Roaring Elephant

A cry for help or wanton vandalism by Open Source Project maintainers? Last week, the maintainer of the popular NPM package manager was responsible for breaking compatibility far and wide. As it turns out, this was a cry for attention for the plights of small but important OSS projects that are used widely by "Billion Dollar mega corporations" while the few (or even single) maintainers are merely scraping by to pay the bills. A little bit of research proves that this is far from a solitary issue an neither is it a recent development. Over the last decade, many projects that you and I use every day have almost disappeared because the maintainer just could not spend the time for free anymore. How did it get this far and how could this possibly be improved? Listen to this episode to hear our thoughts on the matter. Here are the articles we used in this episode: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dev-corrupts-npm-libs-colors-and-faker-breaking-thousands-of-apps/https://increment.com/o

Cloud Computing is everywhere and apparently more companies feel it's a good idea to claim a piece of that fluffy pie. Recently, the parent company of the well know supermarket chain Lidl decided to join in the fun and they have now solidified their initiative by gobbling up a cloud security firm.... Is this a sign of things to come, or is the new Lidl cloud destined to stay... little? We also take a quick look at how the UK government is going to penalize unsafe password policies... A good thing, for sure, but why is the suggested law already full of security holes? Here are the articles that were referenced in this episode: Lidl parent company becomes cloud provider | Computable.nlSchwarz Group Acquires Israeli Hybrid Cloud Cybersecurity Innovator XM Cyber (prnewswire.com)Huge fines and a ban on default passwords in new UK law - BBC News 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 t

The yearly job report from The Linux Foundation was releases in cooperation with Edx. In last week's first part we went over the findings of the Linux Foundation and in this episode, we'll cover the Edx angle a bit more. 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 yearly job report from The Linux Foundation was releases in cooperation with Edx. In this first part we'll go over the findings of the Linux Foundation and in next episode, we'll cover the Edx angle a bit more. 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.

When we saw IBM put up a "Guide to open source development in the Cloud" website, we were expecting so much.... And we got so little... While we've often lauded IBM for their open source initiatives, this "guide" reads incomplete and pretty much a waste of space. See if you agree with us? 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.

Today we are going deeper, higher, farther and better than we ever went before: it's HPC time at the Roaring Elephant and since we definitely do not qualify as experts on that particular matter, we are overjoyed to welcome Walter Lioen and Valeriu Codreanu who are Surf's rocket scientists, when it comes to High Performance Computing! Snellius Top500 & Green500 Since this episode was recorded, the new TOP500 and Green500 have been announced and the newly launched Dutch supercomputer Snellius scored a respectable 313st and 403rd place on the top500 and an absolutely incredible 6th spot in the Green500! Huge congratulations to Walter and Valeriu and the entire team at Surf for this outstanding result! 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.

Today we are going deeper, higher, farther and better than we ever went before: it's HPC time at the Roaring Elephant and since we definitely do not qualify as experts on that particular matter, we are overjoyed to welcome Walter Lioen and Valeriu Codreanu who are Surf's rocket scientists, when it comes to High Performance Computing! As it turned out, we had way too much contect for a single episode so look forward to part 2, next week. Snellius Top500 & Green500 Since this episode was recorded, the new TOP500 and Green500 have been announced and the newly launched Dutch supercomputer Snellius scored a respectable 313st and 403rd place on the top500 and an absolutely incredible 6th spot in the Green500! Huge congratulations to Walter and Valeriu and the entire team at Surf for this outstanding result! 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.

Another year of The Roaring Elephant Podcast has passed and as has become a bit of a tradition, we invite the incredible source of energy that is John Mertic over to talk to us about all the great stuff The Linux Foundation in doing. Every year, again and again, John succeeds in surprising us with all the different initiatives that are under the stewardship of the Linux foundation, and this year was definitely not an exception! Here are the different initiatives John covered today: ASWF: The Academy Software Foundation The Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) was founded in August 2018 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) as a result of a two-year survey by the Science and Technology Council into the use of Open Source Software (OSS) across the motion picture industry. The survey found that almost 84% of the industry uses open source software, particularly for animation and visual effects, but challenges including siloed development, managing multiple versions of OSS li

In a reaction to a "Cloud First" initiative form the UK government, HPE has released a manifesto claiming his is a bad thing. Now, the government plans are already a couple of years old, so why is HPE speaking out against it only now? Well, that only one of the many questions we have! Here is a link to to the HPE Manifesto. 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.

