Robert Cathey

If you work with open source in finops, whether in development, governance, or tooling, please complete the survey. The results are important for all of us. www.research.net/r/RPPW7S3

"These aren’t hobbyist projects. They are critical infrastructure." openinfra.org/blog/openinf...

"For now, we’re waiting to see if more unicorns make it to exit. With the tech IPO market mostly frozen at the moment, public markets likely won’t be providing returns in the near term." news.crunchbase.com/ma/exits-uni...

5G was supposed to be better than LTE, but ~6 years in, coverage remains spotty, bandwidth remains limited, and connection quality remains intermittent. Why?

"Protecting NATS and the integrity of open source: CNCF’s commitment to the community" www.cncf.io/blog/2025/04... github.com/cncf/toc/iss...

When I hear someone saying they're a vibe programmer.

There's bad open source behavior, and then there's this: www.cncf.io/blog/2025/04...

OpenAI makes AWS look like branding experts.

Thinking maybe this is what vibe government looks like.

"Serena study shows Open Source beats proprietary in funding speed, valuation, and exit success" tech.eu/2025/04/10/s...

Mark Collier taking AI, open infrastructure, and joining forces with the @linuxfoundation.org on @techstronggroup.bsky.social at #kubecon.

@cra.dev thanks the #kubernetes and cloud native community of 1500 maintainers at #kubecon.

Massive crowd at #KubeCon keynotes

What’s this all about? arstechnica.com/security/202...

I know what the extended Berkeley packet filter is and why it matters. This must be some kind of mark that will get PR folk into heaven. Right? Right.

Let’s go! #kubecon

Just arrived in London a few hours ago for #kubecon and I've already learned that imperialism had nothing to do with being a world-class imp. Who knew? #jetlag

Seems quantum computing has been five years away from a big breakthrough for the past 30 years. www.cnbc.com/2025/03/25/g...

Also, why do some security analysts recommend using a VPN, then block VPN packets when you go to their website?

Rule #16 of analyst relations: The data you want is not included in your subscription tier.

In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

I'm looking for my next thing, and I need to move fast. I have several years of experience in developer relations from startups to the enterprise, and I'm particularly skilled at distilling complex topics into something easily understood by newbies and non-technical folks alike, on stage or off. 1/3

My forthcoming book on the history of open source will be titled, "Hope, euphoria, recrimination and bitterness"

Grateful that our only impacts from the storm were torrential rain, inconvenience, and multiple flight rebookings.

OpenStack comes to the Linux Foundation

Just arrived today! @acroll.bsky.social

A significant point not to be lost in the market rally - it’s just autos that’re getting relief. And only for a month. All the rest of the tariffs are still on. (Standard Trump Tariff Disclaimer - hereinafter STTD: all of the above is subject to change without notice)

The horse is still loose in the hospital.

Watching 1923 and gotta say, I’m happy for Timothy Dalton.

New version ships: "StarlingX is a fully-integrated cloud infrastructure platform, which includes core building blocks such as the #Linux kernel, Kubernetes and OpenStack, along with other #opensource components." www.networkworld.com/article/3834... @techjournalist.bsky.social

ExpressVPN gets faster and more secure, thanks to Rust www.zdnet.com/article/expr... by @sjvn.bsky.social via @zdnet.bsky.social Now written in #Rust, ExpressVPN is faster and more secure than ever. #VPN

Tetrate and Bloomberg Release Open Source Envoy AI Gateway, Built on CNCF's Envoy Gateway Project www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

Really getting a lot out of The Sequence on Substack. thesequence.substack.com It's accessible to mildly technical audiences, and it provides useful insights into current trends in AI and ML. Check it out!

This is a real statement put out by the real (interim) U.S. Attorney for D.C. It’s almost impressive just how much it gets so wrong in so few words.

STACKIT, @openinfra.org Silver Member & the cloud, colocation provider of Schwarz Group, has fully embraced digital sovereignty by leveraging #OpenStack, ensuring full control over data storage and processing while adhering to stringent legal requirements superuser.openinfra.org/articles/add...

The #FOSDEM video recording about the #OpenSourceAI Definition by Stefano Maffulli is now live: https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-6724-an-introduction-to-the-open-source-ai-definition/

Which #AI systems pass the @opensource.org Open Source AI definition but *don't release* the training datasets? A dozen were analyzed; those that qualify *do release* them. Did anybody make a list of the exceptions? #OpenSource

There is a need to both maintain existing licensing frameworks and to innovate on novel licensing approaches. https://opensource.org/datagovernance #opensourceai

The declaration that 150 year olds are receiving Social Security benefits is a proof point of why children should not play with matches. Or COBOL.

Does New York Need a Climate Museum?

Trying to get some data on how prevalent the use of AI is in documenting code. Anyone have thoughts, resources, links? Thanks!

Serena Williams!

Congratulations to the United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC) on its launch of UNIQCloud, a state-of-the-art cloud solution designed for the UN system and other international organizations, powered by #OpenStack www.unicc.org/news/2025/01...

Wow... January has already been the longest year ever.

Spacelift named a Digital Innovator by Intellyx: "The Spacelift platform addresses the quintessential platform team challenge: accelerating developer velocity while ensuring secure, reliable, and high-performance infrastructure." www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

I hate having to look at images on social media and *immediately* ask myself, "Is this AI-generated?" Then, I ask myself, "Is this AI is open source?" I'm doomed.

Yoko the swell shark was born in a habitat of all-female sharks who hadn't seen a male in years. The aquarium has two possible explanations — and hopes to get confirmation in the coming months.

stratechery.com/2025/deepsee... An interesting read. I especially enjoyed the part about why DeepSeek is OSS.