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.

LCA 2009: Making Linux more secure by Sam Varghese    Friday, 16 January 2009 Russell Coker is not a man who sleeps with his computers. But he does come pretty close - two servers are positioned in a little cabinet in his bedroom, one being his server and the other his Security Enhanced Linux "play machine."

LCA2009: Visa denial claims prove to be a beat-up by Sam Varghese    Wednesday, 14 January 2009 People in the free and open source software community are often quick to leap on journalists and label offerings by the latter as beat-ups.   Windows 7: One more stop while waiting for Godot by Sam Varghese    Tuesday, 13 January 2009 One thing that the release of the Windows 7 beta proves is that the users of its predecessor are always waiting for the ultimate - though what feature-set would comprise that mythical system is not clear.   The Satyam fraud: welcome to incredible India by Sam Varghese    Saturday, 10 January 2009 The late Indira Gandhi, perhaps the best known of India's prime ministers after her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, once made a statement to the effect that corruption is a way of life in India.   LCA2009: geeking your ride by Sam Varghese    Friday, 09 January 2009 Not for nothing is Jonathan Oxer known as Australia's geekiest man. Practically every aspect of his life at home is controlled by software - he even uses an RFID chip implanted in his arm to open his door.   The wonders of Windows: worms, worms, worms by Sam Varghese    Tuesday, 06 January 2009 There are times when this blog makes a foray into the wonderful world of Windows to examine some of the reasons why people delight in running that operating system.   LCA2009: the leader of the band by Sam Varghese    Friday, 02 January 2009 Leah Duncan loves cheese and salami. And given that fact, the Australian Linux community is probably lucky that she didn't like the micro-organisms used in the making of such foods enough to complete a degree in Microbiology some years ago.   One Bush who has designs on LCA2009 by Sam Varghese    Tuesday, 30 December 2008 In some ways, Joshua Bush is very much your typical open source person. But, in some other ways, he, very definitely, does not fit the mould.   Do women matter in FOSS projects? by Sam Varghese    Friday, 26 December 2008 When will women be taken seriously in the FOSS community? That's a question that needs to be asked after the Debian GNU/Linux project garnered headlines earlier this month over an offensive mailing list post that had at least two women considering whether they would continue their involvement in the project.   OpenSUSE 11.1: Evolution dependent on Mono by Sam Varghese    Tuesday, 23 December 2008 Any .1 release of a Linux distribution is generally meant to fix bugs which were present in the .0 release, not to introduce new features.   Debian secretary quits over Lenny release vote by Sam Varghese    Friday, 19 December 2008 Long-time developer Manoj Srivastava has resigned as the secretary of the Debian GNU/Linux Project and is thinking of leaving the project altogether.   Debian developer loses privileges due to offensive post by Sam Varghese    Thursday, 18 December 2008 Debian developer Josselin Mouette has had his privileges of posting to the announcement mailing list for developers withdrawn, following an offensive post to the list in November.   Debian women may leave due to 'sexist' post by Sam Varghese    Tuesday, 16 December 2008 At least two Debian women developers are reconsidering their participation in the GNU/Linux project following the posting of what they deem to be a sexist message to one of the mailing lists meant for developers.

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