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What Greg Does

Posted by on Tuesday, 21 February, 2012

With my recent job change, I’m starting to run into a bunch of people asking “What exactly are you going to be doing now?”


How to Kickstart an Open Source Music Revolution with CASH Music

Posted by on Tuesday, 21 February, 2012

On February 10, 2012, CASH Music launched a Kickstarter campaign and raised more than 70% of their $30,000 goal in about 24 hours. What is CASH Music? And why does it already have vocal support from musicians, Firefox, and even Neil Gaiman? Jesse von Doom, Co-Executive Director of CASH Music, explains the inspiration behind the project and the big role Linux plays in it.


Weekend Project: Get Started with Tahoe-LAFS Storage Grids

Posted by on Saturday, 18 February, 2012

Here's an axiom for every major organization to memorize: if you have data, then you have a data storage problem. But while the cloud service players are happy to compete for your business, you may not need to purchase a solution. A number of open source projects offer flexible ways to build your own distributed, fault-tolerant storage network. This weekend, let's take a look at one of the most intriguing offerings: Tahoe LAFS.