Linux Inlaws

This episode is witness to our two ageing heroes taking a closer look at the mysterious and wonderful world of esoteric programming languages. So if you ever wanted to know what Brainfuck is really all about (but were too afraid to ask selected members of your family never mind your computer science lecturer), wanted to find out where Forth and Prolog are really used never mind what Zig is all about - you don't want to miss this episode. Plus a trip down memory lane (if our two heroes can remember where to find this memory lane thing). <p>Links</p> <ul><li>Prolog: <a href="https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Prolog" target=_blank>https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Prolog</a></li> <li>Zig: <a href="https://ziglang.org" target=_blank>https://ziglang.org</a></li> <li>Forth: <a href="https://forth-standard.org" target=_blank>https://forth-standard.org</a></li> <li>Open Firmware: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Firmware" target=_blank>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Firmware</a></li> <li>Sinclair ZX81: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zx-81" target=_blank>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zx-81</a></li> <li>MUMPS: <a href="https://www.cs.uni.edu/~okane" target=_blank>https://www.cs.uni.edu/~okane</a></li> <li>Brainfuck: <a href="https://brainfuck.org" target=_blank>https://brainfuck.org</a></li> <li>Ook!: <a href="https://esolangs.org/wiki/Ook!" target=_blank>https://esolangs.org/wiki/Ook!</a></li> <li>Whitespace: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150618184706/http://compsoc.dur.ac.uk/whitespace/tutorial.php" target=_blank>https://web.archive.org/web/20150618184706/http://compsoc.dur.ac.uk/whitespace/tutorial.php</a></li> <li>Bull$hit: <a href="https://github.com/jkstpierre/Bullshit-Programming-Language" target=_blank>https://github.com/jkstpierre/Bullshit-Programming-Language</a></li> <li>Alan Turing: <a href="https://www.newscientist.com/people/alan-turing" target=_blank>https://www.newscientist.com/people/alan-turing</a></li> <li>ArnoldC: <a href="https://github.com/lhartikk/ArnoldC" target=_blank>https://github.com/lhartikk/ArnoldC</a></li> <li>Esolang: <a href="https://esolangs.org/wiki/Main_Page" target=_blank>https://esolangs.org/wiki/Main_Page</a></li> <li>Omgrofl: <a href="https://github.com/OlegSmelov/omgrofl-interpreter" target=_blank>https://github.com/OlegSmelov/omgrofl-interpreter</a></li> <li>Chef: <a href="https://esolangs.org/wiki/Chef" target=_blank>https://esolangs.org/wiki/Chef</a></li> <li>Oxyde: <a href="https://oxyde.cloud" target=_blank>https://oxyde.cloud</a></li> </ul>

This episode is all about getting computers up and running. The software that kicks in after you flick the power switch until the operating system kernel starts up to be more precise. And to be more precise, today's episode is about Coreboot, a FLOSS project aimed at replacing BIOS (rarely these days), UEFI (more often these days) and friends. Plus quite a few primers on CPUs, RAM chips and other esoteric aspects that you always wanted to know about but were too afraid to ask :-). <p>Links</p> <ul><li>IPL/booting: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booting#History" target=_blank>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booting#History</a></li> <li>BIOS: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS" target=_blank>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS</a></li> <li>Floppy disk: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk" target=_blank>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk</a></li> <li>UEFI: <a href="https://uefi.org" target=_blank>https://uefi.org</a></li> <li>Coreboot: <a href="https://www.coreboot.org" target=_blank>https://www.coreboot.org</a></li> <li>Canonical's UEFI shim: <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UEFI/SecureBoot" target=_blank>https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UEFI/SecureBoot</a></li> <li>Device Tree spec: <a href="https://www.devicetree.org" target=_blank>https://www.devicetree.org</a></li> <li>Oreboot: <a href="https://github.com/oreboot/oreboot" target=_blank>https://github.com/oreboot/oreboot</a></li> <li>Linus about C++ and the Linux kernel: <a href="https://lkml.org/lkml/2004/1/20/20" target=_blank>https://lkml.org/lkml/2004/1/20/20</a></li> <li>HP Moonshot: <a href="https://www.hewlettpackardhistory.com/item/the-miracle-of-moonshot" target=_blank>https://www.hewlettpackardhistory.com/item/the-miracle-of-moonshot</a></li> <li>Das U-Boot: <a href="https://u-boot.org" target=_blank>https://u-boot.org</a></li> <li>Gummiboot (now systemd-boot): <a href="https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd-boot.html" target=_blank>https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd-boot.html</a></li> <li>Libreboot: <a href="https://libreboot.org" target=_blank>https://libreboot.org</a></li> <li>Grumpy Old Coders: <a href="https://grumpy-old-coders.org" target=_blank>https://grumpy-old-coders.org</a></li> <li>Software Freedom Podcast: <a href="https://fsfe.org/news/podcast.en.html" target=_blank>https://fsfe.org/news/podcast.en.html</a></li> </ul>

