http://chrisgammell.com/2008/09/02/why-i-love-open-source/ Analog electronics and everything else between 1 and 0 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:53:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://chrisgammell.com/2008/09/02/why-i-love-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1730 A New Comment System | Chris Gammell's Analog Life Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:59:48 +0000 http://chrisgammell.com/?p=208#comment-1730 [...] was reading today about the latest WordPress 3.0 release, yet another step forward in open source software. I was eager to try it, so I updated last night. But the more interesting thing in the midst of my [...] [...] was reading today about the latest WordPress 3.0 release, yet another step forward in open source software. I was eager to try it, so I updated last night. But the more interesting thing in the midst of my [...]

]]> http://chrisgammell.com/2008/09/02/why-i-love-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-785 Squeaky Wheels Get The Job Hunting Tips | Chris Gammell's Analog Life Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:21:54 +0000 http://chrisgammell.com/?p=208#comment-785 [...] the old schematic and putting it into a modern CAD program. He gets the experience of using common, open-source tools and I get some free labor to help me with my board. He also mentioned learning other software while [...] [...] the old schematic and putting it into a modern CAD program. He gets the experience of using common, open-source tools and I get some free labor to help me with my board. He also mentioned learning other software while [...]

]]> http://chrisgammell.com/2008/09/02/why-i-love-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-512 Best Free SPICE Program | Chris Gammell's Analog Life Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:57:04 +0000 http://chrisgammell.com/?p=208#comment-512 [...] I’m gushing, but I always enjoy free software that is made well. It’s like some of the open source programs I love, but with a company behind the product supporting it (and yes, trying to sell you chips).  There [...] [...] I’m gushing, but I always enjoy free software that is made well. It’s like some of the open source programs I love, but with a company behind the product supporting it (and yes, trying to sell you chips).  There [...]

]]> http://chrisgammell.com/2008/09/02/why-i-love-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-211 The Great North | Chris Gammell's Analog Life Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:43:36 +0000 http://chrisgammell.com/?p=208#comment-211 [...] — We hear about the manufacturing jobs lost in Mid-West every time you turn on NPR. But there are also less large corporations in the north, due to some of the above listed reasons [...] [...] — We hear about the manufacturing jobs lost in Mid-West every time you turn on NPR. But there are also less large corporations in the north, due to some of the above listed reasons [...]

]]> http://chrisgammell.com/2008/09/02/why-i-love-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-178 To break or not to break | Chris Gammell's Analog Life Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:38:14 +0000 http://chrisgammell.com/?p=208#comment-178 [...] I’d say it’s fine to try stuff out and even to try and change things at a new work place. The important thing is to remember all of the costs involved with changing something. It can be expensive and time consuming to do so. If anything, Generation Y needs to know that their ideas are alright to have and even to act on, but that sometimes the best thing to do for a company and for ones own time is to use solutions that are readily available. [...] [...] I’d say it’s fine to try stuff out and even to try and change things at a new work place. The important thing is to remember all of the costs involved with changing something. It can be expensive and time consuming to do so. If anything, Generation Y needs to know that their ideas are alright to have and even to act on, but that sometimes the best thing to do for a company and for ones own time is to use solutions that are readily available. [...]

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