Robert A. Uhl

Freedom counts

Mark Pilgrim realises that free software is useful software. He had been blogging with Movable Type, which is proprietary but was free enough: a new version came out, the pricing got restrictive and he was stuck. But then he discovered WordPress, which is and always will be free. 2 February 2018: update link Read more →

Freedom counts

Mark Pilgrim realises that free software is useful software. He had been blogging with Movable Type, which is proprietary but was free enough: a new version came out, the pricing got restrictive and he was stuck. But then he discovered WordPress, which is and always will be free. 2 February 2018: update link Read more →

GnuCash

Joe Barr has written a decent introduction to GnuCash an excellent accounting program for Unix. Read it, then download GnuCash. Read more →

GnuCash

Joe Barr has written a decent introduction to GnuCash an excellent accounting program for Unix. Read it, then download GnuCash. Read more →

Ernie Ball uses free software

Ernie Ball, the manufacturer of guitar strings, switched to free software after a BSA audit cost them $100,000. Now their business is running better, more securely and more cheaply. A lesson for us all. Read more →

Ernie Ball uses free software

Ernie Ball, the manufacturer of guitar strings, switched to free software after a BSA audit cost them $100,000. Now their business is running better, more securely and more cheaply. A lesson for us all. Read more →

Maybe RMS had a point …

It’s fairly well-known that I’ve been opposed to calling Linux systems GNU/Linux: I have thought — and still do think — that it’s silly and incorrect (as there is more to a typical system than simply GNU and Linux). OTOH, I’ve noticed in my interactions with my peers (I’m a Unix admin by day) that there’s a mass assumption that the GNU toolset is identical to Linux. Recently I heard an otherwise well-informed man refer to Cygwin as ‘the Linux toolset on Windows. Read more →

Maybe RMS had a point …

It’s fairly well-known that I’ve been opposed to calling Linux systems GNU/Linux: I have thought — and still do think — that it’s silly and incorrect (as there is more to a typical system than simply GNU and Linux). OTOH, I’ve noticed in my interactions with my peers (I’m a Unix admin by day) that there’s a mass assumption that the GNU toolset is identical to Linux. Recently I heard an otherwise well-informed man refer to Cygwin as ‘the Linux toolset on Windows. Read more →