Linux Inlaws

LI_S02E62_The_history_of_AI_almost_complete

30 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

History is the subject of this episode. So if you ever wondered what happened roughly 13 billion years ago (give or take a few), this episode is for y...

LI_S02E61_MongoDB_and_more

16 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features an update on MongoDB. For those listeners old enough to remember: We had the project on the show a few years back. Much has chan...

LI_S02E60_Esotheric_Programming_Languages

02 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 y...

LI_S02E59_Coreboot

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 ker...

LI_S02E58_Continuous_whatever

05 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is all about the CI/CD of software, standing for chaotic implementation and complete disaster of course :-). Much more seriously, our two...

LI_S02E57_Codeberg

19 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

LI_S02E56_Six_Years

05 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

LI_S02E55_Thunderbird_Reloaded

22 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features Thunderbird, one of the (if not the most) popular mail clients in the FLOSS ecosystem. Heather Ellsworth, a buddying physicist t...

LI_S02E54_The_Gettogether

08 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This episode - recorded in an ultra-secret location near a border (any border will do - almost :-) - is witness to our two ageing heroes being in the ...

LI_S02E53_Xmas_and_New_Year

25 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As 'tis the season, we have a combined Xmas and New Year's episode for you. And what a blast this is! The usual suspects will make an appearance - all...

LI_S02E52_Knoppix

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Martin and Chris talk to Klaus Knopper of Knoppix fame. For the few listeners who do not know what Knoppix is: Just listen to the epis...

LI_S02E51_Podcasts

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode introduces a somewhat brand-new concept: an off-topic subject. As in: How to excel in the beautiful and ancient art of Origami (the Japan...

LI_S02E50_LoRaWan_and_friends

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The focus of this episode is Long Range WAN (also affectionately known as LoRaWAN. For those few people in the audience that don't have a clue: Just l...

LI_S02E49_Halloween_2025

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this scary Halloween episode, Martin and Chris touch on a horrible subject indeed: a 100+ years o life experience. Be prepared for the dreadful det...

LI_S02E48_GNU_Taler

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The focus of this episode is Gnu Taler, an answer to the questions that Diem, various crypto currency shenanigans and other attempts at world dominati...

LI_S02E47_Tied_up_and_shackled

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tied up, shackled and then some: In contrast what you may be thinking after this intro, in this episode Martin and Chris take a closer look at an obsc...

LI_S02E46_Brian_Proffitt

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Martin and Chris are joined by no other than Brian Proffitt. Brian Who? If you ask that question, you belong to the approximate 2% of ...

LI_S02E45_Darknet_Diaries

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features Jack Rhysider of Darknet Diaries fame. Being an off-topic show (more to come here, for example, how to fail miserably when putti...

LI_S02E44_FLOSS_in_a_small_shop

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This show hosts Michael Jerger, a German entrepreneur who has successfully built a small empire of selling services around FLOSS components which his ...

LI_S02E43_Valkey

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Martin and Chris host Kyle Davis and Dmitry Polyakovsky, two members of the Valley technical steering committee. Apart from a trip dow...

LI_S02E42_LoCode_and_NoCode

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This show is witness to Martin and Chris dabbling in the area of programming. Since both of them come from a computer science background, you may be f...

LI_S02E41_FalkorDB

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode introduces FalkorDB, a graph database and much more as it turns out. Some old partners in crime (Guy Korland and Roi Lipman) from Martin'...

LI_S02E40_FLOSS_in_education

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode our two hosts tackle the difficult subject of FLOSS in education. Beyond the ubiquitous Microsoft training courses thinly disguised as...

LI_S02E39_Nextcloud_update

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The focus of this episode is an update on a FLOSS project named Nextcloud. Since the Inlaws had Frank Karlitschek, the project founder, first on the s...

LI_S02E38_Android_and_more

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This show is host to Chris Simmonds, an Android enthusiast and consultant. So the discussion centers around the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), po...

LI_S02E37_Python_on_mobiles

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode our two aging heroes are hosts to Tobias Wegener, a project manager in the area of Internet of Things (IoT). What started as a discuss...

LI_S02E36_FLOSS_goes_farming

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode - brought in by Martin's special request - sees our two ageing heroes discuss the various aspects of FLOSS in agricultural environments (...

LI_S02E35_The_Linux_Foundation_Europe

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is host to Mirko Böhm from the Linux Foundation Europe, a subsidiary of the largest industry association (aka the Linux Foundation) for ...

