A little time jump into the past when Christoph Roland and Harald Kuck ported SAP software stack to Linux. In this episode, host Karsten Hohage speaks with Christoph Roland (former SAP) and Harald Kuck (SAP) about the past – when they both ported SAP software stack to Linux back in the 90s. Today Linux provides an open-source-based operating system infrastructure for SAP solutions. In the podcast Christoph and Harald share anecdotes and insides from the very beginning of Open Source and SAP. Guests: Christoph Rohland Chrstoph Rohland discovered Linux at university in early 1993 and was convinced that Linux it had a great future. He joined SAP in 1994 where he started in the support organization, but soon joined Harald’s development team. Christoph took care of SAP’s network library – and ported the SAP stack to Linux. He then founded the SAP LinuxLab. Later he took on several management roles. He left SAP in 2008 to pursue other opportunities. GitHub: https://github.com/hcrohland Harald Kuck Harald Kuck led SAP’s ABAP Platform unit until March 2024 and is now retiring. He started his career at Siemens and Karlsruhe University, before joining SAP in 1989, where he was part of the team implementing the R/3 kernel in C. Since then, Harald has founded several SAP technology development teams, including the SAP JVM team in the Java space or the Steampunk team in the ABAP space. One of the highlights of his 38-year career was initiating SAP’s move to Linux and open source, together with Christoph, in 1999. Show Notes: SAP Open Source Program Office SAP Open Source at SAP Community SAP Open Source on X (Twitter) Email us: ospo@sap.com Try out an open-source podcast player – find a list here (list not maintained by SAP) Additional Downloads Download the transcript as PDF file Host: Karsten Hohage – Product Expert in Technology and Innovation (T&I) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karsten-hohage-0180312/ The post SAP R3 Port to Linux first appeared on The Open Source Way.

What is CAP Operator, what are its main features, and how does it function? In this episode, host Karsten Hohage speaks with Sathyajith Krishnan (SAP) and Pavan Nayak (SAP) about CAP Operator – which deploys and manages the lifecycle of multi-tenant SAP Cloud Application Programming Model applications and related components, based on SAP BTP golden path, within a Kubernetes cluster. Sathyajith and Pavan explain the main features of CAP Operator and share an overview of the major automation steps handled by CAP Operator during the deployment of the application. The conversation also covers the operator’s evolution from an internal solution to an open-source resource, the foundational knowledge needed for users, and future enhancements planned for better integration and community engagement. Guests: Sathyajith Krishnan is a Development Architect focused on building platform components which enable ease of consumption as well as access to the latest technologies for developers building business applications. For the past 16 years he has worked as part of product development teams as well as Customer specific implementation projects at SAP which has helped him gain unique perspectives on how to develop platform capabilities for both internal development teams as well as the external ecosystem. GitHub: https://github.com/skrishnan-sap/ Pavan Nayak is an architect in the Cloud ERP area with 17 years of experience across different projects at SAP. Perhaps this may be of interest to Open Source Way listeners: Pavan was also part of UI5 within SAP and has interest in several Open Source projects in his private life outside SAP, most prominently the custom ROM scene with AOSP (esp. LineageOS). GitHub: https://github.com/Pavan-SAP Show Notes: Links SAP Cloud Application Programming Model (CAP): https://cap.cloud.sap CAP Operator GitHub: https://github.com/SAP/cap-operator CAP SAP Community page: https://pages.community.sap.com/topics/cloud-application-programming SAP Open Source Program Office SAP Open Source at SAP Community SAP Open Source Twitter Email us: ospo@sap.com Additional Downloads Download transcript as PDF file Host: Karsten Hohage – Product Expert in Technology and Innovation (T&I) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karsten-hohage-0180312/ The post CAP Operator first appeared on The Open Source Way.

