Monthly Archives: April 2006

Still no luck with Linux in retail

Posted on April 17, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

A few weeks ago I took a trip to Micro Center to see what kind of options one might have for purchasing a machine with Linux pre-installed. Unfortunately, the pickings are rather slim. I’ve written up a short piece over … Continue reading →

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Anthony Towns interview

Posted on April 11, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

The Debian Project just finished the annual Debian Project Leader election, and this year’s winner is Anthony Towns. Towns was gracious enough to respond to several questions via email, and the interview is over on Linux.com.

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Linux Terminal Server Project unleashes 4.2

Posted on April 11, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

The LinuxWorld Expo was not chock full of exciting announcements, but one announcement that’s worth checking out is the new Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) 4.2 release that was announced last week. I wrote up a short piece on the … Continue reading →

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Shared blogging format

Posted on April 10, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

Wrote up a short commentary for NewsForge on content management formats, “We need a shared blog format.” Basically, I’ve been doing this blog for many years now — I’ve run it using Slashcode, Blosxom, phpWeblog, and (now) WordPress. Each time … Continue reading →

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