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Odds and ends on Life with Linux. Although I'm a diehard Debian user, you may find my raves and ramblings entertaining. I'm intentionally writing my posts in a somewhat light style, hoping to foster as many dialogues with visitors - yes, that's you - as I can.

Arse covering...

Posted 03-01-2013 at 06:05 AM by mafiltenborg (Living with Linux)
Updated 03-01-2013 at 06:07 AM by mafiltenborg

Tags commercial use, debian, legality

At work I have a Debian box, which serves as sniffer, logger, data injector and a whole array of other odds and ends. All the stuff it's not possible to coerce the company-issued standard Windows box to do.
That's nice. Linux happily goes to work and gets the job done.

Now, my company recently merged with another american company. And as a consequence of this, new, strict regulations apply to what tools we're allowed to use.
This includes ONLY properly licensed software....

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Getting my hands on a PVR for free

Posted 11-20-2012 at 04:37 AM by mafiltenborg (Living with Linux)
Updated 11-20-2012 at 05:37 AM by mafiltenborg

Tags nas, pvr, television

Not since the danish television network went digital have I had a regular video recorder like the VHS machine everyone once owned.

Sure, commercial products exist, but are usually crippled - recordings cannot be exported for long time storage.
A PC running some kind of PVR software will do the trick, but drains power and makes noise. No go.

Hmmmm...
So, I thought to myself: What's always on in my home, and does not consume oodles of energy?
...

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Blogging - naah...

Posted 11-16-2008 at 09:04 AM by mafiltenborg (Living with Linux)
Updated 11-20-2012 at 05:53 AM by mafiltenborg

Now what do i need this blog for - i've already got a few ones, documenting this and that. My LQ blog might come in handy when i have something to say with reference to Linux and its influence on my life. 'Cause everyone's influenced by this phenomenon - even you!

So, what's there to say?

Lots! The big question is where to begin. I've got Linux all over the place - at work, at home and in my mind. The particular variant that has invaded my life is Debian Linux, and...

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