Landy DeField

Downloaded the latest version of Elive --> http://www.elivecd.org/ to take Topaz for a spin liked it so much that I ended up changing all but two of my computers in my network over!!!!

First things first The Live CD/USB
The startup music completely sets the satge for a very sleek cool desktop manager.
My eeepc booted up extremely fast using the Live USB stick.Flawless
This brought my little eeepc back to life. My sound and video works flawlessly now.

It occurred to me one day that the free software development model is easily likened to a rushing river. Not just a stream or calm and gently flowing river but a raging rapids. It takes a lot of turmoil and effort to create quality code in an open manner and maintain a respectable amount of forward momentum.

As people improve the code they add to the overall speed that the water reaches people. People can then use it in their everyday lives to accomplish things that they need to.

I have heard so many people wax eloquent about the Free Software community over the years now it is my turn. :D

Warning: Some of the following thoughts may contain sarcasm, cinematic creative paint spillage and partial truth exposure.

There seem to be three major points of view on the subject. (I am rounding down for the sake of whatever...)

Lathiests: The Linux community does not exist. If it does they are a bunch of really mean geeks that have a sick sense of humor and when I die I expect to find them..... uh you get the gist.

It is critical that the first blog post be poignant and memorable. So I am now faced with a delima. Should my first post be the infamous Hello World? Should I define who I am in 400 words or less? Perhaps I should agonize and try to provide some sort of insight about the current global state of affairs... This is a difficult decision filled with gotcha sized speed bumps and pot holes overflowing with uncertainty. The first blog post needs to be created without it there is no blog. The very nature of what a blog is demands the creation of the first post.