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200: Tech Tales FoundRocky Linux: How a Corporate Decision Sparked a Grassroots Tech RevolutionThe story of Rocky Linux is a pivotal chapter in the ongoing evolution of open-source software and the digital infrastructure underpinning the modern internet. For over 15 years, CentOS, a free and stable Linux distribution, served as a critical foundation for countless businesses, educational institutions, and government agencies by offering a no-cost, enterprise-grade alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Its stability and compatibility made it a trusted choice for organizations needing reliable, cost-effective server operating systems, enabling innovation and access for smaller entities that could not afford commercial licensing fees. However, in December 2020, Red Hat—by then owned by IB...
2025-10-2818 min
My Open Source Experience PodcastMOSE Shorts - 20: Please Don't Put This OSS Project into a CompanyThe steps of creating an open source project might be the same, but the experience is always different.In this MOSE Shorts segment Gregory Kurtzer shares the back story of creating Rocky Linux, and what challenges he ran into in the early days.Learn more about:- The affects of the license switch strategy on the open source ecosystem - The stability of the open source ecosystem- Choosing the right communication platform might be more challenging than you thought- Why people demanded to...
2025-07-1509 min
My Open Source Experience PodcastThe Nuances to Business Success with Open SourceBuilding a business strategy is hard in general, and when open source becomes part of the equation it can get even more challenging.In the recent past there were multiple examples of companies changing the license on their open source project to something less or not at all open. This is often harmful to the companies themselves and the pattern is always harmful tot he open source ecosystem.In this episode of the My Open Source Experience podcast Gregory Kurtzer and Kelsey Hightower share their experiences to dig deeper into the challenges and...
2025-04-0142 min
FLOSS WeeklyEpisode 821: Rocky LinuxThis week Jonathan talks Rocky Linux with Gregory Kurtzer and Krista Burdine! Where did the project come from, and what's the connection with CIQ and RESF? 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 account! Theme music: "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
2025-02-181h 21
My Open Source Experience PodcastReasons Why You Have to Work UpstreamIf you do open source right, you get a lot of benefits, both as an individual and as a company or orgnization. On the other hand, misconceptions about open source often lead to bad decisions, where everyone in the ecosystem suffers.Hear from experienced members of the ecosystem who you need to get involved, what to look out for, and how to approach your involvement the right way!In this episode:Amanda Brock lists some of the biggest benefits of getting involved in open source as an individual, such...
2024-12-1745 min
My Open Source Experience PodcastBuilding and Maintaining Large Open Source CommunitiesIn this episode of the My Open Source Experience podcast, Gregory Kurtzer shares his experience in creating and guiding multiple open source Linux operating system projects.Have you ever wondered why there are multiple Linux distro projects in the open source ecosystem? What goes into creating a distro once you have access to the kernel? Gregory shares his experience creating multiple projects, and shares how the motivation and process were different every time.Also, have you thought about what would've happened if Linus Torvalds had went on to work for a corporate organization...
2024-11-1945 minMichael Tunnell - TuxDigital on OdyseeUbuntu Flavours, Android running Linux apps, Inkscape, Rocky Linux from CIQ & more Linux newsSupport the show by becoming a patron at https://tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at https://tuxdigital.com/store### SHOW NOTES ►► https://thisweekinlinux.com/282### FORUM THREAD ►► https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/282-ubuntu-flavours-android-running-linux-apps-inkscape-rocky-linux-from-ciq-more-linux-news/6468### Chapters:00:00 Intro00:44 Ubuntu Flavours 24.10 Released09:07 Android 16 getting Linux apps11:47 Gaming on Linux on Apple Silicon14:24 Inkscape 1.4 Released19:13 WinAmp really whipped itself25:43 Rocky Linux from CIQ34:21 Sovereign Tech Fund: 2 Years & over €23 Million36:17 Support the show-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Links:- Ubuntu Flavours 24.10 Released - https://edubuntu.org/ - ht...
2024-10-1937 min
Linux InlawsLI_S01E69_The_legacy_of_CentOSIn this episode, Martin and Chris lament the demise of CentOS, the community enterprise
operating system, the free (as in: beer) alternative of Redhat
Enterprise Linux (RHEL). But in the true spirit of FLOSS, two
successors already are filling in this void: Rocky Linux and Alma
Linux. The two initiators / main maintainers are part of this podcast:
Gregory Kurtzer explains the ins and outs of Rocky Linux and Igor
Seletskiy talks about Alma Linux. Also a bonus for our train, um,
weather-spotting friends: Chris explains why Germany can be hotter
than Nevada in the summer time. :-) And of course...
