boink boink boink boink boink Name: Bert “bret” Desmet IRC nickname: biertie IRC channels: #fedora, #fedora-ambassadors, #fedora-social, #fedora-nl, #fedora-devel on freenode; #cfk, #ict on Quakenet Location: Ghent, Belgium

Yes, this will be the first Fedora release party in Belgium since a long time (maybe this IS the first one in Belgium, I don’t know for sure) So, I hope all the belgian Fedora contributors will come to this event, this would be a great opportunity for a get-together. Off course, also other people are welcome on this event [...]

hi all! long time no seen (on this blog at least) so, what have I done the last week? I went to Linux-tag in Berlin as a fedora representative. I did some booth work (#), and was planning on attending some English talks, because my German is… … ehm, not good but I didn’t make it to the talks, I [...]

as some people already know, I’m going to linuxtag @ berlin. I’ll leave already on Tuesday 23june, and come back to my beloved Belgium (hehe) on Monday 29june. I’ve set up a scheme for the sessions that I will follow. day 1: wednesday 11:00-12:00 -> openJDK [saal4] 12:00-13:00 -> clustered CIFS for everybody [saal 1] 15:00-16:00 -> successfully working with [...]

the title of a song by Something Corporate (#)… yes, it’s my birthday today, and guess what, I turned 21 today! I expected it to be totally different, turning 21, I thought I would have a girlfriend, my first diploma, my own apartment / studio, …, … from this moment, but I have… well, none of these things It seems [...]

Yesterday I had a discussion with a good friend (Julie) about other cultures and other religions in Europa, what’s good about it, what’s not so good about it, … As one can Imagine, we weren’t talking about Jews, but about the Islam. My political view is central-right, and hers is left, so that means that we have a different view [...]

I just know where the next event, today, will take place. You can find us @ Rue du Luxembourg, 3 – B1000 Brussels 5th floor – (… Delegation to the EU … , from 18 to 22h looking forward to see you there!

Thursday, 8 April I went to Brussels for the first OLPC cafe. Frederic(#) and Bart (#) invited me. I was really interested in the subject, an introduction to the OLPC -One Laptop Per Child-. I had already worked with it, on the fedora boot at Fosdem, but I wanted to learn more about this fantastic machine. So, I took the [...]

A funny video I found on the interwebs.. where are the times when we all watched the The Muppet Show with miss piggy and the other puppets? I hope you like the clip! Muppet Lip Dub! from Statler & Waldorf on Vimeo.

I think that the people that now me, know that I’m ALWAYS happy.. Ok, maybe not always, but 99% of the time, I will be happy! so here is a picture that illustrates that: