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Congratulations, Stormy!

July 12, 2006 – 11:31

Congratulations from myself and the GNOME team — I hope you have a wonderful time in the next few months, years, and beyond! There are lots of babies on the way in GNOME and other FLOSS communities too… Seems we’re all growing up. Eeek! Nice to see things like Parent Hacks turning up as a result. […]

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The Zen of Freedom

May 9, 2006 – 14:18

“Kung-fu prepares you for thinking strategically rather than reacting. I’ve learned to be the master of the first stroke and to take control of any situation,” says Ms Waugh, who six months ago founded an open source consultancy business, Waugh Partners.
Plus: This is my 500th post, over six years and three locations. Yay!

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June 21, 2004 – 06:25

“Author Ray Bradbury is demanding an apology from American filmmaker Michael Moore for lifting the title from his classic science-fiction novel Fahrenheit 451 without permission and wants the new documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 to be renamed.”

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June 18, 2004 – 03:08

Saw Angels in America the other week. Al Pacino’s Roy Cohn was so great, I read a whole bunch of history about Cohn and the McCarthy era. Great stuff. So, I was surprised to see an article about the McCarthy hearings on CNN, noting that it had been 50 years to the day since Joseph […]

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June 18, 2004 – 03:03

Bryan Cantrill, recently speaking about Solaris going Open Source, once famously asked Dave Miller, “Have you ever kissed a girl?”

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June 17, 2004 – 01:36

Ah, Hans Reiser is good for a laugh: “This is all part of what responsible release management is about. I was the junior whiz kid in professional release management teams before starting Namesys. I listened to my elders and learned from them. My standards for professional conduct in this arena are higher than yours as […]

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