2022-11-1700 min
Princeton UP Ideas PodcastJulian E. Zelizer, "The Presidency of Donald J. Trump: A First Historical Assessment" (Princeton UP, 2022)The Presidency of Donald J. Trump: A First Historical Assessment (Princeton University Press, 2022) presents a first draft of history by offering needed perspective on one of the nation's most divisive presidencies. Acclaimed political historian Julian Zelizer brings together many of today's top scholars to provide balanced and strikingly original assessments of the major issues that shaped the Trump presidency.When Trump took office in 2017, he quickly carved out a loyal base within an increasingly radicalized Republican Party, dominated the news cycle with an endless stream of controversies, and presided over one of the most contentious one-term presidencies in...
2022-05-031h 00
Open Source VoicesEpisode 21: Gregory Kurtzer - Founder of CentOS, Rocky Linux, and CEO at Ctrl IQGregory Kurtzer
Gregory is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Ctrl IQ, Inc and the Founder of CentOS and Rocky Linux.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gmkurtzer/
https://github.com/gmkurtzer
https://gmkurtzer.github.io
https://ctrliq.com/
Notes:
MPI Hello world - https://mpitutorial.com/tutorials/mpi-hello-world/
HPL Linpack - https://www.netlib.org/benchmark/hpl/
OpenHPC Linux Foundation Project - https://linuxfoundation.org/press-release/high-performance-computing-leaders-unite-to-develop-open-source-framework/
Warewulf - https://github.com/hpcng/warewulf
Credits:
Music by ikson: https://www.iksonmusic.comSpecial...
2021-10-261h 15
FOCUS ON: DevOpsE13 – CentOS ist tot, lang lebe CentOSBereits Ende 2020 wurde angekündigt, dass Red Hat das Modell zur Entwicklung von CentOS neu auflegt. Nun wurden erste Folgeprojekte wie Rocky Linux oder AlmaLinux veröffentlicht. Mit Marcus John und Christian Stankovic schauen wir über die verschiedenen
Bereits Ende 2020 wurde angekündigt, dass Red Hat das Modell zur Entwicklung von CentOS neu auflegt. Nun wurden erste Folgeprojekte wie Rocky Linux oder AlmaLinux veröffentlicht. Mit Marcus John und Christian Stankovic schauen wir über die verschiedenen Enterprise Linux Distributionen und diskutieren den Impact, den dieser Strategiewechsel hat.
Wie angekündigt hier auch noch weitere Links:
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2021-05-191h 08
Identity/Crisis#44: How California Jews Grappled with a New CurriculumSarah Levin (JIMENA) and Tye Gregory (JCRC of San Francisco) join Yehuda Kurtzer to discuss the years of work that their organizations have done on the California Ethnic Studies model curriculum, and the controversy that erupted in the national Jewish press last week.
2021-02-0941 min
Changelog InterviewsThe rise of Rocky LinuxThis week we’re talking with Gregory Kurtzer about Rocky Linux. Greg is the founder of the CentOS project, which recently shifted its strategy and has the Linux community scrambling. Rocky Linux aims to continue where the CentOS project left off — to provide a free and open source community-driven enterprise grade Linux operating system. We discuss the history of the CentOS project, how it fell under Red Hat’s control, the recent shift in Red Hat’s strategy with CentOS, and how Rocky Linux is designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
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2021-01-221h 26The Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceThe rise of Rocky Linux (Interview)This week we’re talking with Gregory Kurtzer about Rocky Linux. Greg is the founder of the CentOS project, which recently shifted its strategy and has the Linux community scrambling. Rocky Linux aims to continue where the CentOS project left off — to provide a free and open source community-driven enterprise grade Linux operating system. We discuss the history of the CentOS project, how it fell under Red Hat’s control, the recent shift in Red Hat’s strategy with CentOS, and how Rocky Linux is designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Join the discussi...
