The Rally of the Pharaohs: An Analysis of the Driving Habits and Styles Prevalent in Cairo
Many newcomers to this ancient and unique city find themselves initially fascinated in a somewhat morbid manner with techniques employed in driving. This paper was compiled with the express intent of easing the Cairo novice into the driver's seat, mainly through a brief discussion of some of the less orthodox strategies currently in employ in the guise of a list of pointers. read more »
My Creative Commons novel, 4,000 downloads and counting
If you've been following any reputable news source over the last few months, you'll know nothing about the fact that I released my debut novel "The Banjo Players Must Die" into the wild armed only with a Creative Commons license in August. read more »
The Failure of Open Source Business Advocacy
The advancing stature of open source in the enterprise is unquestionable. Open source technology has a demonstrable foothold in numerous industries and roles, and it has indisputably acquired a portion of mindshare which is appreciating. Looking back to the beginnings of open source where even the terminology was radically different (free software), it can often be difficult to recognize enterprise open source as a direct consequence of the birth of the free software movement. Badgeware as an example was not on the map in the early free software ecosystem, and vital components of healthy open source technology are not on the agenda in many enterprise open source deployment scenarios today. read more »
Four Straightforward Keys to Start Marketing Your Open Source Startup
Open Source Startup Marketing: Initial Steps
As innovative open source startups gradually grow ambitious enough to start thinking about an enterprise-class client portfolio, marketing becomes more of a pressing priority. My observation is that marketing is overwhelmingly regarded by open source geeks (an accolade I aspire to myself despite my sub-standard code-fu) as either superfluous nonsense-ridden hand waving, as arcane dark arts taught only in the bowels of the netherworld, or somewhere in between. read more »
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