rant
Static User/Group Mappings
/start rant Switching my servers from Annvix to Mandriva is absolutely maddening. The biggest problem is dynamic uid/gid mappings. Do you know how frustrating it is to have apache uid 77 on one machine and uid 92 on another? Or svn is gid 75 on one and gid 76 on another? It’s driving me absolutely [...]
Canadian DMCA Introduction Delayed
According to Michael Geist’s blog, the Canadian DMCA… nonsense… is being delayed. I guess sending that email did more than just show me as a zealot, eh? Yeah, I’m pointing at you Adam. =) Why wait for it to be introduced to raise a fit? Better do it before it becomes legislation. Just the idea [...]
Of a potential Canadian digital rights sewer
I read a moment ago on /. Canada’s New DMCA Considered Worst Copyright Law and was horrified. The link is to this article on the Globe and Mail: A new copyright law is coming. All Canadians need to do their part to protest this obscene piece of potential legislature. I’m not normally a protester or [...]
Conspiracy theories unite! Hiding bug reports in bugzilla…
I find it quite amusing how quickly people jump the gun on things and start spreading FUD without bothering to talk to the people involved. I suppose that’s the creative license that having a blog entitles people, but it still irks me because in a lot of cases it’s completely unfounded and could easily be [...]
Why I’ll never use Linux for my main desktop
This might sound a little harsh coming from a guy who’s worked for a Linux company for over six years, but things never seem to get easier. Oh sure, the stuff that was hard to deal with last time is easier, but the new features and the stuff you want to check out this time [...]
Sad state of Linux distros
I’m depressed. I used to look forward to playing with beta releases and new versions of distros. I’ve even been known to buy copies of distros just to check them out (well, I’ve bought SUSE and YellowDog and downloaded the rest… particularly because those ones were available locally). After having messed around with a few [...]