Sam Varghese
A professional journalist with decades of experience, Sam for nine years used DOS and then Windows, which led him to start experimenting with GNU/Linux in 1998. Since then he has written widely about the use of both free and open source software, and the people behind the code. His personal blog is titled Irregular Expression.
Ditching MySQL: Red Hat shows its prowess in spin
In the aftermath of one of its most dramatic announcements, Red Hat, the premier Linux company, continues to demonstrate that its main strengths lie in things other than technology.
Red Hat ditches MySQL, switches to MariaDB
Red Hat will switch the default database in its enterprise distribution, RHEL, from MySQL to MariaDB, when version 7 is released.
The land of the free and the brave. And 24-hour snooping
Young Americans who drive souped-up cars had better watch their tongues when discussing their four-wheeled wonders with friends. Just one sentence, "My car is a bomb" will ensure that a NSA man lands up to try and defuse a terror plot.
