Colin Charles AgendaA permanent record for what's interesting today - this is my live journalworkbench-5.1.1-alpha on Fedora 9- September 21, 2008 So, you want to compile Workbench for Linux, on Fedora 9. You need to install the following packages: autoconf automake libtool libzip-devel libxml2-devel libsigc++20-devel libglade2-devel gtkmm24-devel mesa-libGLU-devel mysql-libs mysql mysql-devel uuid-devel lua-devel glitz-devel glitz-glx-devel pixman-devel pcre-devel libgnome-devel gtk+-devel pango-devel cairo I feel I&8217;m being too liberal with dependencies, but I&8217;m not about to strip it, I just ...http://www.bytebot.net/blog/archives/2008/09/21/workbench-511-alpha-on-fedora-9 On corruption- September 21, 2008 A few weeks ago, I attended a fiduciary bootcamp. I didn&8217;t even know what it meant. &8220;involving trust, esp. with regard to the relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary : the company has a fiduciary duty to shareholders.&8221; It was generally not a productive use of my time, but a choice quote through it all, ...http://www.bytebot.net/blog/archives/2008/09/21/on-corruption MySQL Conference 2009, Open Source Databases MiniConf at linux.conf.au- September 20, 2008 It is no secret that I am the Program Chair for the MySQL Conference &038; Expo 2009, and am truly excited about it (big shoes to fill in from Jay). I expect it to be a great conference, with over 2,000 attendees and lots and lots of great talks. The paper submissions have been coming ...http://www.bytebot.net/blog/archives/2008/09/20/mysql-conference-2009-open-source-database... Workbench on Linux- September 20, 2008 I had the pleasure of sitting right across the MySQL GUI Tools Team, and decided to try my hand at Workbench (Workbench for Linux, that is). Congratulations to the entire team for the great work! I am excited. First up, the things you need on Ubuntu 8.04 (I created a fresh install, and installed all the ...http://www.bytebot.net/blog/archives/2008/09/20/workbench-on-linux Software Freedom Day in Riga: Superstars galore- September 19, 2008 Tomorrow (Saturday, September 20 2008) is Software Freedom Day, and we&8217;re taking Latvia by storm! We&8217;re hosting it at the University of Latvia, and we have an awesome schedule. Why awesome Because we have exciting speakers like you wouldn&8217;t believe. Mrten Mickos, former CEO MySQL AB, current SVP Database Group, Sun Microsystems Kaj Arno, VP Community, Database ...http://www.bytebot.net/blog/archives/2008/09/19/software-freedom-day-in-riga-superstars-ga... Microsoft blackouts Software Freedom- September 18, 2008 Are you a user of Microsoft Windows Are you a user of a non-licensed copy of Microsoft Windows Does it happen to be Windows XP Professional Have you seen &8220;blackouts&8220; Apparently, from about the end of last month (August 27 2008, to be precise), users of pirated copies of Microsoft Windows XP Professional that also happen ...http://www.bytebot.net/blog/archives/2008/09/18/microsoft-blackouts-software-freedom Keeping the (content on the) Internet relevant- September 17, 2008 The Internet is a great tool, but the problem with the Internet is outdated information. I was looking to find the famous Foh San Restaurant in SS2, and while the Internet suggested it did exist, Foh San closed down in SS2 sometime in 2007. The only Foh San Restaurant that exists now is in Ipoh ...http://www.bytebot.net/blog/archives/2008/09/17/keeping-the-content-on-the-internet-releva... life, update- September 17, 2008 i&8217;m lying awake, with my head on the chair, thinking of you till it hurts. zzzip, rewind&8230;. this is not an air supply song. repeat to yourself: this is not an air supply song. sitting in a cramped tin can, that passes of as an excuse to be an airline, i am now headed to amsterdam. ...http://www.bytebot.net/blog/archives/2008/09/17/life-update Malaysia stops censoring bloggers- September 17, 2008 So, the MCMC decided to come to their senses and scrap blocking websites. Internet censorship only lasted a few weeks (read previously Malaysia starts censoring bloggers). Of course, to control the victim of the latest censorship act, they used the draconian Internal Security Act (ISA), but that&8217;s a whole other matter. Its interesting to see how ...http://www.bytebot.net/blog/archives/2008/09/17/malaysia-stops-censoring-bloggers Video interviews of MySQL Developers- September 17, 2008 Its no secret that all the MySQL Sun Database Group developers are here in Riga, Latvia for the developer&8217;s meeting. I have my video camera on hand, and plan to conduct bite-sized interviews. But that&8217;s not why I&8217;m writing this. This is for you. Since you can&8217;t be here, is there something you&8217;d like to ask ...http://www.bytebot.net/blog/archives/2008/09/17/video-interviews-of-mysql-developers |