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February 19, 2019
“Sudo Mastery, Second Edition” and Cover Art
“FreeBSD Mastery: Jails” is out for tech edit. Reviews are due back on the 25th, so I can get it to the copyeditor before I leave for a writing conference on the 28th. Right now the manuscript is laying fallow and I’m not allowed to look at it. Next week, I need to be able …
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February 11, 2019
“FreeBSD Mastery: Jails” first draft complete
After far too long, I have a complete first draft of “FreeBSD Mastery: Jails.” I have quite a few FreeBSD developers doing tech review for it. They’re the folks most qualified to check my work. I’ve also made copies available to sponsors and the Patronizers who will get a copy of the finished ebook, mostly …
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February 3, 2019
End-Of-January Update
Part of having an annual goal is accountability, so: how did January go? I wrote 27,500 words, or a little over half my goal. Given that I wrote 14,100 words in November 2018, doing my best to write full-out: I’ll take it. Also, a big chunk of this was redrafting parts of the jails book. …
January 23, 2019
When To Buy Your Own ISBNs
In 2017, I bought a block of one thousand ISBNs. Other authors have been asking me why I did that and if they should do the same. I’m writing this blog post so I can point them at it. The short but glib answer is, when the missed opportunity cost of piggybacking on Amazon’s (previously …
January 14, 2019
FreeBSD Journal column
As of the January issue, the FreeBSD Journal will be free. You can access it, and all back issues, through a browser. You’ll need to register for it–the Foundation is still using it for fund-raising, but in a less direct manner. So it’s probably time for me to confess: last year I got suckered into …
January 2, 2019
MWL’s 2018 Wrap-Up
I set some ambitious goals for 2018. How did I do? There’s a few reasons why. A relative fell off a roof and suffered a traumatic brain injury. I’m the family member that won’t get fired for not showing up to work, so I handled a bunch of it. There’s something about arguing with hospitals …
November 7, 2018
Cutting My Throat at Last
So many people over the decades have volunteered to slash my neck for free, but I’ve decided to have a professional do it. My long-time stalkers followers have probably noticed my declining output. In 2016 I released six big books. Last year, two. This year, I’m pushing hard to get three, and I probably won’t …
October 22, 2018
Auction Winners
The auctions are over. (They ended late Saturday, but I spent Sunday traveling and couldn’t get the post up.) The OpenBSD auction went to Jared for $1000, crushing poor Cybermonk. Cybermonk did triumph in the FreeBSD auction, however, with a top bid of $325. Congrats to the winners! Send me the receipts for your donations …
October 19, 2018
Decent Pics of “Relayd & Httpd Mastery” signature
There’s three OpenBSD devs at MeetBSD. The auction for this first-ever hardcover signed by these folks is now up to $250. Among others, you’ll get an original Ayaka Koshibe illustration. The committer-signed Absolute FreeBSD 3/e is at $100. So, the OpenBSD fans are crushing the FreeBSD fans. Are you FreeBSD folks going to stand for …
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October 18, 2018
Ugly Pics of AF3e auction signatures
The auction of Absolute FreeBSD 3rd edition signed by the FreeBSD devs attending MeetBSD is underway. Gathering the signatures is also underway. Here are some cruddy pictures taken with my cellphone while sitting in the devsummit audience. A similar auction for my last OpenBSD book raised $1145. Consider this a challenge to the FreeBSD community. …
