Archive for August, 2006
Free as in speech, not as in beer
For some members of the open source movement, open source is the moral compass of the software industry. Richard Stallman would strongly disagree if you said “open source is about giving away software for free.” Rather, open source is about freedom–giving everyone the freedom to see how software works and use it without restrictions. [...]
Computers suck
Chris made a good point in his last blog entry. Computers suck. So I’ve decided to rethink how computers work. Here is my new set of guidlines for how computers should work. 1) Computers should provide an intuitive interface that painlessly allows users to do stuff. 2) Computers should continue to be this way and [...]
Interlude from Not Good Enough
In honor of SourceForge‘s inability or unwillingness to find servers that are close to me and save on network traffic, I am downloading a copy of UnMediator from Ishikawa, Japan. Here’s to SourceForge and a million years of open source downloading!
Not Good Enough (Part II)
If you’re used to a computer, you may find this a bit disconcerting. But you’re dealing with a magical machine, and simply by knowing how to use it, you’re a magician. Take a look at your keyboard for a second.