In 2006 I quit my job to work full-time in open source. It was fortunate timing, because the years since then have seen extraordinary growth. What was once a hobby or a sideline has now taken over the web. It’s…
Phew. Joomla! Explained is finally out. If you’ve written a book, you know how I feel. Phrases like “piece of cake” and “walk in the park” aren’t involved. Why Is Writing a Book So Difficult (Particularly for Web People)? Print.…
2011 is turning out to be a pretty busy year and I’ve got some updates to mention in just about every area of my life. Why the Updates? It all starts from the same point: we’re having a second little…
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been trying to get a better handle on our business over at OSTraining.com. Since the launch early last years, things have been growing faster than my ability to analyze and understand it. It’s…
I’ve been on record here saying that Open Source project should focus on learning from one another rather than competing. So it’s been interesting to see the Drupal community talking about commercial modules this week. It’s very similar to the…
“Listen.. people be askin me all the time, Yo Mos, what’s gettin ready to happen with Hip-Hop?” (Where do you think Hip-Hop is goin?) I tell em, “You know what’s gonna happen with Hip-Hop? Whatever’s happening with us” If we…
This post has been a long time coming … like almost everything on my blog these days 🙂 It’s a rant of sorts and a little over the top, but it sums up what I’ve been thinking for a while.…
It’s been far too long since I blogged. I’ve got a few good excuses such as a baby, a business, a book, the OSM board and almost weekly trips around the U.S. However, I’ve also got a few good topics…
This might be the most expensive blog post I’ve ever written, but here goes … This week I was talking to a developer who sells open source products and their attitude was that they fight even single customer refund request..…
A few weeks back I made a deliberately provocative post entitled “Even WordPress Usability Sucks” and ended with the suggestion that Joomla form a Usability team. It looks like one is starting to roll. Congrats to Kyle from Joomlapraise, Chris…