26 Jun 2021
Strongly Disappointed by Booking.Com
By italovignoli On 26 June 2021 In Personalia
I have been using Booking.Com services for a long time, to the point of having reached the so called Genius Level 2. Unfortunately, I think I will be forced to abandon Booking.Com because of their decision of
7 May 2020
What you do when you turn six
When you turn six, you usually go to primary school and start learning how to read and write. You start a self-improvement process which is usually making you a better individual. Although a human being and a
5 Mar 2020
Running for the OSI Board of Directors
By italovignoli On 5 March 2020 In Personalia
I’m running for election to the affiliate member seat on OSI board of directors, on behalf of Associazione LibreItalia, the house of LibreOffice in Italy. I have already been a member of OSI board of directors from
11 Dec 2019
Proprietary slide decks at FOSS events? A missed opportunity
Paris Open Source Summit is the “first European free & open source event”, but speakers were requested to send their slide decks in the proprietary PPTX format for non specified technical issues related to the visualization or
1 Jul 2019
LibreOffice Conference Asia
I have attended LibOCon Asia in late May, in Tokyo, Japan’s capital and largest city. I have been invited by conference organizers to keynote about the global community, and co-manage with Lothar Becker a business and certification
12 Aug 2018
Grazie / Thanks
By italovignoli On 12 August 2018 In Personalia
Oggi ho compiuto 64 anni, e ho ricevuto un gran numero di auguri di buon compleanno attraverso Telegram, Whatsapp, Facebook, LinkedIn e Twitter, da persone con cui sono regolarmente in contatto e da altre che non vedevo
26 Jun 2018
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Embedded Systems (But Were Afraid to Ask)
Daniele Lacamera, a senior developer and an old friend, has just published a book about Embedded Systems Architecture, which can be bought in digital format for a special discounted price for the next 24 hours at the
14 Feb 2018
31 Dec 2017
2017, adieu
By italovignoli On 31 December 2017 In Personalia
Oggi è l’ultimo giorno del 2017, un anno che rimarrà scolpito nella mia memoria per più di un motivo, da quelli strettamente personali a quelli professionali, con il successo della LibreOffice Conference di Roma saldamente in testa
29 Nov 2017
Un libro è per sempre?
Facendo una ricerca sono ritornato in modo del tutto casuale sul wiki LibreItalia, dove ho riletto il testo che era nato da un’idea lanciata nella lista dei soci, e che avevo colpevolmente dimenticato. Dal paragrafo “obiettivi” ho scoperto