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The FOSS Pod

The FOSS Pod

Brad Shoemaker, Will Smith

From the team that brought you Brad & Will Made a Tech Pod, The FOSS Pod is a show about the free and open source software that’s changing the world, and the developers who are making it happen.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best The FOSS Pod episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to The FOSS Pod for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite The FOSS Pod episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

The FOSS Pod - Getting Started With Network Attached Storage

Building a NAS served as the gateway into free and open source software for both of us, so in this ep we're looping back around and checking in on the current state of FOSS-y network attached storage options like OpenMediaVault, TrueNAS, and Proxmox, plus dishing out some practical tips about why you'd want a NAS in the first place, some advice on hardware requirements, best practices for backups, and more.

FOSS projects for running your own NAS that we mentioned in this episode include:

OpenMediaVault: https://www.openmediavault.org/

TrueNAS: https://www.truenas.com/

Proxmox: https://www.proxmox.com/en/

And some of the turnkey hardware solutions you might pair with these projects are:

Synology: https://www.synology.com/en-us

QNAP: https://www.qnap.com/en-us/

The FOSS Pod is brought to you by Google Open Source. Find out more at https://opensource.google

Building a NAS served as the gateway into free and open source software for both of us, so in this ep we're looping back around and checking in on the current state of FOSS-y network attached storage options like OpenMediaVault, TrueNAS, and Proxmox, plus dishing out some practical tips about why you'd want a NAS in the first place, some advice on hardware requirements, best practices for backups, and more.

FOSS projects for running your own NAS that we mentioned in this episode include:

OpenMediaVault: https://www.openmediavault.org/

TrueNAS: https://www.truenas.com/

Proxmox: https://www.proxmox.com/en/

And some of the turnkey hardware solutions you might pair with these projects are:

Synology: https://www.synology.com/en-us

QNAP: https://www.qnap.com/en-us/

The FOSS Pod is brought to you by Google Open Source. Find out more at https://opensource.google

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02/18/22 • 57 min

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The FOSS Pod - Raspberry Pi With Eben Upton

With tens of millions of units sold, it's no surprise the Raspberry Pi has become synonymous with the phenomenon of single-board computers, and it's also a great gateway into the world of open source. For this ep, we spoke to none other than co-founder and CEO Eben Upton about every Pi-related topic we could think of, including the Pi's origins in academia, early challenges designing the first board, adapting to pandemic supply constraints, selling such a successful device at low margins, and a lot more.

The FOSS Pod is brought to you by Google Open Source. Find out more at https://opensource.google

With tens of millions of units sold, it's no surprise the Raspberry Pi has become synonymous with the phenomenon of single-board computers, and it's also a great gateway into the world of open source. For this ep, we spoke to none other than co-founder and CEO Eben Upton about every Pi-related topic we could think of, including the Pi's origins in academia, early challenges designing the first board, adapting to pandemic supply constraints, selling such a successful device at low margins, and a lot more.

The FOSS Pod is brought to you by Google Open Source. Find out more at https://opensource.google

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04/09/23 • 69 min

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The FOSS Pod - OctoPrint With Gina Häußge

3D printing has come a long way in a short time, and the open-source web interface OctoPrint has been easing and extending the 3D printing experience for a decade now. On this ep we had a fascinating chat with creator and maintainer Gina Häußge about the project, covering topics like the work that goes into supporting endless printer models, transitioning from being the sole contributor on a project to managing contributors, doing open source work in Europe, why you shouldn't run your Raspberry Pi on an iPhone charger, and lots more.

SHOW NOTES

Find out more about OctoPrint: https://octoprint.org/

One of Will's oldest 3D prints at Tested.com: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOrr_HpxBhY

The FOSS Pod is brought to you by Google Open Source. Find out more at https://opensource.google

3D printing has come a long way in a short time, and the open-source web interface OctoPrint has been easing and extending the 3D printing experience for a decade now. On this ep we had a fascinating chat with creator and maintainer Gina Häußge about the project, covering topics like the work that goes into supporting endless printer models, transitioning from being the sole contributor on a project to managing contributors, doing open source work in Europe, why you shouldn't run your Raspberry Pi on an iPhone charger, and lots more.

SHOW NOTES

Find out more about OctoPrint: https://octoprint.org/

One of Will's oldest 3D prints at Tested.com: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOrr_HpxBhY

The FOSS Pod is brought to you by Google Open Source. Find out more at https://opensource.google

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09/08/22 • 73 min

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The FOSS Pod - Human-Centered Design With Abbey Ripstra

Design researcher Abbey Ripstra has spent her career making technology more approachable, and nowhere has her work and expertise connected with more people than at the Wikimedia Foundation. On this ep Abbey joins us to talk about what human-centered design research means, methodologies for conducting user-experience studies in a wide range of territories and contexts, designing products for billions of people, some of the ways design and research differ in open source versus the corporate world, and more.

