This project is a great idea: an open-source alternative to Amazon’s proprietary EC2 “elastic cloud” product. I can’t help it though. Every time I see the name I think of a discussion along the lines of:

Person X: I’m worried. This Amazon EC2 sounds like a great solution, but there’s only a single supplier. If they go bust, we’d be up a gum tree.
Person Y: No worries, mate. We’ll just build another gum tree, a Eucalyptus.
Person X: Bonzer!

Read more sensible stuff at Eucalyptus

This is really intriguing. Traditionally an orchestra with its ranks of musicians and single conductor has been the epitome of central control. However, it seems that an “agile” self-organizing, leaderless orchestra can and does flourish.

InfoQ: Renowned Orchestra Embraces Scrum-like Practices

I would much prefer not to have tro support the strange and broken behaviour of IE6, but so far our customers insist that we support it. SHould we push back and just say no?

InfoQ: Internet Explorer 6 on its way out (or not)?