imperialWicket

Last week I wrote about the lack of manager-types in open source, and how it can make it difficult to maintain/begin participation. This was an extension of my New Year's resolution post, which detailed the fact that I want to participate more in open source. I decided on a couple of projects (GeoServer and Habari), and started lurking on…more

My usual geo-spatial stack includes CentOS, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, Apache HTTP Server, Apache Tomcat, GeoServer, and a front-end that uses OpenLayers, possibly with GeoExt and/or Google Web Toolkit. While this is not terribly complex to configure, it can be a daunting for task for individuals looking to get started. There are few good resources for getting parts of this configuration together, …more

Another year almost gone, and in some ways, I'm not sure I have much to show for it. I have traversed light years in my internet travels, read about all sorts of strange and interesting people, and paid reasonably close attention to much of what has happened in open source, web development trends, light linux administration, new gadgets, you get …more