# Brunch with Brent: Jason Spisak Part 1

URL: /show/jupiter-extras/40/
> Brent sits down with Jason Spisak, professional voice actor, actor, producer, and co-founder of multiple Linux-related projects including Lycoris, Symphony OS, and Symple PC. In Part 1 we chat about everything from Jason's deep motivations behind his Linux projects, to patents vs. open source, digital independence and the nature of human endeavor. A few additional voices join us throughout for good measure...

- Show: [Jupiter EXTRAS](/show/jupiter-extras/)
- Episode: 40
- Date: 2019-12-17
- Hosts: brent
- Guests: jason-spisak
- Duration: 00:50:22
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/56e6db0a-de62-46a7-b4db-e28d3fc3845a/e79ed2ac-a5aa-4391-93bb-2bbb56b41786.mp3
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/f5XoegC8Zlg





### Episode Links

  * [Jason Spisak - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1032853/ "Jason Spisak - IMDb")
  * [Lycoris (formerly Redmond Linux) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoris_\(company\) "Lycoris \(formerly Redmond Linux\) - Wikipedia")
  * [Lindows/Linspire - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linspire#History "Lindows/Linspire - Wikipedia")
  * [Symphony OS & Mezzo Desktop - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_OS "Symphony OS & Mezzo Desktop - Wikipedia")
  * [Symphony OS - ArchiveOS](https://archiveos.org/symphony/ "Symphony OS - ArchiveOS")
  * [Home Assistant - Open source home automation](https://www.home-assistant.io/ "Home Assistant - Open source home automation")
  * [WireGuard: fast, modern, secure VPN tunnel](https://www.wireguard.com/ "WireGuard: fast, modern, secure VPN tunnel")
  * [Linux Unplugged 331: apt install arch-linux](https://linuxunplugged.com/331 "Linux Unplugged 331: apt install arch-linux") — Brent's first WireGuard project
  * [Linux Unplugged - Episodes tagged "WireGuard"](https://linuxunplugged.com/tags/wireguard)
  * [Self-Hosted 7: Why We Love Home Assistant](https://selfhosted.show/7 "Self-Hosted 7: Why We Love Home Assistant")
  * [Elementary OS](https://elementary.io/ "Elementary OS")
  * [PINE64](https://www.pine64.org/ "PINE64")
  * [System76 - Linux Laptops, Desktops, and Servers](https://system76.com/ "System76 - Linux Laptops, Desktops, and Servers")
  * [MrChromebox](https://mrchromebox.tech/ "MrChromebox") — Custom coreboot firmware and firmware utilities for your Chromebook/Chromebox
  * [GalliumOS](https://galliumos.org/ "GalliumOS")
  * [World's 26 richest people own as much as poorest 50%, says Oxfam - The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jan/21/world-26-richest-people-own-as-much-as-poorest-50-per-cent-oxfam-report "World's 26 richest people own as much as poorest 50%, says Oxfam - The Guardian")
  * [The Unbelievers - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2636522/ "The Unbelievers - IMDb") — Renowned scientists Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss cross the globe as they speak publicly about the importance of science and reason in the modern world.
  * [Jason Spisak](http://www.jasonspisak.com/ "Jason Spisak")
  * [Brent Gervais - @brentgervais on Twitter](https://twitter.com/brentgervais "Brent Gervais - @brentgervais on Twitter")