I’m no expert on security. As a debian GNU/Linux user I have been spoiled by a dedicated security team that looks after all the packages in debian, both stable and testing, so I don’t have to be an expert in security. I just rely on the security team to keep me updated. I have done [...]
I read recently a post by Niklas Anderson from IDG.se about Debian’s Lenny release and was very disappointed. I realize that IDG is owned by IDC, which in turn is very close to Microsoft. In fact, Microsoft pays them to publish disinformation about linux and free software, so I should have read the review with [...]
I wanted to pass along some info about Maemo’s participation in the Google Summer of Code program. Valério says; “Hi, This year the Maemo community will try to join the Google Summer of code[1] program again. Google Summer of code can be a very good opportunity for the Maemo Community, and can also give a [...]
A bunch O people are planning to gather in Göteborg to celebrate the planned release of Lenny, otherwise known as debian GNU/Linux 5.0. Even if debian does not release Lenny as scheduled, we are having the party anyway! The target release date is the 14th but our party is on the 18th, here are the [...]
Came back from FOSDEM late last night, took longer than expected because of ice on the wings (the plane’s wings, not mine) that needed de-icing. It was an excellent weekend, lots of fun. The debian room was packed as usual even though we had a slightly bigger room this year. Luca Capello’s talk on debian [...]
New software for encrypting your mail on OS X.
If you are interested in installing debian, please use the new release candidate for lenny. This hopefully will be the last candidate and if no major bugs are found it will become the release. There are still release critical bugs, but some of them may be deferred until the lenny-and-a-half release. Some will be blockers [...]