SHOW NOTES

Find out more about Abbey's current work at: https://wearetrimtab.com/

And read about the research she conducted at the Wikimedia Foundation here:

New Editor Experiences: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/New_Editor_Experiences

New Readers: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers

The FOSS Pod is brought to you by Google Open Source. Find out more at https://opensource.google

Design researcher Abbey Ripstra has spent her career making technology more approachable, and nowhere has her work and expertise connected with more people than at the Wikimedia Foundation. On this ep Abbey joins us to talk about what human-centered design research means, methodologies for conducting user-experience studies in a wide range of territories and contexts, designing products for billions of people, some of the ways design and research differ in open source versus the corporate world, and more.

SHOW NOTES

Find out more about Abbey's current work at: https://wearetrimtab.com/

And read about the research she conducted at the Wikimedia Foundation here:

New Editor Experiences: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/New_Editor_Experiences

New Readers: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers

The FOSS Pod is brought to you by Google Open Source. Find out more at https://opensource.google

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05/13/22 • 62 min

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The FOSS Pod - Project North Star With Bryan Chris Brown

We've often said that open source is for more than just software, and on this episode Project North Star's Bryan Chris Brown is here to prove it with a freely available, modifiable design for an augmented reality headset you can build yourself. Join us for a discussion about topics like the ins and outs of open hardware design, sourcing parts from unlikely places, printing lenses out of resin, doing architecture work in the Unreal Engine, how standards like OpenXR fit into the picture, and a whole lot more.

Check out Project North Star's extensive community documentation, and follow Bryan on Twitter.

The FOSS Pod is brought to you by Google Open Source. Find out more at https://opensource.google

We've often said that open source is for more than just software, and on this episode Project North Star's Bryan Chris Brown is here to prove it with a freely available, modifiable design for an augmented reality headset you can build yourself. Join us for a discussion about topics like the ins and outs of open hardware design, sourcing parts from unlikely places, printing lenses out of resin, doing architecture work in the Unreal Engine, how standards like OpenXR fit into the picture, and a whole lot more.

Check out Project North Star's extensive community documentation, and follow Bryan on Twitter.

The FOSS Pod is brought to you by Google Open Source. Find out more at https://opensource.google

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04/09/22 • 55 min

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The FOSS Pod - Open Source 101

Open Source 101

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By popular request, we're getting as fundamental as we can in this episode with a back-to-basics primer on as many open source concepts as we could come up with, which we hope will lay the groundwork for future episodes. Ever wonder about the difference between a branch and a fork, the ways copyright interacts with code, how open source extends beyond just software, or what makes a Linux distro a Linux distro? This episode is for you!

Notes

If you want to demystify software licensing, look no further than https://choosealicense.com/ and https://tldrlegal.com/

The FOSS Pod is brought to you by Google Open Source. Find out more at https://opensource.google, and learn more about their event detailing Kubernetes' move away from Dockershim here: http://goo.gle/LKL22

By popular request, we're getting as fundamental as we can in this episode with a back-to-basics primer on as many open source concepts as we could come up with, which we hope will lay the groundwork for future episodes. Ever wonder about the difference between a branch and a fork, the ways copyright interacts with code, how open source extends beyond just software, or what makes a Linux distro a Linux distro? This episode is for you!

Notes

If you want to demystify software licensing, look no further than https://choosealicense.com/ and https://tldrlegal.com/

The FOSS Pod is brought to you by Google Open Source. Find out more at https://opensource.google, and learn more about their event detailing Kubernetes' move away from Dockershim here: http://goo.gle/LKL22

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03/19/22 • 71 min

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The FOSS Pod - The FOSS Pod Manifesto

Three episodes in, we figured it was about time that we talk over our own origins with open source software, and then ponder the present and (attempt to) predict the future of FOSS for everyday people. Listen on for some reminiscing about Sparcstations, Will's time in a penguin suit, and our earliest tries at using Linux on the desktop, an examination of some previously corporate tech that's now being democratized in open-source form, and more.

Here's Will's old Maximum PC chronicle of using 2005-era Linux (in a penguin suit):

https://books.google.com/books?id=rwIAAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PA52#v=onepage&q&f=false

The FOSS Pod is brought to you by Google Open Source. Find out more at https://opensource.google

Three episodes in, we figured it was about time that we talk over our own origins with open source software, and then ponder the present and (attempt to) predict the future of FOSS for everyday people. Listen on for some reminiscing about Sparcstations, Will's time in a penguin suit, and our earliest tries at using Linux on the desktop, an examination of some previously corporate tech that's now being democratized in open-source form, and more.

