first significant project goes livefirst significant project goes live
One advantage of not being a permanent employee is that I am free to do paid work for other people. This not only gives a greater income but also a[...]
Month: August 2006
SRS developmentSRS development
I’ve been working on a mail forwarding system which required me to implement SRS to allow people who use SPF to be customers of the service (as I use SPF[...]
which blog and syndication server to use?which blog and syndication server to use?
I’m currently working for a company that in the past has not embraced new technology. One of my colleagues recently installed a wiki which did a lot of good in[...]
combining two domains in SE Linuxcombining two domains in SE Linux
To get the maximum value out of my writing when I am asked a question that is of general interest in private mail I will (without in any way identifying[...]
Linux on the DesktopLinux on the Desktop
I started using Linux in 1993. I initially used it only in text-mode as I didn’t have enough RAM to run XFree86 on my Linux machine. I ran text-mode Linux[...]
common mistakes in presentationscommon mistakes in presentations
I attend many presentations and have seen many that had a lower quality than they should have. Some things are difficult to change (for example I have difficulty speaking slowly).[...]
more security foolishnessmore security foolishness
Dutch police arrested 12 people for acting suspiciously on a flight to India. A passenger said “They were not paying attention to what the flight attendents were saying”, I don’t[...]
2006 Open Source Symposium2006 Open Source Symposium
Today (well yesterday as of 30 minutes ago) I spoke at the Open Source Symposium in Melbourne. This is an event sponsored by Red Hat. The first day was the[...]
fair trade is the Linux wayfair trade is the Linux way
I have recently purchased a large quantity of fair trade chocolate. Fair trade means that the people who produce the products will be paid a fair price for their products[...]
Outsourcing – Bad for Corporations but Good for the WorldOutsourcing – Bad for Corporations but Good for the World
There is ongoing discussion about whether outsourcing is good or bad. The general assumptions seem to be that it is bad for people who work in the computer industry (more[...]