LI_S02E34_Modern_Python

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Python is the center of the attention. More precisely CPython, which is the reference implementation Guido van Rossum (the inventor of...

LI_S02E33_Telecomms_and_FLOSS

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is witness to a riveting discussion about the usage of FLOSS in the telecoms industry. Which goes back approximately fifty years with Eri...

LI_S02E32_FLOSS_in_the_real_estate_biz

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Martin and Chris talk about the use of FLOSS in real estate. Chris laments his big landowner woes which he got into after inheriting ...

LI_S02E31_Talking_Kotlin

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Martin and Chris host Hadi Hariri and Sebastian Aigner from Jetbrains to talk about Kotlin, IDEs, world domination and many other topi...

LI_S02E30_The_Five_Year_Plan_again

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this anniversary episode our two ageing heroes recount the last five years of the Inlaws and the progress of the famous five year plan (as avid lis...

LI_S02E29_The_Free_Software_Foundation

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode the Inlaws host Zoë Kooyman and Greg Farough from the Free Software Foundation (FSF), one of the backbones of the FLOSS movement. Hom...

LI_S02E28_A_kernel_slightly_rusty

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode shines some light on a new (?) technology entering the Linux kernel. Traditionally the Linux has been programmed using C, a programming l...

LI_S02E27_The_Internet_Security_Research_Group

26 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Martin and Chris host Sarah Gran and Josh Aas of the Internet Security Research Group (ISRG). The ISRG is home to such little-known pr...

LI_S02E26_The_Grumpy_Old_Coders_DejaVu

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is host to the Grumpy Old Coders (GoCs) once again. This dynamic duo consisting of David Meier and Thomas Glaser has made appearances in...

LI_S02E25_The_CHAOSS_project

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is host to Dawn Foster and Sean Goggins from the Community Health Analytics Open Source Software (CHAOSS) project, an endeavour to ensure...

LI_S02E24_An_Interview_with_Kris_Moore

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is host to a BSD veteran by the name of Kris Moore. So for the hipsters among you, this trip down memory lane (and more!) explains to whe...

LI_S02E23_The_Halloween_episode

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This year's Halloween episode has it all: Our two ageing heroes being together once again in a secret location and rambling about free, libre open sou...

LI_S02E22_OpenPGP

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Martin and Chris take a closer look at the Gnu Privacy Guard and the surrounding software ecosystem known as OpenPGP, a public key inf...

LI_S02E21_FLOSS_and_home_automation

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The focus of this episode is the use of free, libre and open source software in the lovely field of home automation, a sometimes much underrated secto...

LI_S02E20_eBPF_How_to_pimp_your_kernel

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is witness to a deep-dive into eBPF, the extended Berkeley Packet Filter (technical and non-technical) powered by no other than Bill Mull...

LI_S02E19_FLOSS_in_the_automotive_industry

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode scrutinises the use of FLOSS in one of the legacy industries (soon to be anyway) of the planet - yes, you've guessed right: cars! Or gen...

LI_S02E18_FLOSS_at_C24_a_German_neobank

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is host to Philip Kemmeter, CTO of the C24 Bank, a rapidly growing German direct banking company. Being an avid user of FLOSS code bases,...

LI_S02E17_Large_Language_Models

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Bard and Copilot discuss a FLOSS podcast named Linux Inlaws. Hang on, no, wait. It's actually the opposite: Our two heroes discuss wha...

LI_S02E16_OpenQA

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Martin and Chris - always having skipped quality assurance wherever possible - host some eclectic members of the OpenQA project team ...

LI_S02E15_FLOSS_in_healthcare

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode our two FLOSS enthusiasts focus on free and open source software in the healthcare sector, a much debated subject as this can be close...

LI_S02E14_Rustacean_Station

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In thrive for world-betterment (in addition to fostering the competition), Martin and Chris are hosts to Allen Wyma and Marc Otto-Witte, two hosts of ...

LI_S02E13_FLOSS_in_the_military

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Not mentioning the elephant in the room, Martin and Chris take a closer look the vital role FLOSS is playing in modern defence systems and as part of ...

LI_S02E12_DAVx5:_CalDAV_and_more_on_Android

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Martin and Chris host Bernhard Stockmann, the brain and inventor of DAVx5, the central bridge between a *DAV server and any mobile de...

LI_S02E11_The_darker_side_of_FLOSS

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Martin and Chris take a look at the darker side of FLOSS. Want to know what that is? Listen to the episode - all will be revealed. Pl...

