Linux Basement Presents: Chad’s Blog

Happy Birthday Linux Basement

I’ve officially been Podcasting one year as of November 14th. It has been good for me, albeit hard. Podcasting tends to be my outlet. I’ve always been an entertainer in one way shape or form. I sang all the way up through college, I’ve been in several bands, and even a few show productions. Linux Basement fills my need for both tech and performance. I’ve officially written 29 songs since the show started a year ago, and although most of them are ridiculous, and some are downright awful, some, have been gems. Linux Basement has forced me to document my technical findings, present them in an educational manner, and continually drive forward with the things I love to do.

The people, of course, make it all worth while, and sometimes are the hardest part. I tend to wear my emotions on my sleeve, so at times I can become extremely frustrated. However, this is the exception. Overall, the people who listen and contribute and give me feedback are amazing people of whom I would have never met without this type of outlet. This of course, has to do with the subject matter of the podcast. The open source community, in general tend to help eachother out, and don’t mind spending a little extra time going the extra mile. Sure, there are exceptions and people passionate about what they do sometimes get heated, but from what I’ve seen, Open source embodies what is good about the world.

So where to from here? Well, I continue podcasting of course. I have goals in mind for the show that perhaps will change linux basement, or perhaps they will never be fullfilled, but most of all, I know that the time and effort is worth it, because people are learning more about linux and open source. Hopefully the convergence of skills that I am using at work, and in the podcast, and in my spare time, will some day benefit not just listeners of Linux Basement, but perhaps move towards a higher cause of Open adoption within Governement and Enterprise entities. One can dream right?

I leave you with one of the recent songs I wrote, that has been ringing in my head.

http://www.linuxbasement.com/audio/download/308/Cause+I%27m+Free.mp3

Because I’m free, to make my own decisions.