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Update: Software Freedom Day

I spoke to about 30 people about the [Open Source Developers' Conference](http://osdc.com.au/), [Melbourne PHP Users Group](http://phpmelb.org/) and [BarCampMelbourne](http://barcampmelbourne.org/). W...

Software Freedom Day

You're not my friend anymore. I'm taking my toys back!

Alas, my hearties (I'm warming up for [International Talk Like A Pirate Day](http://www.talklikeapirate.com/)), this is no child's tantrum. The world's "near monopolist" in software, Microsoft, has to...

BarCampMelbourne

I've started the [BarCampMelbourne](http://barcamp.org/BarCampMelbourne) wiki page and have been talking to George Dickeson who's doing the same for [BarCampAdelaide](http://barcamp.org/BarCampAdelaid...

Steve Irwin just died!

AAAAAAAAA!

GPG for Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, Hotmail and more

> freenigma uses one of the most famous and most widely used cryptographic software packages in the world: the GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG)

Amazing Stop Motion Video Creation

Are anti-spam lists finally worrying the spammers?

The email emphasises that it was not sent by Dave Hayes, but rather by "concerned net citizens in response to the growing abuse and corruption \[of the blacklist organisations\]".

Snakes

How to hire a great software developer

_**Tell me about a time when you found the source of a problem**_. Most people find ways around problems, but don't identify the source. Great developers identify the source.

Warning: Domains Australia Pty Ltd

I've received these dodgy letters from Domains Australia Pty Ltd before and ignored them. They send letters to owners of .au domains and offer to register the .net.au equivalent. The letter itself can...