MariaDB Pledges Cure Period for Open Source Licenses
Posted on July 16, 2018 by Kaj Arno
MariaDB is joining Red Hat, Facebook, Google, IBM, Microsoft, HPE and others to adopt a fair cure period to correct license compliance issues for GPLv2 software. Under GPLv2, the license…
Read MoreReleasing BSL 1.1
Posted on February 14, 2017 by Kaj Arno
MariaDB announced BSL 1.0 together with MariaDB MaxScale 2.0 in August 2016. After having the license “in the wild” for a few months we’ve been reaching out to Open Source advocates…
Read MoreM|17 Call for Papers
Posted on November 15, 2016 by Kaj Arno
Please save the date! M|17 is MariaDB’s inaugural annual user conference that will bring together developers, architects, administrators and business people to learn, collaborate and network around the latest innovations…
Read MoreNine Reasons Why Programming Is Easier Than Ever Before
Posted on March 26, 2014 by Kaj Arno
The good old days of programming weren’t all that good. Mundane duties were hard: Finding good role models, checking the syntax, fixing bugs, cracking the tough nuts. Let me share…
Read Moregreenelk: Representing geodata, in and around Python
Posted on February 13, 2014 by Kaj Arno
Scenario and use case: gps location, track and map data The overall use case is the application ecosystem of geodata for the purpose of outdoor sports, with a dash of…
Read MoreGeodata, at YOUR service
Posted on February 12, 2014 by Kaj Arno
The reaction to my blog entry on “Geodata and placemarks: More questions than answers” has not been as much a set of answers, as it has been objections. Objections to…
Read MoreGeodata and placemarks: More questions than answers
Posted on February 7, 2014 by Kaj Arno
Blogs usually share findings and opinions. I wish this were another such blog! It would then be called Geodata for Intermediate Geeks: How to collect, manage and use your own placemarks.…
Read MoreDLD matters. Pass it on.
Posted on January 20, 2014 by Kaj Arno
Imagine shaking hands with the author of one of your favourite books. Or chatting withone of the brightest scientists of our day (who may gain a Nobel prize, like his fatheralready did). Listening to…
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