I’d just like to comment on some irony I’ve seen while attending the O’Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON). I’m fully aware that this conference makes no attempt to represent purely free software. However, it is still an “open source” conference. Why, then, do the vast majority of attendees bring in laptops running proprietary operating systems [...]
Categories: Free Software
Tagged: Free Software, open source
- Published:
- July 21, 2010 – 11:38 pm
- Author:
- By Mike Gerwitz
Not too long ago I decided to go open-source with my MyCustomBB bulletin board software. I couldn’t bear requiring licenses for it – I’m not that type of guy. I’ve wanted to create an open-source project for a while – a way to give back to the open-source community – so here it is.
Though open-source, [...]
Categories: MyCustomBB
Tagged: Free Software, MyCustomBB, open source
- Published:
- February 14, 2007 – 10:39 pm
- Author:
- By Mike Gerwitz