Blog Posts Should Stand AloneBlog Posts Should Stand Alone
I believe that apart from some exceptions (such as "links" posts) each post should stand alone. A reader should be able to read a single blog post and understand[...]
Category: Blogging
Posts about blogging
The Failure of my Security Blogging ContestThe Failure of my Security Blogging Contest
On the 20th of January (8 days before the start of linux.conf.au) I advertised contest to write blog posts related to computer security for the conference Planet [1]. The aim[...]
Security Blogging ContestSecurity Blogging Contest
It seems that my blogging contest idea is a failure. Could the interested people please meet me near the LCA registration desk at the start of the lunch breakh today[...]
Change of Rules for the Blogging ContestChange of Rules for the Blogging Contest
Due to the lack of entries so far I am amending the rules. It is no longer required that an entry be on the blog of the person who submitted[...]
LCA 2008 Security MiniconfLCA 2008 Security Miniconf
Today I gave a talk about Debian security at the security mini-conf of LCA. Before I started the talk I asked for suggestions as to how to get more entries[...]
Other Planet LCA 2008Other Planet LCA 2008
The Planet installation for the Linux.Conf.Au (the main Linux conference in Australia and one of the biggest and best Linux conferences in the world) is designed to only syndicate posts[...]
SoftwareFree.org Violates Blog Content LicensesSoftwareFree.org Violates Blog Content Licenses
The portal http://www,softwarefree,org/ aggregates many blog feeds related to free software without regard to license. The About Page for my blog links to my Blog License page which states that[...]
LCA 2008 Security Blogging ContestLCA 2008 Security Blogging Contest
I have decided to run a contest for security related blog posts that appear on Planet Linux Conf Au [1]. That Planet is for people who are attending Linux Conf[...]
Comment PolicyComment Policy
I’ve been thinking about the comment policy for my blogs. I have started deleting comments when people subscribe to comments and use fake email addresses (I get the bounces and[...]
Blog Friends?Blog Friends?
There are some people who’s blogs I read and often comment on or reference in my own blog posts. Some of them regularly make comments on my posts and reference[...]