This episode is all about the CI/CD of software, standing for chaotic implementation and complete disaster of course :-). Much more seriously, our two ageing heroes take a look at what's out there for the support of continuous integration and continuous deployment of software (you guessed this right? :-). Plus lots of bonus content: Hipster methodologies for developing software, a crash course on two of our most beloved subjects when it comes down to developing the stuf (agile/Scrum), how to really master software quality assurance (hint: no, it's not avoiding it completely! :-) and much much more. So don't miss this episode! If you can't get to sleep. Or otherwise... <p>Links</p> <ul><li>V-Model: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-model" target=_blank>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-model</a></li> <li>Waterfall model: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterfall_model" target=_blank>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterfall_model</a></li> <li>Git hooks: <a href="https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Hooks" target=_blank>https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Hooks</a></li> <li>Scrum: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrum_(project_management)" target=_blank>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrum_(project_management)</a></li> <li>Agile topics: <a href="https://agilealliance.org" target=_blank>https://agilealliance.org</a></li> <li>Jenkins: <a href="https://www.jenkins.io" target=_blank>https://www.jenkins.io</a></li> <li>Selenium: <a href="https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium" target=_blank>https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium</a></li> <li>Argo: <a href="https://argoproj.github.io" target=_blank>https://argoproj.github.io</a></li> <li>Prebake: <a href="https://github.com/vgteam/vg_ci_prebake" target=_blank>https://github.com/vgteam/vg_ci_prebake</a></li> <li>Jenkins-X: <a href="https://jenkins-x.io" target=_blank>https://jenkins-x.io</a></li> <li>Github Actions: <a href="https://github.com/features/actions" target=_blank>https://github.com/features/actions</a></li> <li>Tekton: <a href="https://github.com/tektoncd" target=_blank>https://github.com/tektoncd</a></li> <li>SonarQube: <a href="https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube" target=_blank>https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube</a></li> <li>Bottlerocket episode: <a href="https://archive.org/details/LI_S01E80_Bottlerocket__605D" target=_blank>https://archive.org/details/LI_S01E80_Bottlerocket__605D</a></li> <li>Snow @ Britian: <a href="https://www.netweather.tv/weather-forecasts/uk/winter/winter-history" target=_blank>https://www.netweather.tv/weather-forecasts/uk/winter/winter-history</a></li> </ul>

