Free and Open Source blogger with an attitude
Last month, Debian has released the Community Patent Distribution Policy FAQ to educate Free Software developers and distributors regarding patent risks towards Free Software. The FAQ explains the terms associated with software patent such as infringement, liability, contributory infringement, willful infringement, injuction and how to minimize the risks.
For more information – please read the full documentation of Community Patent Distribution Policy FAQ from Debian website
Apple has updated its free Shell Scripting Premier Guide, which is freely downloadable from Mac OS X Developer Library website.
Chapters included in the freely downloadable Shell Scripting Premier:
Available in PDF format together with zip files containing sample scripts as discussed in the book
GNOME should stop trying to mimic other desktop environment and should concentrate building its own identity, because it has been driving people away…
John Goerzen: Please. Stop. Removing. Features.
Linus Torvalds Ditches GNOME For Xfce
After two weeks of using GNOME 3, I officially hate it
lowendbox.com is a website that lists bare minimum VPS or Dedicated Server offerings with the lowest price.
For VPS, the category is divided by the virtualization technology and the operating system, as well as the geographical location of the data centers.
Additionally lowendbox.com provides discussion forum for optimizing web server and databases for the bare minimum servers!
OggConvert.com enables users to convert audio files to and from popular audio formats (MP3, OGG Vorbis, Flac, WMA, M4A, Wav) on-the-fly. The website feature a simple interface to accept input file and to provide feedback once the file has been converted.
Best of all, it does not require registration!
I’m not a PHP developer by profession, nor I’m very good at it, there are times where I was required to write PHP web application for my daytime job. While it is still a simple application, nevertheless I grew fond of the simplicity of PHP application development and deployment (though some aspects of the language still confuses me, and sometimes the maintenance is a PITA).
I haven’t developed any PHP application for the masses yet, but if I do, I imagine it would benefit from the use of Cloud, therefore my latest wishlist is this book: PHP Development in the Cloud
The book is written by Ivo Jansch and Vito Chin, and it covers Cloud Computing Characteristics and Models, Cloud Computing Architecture and Scalability and how to prevent bottlenecks, Working with Popular Cloud Infrastructures and Platform (covers Amazon, Google and Rackspace) and Working with Popular Cloud Software and Services (OpenID, OAuth, CRM, Maps and Storage).
The book is available from in paperback format from online bookstore (Amazon, Barnes & Nobile, etc) or in digital form from PHP Architect website
