Roaring Elephant

Roaring Elephant

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August 5, 2025 20 mins
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All good things come to those who wait, and here is (yet another re-occurrence) of Gov-Cloud. Or now it's called Sov Cloud. Same thing, same problems, or is it actually going to make the world a better place this time 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.
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Who said politics never did anything good for us? Here is a (not so?) brand-new DNS service that you can use to avoid giving ever more data to commercial entities, but to the E.U. instead! 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.
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Did Quantum Computing actually produce something useful this time? Well yes, but.... well, they keep using that word and we're not really sure they know what it means? 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.
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An update on a cool new way that open source can get funded, and a not so cool trend where Discord is making things worse... 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 quest...
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May 20, 2025 24 mins
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.
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May 13, 2025 27 mins
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 twitt...
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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 twitt...
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April 29, 2025 21 mins
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 twitt...
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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 l...
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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 l...
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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 l...
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April 1, 2025 25 mins
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.
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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 ...
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