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.
Sovereignty
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.
Linux Is for Everyone: Why This Blog Now Welcomes Beginners Too
This blog is expanding beyond platform engineering to help Linux beginners. A level taxonomy and a trimmed tag cloud help you find content at your level, from first install to production clusters.
Data Poisoning: Reclaiming Your Privacy Through Offence
When opting out of data collection isn't enough, data poisoning turns surveillance against itself. A practical guide to offensive privacy techniques.
Quantum-safe GPG identity with multiple aliases
Your GPG identity is one of the few things AI cannot fake. One offline master, three aliases, post-quantum encryption, layered backups.