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Submission + - Linux finally starting to see the problem with certain init systems? (lkml.org)

Submitted by jawtheshark on Monday July 10, 2017 @04:06AM

jawtheshark writes: In a latest Linux Kernel Mailing List post, Linux Torvalds, finishes his mail with a little poke towards a certain init system. It is a very faint criticism, compared to his usual style. While Linus has no direct influence on the "choices" of distro maintainers, his opinion is usually valued.

Submission + - Let's Encrypt: Wildcard Certificates Coming January 2018 (letsencrypt.org) 1

Submitted by jawtheshark on Thursday July 06, 2017 @12:09PM

jawtheshark writes: Let’s Encrypt will begin issuing wildcard certificates in January of 2018.

A wildcard certificate can secure any number of subdomains of a base domain (e.g. *.example.com). This allows administrators to use a single certificate and key pair for a domain and all of its subdomains, which can make HTTPS deployment significantly easier.

Submission + - Mojan of Minecraft fame, sells out to Microsoft (mojang.com)

Submitted by jawtheshark on Monday September 15, 2014 @09:20AM

jawtheshark writes: The rumours were true. Mojang, the company behind Minecraft, is being sold to Microsoft. Of course, the promise is to keep all products supported as they are.

Submission + - Ask Slashdot: Home IT Rack 1

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jawtheshark

on Monday April 30, 2012 @11:43AM

jawtheshark writes: "I'm building a house, and obviously I want a modest network built-in. Nothing fancy, two RJ-45 per room, four in the living room, and that's basically it. I already got myself a rack mountable Cisco Small Business switch and I have a self-built 4U server (low-power, won't make much heat) which can be rack mounted (505mm deep).

Now, the construction company suggests a wall mounted rack (6U: 340mm x 600mm x 480mm — 6U definitely won't be enough, but a 12U model exists). It's not expensive, but I have never worked on a rack where the backside is unreachable. (For work, I get to work in a data center with huge racks that are accessible from both sides). Now obviously, I don't need a data center-grade rack, but these wall-mounted racks scream "switch-only" racks to me. What are your experiences? Is it possible to put servers in racks like these, or should I find a "both-side-accessible" rack instead?"

Submission + - iTunes Plus DRM-free tracks expanding, dropping to (jawtheshark.com)

Submitted by

jawtheshark

on Tuesday October 16, 2007 @04:36AM

jawtheshark writes: "According to ars technica, Apple is going to revise the pricing of Plus songs on the iTunes Music store:

The bigger news on the iTunes Plus horizon, however, is that Apple plans to drop the price of all iTunes Plus tracks. Currently, each track is $1.29 while "normal" DRMed tracks are 99 apiece. That discrepancy will be no longer, as Apple will begin pricing all of its iTunes Plus songs at 99 apiece (DRMed tracks will also remain at 99).

I guess, I won't get any refunds for my purchased Plus songs, eh? ;-)"

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