Hostility in the Morning

Hostility Networks

We are five guys setting out to create a podcast of hostile proportions. Within the realm of Information Technology, nothing will be held sacred. Join us bi-weekly as we delve into and rant about everything from our own war stories on the frontlines of tech support to the news of current and upcoming technologies. hostilityinthemorning.substack.com

  1. 10/15/2025

    Current State of Open Source

    Thanks for Listening to Hostility in the Morning! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. This week is all about open-source software. You will hear about our varying degrees of experience and usage of different open-source projects, as well as our take on how they stack up to some of their paid counterparts. We will also touch on what you can expect if you decide to go with one of these kinds of solutions, as well as where we think the world of open source is going in the future. Resources The Good: * OS Market Share: https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america (Linux hit 5% in June/July) * Debian 13 Released and it’s awesome. * Major YouTubers are switching to Linux. * Emacs 30.1 released this year * Neovim 0.11.0 released this year The Bad: * (Open Source funding sucks.) * “Politics” has infiltrated most of the mainline Open Source projects and ruined some of them. The Ugly: * Has Microsoft started back down the ‘Extinguish’ path after embracing and extending for the last decade? (Github CEO leaves) * Android is locking down more. * Google faces 0 repercussions after the monopoly trial. * AI is almost past the hype cycle and reality is about to pimp slap a few too many people. * 2025 Metrics * 2025 State of Open Source Insights | OpenLogic * OST savings is the top motivator—chosen by 53%, up from 37% in 2024 * Open Source Software Report 2025 * A striking 96% of organizations have either maintained or increased OSS usage in the past year; 26% reported significant increases—especially among large enterprises (34% of those with 5,000+ employees) * Factors driving the wider adoptions are cost, AI, reduce vendor lock, and modernization. * Current State resource: * The State of Open Source in 2025 • The Register * Insights: * Open Source Trends and Predictions 2025 From Industry Insiders Visit us at hostilityinthemorning.com for links to our Substack, YouTube Channel, and social media. You can also get to us at info@hostilityinthemorning.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hostilityinthemorning.substack.com

    1h 7m
  2. 09/16/2025

    IT Necromancy

    Thanks for listening to Hostility in the Morning! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. Have you ever wondered if the technology you use day in and day out can do more than what it's designed for? Have you ever experienced a piece of tech that appears to die a horrible death, only for an IT pro/your techy friend to swoop in and work some kind of black magic to bring it back? Well today we will be discussing some of our experience with these very scenarios. We'll tell stories of our own experiences as well as tales of crazy experiments others have performed that will leave you asking "why?". So grab a snack and enjoy this weeks episode of Hostility in the Morning as we talk about "IT Necromancy". Sources and Links: -Running modern apps on XP: -Running Docker/A Server off of an Android Phone: https://medium.com/@kumargaurav.pandey/docker-on-mobile-that-too -without-root-how-7b0848833c42 -Linux running in a PDF: https://github.com/ading2210/linuxpdf -The Floppotron: -Computer Necromancy: https://forum.level1techs.com/t/computer-necromancy/104614 -Crazy Excel Stuff: https://excelunusual.com/coaster/ -Linux in Google Drive: https://www.osnews.com/story/140111/booting-linux-off-of-google-drive/ -DOOM in Excel: GitHub - Pranshul-Thakur/DOOM-in-excel: doom 64 which runs on excel Visit us at hostilityinthemorning.com for links to our Substack, YouTube Channel, and social media. You can also get to us at info@hostilityinthemorning.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hostilityinthemorning.substack.com

    54 min

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We are five guys setting out to create a podcast of hostile proportions. Within the realm of Information Technology, nothing will be held sacred. Join us bi-weekly as we delve into and rant about everything from our own war stories on the frontlines of tech support to the news of current and upcoming technologies. hostilityinthemorning.substack.com