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Having seen some technologies come to a definite end, Chris wonders if we should be willing to draw a line under open source software sometimes.
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Microsoft really wants your Windows settings data, secure boot has been useless for a decade, our thoughts on (the idea of) Incus and IncusOS, and configuring ZFS for a Lightning Memory Mapped Database.
Plugs
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Jails, Not Containers: FreeBSD Isolation Done Right
News/discussion
Microsoft flips Windows Backup to on by default unless you’re in the EU
Microsoft’s Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed until now
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We were asked about configuring ZFS for a Lightning Memory Mapped Database.
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Mozilla is paying for Firefox to be on the front of Wrexham football shirts, SCO vs IBM might not be dead after all, Red Hat will support RHEL forever if you are willing to pay, OpenMandriva discovers why distros need good governance, Félim awaits his statue, and a quick Kagi update.
News
Wrexham AFC and Firefox announce a multi-year, front-of-kit partnership
Zombie ‘who owns Unix?’ lawsuit comes alive again
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Long-Life Add-On: Your path to RHEL with no pre-determined end date
OpenMandriva Statement regarding attempted distribution sabotage
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With an increase in the number of security bugs being disclosed irresponsibly, we dig into how the process should work, the differences between normal bugs and security bugs, the complexities of coordinating patches, the human issues involved, and more.
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Is the industry now better or worse than when we got into it?
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Follow-up on rebooting to update, portable power stations, glass storage, and objective news sources. Plus whether to use one ZFS pool per vdev, or just one large pool.
Plugs
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Anker SOLIX EV Charger Adapter (For F3000, J1722 only)
EcoFlow EV Charger to Portable Power Station Adaptor (SAE J1772 to 5P8 Port, 50A)
WattCycle First-to-Market: WattLINK – EcoFlow Delta 2/3 Series PPS E
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We were asked about whether to use one ZFS pool per vdev, or just one large pool.
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The condiment we’d pick if we could only have one. With Allan from 2.5 Admins, May from Linux After Dark, and Shane from Hybrid Cloud Show. This is a short episode because Joe is having a summer break.
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A great example of accessibility features benefitting more than the target audience, a new version of the classic game Nethack, checking for bufferbloat, and Windows 10 limps on in discoveries. Then Félim’s question about the perceived value of open source goes in unexpected directions.
Discoveries
Microsoft extends extended updates for Windows 10 in the most muted way imaginable
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Chris is struggling to decide which distro to install on his new work laptop, and he and Gary want to pick a new distro for the people they support. Plus Joe wonders what moving on from Xfce would look like.
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Why setting up commercial email and VPN services is incredibly hard, avoiding TrueNAS’s move from FreeBSD to Linux, why we avoid virtualising storage systems, and bridging WiFi to an external building.
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Using Object Storage with OpenZFS and SeaweedFS
Discussion
Jeff Moss explains why setting up private email and VPN services are so difficult
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We were asked about bridging WiFi to an external building.
Point-to-point Wi-Fi bridging between buildings—the cheap and easy way
