Episode 273: Objections to Open Source - a podcast by Noah J. Chelliah

Do you work in open source? Do you sell open source? This week Noah and Steve dig into the objections they hear when they recommend free and open source solutions.
-- During The Show --01:00 Steve's House
Energy UseHome Automation
CloudFree.shop (https://cloudfree.shop/)Kill A WATT (http://www.p3international.com/products/P4400.html)
06:55 Grub2 and LUKS Feedback - Ninja TechArch Wiki Link (https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/GRUB#LUKS2)
07:51 Email Servers - VeritanudaUsing a hosted email provider through your own email server
Mail provider still has the emailEncryption provides privacy
16:05 Cinnamon Feedback - aplatypusCinnamon might be closest to MS Windows
18:22 Smart Switches - AndySmartBridge Pro Hub Model L-BDGPR02
Home Assistant Lutron Caseta Integration (https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/lutron_caseta/)GuruMitts PyLutron Script (https://github.com/gurumitts/pylutron-caseta/)
Does require Internet for setup22:44 Used Server for Storage - Patryk
Lab Gopher (https://ca.labgopher.com/)Part Picker (https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/)
Canada Computers (https://canadacomputers.com)Newegg Canada (https://newegg.ca)
Server Monkey (https://www.servermonkey.com)Unix Surplus (https://unixsurplus.com/)
32:01 Unifi Switch Flex Mini - RogerManaged Switch for trouble shooting
Old way is a HUB33:06 Linux News Wire
EU Pays for Open Source Bugs (https://www.i-programmer.info/news/149-security/15210-european-union-will-pay-for-finding-bugs-in-open-source-software.html)Credit Karma&Open Source (https://devops.com/credit-karma-looks-to-open-source-distributed-app-platform/)
Ford Open Source CAD Files (https://www.motortrend.com/news/ford-integrated-tether-system-fits-slot-geometry-cad-files/)DIY Mini Raspberry Pi Zero 2 Laptop Liliputing (https://liliputing.com/2022/02/penkesu-computer-is-a-diy-mini-laptop-powered-by-a-rasberry-pi-zero-2-w.html)
DIY Mini Raspberry Pi Zero 2 Laptop TomsHardware (https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-zero-2-w-penkesu-computer)Healthy Pi (https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/healthy-pi-14-02-2022/)
Healthy Pi Crowdsupply (https://www.crowdsupply.com/protocentral/healthypi-v3#products)Mutant v1 (https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/02/08/mutantw-v1-an-open-source-esp32-smartwatch-designed-with-autodesk-fusion-360-and-eagle/)
Google Drive Alternative (https://news.itsfoss.com/linshare-beta/)
Plasma 5.24.0 KDE.org (https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.24.0/)
Plasma 5.24 Pointiest Stick (https://pointieststick.com/2022/02/11/this-week-in-kde-a-smooth-release-of-plasma-5-24/)Kali Release (https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2022-1-released-with-new-everything-flavor-new-tools-and-a-visual-refresh)
Lumina Desktop (https://lumina-desktop.org/post/2022-02-08/)34:42 Objections to Open Source
Radio Station is using open sourceDell XPS with Ubuntu
Open Broadcast Studio (OBS)Magewell&IP Camera Capture
Open IAS Score Board (https://openias.garykim.dev/)ScaleEngine
Companies looking to contribute upstreamBig shift in the industry
Push back #1 "If it's free it's not any good"Used as a base for enterprise offering
Relate to other open source software they knowPush back #2 "Who makes this software? What company owns it?"
A group of companies fund developmentHow many code commits and by who/how many people?
Push back #3 "Industry Standard is X, I'm used to X and Y looks different"Watch out for auditors, put in forethought
Cyber Insurance Questions"Use it for 30 Days"
Push back #4 "Why do I care if I have the source code? I'm not a programmer"Other people can contribute
You can directly interface with developersPush back #5 "Who supports this thing if you're not around"
Lots of people out there-- The Extra Credit Section --
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