Free-Software

Disclaimer I am not a significant member of the Redis community. I have not used Redis on a regular basis. I’ve discussed Redis more in interviews than during regular work. My few work encounters with Redis have been using Elasticache. These facts would discourage me and should discourage you from having me as your next redis admin. Despite all of that — I have been part of the free software and open source communities for many years. With all of the tumult around licensing with prominent open source companies in recent years I am well positioned to talk about companies and their relationships to their communities. ...

My reaction to getting this posted I’m so happy and relieved to have my first technical video on youtube. There are a few things I wish I had included, particularly more on decorators like OS and groups. Yet the video is also longer than I was hoping for and there’s nothing I wish I had cut out. ...

Introduction Howdy there, Internet People. I am known as “chicks” and I’m here today to talk about the Internet and community. Background First, a little of my story to set the stage. I started in the computer business before there was a web browser, but conveniently the Internet blew up at the right time for me and it has kept me employed or consulting steadily for 30 years. In my formative years the computer business had a variety of thriving magazines. You could read in Wired or ComputerWorld how tech companies were striving to maximize their number of users by building a community and taking advantage of network effects. ...

How LibreOffice Writer Tops MS Word: 12 Features in Datamation.com. Not only is it free. Not only do you get the source code. You also get stability, more useful features, and portability across Linux/Mac/win. It is hard to beat the utter satisfaction of using a friendly featureful free alternative to bloated buggy expensive commercial software. Many of your friends and colleagues may be stuck in the you-get-what-you-pay-for mindset and missing out on this chance to save money and sanity, so spread the word when opportunity presents. ...

Microsoft may be a Monopoly, but being a commercial software vendor is far worse. Do you hate Microsoft? Do you love Linux? Do you hate AOL? Do you love Apple? Do you hate Apple? And why should any computer company make this much emotional difference to anyone? Because this technology matters. It can make your day to day life vastly better. It can make tedious tasks interesting. It can make hard task easy. It can turn sinking companies into rising ones. It can eliminate distance in personal communications. It can free the blind and deaf from their isolation. ...

Are you frustrated by your computer? Whether you’re a first time user or a mainframe assembler hacker, the answer is almost definitely yes. You’re probably using a Windows machine. That is about to change. And this change will have as much impact on you, your computer, and the economy as the Internet already has. You may have heard of Linux. It’s been getting lots of press lately - 20 or 30 articles per week. The week I’m writing this report we find the San Francisco Chronicle asking: ...