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Linux T-Shirts

When I’m not at the office, I live in T-shirts. As such, I go through a lot of t-shirts and I have to replenish my supply regularly. But what’s a good geek supposed to do when he can’t find one he likes at his local mall? That’s right, he makes his own!

I recently used zazzle.com to make some cool Linux T-Shirts for my own use. When my friends saw me wearing them, they wanted to buy them too. So, I released my Linux T-shirts to the public. Check out my Linux T-shirts at my Zazzle store.

You’ll notice that many of my Linux T-shirts feature Tux the penguin, the mascot of Linux. Tux was designed by Larry Ewing, using The GIMP.

If you decide to take a whirl at making your own shirts, please be respectful of others’ intellectual property and either make your own graphics, use graphics that are in public domain or get the permission of the creator. For example, according to Larry Ewing’s website, he grants you permission to use the Tux logo as long as you acknowledge both him and the GIMP.

What’s in a name? Welcome to my technical blog.

Many years ago (1999), long before the age of blogs, I was asked to write a column for an online e-zine called Hello World. Although the magazine never survived more than a few pilot issues, I was pleasantly surprised, while doing a google search, to find my articles still hanging around. I’ve always been meaning to resurrect my column, and I think that now, during the age of blogs, is possibly the right time.

Though a bit dated, I have provided links to the old articles for continuity sake.

By the way, in case you are wondering where the name “Developing Rapids” comes from, it is a play on the late 90s cliche “Rapid Development”. It is also the title of my first article.