Git and Autotools – a hate relation?
For a project where I contribute I started to rewrite the build system using autotools (autoconf/automake), since this is one of the most popular build systems as far as I know. The actual conversion...
Tagged: Linux
RIP Dropbox on Linux
Yesterday, Dropbox has finally pulled the plug on its Linux support. Let us keep a silent minute for the deceased. Of course, Dropbox does see this differently, but their explanation that ext4 is the...
Sharp did it again
I have written about a certain Sarah Sharp (now Sage Sharp) and their attacks on Linus. As everyone knows by now, the Linux Kernel Team has decided to adopt a Code of Conduct –...
Shotwell vs. digiKam
How to manage your photos? – That is probably the biggest question for anyone doing anything with a photo camera. As resolutions of cameras grow, the data we have to manage is ever growing....
Looking at the facts: Sarah Sharp’s crusade
Much has been written around the internet about this geeky kernel maintainer Sarah Sharp who left kernel development. I have now spent two hours reading through lkml posts, and want to summarize a few...
Sony VAIO Touchpad toggling
Often traveling on trains and flights, I am used to type a lot during these time. Unfortunately, my Vaio Pro13 is a bit fragile, means that under normal typing, the weight of my hands...
Sony VAIO and UEFI – what a lie
Sony seems to believe they can ignore the UEFI standards. As I have written in the on booting, Sony messes up the EFI boot setting on every boot. I did a hard core test,...
