After flirting with tech from 1989 onwards, Sam Varghese began to experiment with Linux in 1998. A couple of years later, he began using the Debian distribution as a single-boot system for his personal use. From that point onwards his interest grew and he has since written widely about free and open source software, with a great deal of his writings based on his own experiences, rather than anecdotal evidence. Open Sauce will focus on a genre of software that is present everywhere but rarely acknowledged; a genre that has little eye-candy but does most of the heavy lifting; a genre that is designed and written by people whose accomplishments are only occasionally recognised. Above all this blog will follow the KISS principle - Keep It Simple, Stupid.

Troubling times for OpenSUSE by Sam Varghese    Saturday, 21 February 2009 The OpenSUSE project, a group that develops a Linux distribution that then feeds into Novell's SUSE Linux, has been hit recently by the layoffs at Novell.

Knoppix: live CD par excellence by Sam Varghese    Friday, 20 February 2009 While the bigger and better-known Linux distributions tend to get more than their fair share of publicity, there are other bright stars that light up the FOSS firmament and rarely get a mention.   Red Hat deal a kick in the guts for Novell by Sam Varghese    Tuesday, 17 February 2009 The good people over at Novell must be wondering what to do next after Red Hat and Microsoft inked a deal on server virtualisation interoperability yesterday.   A touch of sadness as Lenny emerges by Sam Varghese    Friday, 13 February 2009 The release of a stable version of Debian GNU/Linux is normally a time of rejoicing and celebration for the 1000-plus geeks who provide Linux users with one of the best distributions going.   OLPC no longer wants to change the world by Sam Varghese    Monday, 09 February 2009 There is more disquieting news emerging from the One Laptop per Child project - or what remains of it, following the sackings and budget cuts in January.   Why Debian release schedules don't matter by Sam Varghese    Friday, 06 February 2009 We all love it when things run on time. There are certain things which need to happen when the clock strikes the hour - buses and trains need to arrive, a cron job on your server needs to spark some script or the other to life, your kids need to be at school.   Our open source heroes are humans too by Sam Varghese    Monday, 02 February 2009 A great deal is being made of the fact that Linux creator Linus Torvalds has switched from using the KDE desktop to using GNOME, something he did many months ago, and something he mentioned in passing during an interview last month.   Open source: how Sun sees it by Sam Varghese    Friday, 30 January 2009 Simon Phipps is a natural when it comes to speaking. The man has a good turn of phrase, is skilled in the art of repartee, and can engage an audience very well.   Sun 'can be biggest open source company' by Sam Varghese    Thursday, 29 January 2009 Ulf Michael Widenius, better known to open source folk as Monty, has a few things in common with Linux creator Linus Torvalds.   A conversation with Bdale Garbee by Sam Varghese    Monday, 26 January 2009 It's difficult not to notice Bdale Garbee, the chief technologist for open source and Linux at Hewlett-Packard, when he attends the Australian national Linux conference.   Now, you too can shave Bdale's beard by Sam Varghese    Sunday, 25 January 2009 One of the happenings at the 10th Australian national Linux conference that attracted the most attention was the shaving of Bdale Garbee's beard by Linus Torvalds.   LCA2009: Organisers take a bow by Sam Varghese    Friday, 23 January 2009 Exhausted but overjoyed with the outcome, the co-organisers of the 10th Australian national Linux conference say they would be willing to play host again - but certainly not for a couple of years.   Wellington to host next Linux conference by Sam Varghese    Friday, 23 January 2009 The 11th Australian national Linux conference will be held in Wellington in 2010, the second time the conference has stepped across the Tasman.

More... LCA2009: Torvalds turns barber for a while LCA2009: The third wave of open source LCA2009: It's a Linux conference - but there's Macs aplenty LCA2009: Why ODF should be the chosen one

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