Crossed Wires6 Feb 2023

Open (Source) for Business

If your experience in business IT has, like mine, been very heavily focussed on Microsoft’s ecosystem and lots of propriety systems that have a strong “Don’t look behind the curtain” vibe to them then my guest today may help shine some light on how open source solutions can be a great fit in the business.

It’s my pleasure to have Tom join us, having been a fan of his YouTube content for quite some time. He’s become one of the most recognised sources of knowledge for the wonderful open-source firewall project, pfSense, and sharing valuable insights on other projects such as XCP-ng, TrueNAS, and many more.

We take a look at what we mean by open source, why many businesses still prefer closed source solutions from big names, the security considerations of both closed and open source projects, and talk a bit about Pop!_os by System76.

What’s been your experience with open-source solutions, particularly in business, have you had any good or bad experiences you’d like to share? We’d love to hear from you, so please send a note to podcast@crossedwires.net, leave a comment on the post, or join the discussion on our Discord server.

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Episode Links

Chapter Times

00:00:04: Introductions
00:07:48: What Does Open Source Actually Mean?
00:16:06: A Bit On XCP NG
00:19:04: The Attachment to Closed Source Solutions
00:25:57: What About Google?
00:31:41: Microsoft Loves Open Source?
00:33:28: Cloud vs On Premise
00:43:17: Software Bill of Materials
00:49:14: Tech YouTubers
00:51:31: A PopOS! Confession
00:59:16: Wrapping Up

Credits

Intro and outro theme: Ace of Clubs by RoccoW

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