Talos Linux Vendor Lock-In: Five Questions, Run on My Own Nodes
Talos Linux is MPL-2.0 and Sidero can't relicense it alone. The vendor risk sits in the defaults, the BSL code around the core, and a team Yardi bought on 14 September.
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Your Dependency's Business Model Is Part of Your Threat Model
Portainer froze its free edition this month. HashiCorp did it to Vault in 2023, MinIO did it in four steps without touching the licence. Thirty-six dated cases, what each one cost, and five questions to score your own stack.
KVM/QEMU Scripts and Aliases: Making Virtualization Actually Usable
Practical shell scripts and aliases for daily KVM/QEMU/libvirt usage. Quick VM creation, snapshots, and management without remembering arcane commands.
Infrastructure as Code for People Who Need to Understand
Why Infrastructure as Code appeals to people who need to understand systems. Making the implicit explicit, and why that matters for control and sovereignty.
Backup Strategy for Your Homelab: The 3-2-1 Rule in Practice
Implement a solid backup strategy for your homelab using the 3-2-1 rule. Practical guide with Restic, Velero, and offsite backup options.