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Comment on Setting up Debian with up to date packages by Tim Bowler

Tim Bowler — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:44:43 +0000

Your right, the backports options seems to be a good way. However, on a production server I think there is too much risk in using unstable.

Comment on Setting up Debian with up to date packages by Luca Bruno

Luca Bruno — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:40:50 +0000

If you want up-to-date repositories use testing/unstable or backports instead of unofficial repositories.

Comment on Setting up Debian with up to date packages by craigevil

craigevil — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:19:39 +0000

There are tons of 3rd party repos for Debian, the problem lies with only using ones that you can trust.
Here is a list that I have put together: http://sites.google.com/site/mydebiansourceslist/Home

Comment on Setting up Debian with up to date packages by ADFA

ADFA — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:33:51 +0000

Do you really trust an unofficial repository? Why don’t you use debian backports?

Comment on Compiling nginx on debian lenny by Setting up Debian with up to date packages | Tim Bowler

Setting up Debian with up to date packages | Tim Bowler — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:59:11 +0000

[...] going down the compiling route, as in my previous post due to the same out dated problems I actually found a useful and up-to-date repository. Along with [...]

Comment on Compiling nginx on debian lenny by Compiling nginx on debian lenny | Debian-News.net - Your one stop for news about Debian

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:25:33 +0000

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Comment on Compiling nginx on debian lenny by Socco

Socco — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:41:30 +0000

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Comment on Scrum in a small agency by Tim Bowler

Tim Bowler — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:49:47 +0000

Hi Frances,

Yes, the problem I always find is that everyone just talks about ‘a’ big project or a few with multiple teams. Where I was previously working we had numerous projects and one singe team. Because there was no development process in place, scrum seemed ideal. And as you the rightly pointed out, the team and company would need to change in order to fit scrum in. Whilst implementing scrum there were two key things that I done in order to start the transition into scrum:

1. Initially stay clear of jargon like ’sprints’, ‘retrospectives’ until the stake holders have educated. A lot of people don’t like change especially when your using words that they don’t quiet understand.

2. Don’t just suddenly implement the whole of scrum. What you want to do is look at key area’s where improvements are needed. And implement scrum into those parts. For example, introducing a prioritized ‘backlog’ of tasks ‘not user stories ’ so that all the stake holders can see what work is required. And then possibly release planning or retrospectives etc.

It can be an uphill struggle, but you have a very good challenge there so don’t give up!

Comment on Scrum in a small agency by Frances

Frances — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:09:08 +0000

Hi Tim, thanks for this post. I am amazed there isn’t more material out there on using Scrum in an agency environment! I have applied it successfully in a corporate environment with an in-house development team working on a a handful of projects, and I know how effective it is at delivering high value software quickly. But now I work in a digital agency in a single-discipline team (not cross-functional as Scrum requires) working on a several projects at once. It seems to me the entire company structure and culture would have to change to embrace Scrum and I’m not sure how our clients (who are pretty happy with us anyway) would adjust either. However I am loathed to just abandon it!

I have posted something on a LinkedIn discussion board – would be great to have your thoughts on there too. See http://www.linkedin.com/groupAnswers?viewQuestionAndAnswers=&gid=52030&discussionID=8703983&sik=1256822798414&trk=ug_qa_q&goback=.ana_52030_1256822798414_3_1

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