Category Archives: Free Software

My experiences and thoughts on free software, libre software and open source.

Ontario GNU Linux Fest 2009

Posted on 2009 - October - 23 by Dorian

Tomorrow I’ll be going to Ontario GNU Linux Fest 2009.  It looks like this year it will be another year for this convention.  Not sure why the insistence of adding the “GNU” to the name…  Still I’ll be there, checking … Continue reading →

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New Site for justCheckers

Posted on 2009 - July - 3 by Dorian

I’m setting up a new site for the justCheckers project.  The only real good reason for my working at all on this project, is simply to build a portfolio.  As a software developer, I want to show to others that … Continue reading →

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The Story of the GNU

Posted on 2009 - February - 12 by Dorian

Last Thursday I received a package from the Free Software Foundation (FSF).  Along with a nifty t-shirt, I ordered my stuffed gnu.  Now the penguin on my desk has a new friend. The reason for the penguin is obvious, I … Continue reading →

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justCheckers on Hold – Again – Kinda

Posted on 2009 - February - 5 by Dorian

I’m putting my involvement with the justCheckers project on hold for a while.  Progress ground to a halt when I started to dig into the code.  In its current state most of the application’s core functionality needs reworking.  Meaning to … Continue reading →

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RMS Does Toronto

Posted on 2009 - February - 3 by Dorian

Yesterday I got to finally meet Richard Stallman (RMS) in person.  And yes, he is a way cooler dude than many in the “open source” gang say he is.  The FSF announced a while back in a press release, that … Continue reading →

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Open Source Gamer Goes to Ontario Linux Fest 2008

Posted on 2008 - November - 6 by Dorian

Last, last weekend (October 25) I attended my first conference, Ontario Linux Fest 2008. And what an awesome event it was! The event turned out be a somewhat low key event. Not a huge number of exhibitor booths, but the … Continue reading →

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Symlink Mirror – A Useful Python Script

Posted on 2008 - May - 28 by Dorian

Just wanted to share a useful little python script I crafted. I creates symlinks from the top level directories in a specified source folder to a target folder. Its a neat little tool for linking between two distant directories under … Continue reading →

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Spreading Linux as a Scientific Endeavour

Posted on 2008 - February - 17 by Dorian

I just read Vlad Dolezal’s blog entry about why Linux doesn’t spread. The debate about the reasons why people don’t adopt Linux and a free open source desktop, has gone on for years. Vlad just dredged up the old its … Continue reading →

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A Free Society Needs a Free Market and Free Software

Posted on 2007 - October - 12 by Dorian

A few days ago I finished reading Richard Stallman’s “Free Software, Free Society”. The book consists of a number of interesting, well-written essays on the philosophy and history of the free software movement. Most people heard of open source as … Continue reading →

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Why Open Source Projects Make Sense Career Wise

Posted on 2006 - August - 22 by Dorian

Greetings Earthlings! (OK enough silliness for one day, back into the pocket you go Martian.) Once again I have to bring up the sort of lame excuse of being too busy to blog earlier. Well yes, it was lame too … Continue reading →

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