving tiny computers normally living in coats or pockets, pretending to be useful by predicting the weather, connecting on social media and making phone calls. Yes, we are talking smartphones and their software here. So if you ever wondered what the fuss about Android, iOS and the rest is all about, don't miss this episode.
Links
Android's history: https://codesubmit.io/blog/history-of-android-operating-system
iOS legacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_OS_1
Legacy mobile operating system heritage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tizen#/media/File:Mer_and_mobile_operating_systems.svg
Sailfish OS: https://sailfishos.org
Firefox OS: https://mozilla.org/firefox/os
Ubuntu Touch: https://ubuntu-touch.io
Aftermarket ROMs: https://www.xda-developers.com/most-popular-custom-roms-android
F-Droid: https://f-droid.org
Play Store vetting and protection: https://developers.google.com/android/play-protect
Android rooting: https://www.xda-developers.com/root
Magisk: https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk
Android recovery: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_recovery_mode
Android's SafetyNet: https://developer.android.com/training/safetynet
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52min
March 23, 2023LI_S01E80_Bottlerocket
In this episode Martin and Chris and hosting Kyle Davis, a senior developer advocate for the bookshop's Bottlerocket, a Linux-based operating system for hosting that latest fad of the hipster community known as containers :-). What sets this version of Linux apart from similar endeavours is that much of its userland is actually written in Rust rather than C or C++. So if you ever wondered about how one of the big hyperscalers does it with, for and below containers (in terms of the tech stack involved), you don't want to miss this episode. Plus bonus content on OpenSearch. And Chris really spills the beans on some rumours regarding future AWS CPU architectures. Or not :-).
Links
Bottlerocket ecosystem: https://github.com/orgs/bottlerocket-os
FOSDEM (without the C-4 remark :-): https://fosdem.org
OpenSearch: https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch
Amazon Linux: https://aws.amazon.com/amazon-linux-2/?nc1=h_ls
Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF): https://www.cncf.io
RISC-V: https://riscv.org
Thank you for smoking: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427944/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
QE2: https://www.qe2.com/en
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1h 17min
March 09, 2023LI_S01E79_FLOSS_in_space
Shpashe: Sje vinyl frontjier (ludicrous attempt at Scotty's Scottish accent :-). In this episode our two aging heroes take a closer look at how FLOSS is used for the exploration of space.
But not only from a FLOSS project perspective but also who's actually using these open source components (hint: some guy who recently bought a social network features high on this list). So stay tuned for an episode from the far corners of the galaxy :-).
Links
Linux Inlaws @ FOSDEM 2023: https://fosdem.org/2023/schedule/event/linux_inlaws/
NASA's Perseverance Rover: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/
JPL's Mars Rover repo: https://github.com/nasa-jpl/open-source-rover
SpaceX FLOSS Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/gxb7j1/we_are_the_spacex_software_team_ask_us_anything/
Ericsson's AXE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AXE_telephone_exchange
Erlang: https://www.erlang.org
FLOSS @ ESA (incl. ISS): https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Radio_Frequency_Systems/Open_Source_Software_Resources_for_Space_Downstream_Applications%20
FLOSS @ NASA (incl. ISS): https://code.nasa.gov
GNU's LEAP project: http://www.cantrip.org/leap.html
OpenSpace: https://www.openspaceproject.com
SETI@Home: https://setiathome.berkeley.edu
SETI@Home source code: https://github.com/BOINC/boinc
ESA's Greenplum project: https://www.slideshare.net/Pivotal/distributing-big-astronomical-catalogues-with-greenplum-greenplum-summit-2019
OpenSpace: https://www.openspaceproject.com
Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Wayne%27s_Musical_Version_of_The_War_of_the_Worlds
NEIPAs: https://craftcartel.com.au/the-haze-craze-a-quick-guide-to-neipas/
untappd: https://untappd.com
Planet Money: https://www.npr.org/sections/money
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52min
February 23, 2023LI_S01E78_FLOSS_and_Quantum_Computing
