The Kernel, with Obsidian In this episode, we sit down with Karl Fischer and Bennie Kahler-Venter to unpack how open source rewired the enterprise — from a risky alternative in the 80s to the foundation of modern innovation.

This isn’t a vendor pitch. It’s an honest conversation about experimentation, trust, and why enterprises started building in open sandboxes instead of locked boxes. We explore how open source enables scale, security, and speed, what Red Hat actually means in an enterprise context, and where AI and automation are quietly changing the rules again. If you’ve ever wondered why open source keeps showing up in the most critical systems… or why some leaders still hesitate to embrace it… this episode explains the shift.

Welcome back to The Kernel — let’s get to the root of it.