In this episode, host Karsten Hohage speaks with Florian Wilhelm (SAP) about Project Garden Linux – a lightweight, secure Linux distribution optimized for cloud-native environments and container workloads, offering minimal footprint and high performance. Florian also explains what the ‘new Linux’ is, why it’s needed and why the new Linux is of interest for open source, the community and for SAP. Guest: Florian Wilhelm Florian is a senior software developer with a passion for Linux and Free Open-Source Software. He worked on Java-based projects before joining SAP in Potsdam in 2017 where he contributed to multiple projects, most notably the SAP Cloud SDK and Project ‘Piper’. He joined the project ‘Garden Linux’ team fulltime in 2024 after he got to know the team while doing a fellowship where he implemented a proof of concept for safe in-place upgrades using OSTree in Garden Linux. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fwilhe/ GitHub: https://github.com/fwilhe Show Notes: Garden Linux on GitHub: https://github.com/gardenlinux Blog post series on OSTree Proof of Concept for Garden Linux: https://blogs.sap.com/2023/07/10/making-an-immutable-image-based-operating-system-out-of-garden-linux/ Getting started with the Garden Linux Builder: https://github.com/gardenlinux/builder/blob/main/docs/getting_started.md Garden Linux docs for developers and admins: https://github.com/gardenlinux/gardenlinux/blob/main/docs/README.md Florian’s GitHub profile: https://github.com/fwilhe Florian’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fwilhe SAP Open Source Program OfficeSAP Open Source at SAP Community    SAP Open Source Twitter (@sapopensource) e-mail – ospo@sap.com    Try out an open-source podcast player – find a list here (list not maintained by SAP) Hosted by Karsten Hohage – Product Expert in Technology and Innovation (T&I) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karsten-hohage-0180312/ The post Garden Linux first appeared on The Open Source Way.

Experts Mirko Boehm, Mike Milinkovich, and Sebastian Wolf discuss the EU Cyber Resilience Act's impact on open source software and technology regulations in the European market. Topics include secure software development, supply chain security, and the alignment of industry interests with open source communities under the CRA.

Introducing abapGit – an open source Git client. In this Podcast episode, we explain and discuss what abapGit is, how it works, what it’s needed for, and how it can be used. In this episode, host Karsten Hohage speaks with Michael Schneider and Marc Bernard about abapGit – an open source Git client developed for the ABAP server to import and export objects between ABAP systems. In the discussion, Marc explains the basics of abapGit, and how it works. He also shares what abapGit is needed for, and how it can be used. Michael gives us some insights about SAP’s involvement in the development of abapGit and invites the listeners to explore more ABAP open source projects. Guests: Michael Schneider For over ten years, Michael has held the product owner role, handling various topics related to ABAP developer tools. Previously, he was a developer in the same field and was part of the pioneering team that built ABAP development tools in Eclipse. He is responsible for various tools in this area, including the ABAP class editor. More recently, he and his team launched and are actively maintaining two open source repositories focusing on ABAP file formats. GitHub-Link: https://github.com/schneidermic0 Marc Bernard Marc Bernard is a distinguished technology architect with a rich history at SAP as a Sr. Chief Architect, specializing in in-memory computing and data warehousing. His strategic vision contributed significantly to SAP HANA and BW/4HANA’s success, earning him a reputation as a trusted advisor for SAP customers. In 2019, Marc founded Marc Bernard Tools, focusing on pioneering ABAP open source tools. He’s a lead maintainer for abapGit and contributes to ABAP and JavaScript open source projects, demonstrating his unwavering commitment to the tech community. Marc is a recognized speaker at industry events and is set to present at ABAPConf in June 2024. Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcfbe LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/marcfbe GitHub-Link: https://github.com/mbtools Show Notes: Links abapGit – A git client for ABAP developed in ABAP GitHub – abapGit/abapGit: Git client for ABAP GitHub – ABAP file format repository Working with abapGit | SAP Help Portal ABAPConf Europe 2024 SAP Open Source Program Office SAP Open Source at SAP Community SAP Open Source Twitter (@sapopensource) e-mail – ospo@sap.com Try out an open source podcast player (list not maintained by SAP) Additional Downloads Download the transcript as PDF-file Hosted by Karsten Hohage – Product Expert in Technology and Innovation (T&I) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karsten-hohage-0180312/ The post abapGit first appeared on The Open Source Way.