Ever wanted to know the ins and outs of quantum computing but shied away from the math and other detractors? Fear not, as usual the Inlaws got you covered. In this episode Martin and Chris host Simon Cross to talk about FLOSS in a quantum computing context. Originally a from a highly academic background, Simon is known for his influential contributions in the areas of applied quantum computing and beyond. Plus: Some funky details about Limburg, a patch split in half on both sides of the Dutch/Belgian border (please send complaints about the lack of geographic details on the show / show notes to our standard inbox which has been specifically created for this purpose - it is [email protected]).
Links
David Deutsch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Deutsch
Shor's algorithm: https://quantum-computing.ibm.com/composer/docs/iqx/guide/shors-algorithm
D-Wave's Pegasus: https://support.dwavesys.com/hc/en-us/articles/360054564874-What-Is-the-Pegasus-Topology-
Schrödinger's Cat: http://www.sixtysymbols.com/videos/schrodinger.htm
QuTiP: https://qutip.org
QuTiP online: https://hodgestar.github.io/try-qutip/lab/index.html
Pasqal (quantum simulation on top of QuTiP): https://pasqal.io
Juniq / JURECA (German HPC / quantum initiative): https://www.fz-juelich.de/en/ias/jsc/systems/quantum-computing/juniq-facility
Quantum Open Source Foundation: https://qosf.org
Qiskit: https://www.ibm.com/quantum/qiskit-runtime
Cirq (Google Quantum AI): https://quantumai.google/cirq
Xanadu (quantum machine learning): https://www.xanadu.ai
NVIDIA's cuQuantum: https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuQuantum
Yoon Ha Lee: https://www.yoonhalee.com
Formula One Race Engineering: https://www.amazon.com/Formula-One-Race-Engineering-Performance/dp/B09JJ9GRQ2
The Founders: https://www.amazon.com/Founders-Paypal-Entrepreneurs-Shaped-Silicon-ebook/dp/B08BZXPTGJ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2BTE7QNYC7K4H&keywords=The+Founders%3A+Elon+Musk%2C+Peter+Thiel&qid=1674628938&s=digital-text&sprefix=the+founders+elon+musk%2C+peter+thiel+%2Cdigital-text%2C161&sr=1-1
The Tomorrow War: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9777666/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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1h 12min
February 09, 2023LI_S01E77_Five_Year_Plan_Update
As it has been custom at this time of year, our two ageing heroes give an update on the Inlaws world domination achievement status (being rather modest now :-), FOSDEM and time travel, the feedback process for Linux Inlaws, some weird download metrics, the way to send feedback to the show, what exactly happened with HPR and the Inlaws, (did I mention the feedback mail address?), our new logo and its difficult birth and the road ahead. If there is one. (What happened? Will the Inlaws cease to exist? Is this the end of line for Martin and Chris? Stay tuned and listen to the show for answers. All may be revealed. :-). And of course how to get feedback to the show and its producers.
ми присвячуємо випуск українському народу - we dedicate this episode to the Ukrainian people
Links
TTF (gas futures): https://www.theice.com/products/27996665/Dutch-TTF-Gas-Futures/data?marketId=5493476&span=3
The great HPR saga: https://archive.org/details/LI_S01E68_How_to_get_rich_quick_-_how_we_do_podcasts__
archive.org: https://archive.org
Wayback Machine: https://archive.org/web
HPR episode: https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3409
ChatGPT: https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt
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48min
January 26, 2023LI_S01E76_FLOSS_in_Healthcare
In this episode, Martin and Chris host an industry veteran to get the user's side perspective on FLOSS usage especially from a health provider perspective. As FLOSS components are a vital part of any of today's enterprise IT systems, medical providers and health care in general are no exception apart from the much higher regulatory and compliance requirements this industry postulates. The discussion centers around these requirements and how to fulfil them in addition to a more security-focussed conversation as these medical IT systems present a prime target for attackers not only due to the sensitive personal information many of these systems process and store.
Links
Project Jupyter (Python notebooks): https://jupyter.org
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA): https://www.cms.gov/regulations-and-guidance/administrative-simplification/hipaa-aca
Personal Health Information: https://www.techtarget.com/searchhealthit/definition/personal-health-information
OpenSSF: https://openssf.org
LNG: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquefied_natural_gas
The Code Book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Code_Book
Lee Child's Jack Reacher series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Reacher_(book_series)
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52min

FAQs about Linux Inlaws:

How many episodes does Linux Inlaws have?

The podcast currently has 155 episodes available.