Like Github but don't like the company behind it? Then look no further! This episode has Otto Richter and Michael Jerger never mind our lovely elder two hosts discussing Codeberg, an FLOSS alternative to Github, Gitlab and corporate friends. Using a federated technology based on our beloved git, invented by Linus and friends all those years ago. Sounds fascinating? Then don't miss the episode! Plus bonus content: Chris gets philosophical about plants, the sun and mornings. <p>Links</p> <ul><li>Codeberg: <a href="https://codeberg.org" target=_blank>https://codeberg.org</a></li> <li>Forgejo: <a href="https://codeberg.org/forgejo" target=_blank>https://codeberg.org/forgejo</a></li> <li>Episode on Meissa GmbH (S02E44): <a href="https://archive.org/details/LI_S02E44_FLOSS_in_a_small_shop__DEF0" target=_blank>https://archive.org/details/LI_S02E44_FLOSS_in_a_small_shop__DEF0</a></li> <li>History of Forgejo: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20251015192936/https://codeberg.org/fnetX/flock_to_fedora_timeline/graph?page=2" target=_blank>http://web.archive.org/web/20251015192936/https://codeberg.org/fnetX/flock_to_fedora_timeline/graph?page=2</a></li> <li>Federated Forgejo (in German): <a href="https://media.ccc.de/v/froscon2025-3275-foderiertes_forgejo" target=_blank>https://media.ccc.de/v/froscon2025-3275-foderiertes_forgejo</a></li> <li>ZenDiS: <a href="https://www.zendis.de/en" target=_blank>https://www.zendis.de/en</a></li> <li>Sovereign Tech Agency: <a href="https://www.sovereign.tech" target=_blank>https://www.sovereign.tech</a></li> <li>NLNETLABS: <a href="https://nlnetlabs.nl" target=_blank>https://nlnetlabs.nl</a></li> <li>Comaps: <a href="https://www.comaps.app" target=_blank>https://www.comaps.app</a></li> <li>Bose screw-up: <a href=" https://www.bose.com/soundtouch-end-of-life" target=_blank> https://www.bose.com/soundtouch-end-of-life</a></li> <li>Kalanchoe pinnata: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalanchoe_pinnata" target=_blank>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalanchoe_pinnata</a></li> <li>The particle @ the end of universe: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Particle_at_the_End_of_the_Universe" target=_blank>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Particle_at_the_End_of_the_Universe</a></li> <li>Higgs boson: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson" target=_blank>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson</a></li> </ul>

We have made it! Six years in the making and still going strong. With a steadily increasing audience of - wait for it - at least ten listeners. When they can't get to sleep or have nothing else to do. Or - gosh - want to learn something. Like what's Usenet. And why Linux has been so important (yes, it all will be revealed in this episode!). Including a crash course on operating system design (including the operating system war) and CPU design history. Never mind how humorous works. So wars or not, you have an hour to spare, can't get to sleep or want to learn something, never mind want to know why our beloved operating system conquered the world and how humor works and much, much more, you certainly don't want to miss this episode! (Ok, marketing made us do it - before Martin fired them once again). <p>Links</p> <ul><li>Minix: <a href="https://www.minix3.org" target=_blank>https://www.minix3.org</a></li> <li>The OS war: <a href="https://groups.google.com/g/comp.os.minix/c/wlhw16QWltI?pli=1" target=_blank>https://groups.google.com/g/comp.os.minix/c/wlhw16QWltI?pli=1</a></li> <li>The Usenet: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet" target=_blank>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet</a></li> <li>GNU Hurd: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Hurd" target=_blank>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Hurd</a></li> <li>IBM's RISC history: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060503190348/http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/documents/pdf/rs6000.pdf" target=_blank>https://web.archive.org/web/20060503190348/http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/documents/pdf/rs6000.pdf</a></li> <li>Car Talk: <a href="https://www.cartalk.com" target=_blank>https://www.cartalk.com</a></li> <li>Martin's ancient server: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProLiant" target=_blank>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProLiant</a></li> <li>Krentenbollen: <a href="https://www.toineskitchen.com/recipes/krentenbollen" target=_blank>https://www.toineskitchen.com/recipes/krentenbollen</a></li> <li>Christmas pudding recipe (not for faint-hearted): <a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/classic-christmas-pudding" target=_blank>https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/classic-christmas-pudding</a></li> <li>Chromebooks: <a href="https://www.google.com/chromebook" target=_blank>https://www.google.com/chromebook</a></li> <li>Arch on Chromebooks (Chris' talk): <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211025175723/https://frab.openrheinruhr.de/system/event_attachments/attachments/000/000/020/original/Arch_Chromebook.pdf?1541482424" target=_blank>https://web.archive.org/web/20211025175723/https://frab.openrheinruhr.de/system/event_attachments/attachments/000/000/020/original/Arch_Chromebook.pdf?1541482424</a></li> </ul>