“Proprietary software can be just as big a liability to digital sovereignty when it’s produced in Germany as big tech from the US.”

Miriam Seyffarth from the Open Source Business Alliance joins us to make the case that true sovereignty isn’t about where software is ‘made’ – it’s about how it’s sourced, licensed, and maintained. From flawed procurement practices to the promise of Germany’s new digital ministry, this episode is a deep dive into what it takes to bring sovereignty to the public sector.

Miriam Seyffarth is the political communications lead at the Open Source Business Alliance. With a background in politics, diplomacy, and digital activism, Miriam shares her journey into the open source world and the realities of pushing for digital sovereignty in Germany and across the EU.

We explore:

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Welcome to Open Matters, the podcast on open-source matters – because openness matters!

What do shipping containers have to do with software? A lot more than you’d think.

In this episode of Open Matters, we’re joined by Ash Nakashian—software engineer and long-time Collabora contributor—to explore containers in software architecture.
We unpack the shift from monolithic systems to containerized applications, why this change matters, and how it helps engineers build more resilient, scalable, and maintainable systems.

If you’ve ever wondered what Docker actually does—or just want to understand modern software infrastructure without getting lost in the jargon—this episode is for you!

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Welcome to Open Matters, the podcast on open-source matters – because openness matters!

Think copy and paste is simple? Think again. In this episode of Open Matters, we’re joined by Miklos Vajna—open-source veteran and Collabora Online engineer—to uncover the messy, fascinating world of clipboard behaviour in and out of browsers. From browser quirks to surprising security concerns, and why pasting from Google Sheets used to break your spreadsheets, we dive into what it takes to make Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V just work.

If you’ve ever copied a password, a table, or an emoji—this episode is for you.

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Welcome to Open Matters, the podcast on open-source matters – because being open matters!

In our very first episode, we’re joined by Michael Meeks – Collabora Productivity CEO, and co-founder and former director of The Document Foundation as we crack open a seemingly simple question: What is a document? From the plain-text world of .TXT to the binary proprietary stronghold of .DOC, or the open, structured beauty of .XML, we explore how digital documents have evolved and why open standards are more important now than ever.

In this episode, we cover:

How documents started and where they are today
Some of the differences between .TXT, .DOC, .RTF…
Why open formats like .ODT and .XML matter for the future of tech
What makes a document truly open Join us as we explore the past, present, and future of digital files!

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