The FOSS Pod

Open Source 101

Episode Summary

By popular request, we're getting as fundamental as we can in this episode with a back-to-basics primer on as many open source concepts as we could come up with, which we hope will lay the groundwork for future episodes. Ever wonder about the difference between a branch and a fork, the ways copyright interacts with code, how open source extends beyond just software, or what makes a Linux distro a Linux distro? This episode is for you! The FOSS Pod is brought to you by Google Open Source. Find out more at https://opensource.google.

Episode Notes

By popular request, we're getting as fundamental as we can in this episode with a back-to-basics primer on as many open source concepts as we could come up with, which we hope will lay the groundwork for future episodes. Ever wonder about the difference between a branch and a fork, the ways copyright interacts with code, how open source extends beyond just software, or what makes a Linux distro a Linux distro? This episode is for you!

Notes

If you want to demystify software licensing, look no further than https://choosealicense.com/ and https://tldrlegal.com/

The FOSS Pod is brought to you by Google Open Source. Find out more at https://opensource.google, and learn more about their event detailing Kubernetes' move away from Dockershim here:  http://goo.gle/LKL22