# Ep 227: Open Source Software, Decoupling Caps, DIY VR

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2023-07-14
- Length: 1h 01m
- Episode: 227
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-07-14-ep-227-open-source-software-decoupling-caps-diy-vr
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-227-open-source-software-decoupling-caps-diy-vr

## Summary

Hosts Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi discuss the Red Hat GPL controversy and the subsequent fork by SUSE Linux, followed by a deep dive into hardware hacks including a DIY VR headset by Dragon Skyrunner and a solar-powered speaker by Jamie Matthews. They also cover the open-source reverse engineering of low-cost thermal cameras, the DisplayPort protocol, and the history of the nuclear-powered Savannah ship.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-07-14-ep-227-open-source-software-decoupling-caps-diy-vr#t=1) Introduction and Red Hat GPL Controversy
- [2:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-07-14-ep-227-open-source-software-decoupling-caps-diy-vr#t=151) SUSE Fork and Adobe Alternative Software
- [5:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-07-14-ep-227-open-source-software-decoupling-caps-diy-vr#t=357) Decoupling Capacitors and MLCCs
- [18:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-07-14-ep-227-open-source-software-decoupling-caps-diy-vr#t=1105) Dragon Skyrunner's DIY VR Headset
- [24:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-07-14-ep-227-open-source-software-decoupling-caps-diy-vr#t=1495) Open Source Thermal Camera Tools
- [30:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-07-14-ep-227-open-source-software-decoupling-caps-diy-vr#t=1805) Jamie Matthews' Solar-Powered Speaker
- [35:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-07-14-ep-227-open-source-software-decoupling-caps-diy-vr#t=2103) Intercepting Military Satellite Data
- [40:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-07-14-ep-227-open-source-software-decoupling-caps-diy-vr#t=2448) Quick Hacks: Clocks, Repair Logo, and Suck
- [46:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-07-14-ep-227-open-source-software-decoupling-caps-diy-vr#t=2806) DisplayPort Protocol Deep Dive
- [50:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-07-14-ep-227-open-source-software-decoupling-caps-diy-vr#t=3017) The Nuclear Ship Savannah

## Topics

- [Open-source hardware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/open-source-hardware)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Red Hat (company)
- SUSE Linux (company)
- Oracle (company)
- Adobe (company)
- GIMP (product)
- Inkscape (product)
- Dragon Skyrunner (other)
- Jamie Matthews (other)
- DisplayPort (other)
- HDMI (other)
- Savannah (product)
- RTL-SDR (tool)
- FFmpeg (tool)
- Raspberry Pi (product)
- OpenSCAD (tool)

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- [Spacing Out On Space - Dave's Dongle Designing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-05-07-spacing-out-on-space-daves-dongle-designing) (The Amp Hour)
- [057 - I Did Not Expect Sharks!](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2022-05-09-057-i-did-not-expect-sharks) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)
- [025 - Opaque Magisterium](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2019-08-14-025-opaque-magisterium) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)
- [Shonky Stiver Stultiloquence](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-08-09-shonky-stiver-stultiloquence) (The Amp Hour)

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