by Robert Ian Hawdon | Jun 30, 2023 | In The News, My Life, Technology |
Red Hat’s decision to put RHEL source code behind a paywall has sparked concerns in the open-source community. The sudden change affects downstream rebuilds like CentOS and forces users to seek alternative solutions. The future of enterprise Linux remains uncertain as users evaluate the impact and explore free alternatives.
by Robert Ian Hawdon | Mar 3, 2019 | My Life, Technology |
It’s been well over a year since the last instalment. But here’s the long-awaited 6th part. It’s now November 2005 and I’d been using Linux on and off for 3 years as a desktop/workstation. So I started looking at how Linux systems could be used...
by Robert Ian Hawdon | Sep 13, 2018 | Technology, Tutorials |
I recently switched server hosting and whilst rebuilding, I decided to optimize my setup by switching my web server exclusively to Nginx. The challenge was getting WordPress to work with the new set up. The majority of independent guides for setting up WordPress will...
by Robert Ian Hawdon | Jun 11, 2018 | My Life, Technology |
I’ve been into computing for a very long time, being introduced to computers from a very young age. Some of my most fond memories of this particular hobby are from my youngest days, where even most the mundane things seemed really interesting, probably because...
by Robert Ian Hawdon | Feb 23, 2017 | My Life, Technology |
The long awaited fifth part to the saga. In the last instalment, I had finally gotten online with a Linux system, and was able to perform everyday tasks on my desktop box such as word processing, browsing the web, instant messaging, and DVD playback. In this post,...