Category Archives: Guru

GoOSe Project: Progress toward Skein 2.0

Posted on November 10, 2011 by herlo

As some of you may already know, I’ve been a part of this enterprise rebuild project for a while now and things have been going pretty well. Recently, though, I’ve made some good progress on our import and build tool, … Continue reading →

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What I did today at Ohio LinuxFest – Salt

Posted on September 10, 2011 by herlo

Yes, I was at the Ohio LinuxFest this weekend! Even though I did attend several presentations on Saturday. My day was mostly taken up with something else… I built rpm packages for salt! If you aren’t sure what salt is, … Continue reading →

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Fedora Infrastructure will soon have fpaste-server

Posted on September 5, 2011 by herlo

Today, I deployed the latest fpaste-server package on a development box within Fedora Infrastructure. Test fpaste-server I’d like to get some folks to hit it and do some testing. If you have time, I would love it if you could … Continue reading →

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Packaging Update: pydf now in Fedora

Posted on July 22, 2011 by herlo

Recently, my friend beandog introduced me to pydf. After playing with it for a couple of days, I decided I liked it enough that I packaged and included into Fedora. (If you are interested in other packages I maintain, you … Continue reading →

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UTOS Project Day: Install Fedora 15

Posted on May 25, 2011 by herlo

Are you planning on attending the UTOS Project Day this Saturday, May 28? Come work on your projects in an open environment with food, friends and feedback. Folks, since Fedora 15 was just released yesterday, I had an idea regarding … Continue reading →

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Fedora 15 (Lovelock) is here – get yours today!

Posted on May 24, 2011 by herlo

Here’s the announcement from Fedora Project Leader, Jared Smith. Several new features are available, many which I am excited about. GNOME 3 desktop environment – built from awesome! Btrfs filesystem now optionally available Better crash reporting Better SELinux support More … Continue reading →

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Firefox – set browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent to false

Posted on April 12, 2011 by herlo

I honestly hate that the default function in Firefox is to open a tab from a link right next to my current tab. I suppose others have their idiosynchratic preferences, but this one is mine! To fix it, in both … Continue reading →

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Fedora Activity Day at SCaLE 9x: Sysadmin Study Group

Posted on February 23, 2011 by herlo

I believe it’s a very common desire to improve your skillset as a tech geek.  I believe there are many people out there who just want to learn how to do a few things so they can get their job … Continue reading →

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The future, part 36 : UTOS

Posted on January 25, 2011 by herlo

Ladies and Gentleman, Boys and Girls, may I have your attention please! You know, I’ve always enjoyed that statement.  I love hearing it over the PA at the circus, at a restaurant when someone is about to make an announcement, … Continue reading →

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The end of an era: Starting a new job and a new life

Posted on September 9, 2010 by herlo

Boy has my life has changed recently! I mean it, It really has changed…just over two months ago, my son Alexander James was born.  He was 6 weeks early.  Wow, it’s been a ride.  I had to take some time off … Continue reading →

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