Syntux the geek » ubuntu

I miss this blog and I miss Ubuntu Community

Syntux — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:01:41 +0000

I have been away from this blog for many reasons starting from personal decision to quit the professional programming life so I can go back to my real thing which is Politics ending with the lack of a better option; However I’m sure the years of programming life would have influence on my next step in life but not sure how yet.

I’m still interested in opening vim and coding but probably from now on it’s going to be for fun only; however I hope the theory that says if you code for fun you might end up making a profit more than you planned would work but yet I’m not going to spend lots of time on it as I decided to take a different path now.

The last straw was when I decided to resign from Dot.Jo (Which is an amazing company) to put more efforts on Ubuntu Community in the Kingdom and Arab world. Thankfully we succeed but partially due to the recession hit. It didn’t allow longer breath especially with the lack of sponsorship, we were so close to have National Open Source Office but I’d blame the recession and probably some other factors.

I’ve also decided to hand out access of communities I was handling like Jolug and specifically Ubuntu Arabic team, Ubuntu Jordan to some new blood; The good ones are taken seems to be true in communities case, all qualified people I approached were bloody busy to handle anything and right now Ubuntu Arabic and Ubuntu Jordan on idle mode.

As a amateur programmer from now on I might try to play with Django but not sure how it will go with the limited time for my hobbies but I will do my best to keep this blog updated at least with some general stuff but of course will try to stay away from iPhone VS android war; but don’t take it as a promise ;). I will also try contribute to Ubuntu Community, at least seasonally.

Until the next post.

Tags: programming life, professional programming, iphone, personal decision, last straw, different path, new blood, django, android, arab world, recession, limited time, programmer, sponsorship, jordan, hobbies, open source, blog

LPI Webcasts: December 17th

Syntux — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:00:43 +0000

Be there or be square

LPI Candidates and Alumni:

In 2009, LPI will mark its 10th Anniversary as an organization serving Linux professionals. To recognize this milestone we will be undertaking a number of new initiatives–including as many of you already know the
launch of our LPIC-3 303 Security elective (February 1, 2009) and the new LPIC-1 and LPIC-2 exams (April 1, 2009).

We will also host a number of informative and educational webcasts. These webcasts will provide information on our certification program and even assist our candidates with exam preparation. On this initiative we will be working with BrightTalk (http://www.brighttalk.com) — a provider of online webcasting services.

We invite everyone to participate in our pilot summit on December 17, 2008. This pilot event will enable us to develop an audience profile which will assist BrightTalk to find sponsors for future such events in 2009. Please
register for these online presentations through our webpage at:

http://www.lpi.org/eng/about_lpi/upcoming_events/lpi_webcasts

We would also appreciate your feedback on these presentations, ideas for future webcasts, or even volunteers who might want to provide their own presentations!. Please contact us at info { a t } lpi [ d o t ] org should you have any questions in this regard.

Again we invite you all to attend our webcasts on December 17, 2008. Please register at:

http://www.lpi.org/eng/about_lpi/upcoming_events/lpi_webcasts

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and a prosperous and successful 2009!

Sincerely,
Scott Lamberton
Director of Communications
Linux Professional Institute

Tags: linux professional institute, pilot event, audience profile, linux professionals, lpic, webcasting services, 10th anniversary, lamberton, happy new year, webcast, new year, volunteers, upcoming events, initiatives

Eid Mubarak

Syntux — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:58:03 +0000

Was sent by Abdelmonam Kouka of Ubuntu Muslim Edition to Ubuntu Arabic mailing list

Tags: Ubuntu, Muslim, Edition, Eid, postcard

Updates & Random thoughts

Syntux — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 23:47:14 +0000

I’m not sure why people queue to buy iPhone but not to buy Kindle and I’m not sure why Kindle cannot be sold or shipped to anyone outside U.S
Eagle eye is scary to be true
Berkeley classes podcasts are just amazing, are there any other university doing the same?
We are preparing for Ubuntu Week at Jordan University, special thanks to IEEE Jordan for the invitation
Ubuntu Podcast is getting better
There is no proven scientific way to run away from politics while in Middle East
Philosophy & Political books are the best
Finally we have 8MB ADSL in Jordan
Budgeting my budget to renew my ACM, PHP|Arch, PyMag and hoping for Economist subscription plus allocating $500 for books
I believe I’m back

Tags: jordan university, iphone, eagle eye, podcast, berkeley, philosophy, Ubuntu Week, IEEE, kindle, amazon, books, iphone

Ubuntu Cyclists Team on LP

Syntux — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:06:23 +0000

This is why I love Ubuntu and this is why I love the community behind it.

This is my first try with the logo and I think it’s the best I can give.

For more information check Consilience blog

Maybe later we can participate in world triathlon ?

Tags: Ubuntu, Cyclists, Group