Geeklog
Like databases, blogging and a CMS with the word "geek" in it? I present Geeklog. How did I find out about it? It powers Groklaw.
View ArticleOpenBSD on 32-bit SPARC in 2011
I’ve been going back and forth on whether to get rid of my Sun Sparcstation 20 and all of the hardware and software that goes with it. Once I got the SS20 for plus a nominal shipping fee (and it’s the...
View ArticleBlogsum (not Bloxsom) for blogging in OpenBSD
Blogsum is a written-from-scratch blogging application meant for use in the chroot web environment of OpenBSD. It uses an sqlite database and Perl on the back end. The developer uses it for his...
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No, a 16-year-old Sun Sparcstation doesn’t work like a new x86 box
My recent foray into running the 1995-era Sun Sparcstation 20, lately with OpenBSD, isn’t because I think a 16-year-old box will be in any way comparable to a modern (or even 10-year-old) Intel-based...
View ArticleDebian on a 1995 Sparcstation 20 in 2011 - Part 1: Prelude
Linux in general, and not Debian in specific, left the 32-bit SPARC platform behind a few years ago. There are no kernel hackers working on 32-bit SPARC, I’ve learned. And while NetBSD still builds...
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FlatPress revs to 0.1010.1 to fix login/authentication exploit
If you're running a FlatPress blog, keeping an eye on the main site and the forums lets you know about any potential problems with the software as well as available solutions. That's especially the...
View ArticleThe search box in FlatPress only searches blog titles, not full text
I just found out that the search function built into FlatPress does not look at the text of the entries but only at the titles (and possibly the tags; I’ll have to check on that one). I know this...
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I install Iceweasel/Firefox 4 in Debian Squeeze
I finally took my own advice and installed Iceweasel/Firefox 4 on my Debian Squeeze machine. So far I don’t notice any performance improvements or regressions, but I’ve been running the browser all of...
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