Uni kernels, Nano Kernels... It was all new to your co-hosts but this tech has been around for a while now and promises faster, safer & cheaper Cloud Infrastructure. Is this just hype or is it everything you could possibly hope for? We invited Ian Eyberg, CEO of nanovms and subject matter expert, to tell us all about it. Get more information from the following websites that were mentioned during the interview with Ian: NanoVMsNanos.orgOPS - Easily Build and Run Unikernels 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.

Uni kernels, Nano Kernels... It was all new to your co-hosts but this tech has been around for a while now and promises faster, safer & cheaper Cloud Infrastructure. Is this just hype or is it everything you could possibly hope for? We invited Ian Eyberg, CEO of nanovms and subject matter expert, to tell us all about it. Get more information from the following websites that were mentioned during the interview with Ian: NanoVMsNanos.orgOPS - Easily Build and Run Unikernels 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 found some statistics around Open source data sources and we're very keen to find that OSS Data Tech that can solve all your needs, today! Or we'll find out one more time that statistics are less trustworthy than we should like... For this episode, we got some inspiration from this (not so good) article on Datanami. 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.

Jort Rodenburg, author of Code Like a Pro in C# (Published by Manning) joins your cohost in this second episode where we discuss good software development practices. O, and yea, he wrote a book! :D Be sure to check out "Code Like a Pro in C#" by Jort Rodenburg! 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.

Jort Rodenburg, author of Code Like a Pro in C# (Published by Manning) joins your cohost in this and the next episode to discuss good software development practices. O, and yea, he wrote a book! :D Be sure to check out "Code Like a Pro in C#" by Jort Rodenburg! 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.

Email as a fundamental way of communication in your enterprise may be much maligned and despised, however, ditching email altogether, as some Internet sources would like you to do is definitely not the best path forwards. At least we don't think so. A better way, possibly even the best way forward, is to use tools for the purpose they are built. Tools that are a good fit for real time communications, are not fit for other, slower communication channels. 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.

Join David A. Wheeler, Director of Open Source Supply Chain Security at the Linux Foundation and us for a discussion about securing the Open Source Ecosystem. The Linux Foundation has had a couple of initiatives around this and they now all culminate in the recently minted Open SSF. Find out more about the Open SSF foundation and other things David talked about using the following links: OpenSSF Security Metrics Project: https://metrics.openssf.org/search?q=kubernetesBest practices Badge: https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/Best practices Badge "passing" criteria: https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/criteria/0Best Practices Badge Statistics: https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/project_statsOpenSSF edX Courses: https://openssf.org/edx-courses/OpenSSF Security Scorecards: https://github.com/ossf/scorecard 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.

Join David A. Wheeler, Director of Open Source Supply Chain Security at the Linux Foundation and us for a discussion about securing the Open Source Ecosystem. The Linux Foundation has had a couple of initiatives around this and they now all culminate in the recently minted Open SSF. Find out more about the Open SSF foundation and other things David talked about using the following links: OpenSSF Security Metrics Project: https://metrics.openssf.org/search?q=kubernetesBest practices Badge: https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/Best practices Badge "passing" criteria: https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/criteria/0Best Practices Badge Statistics: https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/project_statsOpenSSF edX Courses: https://openssf.org/edx-courses/OpenSSF Security Scorecards: https://github.com/ossf/scorecard 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.

With Open Source quickly becoming the backbone of most software, both commercial and free, the question about who actually OWNS open source gets asked louder and louder.... 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.

Taking your first steps on the road to Data Science is definitely a confusing and uncertain endeavor. With the amount of courses and other information available, it becomes extremely hard to find a straight road towards a result that is actually valuable in your journey towards becoming a professional Data Scientist. Under the umbrella of the Linux Foundation, the recently formed OpenDS4All project is trying hard to solve this problem for you. Join us in this first part of our interview with André de Waal to find out how you can benefit from this! Many thanks to André de Waal for joining us and don't forget to catch our next episode where we will conclude this interview. More information on DS4All can be found on their website. 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.

Taking your first steps on the road to Data Science is definitely a confusing and uncertain endeavor. With the amount of courses and other information available, it becomes extremely hard to find a straight road towards a result that is actually valuable in your journey towards becoming a professional Data Scientist. Under the umbrella of the Linux Foundation, the recently formed OpenDS4All project is trying hard to solve this problem for you. Join us in this first part of our interview with André de Waal to find out how you can benefit from this! Many thanks to André de Waal for joining us and don't forget to catch our next episode where we will conclude this interview. More information on DS4All can be found on their website. 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.