I’ve received quite a few thank yous from USA friends today on their Thanksgiving Day. All of them I return the thanks for the part they play in my happiness and successes!
Every day is an opportunity for thanks giving.
I have a wonderful partner in life, Julia, who is carrying our first baby (due mid-April); supportive family; talented, dedicated,and fun work mates; and amazing friends here in Victoria and around the world!
Thank you!
I had a great big smile yesterday when eagleclaw entered our chat channel. Eagleclaw is Hailin Wu, a new member of the Automattic family.
The open source commune was rocked when Open Source Ambassador to the UNMe, Chris “factoryjoe” Messina, had his golden tack removed from his seat!
The allegation? Too much love for the Apple kool-aid? No, far worse than that, down right blasphemy! He was overheard preaching:
Open source is the domain of the privileged elite. Unless you have sufficient resources, and are fairly well-to-do, finding the space and wherewithal to give away your work product for free is inaccessible.Furthermore, it is unclear how open source works in mixed situations; contrary to years of liberal progress, open source seems to work best among homogeneous communities that dispel “outsiders”.
Some suggest this heresy is too great to have been the work of one person, and the Webs are being scrutinized to find his collaborators, the “open source liberators”.
This is the first post in what I hope to be a series where open source commies can safely vent while having a little fun relating their “crimes”.