I have the privilege of being the first speaker of #embeddedrecipes2026! Bright and early, 9:45am on the first day. I'll be speaking about Yocto Project and the Cyber Resilience Act. I'll be covering: - What the CRA means for the Yocto Project - How the Yocto Project already helps […]

Now that I'm looking at publishing something on crates.io, it's disappointing as hell that "Non-Github account creation" will have been an open issue for a decade next month! https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io/issues/326 Not all the world is GitHub, and nor should it be. #OpenSource #rust […]

This isn't your normal "looking for work" post. I've decided to shut my business and do more volunteer / community work. If you know of an organisation which could use a board member with strong digital skills, extensive experience in open source and open standards, or cybersecurity please let […]

For comparison, the foreground blue track is after processing by gpxtidy with the default error threshold of 5m. The background red track is the original, just peeking out in a few places but barely distinguishable. The blue track is accurate enough for […] [Original post on social.afront.org]

It's a Saturday so I took a break from software development to, err, develop software? Of course. https://codeberg.org/pbarker/gpxtidy gpxtidy is a little Rust program to tidy up GPX files for publication - it removes dates, times and personally identifying data so that they can be safely […]

Today, Chuck Norris came to collect Death.

Next week I'll be representing @yoctoproject at Embedded World, 10th-12th March in Nuremberg, Germany! I'm really looking forward to catching up with our members and contributors. If you'll be at Embedded World, drop me a reply and we'll arrange a time to chat. #embeddedworld #embeddedlinux […]

Good news regarding Linux release lifespans: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/kernel/website.git/commit/?id=d04587da86a3464881e0c97aabddd2c271105698 (via @pbarker)

This is probably the best background music for working that I've ever found. Many commits have been made while listening to this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j37Ud9fM9b8

RE: https://swecyb.com/@anderseknert/116056950299738296 The list of things that need to get in the sea continues to grow.

I'm on my way to #fosdem2026! Who wants to meet up and chat about #embeddedlinux, #openembedded or #yoctoproject? Especially as I'm now working full time on Yocto Project, it would be good to talk to more of our users and contributors. We do have a BoF session at 11:00 on Saturday, and I'm happy […]

Less than two weeks to go until @fosdem 2026 😀 I'm happy to meet up with anyone who wants to talk about @yoctoproject and @openembedded. If you'll be attending FOSDEM and want to chat, drop me a message and we'll figure out a time to meet. I'll also likely be bouncing between a couple of […]

C is a collection of footguns masquerading as a programming language.

I'm excited to announce that I'll be starting a new role as Ecosystem Engineering and Operations Lead for @yoctoproject on Monday 8th December. I started using and contributing to OpenEmbedded & Yocto Project back in 2013 and since then it's been a key part of my career. I've seen the project […]

The schedule for the Yocto Project Summit 2025.12 is now out! I'll be talking about the new features we've added in 2025: Configuration Fragments and the `bitbake-setup` tool. This will be a very timely talk with the 5.3 "Whinlatter" release being just around the corner […]

📷 New post on my #photography #blog: "Attenborough Nature Reserve, April 2023" https://touchinggrass.co.uk/attenborough-nature-reserve-april-2023/ This is my first proper photography post after splitting my photography and rambling/hiking writing off from my technical blog. It's an updated […]

Amazon's AI crawler is making my git server unstable https://xeiaso.net/notes/2025/amazon-crawler/?utm_campaign=mi_irl&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon

If you're a European who sometimes charges for support of your Open Source: https://github.com/orcwg/cra-hub/issues/16

Turns out it wasn't time to get back to work. Instead, enjoy this handy point-by-point summary of the report! > 1. Set out, within 6 months, a long-term plan for the UK’s AI infrastructure needs, backed by a 10-year investment commitment. Someone should totally make committee to make a plan […]

Today Mastodon is taking another step towards its founding ideals: independence and non-profit ownership. We're transferring ownership of key assets to a new, European not-for-profit entity, ensuring our mission remains true to a decentralised social web, not corporate control […]

I've long wanted to make an index of the coference talks and papers which I've delivered over the years... so now I have! https://pbarker.dev/tags/conference-talk/ Each talk I've given has a corresponding post on my site. Where available, I've included the abstract, slides and video recording […]