Positivity, Linux, FOSS and potting sheds – Tech Wire Asia

In conversation with Nick Mailer, founder of The Positive Internet Company, a company thats been in the free and open-source camp ever since its start. We discuss why every desktops a Linux desktop, how the potting shed mentality of the British psyche led to ARMs world domination, and the fact that Positives green credentials are usually an afterthought for many of its clients, but a central tenet of the company.

When it was founded, Positive Internet decided that open source software was the way to go. More than 20 years later, they seem to have been right about that particular choice (although Nicks love of Perl and Vim may be more debatable). The company was founded in the same year a certain American startup opened shop, though Google has, it has to be mentioned, taken a rather different trajectory.

With land dedicated to rewilding projects and a data center in the fenlands of Cambridgeshire (where wind power is pretty much unlimited), Positive Internet now has a global reach, with international offices and clients (including a one R. Stallman Esq.) all over the world. We spent an hour with Nick chewing the fat; this podcast is just some of the conversations many highlights. Enjoy!

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Joe Green is a writer based in Bristol, UK. He bought his first Mac and dial-up modem in 1992 and has worked in the tech industry since 2000. He writes for a variety of publications and specialises in networking, business process management systems and databases.

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