LI_S02E10_KDE_Eco

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode host Martin and Chris take a closer look at KDE, one of the leading Linux desktop environments. For this endeavour they are joined by ...

LI_S02E09_Redis_SNAFU

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode our two hosts discuss the recent license change in a NoSQL data base known a the Remote Dictionary Server, aka Redis. Given the fact t...

LI_S02E08_Perl_and_Raku

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Perl is the centre of discussion. Martin and Chris host Todd Rinaldo and Stuart Mackintosh of the Perl foundation who will explain the...

LI_S02E07_OpenWrt

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Martin and Chris take a closer look at OpenWrt, a Linux distro aimed at routers and other embedded devices. If you ever wondered about...

LI_S02E06_XMPP

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is host to the XMPP Foundation. Eddie Maurer and Matthew Wild spill the beans on what the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (for...

LI_S02E05_Update_on_the_five_year_plan

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Now in its fourth year, this podcast has seen it all: The rise and demise of whole empires, the beloved competition fade into distant memory and a glo...

LI_S02E04_The_Software_Freedom_Conservancy

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode introduces the Software Freedom Conservancy featuring Karen Sandler and Bradley Kuhn. Many people probably know the SFC from its FLOSS li...

LI_S02E03_Real-time_Linux

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode our two heroes shed light on real-time Linux and its applications. Due to the nature of the topic, the episode might sound a little bi...

LI_S02E02_Redhat,_EPEL_and_much_more

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

An important part of the Redhat ecosystem are the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL). In this episode Martin and Chris talk to Carl and Julia,...

LI_S02E01_The_Document_Foundation

28 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Martin and Chris host Florian Effensberger and Mike Saunders from The Documentation Foundation, home of the well-known office software...

LI_S01E99_The_anniversary_episode

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We made it. If you're reading this on your podcast player, you are listening to the 100 episode of your beloved podcast called Linux Inlaws. In this b...

LI_S01E98_FLOSS_and_venture_capital

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is host to Alex Hochgarten, a venture capitalist focussing on FLOSS start-ups among other things. Even if you're not a start-up looking f...

LI_S01E97_The_one_about_the_public_sector

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This show is all about the public sector. Yes, that money pit where all of your taxes vanish into for the greater good, mediocre services and fat pay ...

LI_S01E96_Tuxedo_Computers

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode host Annika and Werner from Tuxedo, a German PC vendor that ships their systems with a pure FLOSS stack installed instead of proprieta...

LI_S01E95_Halloween_Special_2023

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this Halloween special Martin and Chris discuss the scariest moments and people in FLOSS history. No project, person or concept is safe from these ...

LI_S01E94_IT_Security_with_an_Armchair_Investigator

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Martin and Chris host Lars Wallenborn, a reverse engineer, software developer and podcast co-host. Topics covered include the use of F...

LI_S01E93_A_blatant_act_of_shameless_self-promotion

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Martin and Chris host Shea, a long-time listener and first-time caller :-). In contrast to what you may believe listening to this epi...

LI_S01E92_LATEX_without_bondage

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

IN this episode Martin and Chris host Uwe Ziegenhagen, a veteran of the LaTeX community. For our younger hipster audience, LaTeX has been the typesett...

LI_S01E91_FLOSS_and_software_testing

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode our two ageing heroes discuss the wonderful and mysterious art of software quality with a special focus on testing. Ever wondered why ...

LI_S01E90_MongoDB_(with_a_slight_marketing_angle_:-)

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features Joe Drumgoole, head of developer relations at MongoDB (at the time of the recording). MongoDB of course being one of the documen...

LI_S01E89_FLOSS_and_relationships_(marriage_counselling_special)

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Martin and Chris discuss the relationship between relationships and FLOSS. Given the apparent similarities between these two areas re...

LI_S01E88_The_Rust_Foundation

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Martin and Chris host Rebecca Rumbul, CEO of the Rust Foundation. Rust, as probably many of our three listeners (who haven't been livi...

LI_S01E87_Open_Source_Hardware

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Martin and Chris take a trip down memory lane and explore the origins of reduced instruction set computers, the little buggers that - ...

LI_S01E86_An_episode_with_the_Cloud_Native_Computing_Foundation

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Martin and Chris are excited to host Taylor Dolezal from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). The CNCF is home to some tiny,...

LI_S01E85_FLOSS_and_Offensive_Security

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Getting more and concerned about the security of your kit (read: infrastructure)? Fret not, as usual the Inlaws got you covered. In this episode, Mart...

