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We all seem to be moving away from Ubuntu, but there are still quite a few reasons to keep using it.
Charlie’s OggCamp talk about infrastructure as code
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Why a proposal for an alternative to IPv6 is unlikely to be viable, Microsoft really doesn’t want you to run Exchange Server on-prem, Google will finally stop being a proper search engine, setting up an email server for internal use, and mitigating DDoS attacks without Cloudflare.
Plugs
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Webinar: May 27th at 11am EDT: Database Performance on ZFS with Tom Lawrence
News/discussion
Veteran network architect proposes IPv8 – to improve IPv4, not leapfrog v6
Exchange Server zero-day vulnerability can be triggered by opening a malicious email
Google Search as you know it is over
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We were asked about setting up an email server for internal use, and mitigating DDoS attacks without Cloudflare.
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Great funding news for LVFS and KDE, why Europe probably needs some more home-grown distros, a conspiracy theory about Cloudflare seems unlikely, and we wonder what can be done about all the irresponsibly disclosed vulnerabilities that new tools are discovering. With guest host Andy from Linux Dev Time.
News
Sovereign Tech Fund invests over €1 million in KDE software development
KDE bags €1.3M as Europe realizes it might need an OS of its own
Can Someone Please Explain Whether Cloudflare Blackmailed Canonical?
‘Dirty Frag’ Linux flaw one-ups CopyFail with no patches and public root exploit
Dirty Frag gets a sequel as Fragnesia hands Linux attackers root-level access
Linux kernel maintainers pitch emergency killswitch after CopyFail and Dirty Frag chaos
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Andy has been taking the One Billion Row Challenge, and has been thinking about the broader question of what makes software fast.
Andy’s videos on Peertube and YouTube.
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We get into some homelab updates. Sean has been consolidating hardware, Gary has been implementing high availability with Proxmox, and Shane has been working hard to get Home Assistant working with Kubernetes, as well as downloading YouTube videos.
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People trying to return defective hard drives and RAM are finding out why consumer protection laws would be good, GoDaddy accidentally gave someone’s domain name away, and when and how to fix ZFS fragmentation.
Plugs
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Fast Dedup Economics: When Deduplication Beats Buying New Disks
News/discussion
GoDaddy Gave a Domain to a Stranger Without Any Documentation
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We were asked about when and how to fix ZFS fragmentation.
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Light bulb colour temperatures, doing nice things for ourselves, pulling faces while playing guitar, and surreal experiences. With Allan from 2.5 Admins, May from Linux After Dark, and Shane from Hybrid Cloud Show.
Patrons got this this in their feed two weeks ago.
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Voice to text, visualising CSVs in the terminal, managing software from releases on GitHub, a mini Android tablet for your wall, and Amiga music on Linux in Discoveries. Plus Ubuntu embracing AI makes us wonder if we should just stop having the same old arguments.
Discoveries
Unix Amiga Delitracker Emulator
News/discussion
I wanted to reply with some clarifications
The Pulse: token spend breaks budgets – what next?
Anthropic joins the Blender Development Fund as Corporate Patron
Upcoming Blender Development Fund and AI Policies
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How we get back to our home LANs when we are away travelling etc. It mostly involves WireGuard and Tailscale. We also get into blocking ads, mostly with Pi-hole.
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Microsoft is encouraging employees with the most experience to leave the company and letting users pause Windows updates forever, some of the best features you’ll get in the version of ZFS that ships with the new Ubuntu LTS, and backing up data from cloud services.
Plugs
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Extending ZFS Performance Without Hardware Upgrades
News/discussion
Your Windows update experience just got updated
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