Erik Lietz, PE from Oakridge Engineering joins the Ask Noah Show this hour to discuss running an an engineering firm on Linux! Does it work perfectly? Does Linux leave something to be desired? We dig deep and discuss the merits of running a business on Open Source!-- During The Show --Ask UbuntuNo one uses SCSI or IDE todayLinux Kernel Blocks ATA Pass Through on USB Segate DrivesNoah and Steve's external drive methodsTry installing kio-fuse & kdenetwork-filesharing packagesPerformance is not the reason for open source firmwareOpen source firmware provides longer updates and more featuresDecentralizedWe agree what has valueNot controlled by governmentBlockchain TechOpen Streetmap Forum Link 1Open Streetmap Forum Link 2Reddit GeocachingOSMAndOSMAndOSMAnd GithubOSMAnd FdroidOpen Streetmap Wiki AndroidOpen Streetmap Wiki Android App ComparisonYouTube LanCache Tutorial 1YouTube LanCache Tutorial 2YouTube Steam Cache ServerCache can helpUpgraded Network may notGarmin inReach MiniZoleo Satellite CommunicatorSomwearPhoneTrack NextcloudPhoneTrack Fdroid PackageGPS Tagged Photos + Nextcloud MapsOpen Source Robotics 10th BirthdayAccess Denied AWS ToolMangoPi Computer-on-a-moduleParrot OS 5 ReleasedGnome 42 ReleasedIt's FossIt's Foss Clear LinuxFeren OS 2022.03 ReleasedDebian Bullseye 11.3 ReleasedContinued "Protestware" FalloutWiredSecurity BoulevardFortuneHive Ransomeware Converted to RustFutureAI Brian Simulator IIWiSE-FT AlgorithmBMW Group SORDIGreen Car CongressMetrologoyErik Lietz, President of Oakridge Engineering (Mondovi Wisconsin)Tell me about your Engineering WorkWhat is there to Engineer on a Farm?What technology and tools are you using?When did you get interested in open source and Linux?What made you move your entire firm to Linux?Roll Out PlanHow did the Roll out go?Working through the papercutsTalk about why you wanted everything self hosted?GPU passthrough setupGPU passthrough challengesYouTube LinkGitLabX1 Extreme Gen2Future Plans-- The Extra Credit Section --For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard!This Episode's Podcast DashboardPhone Systems for Ask Noah provided by VoxtelesysJoin us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix-- Stay In Touch --Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah DashboardNeed more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed TechnologiesContact Noah live [at] asknoahshow.com-- Twitter --Noah - KernellinuxAsk Noah ShowAltispeed Technologies