Archive for the ‘Dru Lavigne – A Year in the Life of a BSD Guru’ Category
Russian Version of BSD Mag
Posted on August 3rd, 2010 by "a year in the life of a bsd guru" from "A Year in the Life of a BSD Guru"
BSD Mag will be launching a Russian version in September. They are looking for authors, betatesters and proofreaders with Russian as a native language. If you're interested in helping out, contact the BSD Mag Editor.
August BSD Mag
Posted on August 3rd, 2010 by "a year in the life of a bsd guru" from "A Year in the Life of a BSD Guru"
The August issue of BSD Mag is available for free download. From the table of contents:
Official PC-BSD Blog
Posted on August 2nd, 2010 by "a year in the life of a bsd guru" from "A Year in the Life of a BSD Guru"
The official PC-BSD blog was launched today (it's also my first day of working full-time with the PC-BSD community). From the welcome entry:
FreeBSD Foundation Newsletter
Posted on July 28th, 2010 by "a year in the life of a bsd guru" from "A Year in the Life of a BSD Guru"
The FreeBSD Foundation's semi-annual Newsletter is now available. There's a lot of information in this edition, including:
New *BSD Planet Website
Posted on July 27th, 2010 by "a year in the life of a bsd guru" from "A Year in the Life of a BSD Guru"
AboutBSD launched recently as a new planet for aggregating *BSD blogs. The founder of the site describes the goals of the website as follows:
Getting Started in an Open Source Community
Posted on July 23rd, 2010 by "a year in the life of a bsd guru" from "A Year in the Life of a BSD Guru"
I'm starting to put together my presentation for SummerCamp 2010. The presentation will discuss how to get started in an open source community. Do you have any questions you would like to see covered in such a presentation?
Autumn Exam Events
Posted on July 23rd, 2010 by "a year in the life of a bsd guru" from "A Year in the Life of a BSD Guru"
The autumn conference season is starting to gel and the BSDA exam will be available at a number of events across the globe. The conferences we have confirmed so far include:
BSD Professional (BSDP) Exam Objectives Nearing Final Draft
Posted on July 22nd, 2010 by "a year in the life of a bsd guru" from "A Year in the Life of a BSD Guru"
Jim Brown from the BSD Certification Group provides an update on the BSDP exam objectives. We hope to publish these by end of month or very early August, and need as many people as possible to review and comment on the draft before it is published. Jim writes:
Update on FreeBSD GSoC Projects
Posted on July 22nd, 2010 by "a year in the life of a bsd guru" from "A Year in the Life of a BSD Guru"
The latest FreeBSD quarterly status report has updates on some of the GSoC projects. Lots of interesting functionality coming down the pipe. From the report:
Book Review: Cooking for Geeks
Posted on July 21st, 2010 by "a year in the life of a bsd guru" from "A Year in the Life of a BSD Guru"
Late this month, O'Reilly will publish Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food by Jeff Potter.
PC-BSD 8.1 Released
Posted on July 21st, 2010 by "a year in the life of a bsd guru" from "A Year in the Life of a BSD Guru"
PC-BSD 8.1 has just been released. From the announcement:
Latest Funded Projects
Posted on July 20th, 2010 by "a year in the life of a bsd guru" from "A Year in the Life of a BSD Guru"
The FreeBSD Foundation funds various projects each year and there are several interesting projects in progress:
Book Review: Hackers, Heroes of the Computer Revolution
Posted on July 5th, 2010 by "a year in the life of a bsd guru" from "A Year in the Life of a BSD Guru"
O'Reilly recently published the 25th anniversary edition of Steven Levy's Hackers, Heroes of the Computer Revolution. This edition contains the original 1984 work, an update added in 1993, and an update added in May, 2010.
NYCBSDCON Call for Papers Announced
Posted on July 2nd, 2010 by "a year in the life of a bsd guru" from "A Year in the Life of a BSD Guru"
This is an excellent opportunity for new speakers to share their knowledge--note there may be travel assistance available. From the announcement:
July Issue of BSD Mag Available
Posted on July 2nd, 2010 by "a year in the life of a bsd guru" from "A Year in the Life of a BSD Guru"
The July issue of BSD Mag has just been announced. This month's editorial theme is OpenBSD and the authors include:
Go to Market
Posted on July 2nd, 2010 by "a year in the life of a bsd guru" from "A Year in the Life of a BSD Guru"Reviewers Needed
Posted on June 22nd, 2010 by "a year in the life of a bsd guru" from "A Year in the Life of a BSD Guru"
Are you familiar with system administration on BSD systems? If so, the BSD Certification Group needs your help in reviewing the exam objectives for the upcoming BSDP (BSD Professional) exam. Even if you don't have the time yourself, help us spread the word so we can get as many eyeballs as possible reviewing the objectives in preparation for their publication.
Changing Jobs
Posted on June 21st, 2010 by "a year in the life of a bsd guru" from "A Year in the Life of a BSD Guru"
The announcement went out earlier this morning: on August 2 I'll start as the Community Manager for the PC-BSD project. Since this will be a full-time position, I'll be leaving the OSBR after the publication of the July issue.
BSD Mag: BSD Firewalls
Posted on June 7th, 2010 by "a year in the life of a bsd guru" from "A Year in the Life of a BSD Guru"
The latest issue of BSD Mag is out. From the table of contents:
