From 7e444879a487932b9a92ae0e39d86c631006d1b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "R. Tyler Croy" Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2011 12:28:45 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add this week's blog posts (should have done this earlier) --- _posts/2011-10-05-jenkinsconf-slides.markdown | 27 +++++++++++ ...2011-10-08-keep-on-trucking-sonic.markdown | 45 +++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 72 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _posts/2011-10-05-jenkinsconf-slides.markdown create mode 100644 _posts/2011-10-08-keep-on-trucking-sonic.markdown diff --git a/_posts/2011-10-05-jenkinsconf-slides.markdown b/_posts/2011-10-05-jenkinsconf-slides.markdown new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6350133 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2011-10-05-jenkinsconf-slides.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: Slides from the Jenkins User Conference 2011 +tags: +- jenkins +- presentation +- jenkinsconf +--- + + + + +
+ +Ahead of an actual blog post wrap of the event, here are the slides from my +"Continuous Deployment with Gerrit and Jenkins" talk at the first *ever* +Jenkins User Conference. + + * [Slides (PDF)](http://strongspace.com/rtyler/public/gerrit-jenkins.pdf) + * [Slides with notes (PDF)](http://strongspace.com/rtyler/public/gerrit-jenkins-notes.pdf) + * [Full deck (ODP)](http://strongspace.com/rtyler/public/gerrit-jenkins.odp) + * [Full deck (PPT)](http://strongspace.com/rtyler/public/gerrit-jenkins.ppt) + +All materials can be considered under the [CC BY +3.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) license. diff --git a/_posts/2011-10-08-keep-on-trucking-sonic.markdown b/_posts/2011-10-08-keep-on-trucking-sonic.markdown new file mode 100644 index 0000000..773a427 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2011-10-08-keep-on-trucking-sonic.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: Keep on truckin' Sonic.net +tags: +- sonic +- usenet +--- + +I've mentioned in the past how absolutely in love with +[Sonic.net](http://sonic.net) I am. They're by far the best ISP I've ever +encountered and treat their users, especially technical ones, very well. + +Being a Sonic.net customer, I've always enjoyed the fact that they run a USENET +server (`news.sonic.net`) which I've used as my news server of choice since +discovering it. In addition to running a news server, there's actually a number +of Sonic.net-specific news groups under the `sonic.*` namespace, which is also +pretty neat. + + +Understandably, Sonic.net CEO [Dane Jasper](http://twitter.com/dane) is +urging people to switch from these `sonic.*` newsgroups to use Sonic.net's new +forums because the news servers at Sonic.net are **old** and they are no longer +going to invest in the infrastructure for less than *400 subscribers* that use +the USENET service. + + +As can be expected, when any amount of change occurs, gnashing of teeth from +this very vocal < 400 subscribers ensued. What happened next was what makes me +respect Dane as a CEO but also continue to love Sonic.net. + + +Dane was **honest** his customers. He explained the history of the +`news.sonic.net` servers, the investment that Sonic.net has made in them and +why they can no longer justify the cost. Along with other newsgroup members, he +also suggested a number of alternative services who specialize in USENET, +including free ones like [eternal-september.org](http://eternal-september.org). + +To expect a company to bear the major cost of a very niche service for its +users is absurd, but I think many other companies can learn from Dane's example +and communicate openly and clearly with their customers why certain things are +happening and suggest alternatives, etc. + + +Kudos Sonic.net. +