Post-Asia Source 3 Blogging
November 17, 2009 by Clair Ching
Filed under Events
Asia Source 3 is over but the spirit of the camp will still be alive. This is one thing that I could see from the Facebook and Twitter updates of everyone. There are people who miss camp already and there are those who are now asking more things about free and open source software. For me, that is something encouraging and heart-warming.
As a first time facilitator and participant, Asia Source 3 was a learning experience. It was not the typical workshop or conference as it was 6 day camp for us. There …read more
Guess who was at Sun Tech Days in Manila
June 18, 2008 by Clair Ching
Filed under Events
No photos of me yet ^^;; Sorry. But the doll will suffice for now
The Sun Tech Days in Manila started yesterday but I wasn’t able to go. It was mainly a Netbeans day. This morning though, a lot of people were there and the hall was packed with people. The keynote emphasized on the opportunities we could have when it comes to software development and open source software in particular.
I attended sessions on JavaFX, Grails,and Open Solaris. I was curious about trying out Open Solaris on a VM (for the heck of …read more
Which is more secure among GNU/Linux, MS Vista and Mac OS Leopard?
February 12, 2008 by Clair Ching
Filed under Events
There will be a hacking contest in Vancouver next month and the three operating systems will go against each other to prove that they ‘pwn’ the others. This will be during the CanSecWest Vancouver 2008 security conference.
Every geek will have his/her own agenda. And of course, you all know which OS I am rooting for! I am not sure what my fellow b5media Tech channel bloggers think about it but let the operating systems show their strengths and weaknesses next month and we’ll wait and see.
September 15 is Software Freedom Day!
August 31, 2007 by Clair Ching
Filed under Events, Geeky Fun, The Free World.
Be free and choose your software!
If you’re sick and tired of getting locked in to particular software because the vendor says so, think again. You have the right to choose the software you will use and there are so many others out there who can help you!
If you’re someone who has made the choice, take it one step further: show others why you made that choice and why they should too.
If you fall into either category, then Software Freedom Day is for you! All over the world, people celebrate Software Freedom Day by having demos of various free …read more
