Podcasts

Podcasting is a Web-based method of listening to audio files on your computer or mobile device (e.g., iPod). Podcasts are just another name for MP3 files that involve speech rather than music. Black Duck Software offers a number of educational podcasts on various topics. These podcasts can be accessed below.

How to listen to a podcast

Please select a podcast from the list below:

Avoiding Pitfalls of Open Source Software Reuse

Open source is the foundation of today's gift economy, but have you checked everything that comes inside those packages? Black Duck Software helped one company find and remove a surprising payload from such open source code before it could pop up on customers' screens.

Find out what they found in this interview with Black Duck CEO and President Doug Levin and Black Duck customer and advisor Jothy Rosenberg. Doug also gives his perspective on Microsoft's recent series of agreements with Linux distribution vendors such as Novell and Linspire.

Download the Podcast (22 mins)

The skinny on GNU GPLv3 - New!

Doug Levin, CEO of Black Duck Software, talks with Network World's Jason Meserve about The Free Software Foundation's GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3), what it means for software developers and clears up some of the confusion over licensing terms.

Listen to the Podcast (15 mins)

Software Developers Podcast

Part 1 of 3. Doug Levin, CEO of Black Duck Software and Bernard Golden, CEO of Navica and author of "Succeeding with Open Source," sit down to discuss how open source affects software developers including:

• Adoption rate of open source within software development
• The various stages of open source adoption
• Future of open source
• GPL3

Download the Podcast (24 mins)

Attorneys Podcast

Part 2 of 3. Doug Levin, CEO of Black Duck Software and Bernard Golden, CEO of Navica and author of "Succeeding with Open Source," sit down to discuss how open source affects attorneys, including:

• Legal issues in open source software development
• How and when attorneys should be involved in an open source software development process
• Steps attorneys should take during technical due diligence in a merger or acquisition 

Download the Podcast  (8 mins)

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Business and Enterprise Podcast

Part 3 of 3. Doug Levin, CEO of Black Duck Software and Bernard Golden, CEO of Navica and author of "Succeeding with Open Source," sit down to discuss the benefits and risks of using open source in business and enterprise organizations, including:

• The business issues of using open source and proprietary software in an enterprise industry 
• Benefits of using open source for both small and large companies
• How does open source impact the bottom line?

Download the Podcast  (12 mins)

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How to listen to a Podcast

To listen to a podcast, click on the link on the podcast download page. For most people, this will either open your default MP3 player or, if you have QuickTime installed, the MP3 will begin playing directly in your internet browser. Depending on your internet browser, some podcasts may take a few seconds to load up and start playing.

If you would prefer to download the podcast to listen to later, right-click (Windows) or control-click (Mac) to download the MP3 file to your computer's hard drive. From here, it can be transferred to a mobile device.