Category Archives: Web Development

Would Debian Lists Send Scunthorpe to Coventry?

2008-08-21 by mjr

I had a small chuckle at the delay to Debian Project news because the listserver filter treated it as if an event was on Free Ando Penis Land. Parties in Scunthorpe and Penistone may have a similar problem. At least … Continue reading →

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Would a Real Free Software Developer Group Bite Apple Like FSF Did?

2008-08-20 by mjr

I’ve been installing free software for library cataloguing onto Apples recently. It’s not been great (GNU/Linux is still easier and faster, in my opinion) but it has worked much better than older Macs. As well as making servers that are … Continue reading →

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Using at to Record DebConf Streams

2008-08-19 by mjr

While I enjoyed watching some of the DebConf 8 Video Team’s Excellent Service, not all of it was at convenient times for me, being several timezones away, so I used the following script to record some of the streams:- #!/bin/sh … Continue reading →

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Gov.UK Consults on Forced ISP Snooping: Please Say NO

2008-08-15 by mjr

Argh! Our beloved leaders have just started a consultation on making it mandatory for internet service providers to keep email and web logs for a year and deliver them to local councils and police on request. Large ISPs have already … Continue reading →

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SPI Meeting Announcement and Why People Don’t Join SPI

2008-08-13 by mjr

Jimmy Kaplowitz writes: “Software in the Public Interest, Inc., will hold a public board of directors meeting on Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 19:00 UTC. […] SPI meetings are held on the OFTC IRC network, irc.oftc.net, in #spi. […] Agenda“ A … Continue reading →

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DebConf 8 Video Team Gives Excellent Service

2008-08-12 by mjr

DebConf, the annual Debian Conference, is held this year in Mar del Plata, Argentina. One sometimes-overlooked part of this is the brilliant video streaming service, with each stream supported by an IRC feedback channel including announcement of talks and events … Continue reading →

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Firefox 3 Online Banking List Updates and WordPress 2.6 Upgrades

2008-08-04 by mjr

Software Cooperative News has been upgraded to WordPress 2.6 (and other co-hosted sites too), the “subscribe to comments” plugin has been activated and all comments will be pre-moderated from now on. There’s a few more changes to come, but hopefully … 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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