Otto Kekäläinen
@ottokekalainen
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Tweets on open source software, technology, business and the environment. Ex-AWS.
Vancouver
Joined December 2010
I had an interesting discussion about software supply-chain security with Josh Bressers in the Open Source Security podcast last week: https://t.co/AdoN4i7ahx
#opensource #security
opensourcesecurity.io
In this episode, Josh and Otto dive into the world of Debian packaging, exploring the challenges of supply chain security and the importance of transparency in open source projects. They discuss...
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🔥 Today we’re excited to announce new funding for `grep` (at a $1.3B valuation) to continue building the foundation of agent observability and text search infrastructure. grep began as a humble UNIX utility in 1973. Since then, it’s evolved—through recursive innovation and the
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@AndresFreundTec This became my second most popular post on HackerNews ever with 114+ upvotes:
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Big shoutout to @AndresFreundTec for spotting the XZ backdoor in March of 2024! 🙌 Curious why Linux distros didn’t catch it? My new post explores how the malicious changes showed up in Debian’s import of the upstream version and if the Debian maintainer could have seen them:
optimizedbyotto.com
The discovery of a backdoor in XZ Utils in the spring of 2024 shocked the open source community, raising critical questions about software supply chain security. This post explores whether better...
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Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) has landed! 📍🐾 Our latest release comes with compatibility enhancements at the silicon level, accessibility upgrades, and a robust security posture that sets the stage for the next LTS. Read more in our press release: https://t.co/kyjkDOOZhH
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COSS on myöntänyt vuoden 2025 #OpenWorldHero -tunnustuksen kirjastoalan #Koha-Suomi Oy:lle avoimuutta edistävästä työstä. Lämpimät onnittelumme! Käy lukemassa aiheesta lisää sivuiltamme: https://t.co/jL3YEiAwJp
#COSSfi #AvoinLähdekoodi #OpenSource
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As an electric car enthusiast for more than 20 years I've seen all the myths come and go, but as battery technology is now so good, the myths have gradually become more an more absurd. I remember with EVs back in the late 90s the two big myths were a fear of running out of
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Awesome to see #Omarchy getting more visibility! 🔥 @fireship_dev's vid https://t.co/dGiUbV0bxe spreading the #Linux desktop to 500k+ viewers is huge! I don't use this distro myself, but I still cheer for anything that helps motivate Windows users to make the switch.
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Tired of wrestling with TLS certs and CAs for your database? MariaDB 11.8's zero-configuration TLS requires no manual setup 🚀 Check out security management tips at https://t.co/a0iA4PGKK7
#MariaDB #DatabaseSecurity #OpenSource
optimizedbyotto.com
Locking down database access is probably the single most important thing for a system administrator or software developer to prevent their application from leaking its data. As MariaDB 11.8 is the...
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"Serverless tier is free forever for experimenting and small development projects" Nice! Gotta try it out
ICYMI: MariaDB Cloud is here. ☁️ A fully managed database-as-a-service that gives you the choice of two powerful architectures: 💪 Provisioned for consistent performance 📈 Serverless for on-demand elastic scale Learn more about this capability, built on the full power of
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I got hooked on browsing @ossalternative 's "Most Popular" list. The list at https://t.co/KPrUFUlvBu is an absolute gem in finding what are the trending state-of-the-art open source programs out there 🔥
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💫 Tune into the new #NextcloudPodcast episode as we are joined by Anna and Michael "Monty" Widenius, the minds behind @mariadb. From where it all started to the unique challenges the project and foundation are navigating today, hear it all firsthand! https://t.co/NNrio9od0m
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Detta behövs i Finland också 👏
🇸🇪 Sweden, ready to take control of your data? Join our Swedish webinar on Aug 28 at 15:00 to learn how to migrate from Microsoft 365 → Nextcloud Hub. ✅ Migration roadmap ✅ Key differences ✅ Live demo 👉 Register now: https://t.co/CJtGSOZtN6
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Seeing @DHH so excited about #Linux on the desktop and building his ultimate #webdeveloper setup https://t.co/wvLqTbkWKR is inspiring! Check out the first 5 minutes of the video on the front page📽️
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Beautiful, Modern & Opinionated Linux by DHH
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Are you contributing to Debian? Check out my best practices for submitting and reviewing Merge Request on Salsa, #Debian's #GitLab instance. https://t.co/tFRFLimN7s
optimizedbyotto.com
Historically the primary way to contribute to Debian has been to email the Debian bug tracker with a code patch. Now that 92% of all Debian source packages are hosted at salsa.debian.org — the GitLab...
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Debian Linux version 13 has been officially released. Let the celebration begun ...
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thread of youtube channels that are underrated. not necessarily small, but underrated 1. alphaphoenix. really deepened my understanding of electrodynamics. by far the biggest channel on this list with nearly 600k subscribers
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