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“How do you measure how busy a LUG is?”
I love Linux User Groups, I really do. Regional LUGs in the UK are in a superb position to help people and foster greater adoption of Free, Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) in homes and businesses. They often have instant access to very technically …
There’s a question I’ve been asked repeatedly recently.
“Why don’t you lead LUG.org.uk?”
Usually I evade the question because it’s not actually that easy to answer accurately or quickly so I usually just say “lead what?”.
Nik Butler of Sussex LUG and more recently Ubuntu-UK LoCo team has asked me a few times. Just last …
Today I was sat at the computer with Gedit open with a dozen or so “not saved recently but open” documents that reside on a 1GB USB stick currently plugged into the USB port on the top.
Sophie walks up and pulls the USB stick out. The first I notice is this dialog on my …
Day zero
I packed up the car with one desktop PC running Edgy, one 20″ LCD panel, two laptops (in bags) and a box of assorted cables and sundries. I knew Nik would be there already so I ensured I had his mobile number so we could arrange the meet up and hand-over of my …
It’s been just two days since Microsoft and Novell announced a protection racket whereby Novell are “safe” for a limited period from the patent lawyers.
Steve Ballmer – the Microsoft CEO – has now started bullying other Linux vendors into entering similar agreements.
SAN FRANCISCO—Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said his company is open to …
