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FLOSS Weekly

Hackaday 217 Episodes Aug 5, 2026

FLOSS Weekly is the original podcast about Free, Libre, and Open Source Software. Hosted by Jonathan Bennett and a rotating group of co-hosts, each episode features interviews with prominent figures in the free software community, highlights interesting open source projects, and covers news about software that listeners use daily. The podcast aims to educate and entertain both developers and enthusiasts.

Episodes

Episode 878 transcript
Episode 878 transcript Aug 5, 2026 FLOSS-878 Jonathan Bennett: This week I'm talking with Jonathan Pallant about Rust and primarily in the embedded world, the Raspberry Pi Pico, the Nordic, Espressif, all of your favorite little MCUs. You can run Rust there and partially due to efforts by people like Jonathan. This is Floss Weekly, episode 878, recorded Tuesday, August the 4th. A tool with opinions Hey, folks. It's time for FOSS We
Episode 878 - A Tool With Opinions
Episode 878 - A Tool With Opinions Aug 5, 2026 01:00:54 This week Jonathan chats with Jonathan Pallant about embedded Rust! Learn about the growing Rust driver library, the different ways to build a Rust stack on an embedded device, and how the opinionated tooling can make you a better programmer!  You can join the conversation in the Hackaday Discord, watch live or get the video version of the show on Youtube, as well as getting the full story and sho
Episode 877 transcript
Episode 877 transcript Jul 29, 2026 FLOSS-877 Jonathan: Hey folks, this week we're talking with Francois Proulx about smoked meat, and poutine, and Bagel, a trio of open source security tools that you don't wanna pass up on. This is Floss Weekly, episode 877, recorded Tuesday, July the 28th: RCE as a Service. It's time for Floss Weekly. That's the show about free, libre, and open source software. I'm your host, Jonathan Bennett, and
Episode 877 - RCE As a Service
Episode 877 - RCE As a Service Jul 29, 2026 01:07:01 This week Jonathan chats with Francois Proulx about SmokedMeat! That's the third in a trio of Open Source security tools from Boost Security, and this one is the red team tool to demonstrate vulnerabilities. Why are Continuous Integration vulnerabilities such a persistent problem, and what's on the horizon that may help? Listen to find out! You can join the conversation in the Hackaday Discord, wa
Episode 876 transcript
Episode 876 transcript Jul 22, 2026 FLOSS-876 Jonathan: Hey folks, this week I talk with Michael Meeks about Collabora. They do a lot of things, but we're talking specifically about their office suite and how they pay the bills doing an open source project. This is Floss Weekly, episode 876, recorded Tuesday, July the 21st. There is no money fairy Hey, folks. It's time for Floss Weekly. That's the show about free, libre, and open so
Episode 876 - There Is No Money Fairy
Episode 876 - There Is No Money Fairy Jul 22, 2026 01:12:42 This week Jonathan chats with Michael Meeks about Collabora! What's the origin story in this consulting company, why do they have an outstanding office suite, and where is the world headed to accomplish digital sovereignty? Listen to find out! You can join the conversation in the Hackaday Discord, watch live or get the video version of the show on Youtube, as well as getting the full story and sho
Episode 875 transcript
Episode 875 transcript Jul 15, 2026 FLOSS-875 Jonathan: This week we're talking with Neriman Gelva about Pewter. That is the operating system that runs literally in your browser. Maybe we're stretching the definition of operating system there just a little bit, but still. This is Floss Weekly, episode 875, recorded Tuesday, July the 14th. JavaScript as a systems language. It's time for Floss Weekly. That's the show about free, libre
Episode 875 - JavaScript as a Systems Language
Episode 875 - JavaScript as a Systems Language Jul 15, 2026 01:10:20 This week Jonathan chats with Nariman Jelveh about Puter! It's the project that takes the idea of the Browser-as-the-OS seriously. Why did a simulated desktop on the web take off, what the story of making it Open Source, and what's coming next? Listen to find out! You can join the conversation in the Hackaday Discord, watch live or get the video version of the show on Youtube, as well as getting t
Episode 874 transcript
Episode 874 transcript Jul 8, 2026 FLOSS-874 Jonathan: Hey folks. This week I'm talking with Andrea Gallo of RISC-V International. We talk all about everyone's favorite open ISA, the fact that there might be more RISC-V cores in the world than there are people, and lots more. You don't wanna miss it, so stay tuned. This is Floss Weekly, episode 874, recorded Tuesday, July the 7th. Really, we do PDFs It's time for Floss Weekly. That
Episode 874 - Really, We Do PDFs
Episode 874 - Really, We Do PDFs Jul 8, 2026 01:00:51 This week Jonathan chats with Andrea Gallo about RISC-V! What does it mean for RISC-V to be an Open ISA? Where is RISC-V popping up, and what's the new frontier?  Listen to find out! You can join the conversation in the Hackaday Discord, watch live or get the video version of the show on Youtube, as well as getting the full story and show links from Hackaday. Oh, and follow the official Mastadon a
Episode 873 transcript
Episode 873 transcript Jul 1, 2026 FLOSS-873 Jonathan: This week, Aaron and Andy join me to talk about QNX. It's the other operating system that runs in a whole bunch of different places. It really has safety and real-time nailed down. There's just one little problem. This is FLOSS Weekly, episode 873, recorded Tuesday, June the 30th. Wait, that's not open source It's time for Floss Weekly. That's the show about free, libre, and op
Episode 873 - Wait, That's Not Open Source!
Episode 873 - Wait, That's Not Open Source! Jul 1, 2026 01:03:26 This week Jonathan chats with Andy Gryc and Aaron Basset about QNX, and the interesting Open Source history and future of that embedded OS. Why does QNX Everywhere feel more open, and why do you need to register an account to download images? All that and more -- Listen to find out! You can join the conversation in the Hackaday Discord, watch live or get the video version of the show on Youtube, a

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