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Novell public wiki

by | Nov 13, 2005 | evilzenscientist, that book, Uncategorized

I am working with my colleague, long-time friend and collaborator Ted Haeger (Reverend Ted) to get some of my content hosted and posted on a Novell community wiki.

Specifically I’ve got two pet projects:
– ZENworks 7 Linux Management how to/lab guide
– ZENworks 7 Desktop Management how to/lab guide

This will be cool to open up to the wider community. Watch this space.

ntp client

by | Nov 11, 2005 | evilzenscientist, Linux, Uncategorized

Urg. For some reason my blog server date was wrong. Even though it’s running an ntp client that sync every four hours.

Most of the posts from the last few days have been a day early (if that makes any sense) – it looks like I’ve been posting a day in the future 🙂

All fixed now.

ZLM7 – mirroring from update.novell.com

by | Nov 10, 2005 | evilzenscientist, Linux, Uncategorized, ZENworks

More snippets from the oft-promised white paper:

This post describes in detail how to mirror content (updates and patches) from Novells update service – update.novell.com.

update.novell.com contains updates for Novell Linux Desktop, Open Enterprise Server and Novell Linux Small Business Suite.

I hope to publish similar articles in the coming days on how to do this for Red Hat Network (for Red Hat Enterprise Linux) and YaST Online Update (for straight SUSE Linux Enterprise Server).

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Pandora

by | Nov 10, 2005 | 'Web 2.0', evilzenscientist, fun stuff, Uncategorized

Pandora is fantastic.

It’s far easier to hear and believe than read this – but:

– sign up
– select music you like – either an artist or a song
– Pandora plays ‘music like that’
– if you like it – say so
– if you don’t – say so
– download (iTunes) or buy (Amazon) things you like

Wow. This is going to cost me big. I’ve already found a few CDs that I really like.

Bill Gates on ‘Web 2.0’

by | Nov 10, 2005 | 'Web 2.0', evilzenscientist, Uncategorized

I blogged a few days ago on Windows Live and the Web 2.0 trend.

Here is the link

Here is part of the memo:

Ten years ago this December, I wrote a memo entitled The Internet Tidal Wave which described how the internet was going to forever change the landscape of computing.

And more:

This next generation of the internet is being shaped by its “grassroots” adoption and popularization model, and the cost-effective “seamless experiences” delivered through the intentional fusion of services, software and sometimes hardware. We must reflect upon what and for whom we are building, how best to deliver new functionality given the internet services model, what kind of a platform in this new context might enable partners to build great profitable businesses, and how our applications might be reshaped to create service-enabled experiences uniquely compelling to both users and businesses alike.

Much like the call to action from 1995 – where Gates urged Microsoft to adopt internet capabilities in every aspect of their products – this sounds like a new call to drive and deliver next-generation software.

Will Microsoft ‘get it’ in time? Or is Google (or Yahoo, or anyone of a dozen small players) the one to watch?

Open Invitation Network

by | Nov 10, 2005 | evilzenscientist, Linux, Uncategorized

This hit the wires this morning – the Open Invitation Network – Novell, Red Hat, Philips, Sony and IBM are funding this initiative.

From the website:

Open Invention Network (OIN), a company that has and will acquire patents and offer them royalty-free to promote Linux and spur innovation globally, was launched today with financial support from IBM, Novell, Philips, Red Hat, and Sony. The company, believed to be the first of its kind, is creating a new model where patents are openly shared in a collaborative environment and used to facilitate the advancement of applications for, and components of, the Linux operating system.

There has already been coverage on Groklaw, NYT, CNN, Novell Open PR and probably others during the day.

Cool.