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SHOW NOTES ►► destinationlinux.net/371
Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:38 Community Feedback
00:11:09 Sponsored by Kolide
00:12:18 Red Hat Summit and lots of AI
00:40:14 Sponsored by LINBIT
00:41:31 Nvidia is suggesting use of open source drivers for GPUs
00:50:15 Gaming: Parkour Legends
00:55:34 Software Spotlight: Audio Sharing
01:01:18 Update on our Nextcloud experiment
01:18:58 Outro
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Links:
- Red Hat Summit
- redhat.com/en/summit
- redhat.com/en/blog/open-source-and-ais-future-importance-democratization-sustainability-and-trust
- redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-reimagines-enterprise-linux-ai-future-image-mode-red-hat-enterprise-linux
- redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-infuses-generative-ai-across-hybrid-cloud-portfolio-red-hat-lightspeed
- venturebeat.com/ai/red-hat-unveils-rhel-ai-and-instructlab-to-democratize-enterprise-ai
- cio.com/article/2098573/red-hat-seeks-to-shrink-it-skills-gap-with-lightspeed-gen-ai.html
- Nvidia suggesting use of open source drivers for GPUs
- phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-R560-Open-Default
- forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/unix-graphics-feature-deprecation-schedule/60588
- Audio Sharing (Software Spotlight)
- flathub.org/apps/de.haeckerfelix.AudioSharing
- Nextcloud
- nextcloud.com
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#Linux #OpenSource #Podcast
Sponsored by Kolide: If a device isn't secure, it can't access your apps. It's device trust for Okta. Visit destinationlinux.net/kolide to learn more and watch a demo.
Sponsored by LINBIT: Visit destinationlinux.net/linbit to learn how LINBIT’s OSS, based on DRBD® and LINSTOR®, can be used for Kubernetes, CloudStack, OpenNebula, and more.
Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store
SHOW NOTES ►► destinationlinux.net/371
Hosted by:
Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com
Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com
---
SHOW NOTES ►► destinationlinux.net/371
Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:38 Community Feedback
00:11:09 Sponsored by Kolide
00:12:18 Red Hat Summit and lots of AI
00:40:14 Sponsored by LINBIT
00:41:31 Nvidia is suggesting use of open source drivers for GPUs
00:50:15 Gaming: Parkour Legends
00:55:34 Software Spotlight: Audio Sharing
01:01:18 Update on our Nextcloud experiment
01:18:58 Outro
---
Links:
- Red Hat Summit
- redhat.com/en/summit
- redhat.com/en/blog/open-source-and-ais-future-importance-democratization-sustainability-and-trust
- redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-reimagines-enterprise-linux-ai-future-image-mode-red-hat-enterprise-linux
- redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-infuses-generative-ai-across-hybrid-cloud-portfolio-red-hat-lightspeed
- venturebeat.com/ai/red-hat-unveils-rhel-ai-and-instructlab-to-democratize-enterprise-ai
- cio.com/article/2098573/red-hat-seeks-to-shrink-it-skills-gap-with-lightspeed-gen-ai.html
- Nvidia suggesting use of open source drivers for GPUs
- phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-R560-Open-Default
- forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/unix-graphics-feature-deprecation-schedule/60588
- Audio Sharing (Software Spotlight)
- flathub.org/apps/de.haeckerfelix.AudioSharing
- Nextcloud
- nextcloud.com
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#Linux #OpenSource #Podcast








![Interview with John Overton of Kove, Software Defined Memory
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Sponsored by Sandfly Security: the revolutionary agentless platform designed for Linux. Visit https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly to experience security thats not just effective but gives you peace of mind. No agents. No downtime. Just cutting-edge protection.
In this episode of Destination Linux, we interview the founder of Kove, Dr. John Overton, about the journey from co-inventing distributed hash tables that powered the early cloud to his latest breakthrough Kove:SDM, a Software Defined Memory system that literally lets servers download more RAM. Overton dives into the open source ethos that shaped his career. If you’re passionate about Linux, composable infrastructure, or tech that bends the laws of physics, this conversation is a must watch.
SHOW NOTES ►► https://destinationlinux.net/430
Forum Discussion Thread ►► https://destinationlinux.net/forum
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Links:
- https://kove.com/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_hash_table
SHOW NOTES ►► https://destinationlinux.net/430
Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:21 Why we turned a 3-minute booth chat into a full interview
00:02:40 John Overton of Kove
00:03:48 Early career & inventing distributed hash tables
00:16:10 Foundational tech that made todays cloud possible
00:24:56 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]
00:26:48 Johns take on AI
00:39:52 The birth of Kove SDM – why it started
01:03:16 Making download more RAM real – memory-pool magic
01:17:40 Kove SDM vs. Compute Express Link (CXL)
01:24:54 What are there new challenges in computing you’re excited to tackle?
01:35:39 Lightning round – guilty pleasures, movies & more
01:40:03 Outro
#Linux #OpenSource #Podcast Interview with John Overton of Kove, Software Defined Memory](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/viTzTFszR_Q/mqdefault.jpg)

