Give Jono a Break, Grow the Community
From today’s Q&A with Jono Bacon. I need to use Jono to make a point, so apologies in advance. At 53:00 in the video Jono says is spending 14 hours a day working on Ubuntu. This despite having a...
View ArticleXBMC Frodo JsonRPC Snippet
This is an example script for python’s jsonrpclib and XBMC Frodo which has an updated rpc library which is finkey about the headers and testy about usernames and passwords. Recorded here to help others...
View ArticleWhat I would do: Ubuntu Rolling Release
The idea really is that Ubuntu’s rolling release (alpha/betas) shouldn’t become a seperate product from Ubuntu’s LTS industry targets. Instead if we think about the platform as a whole, we should be...
View ArticleUbuntu Membership
Launchpad asked me if I wanted to continue to be an Ubuntu member. I thought about it, and have decided that I don’t. The one thing I’ll miss is being able to post to Planet Ubuntu. But I have to be...
View ArticlePlatform Money is Key to Free Software Success
Post was drafted Feb 2nd, delayed for review but is published now without finale edits. Platforms are everything these days. They drive users in specific, and well structures ways and can make or break...
View ArticleWhat is my Work Ethic?
In response to this post about getting a job after graduating. I think the core of finding a job and being motivated to do it is: How are you going to serve the people around you? At the end of the day...
View ArticleFree Software Faith for the Long Term
I’ve been an advocate for Free and Open Source Software for a long, long time. When I first got into it, it felt right, just, progressive. I struggle with how to communicate that feeling of freedom to...
View ArticleSoftware Freedom Society
I’ve been mulling over a new idea and I’ve come to my blog to draft my thoughts on it. I’m probably wrong, but I really want you to comment your thoughts below. We have a Free Software world which is...
View ArticleYour Company on Free Software Design
I don’t know why I get so wound up by Alan Pope‘s apologetics in the latest Ubuntu Podcast. What he says isn’t materially any different from what he’s said in the past and I doubt very much that his...
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