During my keynote at FOSDEM, I spoke a little bit about the network effects involved in the success of the LAMP stack. Just in case anyone in the crowd was unaware of the LAMP acronym, I spelt it out for them:
Linux
Apache
Most of our cool scripting languages start with P
PostgreSQL
We all had a laugh, and then […]
Congratulations everyone! Another fantastic, to-the-day, awesome-new-stuff release. 2.14 rates very highly on my list of Best GNOME Releases Ever.
I’m particularly impressed by the performance work that landed for 2.14, and continues for 2.16. It may seem exciting only in the abstract for those of us who’ve been following 2.13, but get ready for a lot […]
“Please note that there are only two references to sports in this book. They are on pages 71 and 95, and both are appropriately dismissive. If you wish for sports information, might I kindly refer you to every other aspect of our culture?”
— John Hodgman, The Areas of My Expertise
I loved Linux Journal. I spent too much money buying import editions at the newsagent. I loved its enthusiasm, its positivity, and its hackerly enjoyment of everything we do in the world of Free Software. I loved the numbers and quotes in upFRONT. I loved the smart articles. I recommended Linux Journal as wholeheartedly as […]
Lionel “ploum” Dricot (who recently kicked off the Ubuntu Belgium LoCo team, and really does look like Wally) was the first to submit a cosmogotchi for Mark, and pretty much nailed it on the first try. His final, tidied-up version is what we’re now using on Planet Ubuntu. Thanks to everyone who submitted cosmogotchis — there are […]
Every now and then, I mention the nicks of people who are missing their hackergotchi love on Planet GNOME in the hope that they, or one of their fans, will create one. Here’s the latest list:
afc, alex, alo, benm, bkor, dobey, doctau, dolphy, donscarletti, elijah, elijah, fatalerror, gekker, gmorten, hpj, ikke, kfish, kuzman, manny, mariano, […]
When someone says “not ready for the enterprise” (or similar context- and content-free assertions), what they actually mean is: “They never had to deal with this shit in Star Trek!”
Of course, this also means that claims of enterprise-readiness suggest that a product or service is “ready for use in Star Trek”.
Update: Since publishing this well-received […]
GI FEDERICO has done some awesome profiling and analysis of Nautilus startup time. This one man optimisation wrecking crew isn’t taking a siesta or knocking back tequila shots to celebrate the awesomeness of GNOME 2.14… He’s coming up with ways to make GNOME 2.16 even better.
… because knowing is half the battle.
During the Penguin Dinner at linux.conf.au 2006, I was given the opportunity to announce that linux.conf.au 2007 would be held in Sydney, Australia. This is what happened…
Seems like a night for retrospectives. While Hugh and Bdale gave you a whirlwind tour of conference history in general, I’m going to take you on a bit of […]
Today, Jaq and I suffered through a lengthy background check and extensive body cavity search to gain access to the linux.conf.au bank account. Had these processes been administered by members of the Linux Australia committee, it might have been quite enjoyable. Unfortunately, they delegated this duty to cheaply remunerated stooges at the bank. Slackers.
But hey […]
