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The Call for Papers for the OpenSQLCamp 2009 is now open!
The OpenSQL Camp 2009 web site is now ready for business, I've updated various pages and added some more information about the call for papers. I've also set up a Twitter account (no way without one...
View Articlextrabackup 0.7 RPMs available on the openSUSE Build Service
XtraBackup is an Open Source online (non-blockable) backup solution for the InnoDB and XtraDB storage engines. It works with both MySQL 5.0 and 5.1 (and possibly 5.4 as well) and is distributed under...
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MySQL University session recording: MySQL Code Contributions
Last week I gave a MySQL University Presentation about how to contribute code to MySQL. This time DimDim did not fail to record the session, even though there is a funky overlap of audio from Stefan...
View ArticleFlightGear 1.9.1 now added to the openSUSE Build Service
I admit it — I'm a fan of simulation software, particularly flight simulators. Probably the best Open Source Flight Simulator out there is FlightGear— it provides an impressive level of reality and you...
View ArticleOpenSQL Camp 2009: List of current session proposals; keep them coming!
I've now posted all the current talk submissions to the OpenSQL Camp Wiki. A big Thank You to everyone who contributed so far and helped us to bang the drum for this event! If you haven't heard about...
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OpenSQL Camp 2009: CfP has ended, vote for your favourites until July 26th!
The Call for Papers for the OpenSQL Camp 2009 (European Edition) has ended yesterday — we received 27 excellent session proposals from various Open Source Database projects. I would like to say a big...
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FrOSCon/OpenSQL Camp summary
It's almost two weeks now since FrOSCon and the OpenSQL Camp subconference have taken place in Sankt Augustin, Germany — about time for a summary and update from my side!First off, I would like to...
View ArticleSome friendly advice for bootstrapping your OSS project
So you're a small startup company, ready to go live with your product, which you intend to distribute under an Open Source License. Congratulations, you made a wise decision! Your developers have been...
View ArticleAspects and benefits of distributed version control systems (DVCS)
This blog post is a by-product of my preparation work for an upcoming talk titled "Why you should be using a distributed version control system (DVCS) for your project" at SAPO Codebits in Lisbon...
View ArticleHow to get your product bundled with Linux distributions
I recently received a question from Robin Schumacher at Calpont, the makers of the InfiniDB analytics database engine for MySQL: "How would you recommend we try and get bundled in with the various...
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OpenSQL Camp Europe: Time to cast your votes!
If you wonder why there hasn't been an update from me for quite a while — I just returned from two months of paternal leave, in which I actually managed to stay away from the PC most of the time. In...
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Testing Drupal 7 on a virtual appliance with MySQL 5.1 and the InnoDB plugin
The Drupal community just recently released another alpha test release of their upcoming Drupal 7 version, to shake out the remaining bugs and to encourage more users to test it.If you would like to...
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Drupal 7 test drive appliance updated to 7.0-beta2, now with GUI option
Over the weekend I updated my Drupal 7 test appliance in SUSE Studio to the Drupal 7.0-beta2 release, which was released on Oct. 23rd. I also added phpMyAdmin upon a user request, to provide a...
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Reminder: CfP for the "MySQL & Friends" Developer Room at FOSDEM 2011 closes...
Just as a friendly reminder about what I wrote a month ago: we've already received a number of great talk submissions for the MySQL & Friends Developer Room at FOSDEM 2011, thanks to everyone who...
View ArticleGUUG Frühjahrsfachgespräch 2014: CfP ends on May 31st!
The German Unix User Group (GUUG) will hold their annual conference "Frühjahrsfachgespräch" on September 23-26 this year (I know, not really "Frühjahr" anymore, but this is how it is).The Call for...
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