Posts tagged open source

WordCamp UK proposal

Inspired by WordCamp Dallas 2008 I’m floating the idea of WordCamp UK at some point this year.

The idea has already gone around a number of WordPress mailing lists and elsewhere, and in the light of feedback I’m posting this to ascertain the level of interest.

Don’t hesitate to add a comment to this post so the practicality of such an event can be gauged.

I’m happy to take part in organising such an event if it seems to be a good idea - it would be useful even at this early stage to see if anyone else is prepared to be involved in making arrangements etc.

Here’s one description of WordCamp:

WordCamp is a (semi) BarCamp-style conference where users of the Open Source blogging software WordPress can meet and share tips and experiences with one another.

Some initial thoughts to get the discussion going:

• Format: A little more structured, such as WordCamp Dallas 2008, or more BarCamp, as WordCamp Hamburg?
• Size: Number of attendees?
• Location: London or other city? Take into account travelling and accommodation.
• Sponsorship: Would be good to subsidise the event!

Finally a list of previous WordCamps I’m aware of:

• WordCamp Hamburg
• WordCamp Argentina
• WordCamp Israel
• WordCamp Melbourne
• WordCamp Beijing
• WordCamp 2007
• WordCamp 2006

Plus WordCamp Report for reference.

Update Saturday 22 March 2008 at 1531: I’ve set up a WordCamp UK mailing list.

Update Monday 24 March 2008 at 1522: Here’s the RSS feed for comments to this post.

Update Thursday 27 March 2008 at 0649: WordCamp Melbourne and Argentina added to list above.

Update Monday 31 March 2008 at 0028: I’ve now set up a WordPress UK wiki.

Yahoo goes semantic

Yahoo has announced support for semantic web standards as part of its search system.

This is definitely excellent news!

Here’s some commentary on the announcement.

Blog wars!

Well - not really - but this post by Matt Mullenweg needed to be said.

I agree with many of the comments to the post: Movable Type is a nightmare compared to WordPress.

3D printing for everyone

Speaking of 3D this looks amazing.

The Industry Standard reports on the background to the University of Bath open-source printer that can even replicate most of its own parts.

The Replicating Rapid-prototyper manufactures components by building them up in layers of plastic.

The next version will allow the machine to make its own and other circuitry, bringing it one step closer to complete self-replication.

The future is here!

Version umpteen

Welcome to version umpteen of this site.

I’ve put together a new design, and moved to a WordPress platform, an estimable system I’ve used for a number of recent projects.

I’ve had various journals, ramblings and assorted jottings over the years on this domain.

I’ve decided to start again and begin posting on a regular basis.

Hope you enjoy my thoughts - feel free to contribute comments.