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Archive for September, 2006

Software Freedom Day 2006

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006

3 Days after the fact, but when you have lots of work you constantly have to re-prioritise
The past weekend we celebrated Software Freedom Day in Cape Town. It took place at Khayelitsha, which is one of the poorest areas in the city. It happened at a community center there called “the lookout point”. […]

Coding for Jesus?

Sunday, September 10th, 2006

A few months ago, there was a thread on the ubuntu-sounder list about Christian Ubuntu, and how some people felt that the idea of a Christian Ubuntu is offensive. Personally, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with having Christian Edition. If there’s derivatives for schools, gamers, and just about anything else, what’s wrong with having […]

Python in Cape Town

Saturday, September 9th, 2006

Today I attended the first ever Cape Town Python Users Group Meeting (CTPUG). I didn’t attend the entire event, which is a pity because I missed a talk on Turbogears, which is possibly not all that bad since I decided to go with Django (time-wise I can’t really afford to change my mind […]