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James Nixon
June 5th, 2009 James T. Nixon III 1 comment

It is 6pm PST, I am back in California, yet I am still operating on Malay Time. My brain says it’s 9am Saturday morning. I feel a little dizzy. I was only able to get about 3 and a half hours of sleep early this morning. For some reason I just can’t shake the jet lag. I’m sure it’ll get better after the iX company picnic tomorrow. :)

Malay Time is the term we used on our trip to describe the laid back and relaxed manner in which the Malay people operate. I found it to be nice at times, but also frustrating when trying to get something done quickly. Everything thing was done with care and much attention to detail, which caused simple activities like ordering a burger or checking in/out of the Hotel to take much longer than expected.

We joked all week about Malay Time, and how it’s even more laid back in Hawaii. It made for a nice relaxing trip, for most of us ;-) .

Overall, my experience in Malaysia was a positive one. I loved the food, which is good, because they eat about 5 times a day, minimum. The portions for drinks were on the light side, but being an overweight American male, I let it slide. The people were wonderful, welcoming, and quick to make friends. We took a lot of pictures and videos, so I will be posting more stories of my trip as my jet lag wears off. Stay tuned.

devilhorns

Rogue Admin
June 2nd, 2009 rogueadmin 3 comments

So we’ve been promoting BSD here in Malaysia for the entire week.   It’s been really fun, the people here are really embracing open source, and it’s been exciting showing them that there are alternatives to linux.

I have to admit, I am exhausted.  I think my body has decided that it should be back on USA time and that I’m trying to be awake at 3am or something.

The people here have been friendly, and I am really looking forward to this conference running again next year.

James Nixon

That’s right, PC-BSD is going to Malaysia!
Matt Olander, CTO of iXsystems will be speaking on how to “survive an economic downturn using PC-BSD and open source software”. The conference will be held at the Berjaya Times Square Hotel & Convention Center in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. The conference website states the following:

Positioned as [an] International forum for sharing and exchanging ideas on technical advancements, applications, development and business cases on open source, and its positive impact in meeting challenges of the current economic climate. (www.mscmalaysia.my)

Sounds like a great conference to showcase the infinite potential of PC-BSD, I can’t wait!

We will be flying out of SFO in about 12 hours, I’ll keep you posted when we land.