Here's Will's old Maximum PC chronicle of using 2005-era Linux (in a penguin suit):

https://books.google.com/books?id=rwIAAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PA52#v=onepage&q&f=false

The FOSS Pod is brought to you by Google Open Source. Find out more at https://opensource.google

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03/03/22 • 43 min

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The FOSS Pod - Inkscape With Martin Owens

Martin Owens joins us on this episode to talk about the popular open source vector graphics package Inkscape, where he serves as both a developer and a member of the project's leadership committee. Martin shares his perspective on everything from the position of Inkscape in the digital creative market to its exceptionally distributed, consensus-based leadership model, implementing PDF support from scratch, the elusive CMYK support, and a lot more.

Learn more about and download Inkscape: https://inkscape.org/

Martin's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MartinOwens

Martin's page on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/doctormo

The FOSS Pod is brought to you by Google Open Source. Find out more at https://opensource.google

Martin Owens joins us on this episode to talk about the popular open source vector graphics package Inkscape, where he serves as both a developer and a member of the project's leadership committee. Martin shares his perspective on everything from the position of Inkscape in the digital creative market to its exceptionally distributed, consensus-based leadership model, implementing PDF support from scratch, the elusive CMYK support, and a lot more.

Learn more about and download Inkscape: https://inkscape.org/

Martin's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MartinOwens

Martin's page on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/doctormo

The FOSS Pod is brought to you by Google Open Source. Find out more at https://opensource.google

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12/10/22 • 49 min

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The FOSS Pod - OBS With Jim Bailey

Jim Bailey wanted a way to stream StarCraft – so he wrote his own software to do it. From humble origins, the Open Broadcaster Software has become the de facto standard for streaming video online, and we sat down with Jim to talk about the present and future of OBS, what it’s like maintaining such a critical project, getting your code vetted by NASA, and more.

Download OBS at https://obsproject.com/

The FOSS Pod is brought to you by Google Open Source. Find out more at https://opensource.google

Jim Bailey wanted a way to stream StarCraft – so he wrote his own software to do it. From humble origins, the Open Broadcaster Software has become the de facto standard for streaming video online, and we sat down with Jim to talk about the present and future of OBS, what it’s like maintaining such a critical project, getting your code vetted by NASA, and more.

Download OBS at https://obsproject.com/

The FOSS Pod is brought to you by Google Open Source. Find out more at https://opensource.google

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02/04/22 • 58 min

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The FOSS Pod - curl With Daniel Stenberg

The simple data transfer tool curl, and its associated library, are estimated to be installed on roughly 10 billion computers, VMs, and embedded devices around the world. For this ep we had a wide ranging conversation with Daniel Stenberg, curl's longtime author and maintainer, about starting up such an essential project back in the '90s, juggling the dizzying array of protocols curl supports, the decision-making process around one of the most critical open source programs in use today, and a bunch more.

SHOW NOTES

Find out (way) more about curl on its home page: https://curl.se/

Daniel blogs extensively on curl and other topics: https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/

Daniel is also working on a memoir, available online: https://un.curl.dev/

The FOSS Pod is brought to you by Google Open Source. Find out more at https://opensource.google

The simple data transfer tool curl, and its associated library, are estimated to be installed on roughly 10 billion computers, VMs, and embedded devices around the world. For this ep we had a wide ranging conversation with Daniel Stenberg, curl's longtime author and maintainer, about starting up such an essential project back in the '90s, juggling the dizzying array of protocols curl supports, the decision-making process around one of the most critical open source programs in use today, and a bunch more.

SHOW NOTES

Find out (way) more about curl on its home page: https://curl.se/

Daniel blogs extensively on curl and other topics: https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/

Daniel is also working on a memoir, available online: https://un.curl.dev/

The FOSS Pod is brought to you by Google Open Source. Find out more at https://opensource.google

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06/24/22 • 71 min

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How many episodes does The FOSS Pod have?

The FOSS Pod currently has 20 episodes available.

What topics does The FOSS Pod cover?

The podcast is about Open Source, Podcasts, Technology and Linux.

What is the most popular episode on The FOSS Pod?

The episode title 'Pine64 With Lukasz Erecinski' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The FOSS Pod?

The average episode length on The FOSS Pod is 64 minutes.

How often are episodes of The FOSS Pod released?

Episodes of The FOSS Pod are typically released every 20 days, 20 hours.

When was the first episode of The FOSS Pod?

The first episode of The FOSS Pod was released on Feb 4, 2022.

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