The O/S that keeps me free (as in speech and beer)
I’ve just discovered the hamster-applet package in Fedora 11, and I think I’ve found another great productivity tool. Courtesy of Project Hamster, it’s a time tracking tool that doesn’t try to be more clever than I am, and instead stays out of my way while I work. It gives me …
The Fedora Documentation team needs some short-term help from a few people who can help us resolve some licensing snafu’s. I’ve been working with Docs, Marketing, and several other teams to finally get a content management system lifted off for Fedora. This system would let us do a better job …
For a while now, I’ve been working on plans for a FAD to work on our Fedora Talk VoIP system. There are a couple gaps I’d really like to fill, such as the ability to record, publish, and/or stream calls. These features would make the system much more capable of …
Today in a nutshell, since I’m running on empty and can’t be creative right now: 0700: Left house for Raleigh. 1030: Arrive Red Hat. Meet Max just as I’m about to enter the building, and almost fail to recognize him because his hair’s so short. ? Head upstairs, open laptop, …
According to this posting to the fedora-test-list by Liam, there’s going to be some installation testing for the Fedora 12 (Constantine) Alpha candidate next week, on Wednesday July 29. This is a chance to shake out some of the new features in the Anaconda installation application that have come in …
Regarding an earlier post, I made some changes to my NetworkManager dispatcher script. The problem with the original was that it reset defer_transports when any interface went down, without regard for redundancy. Since I use my laptop in my home office, it’s often plugged into a wired network. When I …
From the “likely playing catchup” files: The Git User’s Survey for 2009 is now available online. We have a lot of git gurus in Fedora, so if you do use it, go take the survey. It takes only 5 minutes and can help the git developers with future roadmapping. I …
There’s a nice entry on the Red Hat press blog about some of the interesting items that went on at FUDCon Berlin 2009. FUDCon is a great place for us to renew social bonds with our fellow Fedora contributors. But it’s also a place where, first and foremost, we try …
I’ve been thinking of a FAD to upgrade Fedora Talk, our project voice-over-IP system. So I started by putting a skeleton of planning information on this wiki page. What I really need to do is gather a few people there with insight and skills in one or more of the …
Update to my last post about email setup… As a remote worker, I travel frequently, and often work away from my home office. My workhorse computer is my laptop, which has most of my important data. Unfortunately, I’m not always near a working open wifi, and that happens frequently in …