2021-01-221h 26
Enterprise OSSCentOS Addio - Dal Blog EOSSCentOS diventa CentOS Stream, Red Hat stravolge il progetto e gli utenti si rivoltano.Questo si leggeva su HWupgrade -> articolo qui ->https://edge9.hwupgrade.it/news/innovazione/centos-diventa-centos-stream-red-hat-stravolge-il-progetto-e-gli-utenti-si-rivoltano_94085.htmlMa anche html.it titolavaCentOS diventa CentOS Stream e non è una buona notizia.Articolo qui ->https://www.html.it/15/12/2020/centos-diventa-centos-stream-e-non-e-una-buona-notizia/C’è però, chi sta pensando a un progetto completamente nuovo che rimpiazzi CentOS:Gregory Kurtzer, Rocky Linux https://rockylinux.org/it/
2021-01-2104 min
Ask Noah Show - Episodes Tagged with “Noah Chelliah”Episode 211: GeekLab Gift GuideGeekLab Gift Guide
RedHat may have replaced CentOS Linux with CentOS stream but Gregory Kurtzer has launched his own replacement based as CentOS was on the RHEL source code. We help you pick out tech gifts for that geek in your life!
-- During The Show --
Troubleshooting Trackpads
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-all xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
Copying Video from Firewire
https://bergs.biz/blog/2017/01/26/capture-minidv-tapes-via-firewire/
Gift #5 - Stainless Steel Small Openable Pill
Gift #4 - Aventree TC417
Gift #3 - Yubikey
Gift #2 - HiFi...
2020-12-1656 minAsk Noah ShowEpisode 211: GeekLab Gift GuideGeekLab Gift Guide
RedHat may have replaced CentOS Linux with CentOS stream but Gregory Kurtzer has launched his own replacement based as CentOS was on the RHEL source code. We help you pick out tech gifts for that geek in your life!
-- During The Show --
Troubleshooting Trackpads
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-all xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
Copying Video from Firewire
https://bergs.biz/blog/2017/01/26/capture-minidv-tapes-via-firewire/
Gift #5 - Stainless Steel Small Openable Pill
Gift #4 - Aventree TC417
Gift #3 - Yubikey
Gift #2 - HiFi...
2020-12-1656 min
Ask Noah HD VideoGeekLab Gift GuideGeekLab Gift Guide
RedHat may have replaced CentOS Linux with CentOS stream but Gregory Kurtzer has launched his own replacement based as CentOS was on the RHEL source code. We help you pick out tech gifts for that geek in your life!
-- During The Show --
Troubleshooting Trackpads
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-all xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
Copying Video from Firewire
https://bergs.biz/blog/2017/01/26/capture-minidv-tapes-via-firewire/
Gift #5 - Stainless Steel Small Openable Pill
Gift #4 - Aventree TC417
Gift #3 - Yubikey
Gift #2 - HiFi Audio Stereo...
2020-12-1500 minThe Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceContainerizing compute driven workloads with Singularity (Interview)We’re talking with Greg Kurtzer, the founder of CentOS, Warewulf, and most recently Singularity — an open source container platform designed to be simple, fast, and secure. Singularity is optimized for enterprise and high-performance computing workloads. What’s interesting is how Singularity allows untrusted users to run untrusted containers in a trusted way. We cover the backstory, Singularity Pro and how they’re not holding the open source community version hostage, as well as how Singularity is being used to containerize and support workflows in artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, and more.
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2019-02-281h 23Changelog InterviewsContainerizing compute driven workloads with SingularityWe’re talking with Greg Kurtzer, the founder of CentOS, Warewulf, and most recently Singularity — an open source container platform designed to be simple, fast, and secure. Singularity is optimized for enterprise and high-performance computing workloads. What’s interesting is how Singularity allows untrusted users to run untrusted containers in a trusted way. We cover the backstory, Singularity Pro and how they’re not holding the open source community version hostage, as well as how Singularity is being used to containerize and support workflows in artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, and more.
Join the discussionChange...
2019-02-281h 23
RCE - Super ComputersRCE 106: SingularityBrock Palen and Jeff Squyres speak with Gregory Kurtzer about Singularity. Singularity allows a non-privileged user to "swap out" the operating system on the host for one they control. So if the host system is running RHEL6 but your application runs in Ubuntu, you can create an Ubuntu image, install your applications into that image, copy the image to another host, and run your application on that host in it's native Ubuntu environment!
Gregory Kurtzer has created many open source initiatives related to HPC namely: Centos Linux, Warewulf, Perceus, and most recently Singularity. Currently Gregory serves as a member of...
2016-09-1500 min