Category: Open Source

The open source ideals espoused on Inauguration Day | Posted Jan 21, 2009
As were many, I was moved by the passion of Inauguration Day 2009 in Washington. But one phrase, in particular, from President Obama's speech resonated...
It's all about the packages | Posted Oct 27, 2008
I just finished migrating my files to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 installation after more than three years of using Ubuntu (Hoary →...
SeamFramework.org: Seam's new identity | Posted Feb 14, 2008
Today, the Seam developers announced SeamFramework.org, the official community site for the JBoss Seam project. This site is the new home of the Seam forums,...
Half-hearted spell checking | Posted Sep 14, 2007
Disclaimer: This entry has become more of a satire. Clearly there is something strange with my desktop configuration that is preventing Firefox on Linux from...
A Reason to Choose Linux | Posted Oct 21, 2006
If for no other reason, choose Linux for its screensavers. I have received more comments about the screensavers on Linux than any other application....
GnuPG and Beer | Posted Oct 4, 2005
These two topics, GnuPG and beer, may, at first glance, appear to be entirely unrelated. However, once you become acquainted with the purpose of a...
OPENSRC | Posted Sep 22, 2005
After going back and forth about this for a while, I finally said "What the hell?" and just went for it. That's right, I am...
DOM Tooltip in Apache MyFaces | Posted Jul 27, 2005
The DOM Tooltip library has been selected as the tooltip widget for a new Apache MyFaces component named Schedule. This component is described in the...
Why do you participate? | Posted Jun 15, 2005
I am often asked why I participate in open source software. Being an advocate of open source, you would think that I would have a...
AmaroK: Bizarre Name, Amazing Application | Posted Mar 13, 2005
In my mind, amaroK is THE solution for music management in Linux and should be taken very seriously by the Linux vendors working in the desktop space. Read on to find out why.
Eclipse, Learn from Mozilla | Posted Feb 7, 2005
When I first began advocating the Mozilla web browser, the biggest obstacle I encoutered was helping those interested actually find the download link. No matter...
mozparty2 :: The Firefox Cometh | Posted Nov 12, 2004
Mozilla Firefox has turned 1.0 and it is time to celebrate! Now, I know all of you are using the fox (cough, cough) because it...
Open Source Provides "The Tipping Point" | Posted Oct 8, 2004
For a while now, I have been theorizing on a simple approach to making life more enjoyable. The key is to identify the low hanging...
Firefox: The Browser that Reincarnates Itself | Posted Sep 15, 2004
Even though Mozilla's second coming no longer sports the emblem of a legendary bird, it still soars above the crowd. (The brower's original name, Phoenix,...
Hey Java! Let's Talk Open Source | Posted Jul 2, 2004
I'm not going to beat around the bush like Sun, let's get right to it. The time is right for open source Java. James Gosling,...