An Ode to Open Source
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In 2023 I managed to leverage mesh VPN networking to link my machines and remotely manage open source. The future is beautiful!
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WordPress 4.1 Includes a Session UI
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My attempts to build a session UI over the weekend failed. My attempt to build one during a team hackathon was sidelined so we could focus on, what seemed at the time, far more interesting code. Now, though, I can jump on board with the new session UI being merged into WordPress 4.1!
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Creating New WordPress Projects
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I love WordPress, both because it’s free and because it’s free.
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How the GPL Limits Freedom
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I value my ability to contribute to the work of others far more than my ability to mandate how they use my contributions.
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Making the Decision for Open Source
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At some point in your career, you might find yourself weighing the pros and cons of open source as it relates to your business.
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Open Letter to SourceForge and FileZilla
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I love open source. I hate people who are dicks about the way they try to use open source to extort money from others.
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… The Universe will Provide
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If you hold something to be a guiding truth, you need to live by it at all times. If you can’t live by it, then it must not be a truth.
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Open Source Matters
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Trust and transparency go hand-in-hand. If you’re not transparent, how could I possibly trust you?
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How to Contribute to WordPress Core
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My first ever contribution to WordPress was trimming whitespace from keys stored in the WordPress options table. Basically, I removed a space. But since then, I’ve contributed quite a few other patches to the project I love. Eleven of them have actually made it in to the core codebase! At the Portland WordPress User Group
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Free and Open
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I write software for a living. Not something I ever expected to do for a career, but it happened and I’m fairly good at it. I also write software as a hobby. Different languages and platforms – working with a diverse set of tools makes me a better developer. I also give away most of the