Local Models and Open Source Agents (and Why You Need to Pay Attention)

Local Models and Open Source Agents (and Why You Need to Pay Attention)

There’s a lot of negativity toward AI in the Fedora and RHEL communities right now. I get it — the hype cycle is real, and a lot of the marketing is insufferable. But I think the negativity is causing people to tune out, and when you tune out, you miss genuinely cool work that’s directly

Centos Connect 2026: Inside the RHEL 11 Planning Room: How Fedora and Stream Shape the Next Enterprise OS

Centos Connect 2026: Inside the RHEL 11 Planning Room: How Fedora and Stream Shape the Next Enterprise OS

Friday, January 30, 2026 | Brussels, Belgium Speakers: Brian Stinson & Scott McCarty At CentOS Connect 2026, Brian Stinson and I presented “Inside the RHEL 11 Planning Room: How Fedora and Stream Shape the Next Enterprise OS.” Abstract Red Hat is unveiling an early “60% plan” for RHEL 11, currently in development. This presentation explores

Building MCP Servers the Right Way: Security, Standards, and Cross-Platform Design

Building MCP Servers the Right Way: Security, Standards, and Cross-Platform Design

I just released my first MCP server: mcp-cloudflare-crunchtools. It lets Claude Code (and other MCP-compatible AI assistants) manage Cloudflare DNS records, Transform Rules, Page Rules, and cache. But this post isn’t really about Cloudflare—it’s about how I built this server and why I think it matters for the emerging MCP ecosystem. As I’ve gotten deeper

CentOS Connect & FOSDEM 2026 (January 29th – February 1st)

CentOS Connect & FOSDEM 2026 (January 29th – February 1st)

January 29 – February 1, 2026 | Brussels, Belgium I’ll be heading to Brussels at the end of January for CentOS Connect 2026 and FOSDEM 2026. CentOS Connect (January 29-30) CentOS Connect is the premier contributor conference for the CentOS Project, happening as part of the FOSDEM Fringe. This year it’s at the DoubleTree Brussels

If You’re Not Using AI This Way, You’re Doing it Wrong

If You’re Not Using AI This Way, You’re Doing it Wrong

This is the way….. Have three day planning meeting with 15 people, for a large product with 2000+ people involved in total Use Jira or other tracking software to refine Market Problems and Features Use auto-transcribe for most meetings, but have a couple of non-recorded meetings to discuss sensitive topics Share the transcripts with the