The O/S that keeps me free (as in speech and beer)
Just wanted to note that I’m going to Ohio Linux Fest 2011: For a long time, Ohio Linux Fest has been one of the great community shows in the nation. This year I’m proud to be selected as a speaker, doing a talk on PyGObject for beginners. I’ll also be …
Bruce Byfield has published an article on burnout in community projects, to which I was happy to contribute some thoughts. Overall I believe the thoughts people shared in that article, while not surprising or radical, can help people avoid putting themselves in a burnout situation. Moreover, they can potentially help …
I know it’s been said many times today, but happy 20th birthday, Linux. You’ve given me two great careers thus far and I’ve enjoyed a lot of learning and achievement thanks to the hard work of all the people that contributed to you. Remember to raise a toast to our …
I’m sure there will be plenty of news reports on the wire with Fedora 16 Alpha reviews. I wanted to share a couple brief thoughts, as opposed to a long review. I downloaded a copy of RC5 (which is the candidate that got the gold star) from the stage location …
In reference to my earlier post, I picked up my replacement H555 headset this weekend and wanted to share the changes I noticed from the earlier model I previously owned. Some changes are good, some are not. Pros: The headset band is now a little thicker — this might make …
UPDATE Aug. 15, 2011: There have been a few changes to the new model, which you can read in this additional post. Continuing with another “gear I like” post… Yesterday my Logitech H555 headset finally gave up the ghost. I’ve had this USB headset for about three and a half …
Here’s something I posted earlier on my G+ account in response to a question about our new tablet, the Asus Eee Transformer: I love it. It’s a little heavier than a couple other tablets like the newest iPad but the iPad was not something I wanted. It’s bright, easy to …
Short and belated post: I wanted to give some sincere and heartfelt gratitude to the sysadmins for Fedora that keep our infrastructure in tip top condition daily. Sorry I missed saying this on SysAdmin day, but you guys just rock! Thanks for all you do for us, seen and unseen.
My wife has been expressing some discontent with the fact that although we share Google calendars, we still have a standard paper calendar hanging on the kitchen wall. She dutifully replaces it every year, usually with an art nouveau themed version. But she’s been so happy with her new Droid …
Last night I was able to get into the Google+ trial and one of the pieces of the setup was a Talk plugin that includes audio and video chat support. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it works great on Fedora 15. The PackageKit browser integration pulls in other …
