WLAN Router project

I've started to work on a WLAN Router project based on the PC Engines WRAP.1C platform.

I decided to go for the wisp-dist LEAF branch, modified to work with uClibc and a 2.6.x kernel.

The major part, however, is adding the required WDS functionality to the madwifi driver.

But this definitely is a fun project to work on :)

Bought a new camera: Canon EOS 300D

In the past I've been doing only chemical b/w photography, using SLR cameras from the mid-80s. Recently I decided to explore color photography, too - but certainly not with chemical film. Developing color prints in your own darkroom is way more complicated than b/w, and it requires to buy completely different equipment.

The entry-level digital SLR cameras have just gone below the EUR1000 line, so I decided to go for the Canon EOS 300D. Despite not having had much time for exploring it, the pictures it produces are really great.

The only thing I don't like is the physical quality of the case. Coming from metal cased chemical SLR cameras, the plastic case of the EOS 300D feels extremely volatile. Also, the lens frame made from plastic is really disturbing... I'm sure this camera won't last 20 years like my two existing chemical SLR's.

Maybe finally I'll also find some time to work on www.cemetery-photography.org - which is still empty at this point. Not that I'm lacking the [digitized] photographs, I just don't have the time to set up the website, design the templates, and so on.

I'll be speaking at WOS3

Wizards of OS is a conference on the future of the digital commons, to be held at Jun 10 to Jun 12 in Berlin, Germany.

I'll be participating on a panel on the future of copyright, where I'll present my recent success in enforcing the GNU General Public License.

Extremely busy

I've been horribly busy during the last week(s), so I didn't even have five minutes per day to fill this weblog. Apparently things have now settled down and I will start to have some more time again.