WordPress 2.0 Out Now
WordPress 2.0 has been released. Download it here. I won’t be upgrading in the near future. Some of the plugins I use works kinda flakey in WP2.0. I’ve ran 2.0RC3 on HTNet for about…
Getting Additional PHP Modules Without (Totally) Recompiling
I wanted to play around with PostgreSQL on the test server at work today, and found the slackpack over at LinuxPackages. I was very pleased that I wouldn’t have to compile PostgreSQL from…
Slackware 10.2 Released
Slackware users rejoice! The long awaited Slackware 10.2 has been released. The official announcement can be read here. You might also want to check out the changelog. You can get Slackware Linux 10.2…
Shareholders Gives Green Light for Macromedia & Adobe Merger
Adobe and Macromedia now have the shareholder votes necessary to complete their proposed US$3.4 billion merger. This CRN article has interesting observations and predictions on the fates and destinies of some applications in the merged…
WordPress 1.5.2 Released
This new WP version can be downloaded at the usual location. Fixes are listed here. Upgrading instructions can be read here. Basically, I covered everything in this post… but if you still want to read…
ESR: GPL Not Needed
ESR: “We Don’t Need the GPL Anymore” by Federico Biancuzzi — During a recent Brazilian conference on free and open source software, hacker, writer, and speaker Eric Raymond stated that open source would…
Bill Hilf: Head of Microsoft’s Linux Lab
First of all, yes, Microsoft does have its own Linux lab. A memorable line from the article would be: “I am a non-Microsoft guy working at Microsoft,” Hilf said. An interesting insight…
Adobe to Acquire Macromedia
As featured on OSNews and other news sources, Adobe is acquiring Macromedia for a whopping US$3.4 billion. This merger will undeniably form the largest multimedia software house, as far as the industry is concerned. Personally, I was never into…