In this episode, host Karsten Hohage discusses the European Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) with Mirko Boehm, Mike Milinkovich, and Sebastian Wolf. Our guests explain what the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is and why it is important to virtually everyone in the EU and anyone who wants to do business in the European market. What has the journey of the CRA been until now, and what are the next steps in the evolution of CRA? How will the CRA impact the consumption and contribution of Open Source Software? Guests: Mike Milinkovich Mike Milinkovich is a seasoned technology executive with a wealth of experience in leading open source software organizations. For the past 20 years, Mike has served as the Executive Director of the Eclipse Foundation, where he has played a pivotal role in driving innovation and fostering industry collaboration within the Eclipse community. Mike has served on the boards of Open Source Initiative, the Java Community Process, and the OpenJDK community where he championed industry adoption of open-source technologies and standards. LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemilinkovich/ Twitter / X – https://twitter.com/mmilinkov Mirko Bohm Mirko Boehm is a prominent figure in the open-source software community, known for his expertise in software development, leadership, and advocacy. He is currently working as Senior Director, Community Development, Linux Foundation Europe. As a seasoned technologist and entrepreneur, he has held leadership roles in both technical and managerial capacities, demonstrating a unique blend of technical acumen and strategic thinking. Mirko is passionate about fostering collaboration and innovation within the open-source ecosystem, and he is actively involved in promoting the principles of openness, transparency, and community-driven development. LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirkoboehm/ Twitter / X –  https://twitter.com/mirkoboehm Sebastian Wolf Sebastian is a development architect and has worked for the SAP OSPO since the beginning of 2020. He first joined SAP in 2003 as a student and has since worked in several development positions at, for example, SAP SRM, ABAP Development Tools, the SAP Community Network, and Central Architecture. He was engaged at the Corona-Warn-App project as a community manager from the very beginning and is now coordinating open-source consumption topics in the SAP OSPO. Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ygriega GitHub: https://github.com/Wunderfitz Show Notes: Links https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/cyber-resilience-act https://www.eclipse.org/ https://linuxfoundation.eu/ FOSDEM 24 EU Legislative Landscape Devroom: https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/track/eu-policy/ SAP Open Source Program Office SAP Open Source at SAP Community SAP Open Source Twitter (@sapopensource) e-mail – ospo@sap.com Try out an open-source podcast player – find a list here (list not maintained by SAP) Additional Downloads Download the transcript as PDF-file Hosted by Karsten Hohage – Product Expert in Technology and Innovation (T&I) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karsten-hohage-0180312/ The post EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) first appeared on The Open Source Way.

Clare Dillon, an open source advocate, discusses collaborative open-source development at universities. Topics include challenges and benefits of academia-driven approaches, the rise of open research in universities, managing intellectual property, and fostering collaboration for sustainable industry progress.

In this episode, our host talks to Powen Shiah and Mirko Swillus about the Sovereign Tech Fund, which focuses on critical infrastructure in the public interest. They discuss the types of technologies the fund invests in, the criteria for applying, and the importance of maintenance and security updates. The goal is to strengthen innovation, economic competition, and democracy.

Max Mehl and Sebastian Wolf discuss the importance of Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs), including license compliance, export control restrictions, and risk management. They highlight the challenges faced by organizations in implementing SBOMs and the growing significance due to legal requirements and security reasons. The difference between SBOM and SPOD is also explored. Additionally, the podcast covers approaches to SBOM management, including proprietary solutions and open-source tools.

In this episode, our host Karsten Hohage talks to Thomas Barber about project “Foxhound”, an SAP-maintained fork of Firefox (the web browser) that is designed to detect security vulnerabilities in websites. Thomas discusses the history of “Foxhound”, how and why it was created, and its journey to becoming an open-source project. He talks about the importance of the collaborations that made Foxhound successful and about some of the challenges that it has faced along the way. Anyone who wants to get involved in this project is welcome to visit the GitHub page to learn more. Guest: Thomas Barber Thomas’ first experience with software development was at the age of twelve when he programmed the game “Mortal Wombat” in QuickBASIC. Since then, he has worked as an embedded software developer and security expert in the automotive industry, before moving to SAP Security Research in 2019. Thomas’ interests include investigating novel techniques for the detection and automatic prevention of injection vulnerabilities and privacy violations in web applications. Thomas holds a PhD in the field of Physics from the University of Cambridge and has published papers in the fields of Particle Physics, Astronomy, and Computer Science. GitHub: https://github.com/tmbrbr  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-barber-b3965551/ Show Notes: SAP Open Source Program Office SAP Open Source at SAP Community SAP Open Source Twitter (@sapopensource) e-mail: ospo@sap.com Project Foxhound – https://github.com/SAP/project-foxhound SAP Security Research – https://www.sap.com/about/company/innovation/icn.html#research Additional Downloads Download the transcript as PDF-file Hosted by Karsten Hohage – Product Expert in Technology and Innovation (T&I) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karsten-hohage-0180312/ The post Project “Foxhound” – Hunting Cross-Site Scripting on the Web first appeared on The Open Source Way.