LI_S01E84_Thoughts_on_FLOSS

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, the Inlaws talk to Juliette Reinders-Folmer and Elena Kolevska about FLOSS funding, commercial and contribution models. Never mind di...

LI_S01E83_DIY_Linux_Distros

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Martin and Chris take a look at three Linux distributions for the ambitious user of the FLOSS operating system. So if you ever wondere...

LI_S01E82_Ada_and_Zangemann_a_childrens_book_about_FLOSS

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode the Inlaws are proud to present a worldwide exclusive: A reading of the first children's book on FLOSS written by no other than Matthi...

LI_S01E81_On_smart_phones_and_other_fads

06 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Chris wonders about the German postal system and its (non-existent) efficiency when trying to deliver important administrative documen...

LI_S01E80_Bottlerocket

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Martin and Chris and hosting Kyle Davis, a senior developer advocate for the bookshop's Bottlerocket, a Linux-based operating system f...

LI_S01E79_FLOSS_in_space

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Shpashe: Sje vinyl frontjier (ludicrous attempt at Scotty's Scottish accent :-). In this episode our two aging heroes take a closer look at how FLOSS ...

LI_S01E78_FLOSS_and_Quantum_Computing

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ever wanted to know the ins and outs of quantum computing but shied away from the math and other detractors? Fear not, as usual the Inlaws got you cov...

LI_S01E77_Five_Year_Plan_Update

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As it has been custom at this time of year, our two ageing heroes give an update on the Inlaws world domination achievement status (being rather modes...

LI_S01E76_FLOSS_in_Healthcare

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Martin and Chris host an industry veteran to get the user's side perspective on FLOSS usage especially from a health provider perspec...

LI_S01E75_The_Onion_Router_Network

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As privacy is becoming more and more of a concern even outside of the shady regions of international arms trading, contraband smuggling and selling re...

LI_S01E74_GIMP_-_From_a_Users_Perspective

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode our two hosts discuss on one of the most popular image manipulation called GIMP. Almost a quarter of a century since its inception, it...

LI_S01E73_The_Xmas_and_New_Year_Special_2022

29 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this Year-End episode, our two heroes take a look back at 2022 not just from a FLOSS perspective and hazard guesses about next year's shenanigans (...

LI_S01E72_Of_streams_rivers_maelstroms_and_tsunamis_And_messages

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Martin's utmost phantasy has become reality. He finally managed to talk Chris into discussing the wonderful and weird kingdom of stre...

LI_S01E71_An_interview_with_Ran_Levi_from_Malicious_Life

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode our two heroes host Ran Levi, a black magician in the area of IT security and himself host of the famous Malicious Life po...

LI_S01E70_Yer_good_ole_compyler_episodium

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, our two heroes dive into the dark and mysterious world of compilers and other shenanigans that take care of translating p...

LI_S01E69_The_legacy_of_CentOS

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Martin and Chris lament the demise of CentOS, the community enterprise operating system, the free (as in: beer) alternative of Redhat...

LI_S01E68_How_to_get_rich_quick_-_how_we_do_podcasts

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Martin and Chris discuss yet another get-rich-quick scheme, as in: How do to podcasts. Or not. More specifically: How we ...

LI_S01E67_Cryptocurrencies_and_how_to_sell_relatives_on_the_Darknet

19 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, the Inlaws take a closer look at crypto currencies, how they work and why they may be important on a grander scale. So if you have ev...

LI_S01E66_The_Bakery_Episode

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this short episode Martin and Chris discuss the merits of source in a weather context (clouds to be precise) in front of Chris' local b...

HPR3689: Linux Inlaws S01E65: TerminusDB

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As part of the effort of turning the planet's premier Rust marketing podcast into a full-blown NoSQL show, in this episode Chris hosts some of the key...

HPR3679: Linux Inlaws S01E64: Non-profits in the US: A closer look at 501(c)s

09 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Martin and Chris shed more light on the riveting subject of non-profit and not-for-profit organisations especially in the US with a s...

HPR3668: Linux Inlaws S01E63: John Hawley on kernel dot org and other shenanigans

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Martin and Chris host John Hawley of kernel.org fame. The discussion centers around Python, the royal British family and other FLOSS t...

HPR3658: Linux Inlaws S01E62: HPR's inner workings

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode our two ageing heroes explore the inner workings of a podcast (or podcast hosting platform depending on your perspective) called Hacke...