I've decided to leave my current job at Linden Lab. Those of you interested in the ins-and-outs of Second Life may want to look at my post to "sldev" (our open source development mailing list). It was a tough decision to leave, and even tougher to make without having my next move totally nailed down,… Continue reading Moving on
Selectricity…yay, someone beat me to the punch
I just set up a mock election on Selectricity, just to see what it could do, and was pleasantly surprised that they created a very simple interface for creating Schulze/Condorcet elections that pretty much anyone can use. I tried getting to this point a few years ago with Electowidget, but sadly didn't get to a… Continue reading Selectricity…yay, someone beat me to the punch
Brutal honesty in open source development
There's a bit of a flamewar going on right now between the main PulseAudio developer, and another Linux desktop developer who grew frustrated by some very real problems caused directly and indirectly by it. PulseAudio is the latest of many savior technologies that promise to make audio on Linux not suck. I'm actually pretty optimistic… Continue reading Brutal honesty in open source development
Software as hiring decision
This article in CIO Magazine touches on things that you should look for in choosing open source software: Project stability: Can you trust the project to be there when you need it? Project support: Can you get support when you need it? Internal software management: Does your company know what open-source programs it’s using? How… Continue reading Software as hiring decision
A hard problem worth solving
Here's a description of the organic open source panel at OSCON (which I'm participating in): "The OSI’s Open Source Definition attempts to set the minimum bar for a software license to be considered “open source”. However, there’s much more to a software project than just the license. Are software projects dominated by a single company… Continue reading A hard problem worth solving
She’s Two!
The last couple years have been a 'merciful blur' as my mom likes to put it. Hard to believe our little baby is now 2 years old. Running, jumping, climbing, feeding herself and talking in complete sentences. My mother is here for a 2 week visit. The last time was December 2006! We had Auntie… Continue reading She’s Two!
Open source and a free tote bag
Matt Asay wrote a blog post "Cash, code, or free-riding in open source communities?", which was a good post on a topic I've been thinking a lot about myself. He used the term "free-rider" which caused a well documented uproar. I'm saddened by the sense of entitlement inherent in the uproar. What's wrong with asking… Continue reading Open source and a free tote bag
Time for more video
We've introduced the concept of 'air guitar' ... http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=5238205489522514631&hl=en And she's got a great memory for catchy phrases http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-923913371895382977&hl=en
Is OpenSolaris an elitist?
Dave Neary has a great blog post about Sun trying to do the right thing. It was refreshing to read this, and quite insightful. I've been watching the naming debate with some interest, if for no other reason than this is a conversation I'm quite interested in pushing my view in, and it helps to… Continue reading Is OpenSolaris an elitist?
Speaking at the Seattle Social Media Club
A little bit of work talk. I'm going to be speaking tonight (January 31) at the Seattle Social Media Club about Second Life, along with my co-worker Greg Tomko-Pavia (aka Periapse Linden) Jeff Barr at Amazon, who has been doing really innovative work promoting Amazon Web Services using Second Life, and Brian White, the author… Continue reading Speaking at the Seattle Social Media Club
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