Tag: foss

  • Book: Intellectual Property and Open Source – the solution to IANAL

    I’m reading Intellectual Property and Open Source by Van Lindberg at the moment, and despite being about a relatively dry topic, I must admit that it’s a fascinating read. Van Lindberg introduces the book by talking about the comments that end up …

  • Getting Best out of MySQL on Solaris

    I’m still working up some good tips and advice on MySQL on Solaris (particularly the T1000, the new x86 based servers like the X4150 and ZFS, amongst other things), but until then I found Getting Best out of MySQL on Solaris while doing some resea…

  • Setting up the developer stack issues

    There’s a great post on Coding Horror about Configuring the Stack. Basically the gripe is with the complexity of installing the typical developer stack, in this case on Windows, using Visual Studio. My VS setup isn’t vastly different to the one Je…

  • One worker in one country

    A recent article at CNN talks about how MySQL operates. As one of the MySQL team, I can attest that works, but it requires a significant amount of coordination, and lots of online communication through email, IRC, Skype and other methods to keep e…

  • GNU/Linux – Fad or Favoritism picked up by Linux Today

    I’ve picked up bloggin at FSM again, and my first post has been picked up by LinuxToday already. I urge you to read the article, but the basis of my thoughts are whether my current Linux distribution choices are because they are better than my pre…