Roaring Elephant

After going over the full Hashicorp tale in the last few episodes, let's recap and see why exactly it is so incredibly difficult for an successful Open Source project to become a profitable enterprise. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

Next in this series, lets take a look at the financials and see why it was quite obvious someone, somewhere, made a bad decision.... Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

The great thing about open source is, if you do it right, no matter what happens, there is rarely a real loser. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

To fork or not to fork, is it really a question? It's definitely an option! Let's take a look on how OpenTofu came to be. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

Continuing our analysis on Opensource enterprises, we continue the Hashicorp example and discuss how a great idea just isn't enough... Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

We're starting a little series here, looking at how opensource projects have attempted to become profitable enterprises. Some were successful and some failed, but easy it is definitely not. As Hashicorp has gone through the whole roller coaster ride recently, and has now settled down again, we are going to take them as a case study. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

Whether they are scams, or legitimate, the bogus copyright claims we have to fight all the time have finally broken the camels back. We have decided to make some changes... Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

As AI, and specifically GenAI are taking over the world by storm, Ethics is often only of secondary importance. Join our Guest Golestan (Sally) Radwan in a lively discussion on the topic. The wisdom from "Jurassic Park" is more valid than ever: "Your Scientists Were So Preoccupied With Whether Or Not They Could, They Didn’t Stop To Think If They Should"... Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

As AI, and specifically GenAI are taking over the world by storm, Ethics is often only of secondary importance. Join our Guest Golestan (Sally) Radwan in a lively discussion on the topic. The wisdom from "Jurassic Park" is more valid than ever: "Your Scientists Were So Preoccupied With Whether Or Not They Could, They Didn’t Stop To Think If They Should"... Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

As AI, and specifically GenAI are taking over the world by storm, Ethics is often only of secondary importance. Join our Guest Golestan (Sally) Radwan in a lively discussion on the topic. The wisdom from "Jurassic Park" is more valid than ever: "Your Scientists Were So Preoccupied With Whether Or Not They Could, They Didn’t Stop To Think If They Should"... Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

The mysteries around Quantum Computing Unraveled! Right here and especially for you! Join us in a new series where we dive in to the facts and fantasies that exist around this up and coming technology so you can understand and cut through that hype when it inevitably come around. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

The mysteries around Quantum Computing Unraveled! Right here and especially for you! Join us in a new series where we dive in to the facts and fantasies that exist around this up and coming technology so you can understand and cut through that hype when it inevitably come around. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

The mysteries around Quantum Computing Unraveled! Right here and especially for you! Join us in a new series where we dive in to the facts and fantasies that exist around this up and coming technology so you can understand and cut through that hype when it inevitably come around. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

There are times when things change, and for the Roaring Elephant Podcast, that time is now! Right NOW! Listen to this exciting episode to find out what the future holds for your favorite podcast! Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

Apparently, WEIRD is an acronym neither of us knew about but, depending on who you ask, has a effect on how much trust and acceptance can be expected from a population when it comes to A.I.? Time to go deeper! Inspiration for this episode was found at https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/technology/3279352-the-weird-ai-divide-why-some-nations-trust-ai-while-others-dont Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

Quantum Computing is slowly becoming the next hype train and in recent weeks, all the major players have gaily jumped on board... Spreading more disinformation than actual useful facts. And it is now up to the Roaring Elephant to make sense of it all for you! Inspiration for this episode was found at: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/quantum/2025/02/19/microsoft-unveils-majorana-1-the-worlds-first-quantum-processor-powered-by-topological-qubits/ https://www.investors.com/news/technology/amazon-stock-quantum-chip-stocks-amzn-news/ Quantum Computing Mailing lists: https://resonance-newsletters.beehiiv.com/ https://mailchi.mp/quantumcomputingreport/quantum-computing-report-alerts-december-16-13357492 Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

Is Quantum Computing a purely western world phenomena, or is the rest of civilization also falling under it's spell? Inspiration for this episode was found at: https://research.google/pubs/quantum-supremacy-using-a-programmable-superconducting-processor/ https://blog.google/technology/research/google-willow-quantum-chip/ Quantum Computing Mailing lists: https://resonance-newsletters.beehiiv.com/ https://mailchi.mp/quantumcomputingreport/quantum-computing-report-alerts-december-16-13357492 Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

Quantum Computing is slowly becoming the next hype train and in recent weeks, all the major players have gaily jumped on board... Spreading more disinformation than actual useful facts. And it is now up to the Roaring Elephant to make sense of it all for you! Inspiration for this episode was found at: https://research.google/pubs/quantum-supremacy-using-a-programmable-superconducting-processor/ https://blog.google/technology/research/google-willow-quantum-chip/ Quantum Computing Mailing lists: https://resonance-newsletters.beehiiv.com/ https://mailchi.mp/quantumcomputingreport/quantum-computing-report-alerts-december-16-13357492 Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

The Asahi Linux project was a huge success, but with great success comes a big spotlight and this can have big consequences. Unfortunately, the pressure proved to big for the project leader who has now stepped down. What can we learn from this? Inspiration for this episode was found at: https://marcan.st/2025/02/resigning-as-asahi-linux-project-lead/  https://asahilinux.org/2025/02/passing-the-torch/ Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

Ah, the age-old question about Open Source culture and Open Source licenses. When will we ever be done talking about it? Well, as long as Open Source people keep doing weird and wonderful things, we'll keep talking about it! Inspiration for this episode was found at https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/08/why-the-spirit-of-open-source-means-much-more-than-a-license/ Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.