When you live Open Source, anything is possible

I live and breathe Open Source (or FOSS - Free and Open Source Software, or FLOSS - Free/Libre Open Source Software, depending on your bent).  I have been working in the Open Source world for a long time and have been an Open Source developer for even… more »

Demonising your opponent 101 - or when a story isn't

I have been following the WikiLeaks story with growing concern, but when News.com.au came out with their story entitled Inside Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange's Lair I became hot under the collar. What? The heading doesn't say that? Oh yes, that is… more »

Book Review: Madigan Mine - Kirstyn McDermott

Title: MADIGAN MINE Publisher: Picador Author: Kirstyn McDermott Edition released: 2010 ISBN: 9780330425711 303 pages Reviewed by: Adam Donnison Madigan, the childhood friend that went away, grew up and returned - to throw chaos into the life of Alex.… more »

AussieCon 4 - Day Three - On ebooks and online presence

There were two sessions that were pretty closely related as they turned out, The first was "Did the Future Just Arrive: The E-book and the Publishing Industry", followed by "The Writer and the Audience: Online Interaction and Public Personae". First… more »

AussieCon 4 - Day Three - Copyright in the 21st Century

An interesting set of talks today at AussieCon 4. There were so many more I would have liked to have seen, but packing the huge number of topics into a tight schedule will always result in those sorts of tradeoffs. First up, a subject dear to my heart,… more »