Episode 462: Lifting Code

Software Defined Talk

This week, we discuss Matt Asay accusing OpenTufu of "lifting code" and recap the Google Next '24. announcements. Plus, we share some thoughts on camera placement and offer listeners a chance to get free coffee beans.

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Runner-up Titles

• Hey, I’m VP of Cables, not VP of Hubs.
• Well, I still have meetings.
• The Cote’ Experience
• ClosedTofu
• Our Cloud is Huge(tm)

Rundown

• Matt Asay vs. OpenTofu
  • OpenTofu may be showing us the wrong way to fork
  • OpenTofu vehemently disagrees with any suggestion that it misappropriated
  • Matt Asay Follow up Tweet
  • Bryan Cantrill calls it an extraordinarily serious accusation
  • Adam Jacob says “incendiary claim with no actual facts backing it up. The code looks completely different.
• Google Cloud Next ’24
  • Introducing Google’s new Arm-based CPU
  • Google’s first Arm-based CPU will challenge Microsoft and Amazon in the AI race
  • Welcome to Google Cloud Next ‘24 | Google Cloud Blog
  • Gemini for Google Cloud is here | Google Cloud Blog
  • Google Cloud Next '24 Opening Keynote
  • Google Cloud Next '24 Developer Keynote

Relevant to your Interests

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• OpenStack debuts its first easy-to-upgrade release
• No, Amazon Isn’t Killing Just Walk Out But Rather “Pushing Hard” On It
• Substack Is Setting Writers Up For A Twitter-Style Implosion
• Why WASI Preview 2 Makes WebAssembly Production Ready
• Why Broadcom may set the future of software licensing
• Rust developers at Google twice as productive as C++ teams
• New York City defends AI chatbot that advised entrepreneurs to break laws
• Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators
• The Status of Just Walk Out, TSMC Gets CHIPS Act Grant
• Baldur's Gate 3 Dev Larian's Publishing Director Calls Games Industry Layoffs an 'Avoidable F*ck Up' - IGN
• Access: A New Portal for Managing Internal Authorization
• Android’s upgraded Find My Device network is here
• Gemini 1.5 Makes a Scholarly Connection that Took Me Years to Find
• Android’s upgraded Find My Device network is here
• KKR Weighs Sale or IPO for $15 Billion BMC Software

Nonsense

• Dude Perfect scores $100M+ investment from Highmount Capital
• Costco selling as much as $200M in gold bars per month, Wells Fargo estimates

Listener Feedback

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Conferences

• Open Source Summit North America, Seattle April 16-18. Matt’s speaking.
• NDC Oslo, Coté speaking, June 12th.
• DevOpsDays Amsterdam, June 19-21, 2024, Coté speaking.
• DevOpsDays Birmingham, August 19–21, 2024.

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• Brandon:
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• Matt: Qatar Airlines Stopover Tour
• Coté: Noah Kalina YouTubes (follow-up: he’s three years younger than Coté, so same cultural cohort as theorized.)

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