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'''FLOSS Weekly''' is a ] (]) themed netcast from the TWiT Network.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly| title = FLOSS Weekly| access-date = 2021-08-24}}</ref> The show premiered on April 7, 2006, and features interviews with prominent guests from the free software/open source community.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Riley|first=Sean|last2=July 2|first2=Business News Daily Contributing Writer|last3=2018|title=Best Podcasts for IT Pros|url=https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/10894-best-podcasts-for-it-professionals.html|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Business News Daily}}</ref> It was originally hosted by ]; his cohost for the first seventeen episodes was ] and subsequently ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=comments|first=14 Mar 2016 Jason van Gumster Feed 383up 11|title=15 podcasts for FOSS fans|url=https://opensource.com/life/16/3/open-source-podcasts|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Opensource.com|language=en}}</ref> In May 2010, Schwartz took over from Laporte as lead host. May 2020 saw ] take over the host role in episode 578.


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Many influential people from the free and open-source community have appeared on the show, including ], ], ], ], ],<ref name="cnet-on-tim-oreilly-interview"> news.cent.com, Last verified 2010-01-22</ref> ], ], and ]. Show topics are wide in variety, and have for example included ],<ref name="zfs-on-floss-weekly">. Jim Grisanzio, blogs.sun.com, Last verified 2010-01-18.</ref> Mifos,<ref name="mifos-on-floss-weekly"> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090518033525/http://www.mifos.org/about/news-resources/releases/floss/ |date=2009-05-18 }}. mifos.org, Last verified 2010-01-18.</ref> ],<ref name="asterisk-featured-on-floss-weekly">. community.spiceworks.com, Last verified 2010-01-18.</ref> and the ] Open Source Lab.<ref name="sheltren-floss-weekly-interview"> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716053522/http://sheltren.com/flossweekly |date=2011-07-16 }}. Jeff Sheltren, sheltren.com, Last verified 2010-01-18.</ref>

==History==
FLOSS Weekly was started by ], who runs the ] ] network, and ], now the open source program manager at ]. ] is an acronym for ]. The show was intended to be a weekly ] with the biggest names and influences in open source software. Episode one of ''FLOSS Weekly'' appeared on April 7, 2006.

Towards the end of 2006, episodes began to appear less frequently, dropping to a monthly basis. DiBona's newborn baby and commitments at Google were cited as reasons for the show's stagnation, and on the seventeenth episode, Laporte appealed for other co-hosts to share the burden.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly/episodes/17| title = FLOSS Weekly Episode 17| access-date = 2021-08-24| author = Leo Laporte| author-link = Leo Laporte| date = 2007-03-21| work = FLOSS Weekly| publisher = TWiT.tv}}</ref> This was DiBona's final appearance on the show as the host. He returned as a guest for the show's 100th episode.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly/episodes/100| title = FLOSS Weekly Episode 100| access-date = 2021-08-24| author = Leo Laporte| author-link = Leo Laporte| date = 2009-12-17| work = FLOSS Weekly| publisher = TWiT.tv}}</ref>

The show went on an unannounced three-month hiatus, re-appearing on July 20, 2007, with a new co-host, ],<ref>{{cite web| url=https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly/episodes/18| title = FLOSS Weekly Episode 18| access-date = 2021-08-24| author = Leo Laporte| author-link = Leo Laporte| date = 2007-06-20| work = FLOSS Weekly| publisher = TWiT.tv}}</ref> who had previously appeared on the show as a guest. Schwartz has since taken over organizing guests for the show, and has restored the show to a predominantly weekly schedule (with occasional gaps from scheduling conflicts or last minute cancellations). Starting with episode 69, ] was a somewhat regular co-host, even filling in for Randal when Randal wasn't available.

The show was nominated for the 2009 ] in the Technology/Science category.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.podcastawards.com/ |title=2009 Podcast Awards |access-date=2009-11-21 |author=Podcast Awards |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527093834/http://www.podcastawards.com/ |archive-date=2014-05-27 }}</ref>

In May 2010, the show began publishing a video feed (along with many of the rest of the TWiT network shows), and moved to an earlier recording time. As a result of the new recording time, Leo Laporte stepped down as the lead host, and Jono Bacon could no longer regularly co-host. Randal Schwartz was and now ] is supported by a rotating panel of co-hosts, selected on the basis of availability and appropriateness for the guest.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lunduke|first=Bryan|date=2013-02-27|title=9 Linux podcasts you should follow|url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/2224180/9-linux-podcasts-you-should-follow.html|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Network World|language=en}}</ref> The list includes Aaron Newcomb, Dan Lynch, ], Jonathan Bennett and Shawn Powers and has previously included Guillermo Amaral, Gareth Greenaway, Joe Brockmeier and Randi Harper.

==Format==
Most episodes feature the primary developer or developers of a particular open source software project. The show is an open discussion, with the host and co-host asking questions about the nature of the project. Typically, the interviewers will ask the guests about the history of the project, and its development model (such as which ] it is written in, which ] is used, and what development environment the author uses). Some shows, such as the interviews with ] and ], are not specific to an open source project, and feature more general topics, such as the philosophy of free and open-source software. Shows begin and end with a brief discussion between the hosts, before and after calling the guest. Often the guests are interviewed via ], with Laporte's staff at ] being responsible for the audio recording and production. FLOSS Weekly has been supported by advertising and donations. In October 2006, FLOSS Weekly had 31,661 downloads of episode 14.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://twit.tv/posts/inside-twit/october-numbers| title = October Numbers| access-date = 2021-08-24| author = Leo Laporte| author-link = Leo Laporte| date = 2006-11-20| work = Inside TWiT| publisher = TWiT.tv| quote = FLOSS Weekly 14 31,661| archive-url = https://archive.is/20120913060819/http://www.twit.tv/2006/11/20/october_numbers| archive-date = 2012-09-13| url-status = live}}</ref>

==See also==
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly}}

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