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.

Linux: understanding it takes time by Sam Varghese    Friday, 21 September 2007 Linux users tend to get all excited when a mainstream publication picks up any distribution and deems it worthy of review - even if the conclusions of the reviewer concerned turn out to be negative.

Some lessons from the SCO debacle by Sam Varghese    Tuesday, 18 September 2007 If any bookmaker is offering good odds on the SCO Group surviving into 2009, it may well be worth a punt. After the company filed for bankruptcy on Friday, there aren't many who will bank on the company being around that long.   SCO, SCO, SCO your boat, gently down the bankruptcy stream by Sam Varghese    Saturday, 15 September 2007 There are fireworks going off wherever the Linux community congregates and the champagne is being quaffed in unimaginable quantities.   GPL-BSD stoush: de Raadt hints at legal action by Sam Varghese    Friday, 14 September 2007 The argument over dual-licensed code, which was festering between the GPL and BSD communities, has drifted off the radar for most - but certainly not for Theo de Raadt, head of the OpenBSD project.   Gutsy Gibbon swinging along by Sam Varghese    Tuesday, 11 September 2007 There's a month to go before the next Ubuntu release, 7.10 aka Gutsy Gibbon, hits the download servers. A September 4 daily build shows a number of improvements over the 7.04 release which was named Feisty Fawn.   GPL vs BSD: why are people fighting? by Sam Varghese    Friday, 07 September 2007 For the second time in six months, a flamefest has broken out between those who release software under the BSD (Berkely Software Distribution) licence and others who release software under the General Public Licence.   Taking FOSS to the masses by Sam Varghese    Tuesday, 04 September 2007 Since 2005, a small band of volunteers in many countries has been gathering together on one day of the year to give away free and open source software in order to spread awareness about this genre.   GNOME: 10 years old but did we need it? by Sam Varghese    Friday, 31 August 2007 This month, the GNOME project - one of two main choices when it comes to desktop environments for Linux - celebrates 10 years of existence. It was founded on August 15, 1997, by Miguel de Icaza and Federico Mena Quintero.   Feisty in wireless land by Sam Varghese    Tuesday, 28 August 2007 Recently I've been reading a lot about how well Ubuntu works on laptops, particularly when it comes to handling wireless connections - something that is generally a problem under Linux due to a number of factors, the primary one being the paucity of drivers for most cards.   Linux conference returning home by Sam Varghese    Thursday, 23 August 2007 Australia's national Linux conference, linux.conf.au , will be returning home next year, with the University of Melbourne playing host.   Why people don't switch operating systems by Sam Varghese    Tuesday, 21 August 2007 The topic of Linux on the desktop is one that raises its head every couple of days somewhere on the web - and here it is again.   Linux Foundation's first commandment: respect Microsoft by Sam Varghese    Thursday, 16 August 2007 On April 1 this year, I wrote a spoof headlined "Ballmer joins Linux Foundation board." Considering the statements that were reported last week as emanating from the executive director of the same foundation, Jim Zemlin, I wonder if my tale will still be considered a spoof after a few years.   Darl McBride, where are you? by Sam Varghese    Monday, 13 August 2007 Nearly 54 months ago, when the SCO Group launched its legal action against IBM, there were a number of cheerleaders - both SCO personnel and outsiders - who contributed a great deal to the debate.

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