Rainy

So I finally take a weekend off to go to the beach and relax … And it rains … Non stop.
So there I was, sitting on the balcony of a US$ 300K apartment, watching the rain and sipping a diet soda. For the whole weekend.

Gotta love mother nature.

Richard Stallman, GPLv3 and Linux

Not like it surprises me anymore. Now Richard Stallman is saying that the decision about Linux going GPLv3 is
up to the developers, not Linus.

I wonder how he think the developers can force Linus to accept a code into HIS kernel. Maybe using handguns.
Yes, that would be in character for Stallman.

Cheated wife and a BMW

This is getting ridiculous.
Ever since it was first posted on The Register, everyone noticed this was a fraud.
Uppon further investigation, it was noted that it was nothing more than a car dealers trying to
get people to call them.

In any case, this is still poping up on news site (like Terra) as if it were true.

C’mon. Don’t people ever try to check to see if something is true before spreading the
news ?

EDIT: Looks like after some complaing from several parts (me included), Terra finaly fixed the news entry. About time.

The next Harry Potter

I have been reading more and more about people wondering what the next Harry Potter will be.

Having read all the books so far released (yes, I’m a compulsive reader. More on that another time), I have to ask: why care ?

I mean, one might as well as what the next “Lord of the Ring” will be. Or the next “Dune”. Or the next “Darkover”. The next “Sherlock Homes” ? Who will be the next J.R.R. Tokkien ? Or the next Frank Herbert ?

Literary trends come and go. Good novels will surface from time to time, as was the cast will Harry Potter. Great novels will show up very rarely (my other examples).

So, if you are really into books and novels, why should you worry about Harry Potter ? I, for one, am still looking for the next Marion Zimmer Bradley.

Richard Stallman vs. FOSS

So, looks like Richard Stallman is at it again.
This time, he says Creative Commons is no good.

I have to wonder when someone is going to make his shut up. He has far outlived his usefulness for the FOSS, and today is more like a threat to it. Everytime he opens his mount, people will think FOSS is a joke.

So, here is my plea:

RMS, go back to coding.