Edd Dumbill

Technologist and entrepreneur

Areas of Expertise:

Open standards
open source
Rails
web
consulting

speaking
programming
training
writing

Biography

Edd Dumbill is co-chair of the O'Reilly Open Source Convention. He is also chair of the XTech web technology conference. Edd conceived and developed Expectnation, a hosted service for organizing and producing conferences.

Edd has also been Managing Editor for XML.com, a Debian developer, and GNOME contributor. He writes a blog called Behind the Times.

Books

Learning Rails: Live Edition by Edd Dumbill , Simon St. Laurent July 2010 Print: $34.99 Ebook: $27.99	Learning Rails by Simon St. Laurent , Edd Dumbill November 2008 OUT OF PRINT
Mono: A Developer's Notebook by Edd Dumbill , Niel Bornstein July 2004 Print: $24.95 (5) (Read Reviews)	Linux Unwired by Roger Weeks , Edd Dumbill , Brian Jepson April 2004 Print: $24.95
Programming Web Services with XML-RPC by Simon St. Laurent , Joe Johnston , Edd Dumbill June 2001 Print: $34.95 (4) (Read Reviews)

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Mono: A Progress Report
Publish Date: Aug. 9, 2007Mono has always been a bit of an outsider. Open source folks distrust it because it helps people use Microsoft technologies on non-Microsoft platforms. Microsoft people don't see the need for it. But this social outcast has been making steady progress and can offer a lot if you take the time to check it out. Edd Dumbill gives us an update on the state of Mono. Installing Software on Debian
Publish Date: Apr. 6, 2006Debian GNU/Linux is a powerful and popular community-developed Linux distribution--and the basis for several other useful and usable distributions. One of the reasons for its popularity is the ease of installing and maintaining software. Edd Dumbill, Debian developer and GNU/Linux advocate, shows how to use Debian's tools to find and install software packages. Using the Root Account on Debian
Publish Date: Dec. 1, 2005Debian GNU/Linux is a powerful and popular community-developed Linux distribution--and the basis for several other useful and usable distributions. With the recent release of Debian Sarge, it's better than ever. Edd Dumbill, Debian developer and GNU/Linux advocate, shows how to use the root account safely and responsibly. What Is a Linux Distribution
Publish Date: Oct. 27, 2005The Linux kernel may be the star of the show, but like any star, it needs a supporting cast. In this case, the supporting cast is known as a Linux distribution--a useful set of system and application programs bundled with the OS. Edd Dumbill serves up overviews of the major Linux distributions as well as the specialist distros, and for who (or what) each distro is best suited. Installing Debian
Publish Date: Sep. 29, 2005Debian GNU/Linux is a powerful and popular community-developed Linux distribution--and the basis for several other useful and usable distributions. With the recent release of Debian Sarge, it's better than ever. Edd Dumbill, Debian developer and GNU/Linux advocate, walks through a typical installation. Painless Merging with SVK: An Interview with Chia-liang Kao
Publish Date: Sep. 20, 2005What's so special about SVK, the Subversion-based, distributed version control system? At O'Reilly's EuroOSCON (October 17-20) SVK's creator, Chia-liang Kao, will explain how SVK has removed the headaches from source control. Edd Dumbill talks with Kao about SVK's painless merging, its major innovations, and more. The Next 50 Years of Computer Security: An Interview with Alan Cox
Publish Date: Sep. 12, 2005Alan Cox is well known for his long-standing work on the Linux kernel, but at O'Reilly's EuroOSCON (October 17-20), he will speak about computer security. According to Alan, we're just at the beginning of a long journey into getting security right. Eager for directions and a glimpse of the future, O'Reilly Network interviewed him about his upcoming keynote. Mozilla as a Development Platform: An Interview with Axel Hecht
Publish Date: Sep. 2, 2005Axel Hecht is a member of Mozilla Europe's board of directors, and a major contributor to the Mozilla project. At O'Reilly's European Open Source Convention (October 17-20), Dr. Hecht will be talking about Mozilla as a development platform. O'Reilly Network interviewed Dr. Hecht to find out if the long-held dream of Mozilla as a development platform was about to come true. Ruby on Rails: An Interview with David Heinemeier Hansson
Publish Date: Aug. 30, 2005Few can have missed the rise of the programming world's latest star platform--Ruby on Rails. Rails' creator, David Heinemeier Hansson, already wowed the crowds at this year's OSCON, and is set to keynote the European O'Reilly Open Source Convention in Amsterdam this October. O'Reilly Network talked with him about Rails' success and future. Seven Cool Mono Apps
Publish Date: Oct. 18, 2004Edd Dumbill takes a look at seven of the cool open source programs being built on Mono. What's Next for X?
Publish Date: Sep. 8, 2004Edd Dumbill offers a glimpse at what's on the horizon for the X Window System. Will Mono Become the Preferred Platform for Linux Development?
Publish Date: Mar. 11, 2004Miguel de Icaza recently led a two-day meeting that brought together developers and early adopters of the Mono project, an open source effort to create a free implementation of the .NET Development Framework. Edd Dumbill attended the gathering and reports on how Mono could become the first-choice platform for Linux software development. iBooks Love Linux
Publish Date: Mar. 29, 2002An iBook turned out to be a great choice for running Debian GNU/Linux. Edd Dumbill explains why, and walks us through the installation process. RSS Moves Forward
Publish Date: Aug. 25, 2000An informative look at the proposal for the next generation of RSS by XML.com managing editor, Edd Dumbill.

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Edd blogs at:
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Data Week: Becoming a data scientist

September 02 2010

Data Week is a new series that brings together notable stories and developments from the data world. Links in this edition include: the connection between visualizations and art, advice on becoming a data scientist, BigCouch goes open source, and more. read more

Hardware hacking heaven

July 09 2010

Hacking isn't just for software anymore. A full range of open source hardware hacks -- everything from Arduino to parallel programming to small-form computing -- will be discussed at OSCON this year. With the current slate of tools, it's never been easier to write code that runs on low-power, small-format… read more

Nominations Open For O'Reilly Open Source Awards 2010

April 16 2010

The O'Reilly Open Source Awards will be hosted this July at OSCON 2010 in Portland, OR. The awards recognize individual contributors who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, creativity, and collaboration in the development of Open Source Software. Past recipients for 2005-2009 include Brian Aker, Angela Byron, Karl Fogel, Pamela Jones, Bruce… read more

iPad falls short on cloud integration

April 05 2010

The iPad is an amazing piece of hardware, but it's still a 1.0 device. At the top of the "to be improved list" should be a simple mechanism for synchronization and cloud access. read more

OSCON 2010: Open Source in a World of New Defaults

April 01 2010

Registration is now open for the O'Reilly Open Source Convention, July 19-23, Portland, OR. This year's revolutionary technology frequently becomes the accepted norm a few years down the line. Every so often the revolution is big enough, and a noticeable shift in the technology landscape occurs. We're at such a… read more

The iPad is real-life social

February 01 2010

The iPad is real-life social in a way that a phone and a laptop just aren't. It will find fans not only in a family setting, but in a creative setting where collaboration and comment is in person read more

Continuous context off the Shelf

January 07 2008

Tom Insam has posted news of Shelf, a Mac program that queries your currently running applications in order to provide you with supplementary information about the people related to the data you're currently interacting with. A revival of the GNOME... read more

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