Comments on: Closing Tectonic and moving on

By: Norio

Norio — Fri, 28 May 2010 09:58:03 +0000

I’ll miss Tectonic but I love the new blog and I can completely relate to your situation. I had the same issue with FreeArticles.co.za before I sold it. I also co-own GuitarForum.co.za which makes no money but demands a lot of time. The upside there is that I’m at least passionate about guitar and music so it’s still fun

Good luck and thanks for everything you’ve contributed to the ZA opensource scene so far!

By: Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 19 May 2010 16:47:48 +0000

Hi Alistair – let me also post a comment here since it’s the new place (I agree with Rudi!). I remember ‘growing up’ in the Internet in Africa scene reading your posts and greatly valued your contribution to promoting open source in Africa. Thanks for your contribution!

I look forward to seeing what you do next. Please consider joining Kabissa at http://www.kabissa.org and crossposting there on topics relevant to African civil society.

Cheers,

Tobias

By: Tobias Eigen

Tobias Eigen — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:23:00 +0000

I look forward to seeing what you do next. Please consider joining Kabissa at http://www.kabissa.org and crossposting there on topics relevant to African civil society.

Cheers,

Tobias

By: Dewaldt van Wyk

Dewaldt van Wyk — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:19:55 +0000

Alastair

Thank you for the exceptional work you have done in promoting FOSS through the Tectonic web site.

Tectonic was my favourite South African web site and it is a great sadness to see it go. Nevertheless, the best things in life are finite and new exciting opportunities will always surface for a mover and shaker.

Best of luck with your new ventures.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:54:19 +0000

Wow, I was really surprised by the news and am very sorry to see it all coming to an end.

I have regularly taken my FOSS updates from your site.

Thanks for your contribution and I trust that this will not be the end of those contributions, just the start of a new direction.

Everything of the very best into the future.

By: Rudi von Staden

Rudi von Staden — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:20:15 +0000

Seems more appropriate to post here than on Tectonic since it’s the start of something new rather than the end of an era. I always appreciated the energy you put into Tectonic, your awareness of the broader social issues that FLOSS can impact, and the positive relationships you created in the industry. Best of luck with your new projects, may they bring peace and fulfillment.

By: Jean Philippe

Jean Philippe — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:27:02 +0000

Good luck, and congratulation for what you have done with Tectonic.

By: John Nicholson

John Nicholson — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:42:06 +0000

I’m in the UK, and Tectonic for me was always a leading-edge source of Open Source news. I’ll miss it in my reader.

By: Yusuf Rajah

Yusuf Rajah — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:03:40 +0000

You did a GREAT job!!! Thank you for your sacrifices and efforts. Life just starts at 40, wish you the very best for the next 60 years ahead!

By: kmf

kmf — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:23:34 +0000

Let me be the first to tell you…
Thanks for all your hard work and effort!

Tectonic will always be the definitive Open Source News site for Africa.

Good Luck with your future endeavors!