Monthly Archives: July 2008

Debian 4.0-updated (“etch and a half”)

2008-07-31 by mjr

“The Debian project is pleased to announce the fourth update of its stable distribution Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (codename etch). In addition to correcting several security problems and a few serious defects in the stable release, for the first time in … Continue reading →

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SPI Election Result and Apology

2008-07-30 by mjr

Regular readers may remember that I stood in the board election of Software in the Public Interest, the main democratic free software corporation, a few weeks ago. Well, the result is posted with David Graham and Jimmy Kaplowitz are re-elected. … Continue reading →

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How to Install Koha 3.0.0 on MacOS X 10.5

2008-07-29 by mjr

This is a pretty technical note, which I’m posting here for review and hopefully to help other people. The reinstall I mentioned last week was a MacOS X 10.5 server, so this time I installed Koha more simply and took … Continue reading →

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WsM Pier Burns Down

2008-07-28 by mjr

The Grade-II-listed Grand Pier Weston-super-Mare has burned down. It was right in the centre of the next bay south from me, facing down the main street between the town centre and seafront, visible all the way around Weston Bay. There’s … Continue reading →

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Why people do and don’t join SPI?

2008-07-28 by mjr

I just asked this question over on another site and thought I’d widen it to here:- I’m standing for election to the board of Software in the Public Interest this month, so I was wondering how many users who contribute … Continue reading →

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Good Tour for Software and Cooperatives Enters Final Weekend

2008-07-26 by mjr

This weekend, I will be mostly watching the Tour de France. It’s been a very good tour for software and cooperatives. Look at the current leaderboards:- Teams Carlos Sastre Candil (also 2nd in King of Mountains) Team Computer Sciences Corporation … Continue reading →

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What was in my Nutsack? (from Lug Radio Live)

2008-07-24 by mjr

The notorious nutsack (cc-by-2.0) The conference pack for LugRadioLive was called a “nutsack” for some reason (anyone know why?). It seems like a pretty good pack, as far as these things go. First of all, it’s a durable paper bag, … Continue reading →

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LugRadio Live Event Review, Part Web2.0

2008-07-23 by mjr

LUGRadioLive 2008 by sheilaellen (cc-by-2.0) One aspect I didn’t mention in the LugRadio Live Event Review was how old-fashioned it seemed in some ways. I guess I’ve got used to seeing conferences experimenting with various web2.0 toys like live-blogging, feedback … Continue reading →

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System Problems Come In Threes Too

2008-07-22 by mjr

There’s an old saying that bad luck comes in threes. Today, I am doing unexpected work because:- one webserver was reinstalled instead of the upgrade I was expecting, another webserver was cracked and defaced (combination of two known security problems … Continue reading →

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LugRadio Live Event Review

2008-07-22 by mjr

LUGRadioLive 2008 by sheilaellen (cc-by-2.0) This weekend, I learnt lots of things while at LugRadio Live in Wolverhampton. One thing was the surprising delay between posting something on this site and it actually appearing in the feed on my mobile … Continue reading →

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