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Joe Brockmeier

Joe Brockmeier
Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier is the community manager for openSUSE, a community Linux distro sponsored by Novell. Prior to joining Novell, Brockmeier worked as a technology journalist primarily covering the Linux and FOSS beat, and wrote for a number of publications, such as Linux Magazine, Linux.com, Sys Admin, UnixReview.com, IBM developerWorks, Linux Weekly News, Enterprise Linux Magazine, and ZDNet.

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Joe Brockmeier reports on the intersection of commercial interests and communities, and offers information and advice about bridging the gap between companies and communities.

  • Quick thoughts on the (possible) demise of OpenSolaris

    By Joe Brockmeier | July 13, 2009, 2:50pm PDT

    Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes that the “writing is on the wall. OpenSolaris is on its way out.” Is it really? And what does that mean for the FOSS landscape? It makes more sense for...

  • Microsoft sneaks in Firefox extension via Update

    By Joe Brockmeier | May 31, 2009, 6:42pm PDT

    The good news is that Microsoft is writing extensions for Firefox. The bad news is, the Redmond giant is slipping the extension onto systems without notifying users and making it difficult to get...

  • What do you want for free? Do users have to pay up to complain?

    By Joe Brockmeier | May 13, 2009, 8:18am PDT

    Matt Asay excorates the whining masses that are taking Twitter to task for its ill-considered removal of the @replies feature. Asay says “pay money so that you actually have the right to...

  • Using selfishness to put crowds to work for you

    By Joe Brockmeier | May 7, 2009, 4:06pm PDT

    How do you enable “the wisdom of crowds”? Part of the power of community is that a group of people can solve problems much more easily than individuals, but only if you can provide...

  • Miro puts code up for adoption

    By Joe Brockmeier | April 30, 2009, 4:36am PDT

    I’ve heard of “orphaned” code, but this is a new one. The Miro project is trying a new approach to funding: asking enthusiasts to “adopt” lines of code. From the...

  • Oprah comes, Oprah goes: Who cares?

    By Joe Brockmeier | April 29, 2009, 2:05pm PDT

    As a tool, Twitter has its advantages and disadvantages, but does it really matter if Oprah Winfrey decides to keep up with her account or not? Apparently the Silicon Alley Insider finds it...

  • The argument for free fonts

    By Joe Brockmeier | April 24, 2009, 6:06am PDT

    Bring up free fonts around typeface designers, and you’ll probably get an earful about the relative quality of free and open source designs against the professionally designed fonts. Mark...

  • What does Oracle mean for Sun's open source efforts?

    By Joe Brockmeier | April 20, 2009, 7:01am PDT

    So much for a big blue Sun. Instead, the company is being gobbled up Oracle for about $7.4 billion. Does this mean that Oracle will become “the biggest contributor to open source,” or...

  • Prioritizing bugs to boost Linux adoption

    By Joe Brockmeier | April 18, 2009, 6:30am PDT

    What are the problems that need to be solved to boost Linux adoption? And in what order? If we get the order right, we can make more users happier faster, says Scott Ritchie. Ritchie starts by...

  • Yet another "Mac vs. PC" article that misses the point

    By Joe Brockmeier | April 16, 2009, 11:24am PDT

    BusinessWeek has yet another article on the relative costs of Macs vs. PCs, and author Arik Hesseldahl comes down on the Mac side: PC makers in the Windows camp have done everything possible to...

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