1) No personal blogging; and
2) No Microsoft bashing.
This blog is about open source software and issues. Nothing more, nothing less. But you’re going to have to excuse me while I break the first rule and tell you a little about myself. I’ll no-doubt break rule #2 at some point in the future too. In fact I’m looking forward to it.
But back to personal disclosures. You see, dear reader, I am vegan. This doesn’t mean I’m from the Planet Veeg. It means I don’t eat anything at all that comes from animals. No meat, fish, milk, cream… nothing.
Being vegan is hard work because animal products get everywhere. Soy Sauce used in Chinese food often contains lactic acid, derived from milk. Beer is brewed using isinglass, which is taken from fish stomachs (yes, really, although I’m talking about British beer here). Even condoms are made using proteins taken from milk.
This means a date with a vegan can be very boring, but it also means that I have to decide where to draw the line with my vegan beliefs. Should I be a vegan purist and not eat any animal product at all? Or should I lighten up a bit and try my best to avoid eating animal products but admit that there are times when I can’t?
Believe it or not, all of this has parallels with the world of open source.
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