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Flamboyant industry analyst

Very happy to read Rodney’s coverage of our “Meet the Open Source Industry” Roadshow breakfast event in Sydney this morning: Open source to help quell ICT trade deficit: Waugh.
However, I disagree with his suggestion that I am “flamboyant”. I have never punched a man or vomited into a piano while wearing a cravat.
But then, one must have goals.

Australian Open Source Industry & Community Census 2007

Last week Pia and I launched the Australian Open Source Industry & Community Census, through which we aim to gather solid numbers about the local Open Source industry and community, and turn some perceptions around in the process.
If you’re an Aussie FLOSS contributor (no matter how far or how wide you roam) or if your company […]

“Meet the Open Source Industry” Roadshow 2007

Later this month Pia and I will begin a trek around the nation to host “Meet the Open Source Industry” breakfasts in every capital city. Yes, yes, all of them — Darwin and Hobart included!

While we’re doing this to promote our Australian Open Source Industry & Community Census project (which you’ll hear more about soon, […]

Business Cards + Hackergotchi = Awesome

I was looking for something zesty to personalise our 2007 business cards, and stumbled on the idea of putting hackergotchis on them. At first I thought it would suck pretty badly, but on changing the effective DPI of the image (meaning no interpolation or lossy scaling), I discovered that the average hackergotchi will be about […]

Multifunction, but hold the printer

Apparently, I’m looking for a device designed for a very peculiar niche. If so, I figure the lazyweb is the most likely place to find answers about it: I’m looking for a scanner with built-in fax functionality, but without the laser or inkjet printer element of the usual “multifunction” hardware suite. Yeah, yeah — faxes suck, but […]