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How to mount a VirtualBox VDI image
Don’t believe the hype! It is entirely possible to mount a VirtualBox VDI image, just like a loopback filesystem… all you need are the right tools and know-how. Allow me to illustrate. My apologies, that was the wrong illustration. Onward! … Continue reading
Lay your bets on the Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (lucid lynx) trend spike
The Ubuntu world is gearing up for the release of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (lucid lynx) next month, and I suspect (or at least dearly hope) Canonical is lining up the ducks for something of a marketing blitz once it lands. … Continue reading
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Tagged Debian, fedora, google trends, Linux, lts, lucid, lucid lynx, opensuse, Red Hat, suse, Ubuntu
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No(uveau), Mum…
Ah, the life and times of a kernel hacker…
Google Distro Trends, 2009/04/23
Just mentioned it in the comments of my previous post, but it’s worth a more public reminder… That’s what I would describe as “the hopes and dreams of a generation” (of Software Freedom lovers), and is the result of fantastic … Continue reading
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Tagged Debian, fedora, firefox, google trends, Linux, Open Source, opensuse, Red Hat, suse, Ubuntu
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Devils and Penguins
Tux passes the baton to Tuz, the hastily-disguised Tasmanian Devil… at least for this release. Great to see one of the more high profile pledges of the madcap, ridiculous, wonderful and incredibly generous linux.conf.au 2009 auction being paid off. linux.conf.au … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, cancer, kernel, lca2009, linus torvalds, Linux, linux.conf.au, rusty russell, tasmania, tasmanian devil, tux, tuz
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This is progress? (iftab vs. udev)
Apparently, the delightfully simple /etc/iftab is no longer used, replaced with the ugly and fiercely undelightful /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules. See, you can even tell from the name of the file that you’re not going to like it. Surely udev could read and … Continue reading
Happiness is a warm cache
If you haven’t celebrated New Year’s in Sydney, you haven’t celebrated New Year’s… and remember, kids, 2008 is the year of Linux on the des– kidding! Happy new year! Photo courtesy SMH. Click the image for more.
Cliques, invitations and meritocracies
So am I paranoid? Are invite-only events a necessary evil? Or should I let my curiousity overcome my principles? Hey, maybe one of those web 2.0 types could help me enable comments on my blog… — Rusty Russell, The foocamp … Continue reading
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Tagged community, FLOSS, Linux, linux.conf.au, meritocracy, newzealand
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Jinxed again for 2008
“No doubt you’ve heard the prediction before — ‘this is going to be the year of the Linux desktop’. At the risk of being repetitive, though, I’m going to go ahead and say it: 2008 really could be the year … Continue reading
