https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/welcome-to-open-source-watch
"When I was a kid, my dad was a TV repairman. Thanks to that, I grew up with an
oscilloscope probe in one hand and a soldering iron in the other. You could say
I was raised from the beginning to work on technology. Since then, I've worked
as a network manager, developer, and system administrator. Along the way, I
found that while I was good at working with technology, I was even better at
explaining it to people. So, for the last 30-plus years--yes, I've been at this
for a while--
I've been a technology and business journalist.
Along the way, I've spent most of my time covering Linux and open-source
software. I've been at this since Linus Torvalds was a graduate student, and
open source—and free software, for that matter—was a thing. Why? Because I
started in the Unix world, where much of the software was what we'd now call
free software. And, as I learned more about both, I realized something very
simple: They work.
Linux, in my opinion, as someone who's run every operating system from OS/360
to VAX/VMS to every Microsoft system that ever came out of Redmond, is the best
operating system around. Period. End of statement.
As for open-source software, the market has spoken. With the exception of a
handful of companies, everyone does serious development using the open-source
method. It's as simple as that.
But, while I covered both like paint for decades, I've noticed an increasing
coverage gap. While there are great Linux-specific news and analysis sites,
such as
LWN.net, and numerous Linux for beginners websites, there aren't that
many covering the middle-ground between hard-core kernel news and entry-level
material.
In addition, while there are sites that cover aspects of open source very well,
such as Red Hat's eponymous
Open Source, or related topics, such as
TheNewStack for cloud-native computing and
Silverlinings for cloud network
architects, it seems to me that there's a need for more open-source news and
analysis.
So, I've decided to try to fill in this need with
Open Source Watch. I'll be
covering what I consider to be important open-source and Linux news, along with
giving my opinions on the day's hottest issues. In addition, I'll be sharing
important stories from other writers."
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
