Logbot (Aug 21 2025 at 18:21): Logbot (Aug 21 2025 at 18:21):The epic show with Adam Jacob has been remastered! Now with full-length video on YouTube. Adam goes solo with Adam Jacob for an epic pod into his journey to get to System Initiative. From SysAdmin at 8 years old, to discovering Linux and working for Mom-and-pop ISPs, to open source changing his life and starting Opscode and building Chef. Buckle up and enjoy. :link: https://changelog.fm/655
| Ch | Start | Title | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 00:00 | This week on The Changelog | 00:47 |
| 02 | 00:47 | Sponsor: Depot | 02:12 |
| 03 | 03:03 | Start the show! | 00:50 |
| 04 | 03:53 | SysAdmin at 8?! | 06:58 |
| 05 | 10:51 | From hobby to career | 08:22 |
| 06 | 19:13 | Starting at mom-and-pop ISPs | 09:01 |
| 07 | 28:14 | Linux by doing | 04:10 |
| 08 | 32:24 | The ISP stack | 05:50 |
| 09 | 38:13 | Sponsor: Auth0 | 01:29 |
| 10 | 39:43 | Open source started the fire | 06:56 |
| 11 | 46:38 | From HJK to Opscode/Chef | 06:57 |
| 12 | 53:35 | RIP Ezra Zygmuntowicz | 02:23 |
| 13 | 55:58 | You must pay me | 03:40 |
| 14 | 59:38 | Chef was 100% influenced by Puppet | 04:02 |
| 15 | 1:03:40 | Opscode to Chef | 01:59 |
| 16 | 1:05:38 | The Billion dollar pitch | 00:59 |
| 17 | 1:06:38 | $2.5M to launch | 03:01 |
| 18 | 1:09:39 | Chef-as-SaaS (CaS) was too early | 04:06 |
| 19 | 1:13:45 | Sponsor: CodeRabbit | 02:40 |
| 20 | 1:16:25 | Docker killed the Chef star | 06:40 |
| 21 | 1:23:05 | !! You have to decide what fuel to burn | 01:33 |
| 22 | 1:24:38 | Good training | 01:51 |
| 23 | 1:26:29 | Adam gets emotional | 05:22 |
| 24 | 1:31:51 | If it wasn't for... | 03:30 |
| 25 | 1:35:21 | "I shall look forward to the fight" | 05:34 |
| 26 | 1:40:55 | What matters to you? | 05:45 |
| 27 | 1:46:40 | Exit well | 03:51 |
| 28 | 1:50:31 | Picture this in your mind | 04:22 |
| 29 | 1:54:53 | Initiating System Initiative | 03:41 |
| 30 | 1:58:34 | Timing is everything | 02:13 |
| 31 | 2:00:47 | Looming Dockers out there? | 03:57 |
| 32 | 2:04:43 | The rise of Platform Engineering | 07:17 |
| 33 | 2:12:01 | Something's coming this Fall | 08:02 |
| 34 | 2:20:02 | We're done. That was epic! | 00:49 |
| 35 | 2:20:51 | Closing thoughts and stuff | 01:38 |
Last updated: Dec 16 2025 at 01:26 UTC