Monthly Archives: September 2006

Ohio at last

Posted on September 29, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

Got into Columbus last night for Ohio LinuxFest. I’ve been looking forward to this show for a long time, and it’s finally here — and should be a blast. This year’s line-up of speakers is top-notch: Jon ‘maddog’ Hall, Jeff … Continue reading →

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Interesting choice of headline

Posted on September 27, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

News.com is running an article titled “Microsoft sues over source code theft,” which relates to  Microsoft filing suit against the John Doe hacker who has been putting out a program to disable Microsoft’s Digital Restrictions Management. If you read the … Continue reading →

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Using dwdiff

Posted on September 25, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

I like to see the changes between versions of articles, and diff just wasn’t cutting it. I happened to stumble on dwdiff a bit ago, and wrote up a short CLI Magic on using dwdiff for Linux.com. It’s good stuff … Continue reading →

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More trouble with the GPLv3 process

Posted on September 22, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

Today some of the Linux kernel developers released a position paper that takes a very dim view of the GPLv3 so far. We’re not too far off from the final draft of the license. I am very curious to see … Continue reading →

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Comcast digital voice?

Posted on September 7, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

Once again, I turn to the lazyweb for help. Got a solicitation for Comcast digital voice the other day… and I was seriously considering giving it a try, as I’ve never been too thrilled with Qwest, and I suffer from … Continue reading →

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Props to Konqueror

Posted on September 6, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

Just a quick note, the article I wrote a few weeks ago about Konqueror is up on Linux.com. Konqueror is a great browser, but it tends to be overlooked time and again — so I thought it’d be a good … Continue reading →

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Live nude penguins!!!

Posted on September 5, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

Yes, that’s right. Ohio LinuxFest will have live nude penguins in addition to the fine lineup of speakers that we have scheduled. If you live within driving distance of Columbus, Ohio, I’d recommend registering for the conference and making plans … Continue reading →

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