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'Uncertainty' drives LinkedIn to migrate from CentOS to Azure Linux

theregister.com/2024/08/28/lin…

Significant improvements to Microsoft's in-house Linux may follow

<- by me on @theregister

in reply to MidgePhoto

Depends. Up to a point it would be easy to find such things or monitor any telemetry. The company is actually a decentish FOSS citizen. Unlike many Chinese companies, for instance, which don't release source code at all.

I think moving substantial or significant workloads to AzLin might result in it growing up as a server OS very rapidly.

I don't think they're going to do a desktop distro, but who knows...



"So I give billions in their health care money to American beer companies but my Conservative base in Quinte will still vote for me because they always vote Conservative. And I will be retired and a director of a land development company when they realize they can't get the medical care they need as a result!"

#Ontario #Onpoli #Quinte #QuinteWest #Belleville #Picton #PrinceEdwardCounty #Dougford



#tinylinux #linux #hackerpublicradio

5 tiny Linux distros to try before you die

opensource.com/article/19/6/li…

Resurrect an ancient machine, boot a broken system, or ensure a safe public computing session with these tiny Linux distros.
By Seth Kenlon

Thanks @klaatu
I'm currently trying this to make use of a Raspberry Pi 1 as a flatbed scanner interface.

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We know '#Linux is a cancer' but could #CentOS chaos spell opportunity for #Microsoft?
Analyst suggests Redmond's internal distro may one day fly the coop
#AzureLinux was known as #CBLMariner before it was rebranded, and thank your lucky stars that happened in 2023. Lately, it would probably end up being called Copilot for Linux or something similar.
theregister.com/2024/09/10/azu…

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Go on a Walk With the Real-Life Master Roshi and His Giant Tortoise Friend, No Dragon Balls in Sight.

A 69-year-old funeral director and his 26-year-old pet tortoise are living proof that the internet can still provide joy

gizmodo.com/tortoise-bon-chan-… #Japan #tortoise

in reply to Global Museum

This is charming and delightful. No cap.

I am wondering if he will have another friend after his pet Roshi passes. He is so young.



Was there any talk or discussion at the #FediForum about the banning of #X in #Brazil, and the massive migration of Brazilians to #BlueSky?

#fediverse #decentralization

in reply to everton137

nevermind Orkut, Bluesky has a literal clone of Twitter's UI. Plus it's to all intents and purposes a centralised service with a single place to sign up and to interact with everyone on the platform, unlike the Fediverse where it's necessary to think about which instance to join, understand what federation is and why you can't necessarily talk to everyone else, etc.
in reply to Caesar

@caesar If it's that similar to X in terms of signing up and appearance --that means a smaller learning curve which would be appealing to most people.








USA: class action #anti-trust contro sei oligopolisti dell'editoria scientifica commerciale per 3 pratiche anti-competitive (1) estorsione di lavoro gratuito; (2) limitazione della facoltà di scelta degli autori con la legge di Ingelfinger; (3) divieto di pubblicare altrove finché un testo è sotto esame da parte di una rivista fediscience.org/@petersuber/11… Si noti che dove, come in Italia, la valutazione di stato è basata sui contenitori, lo stato favorisce queste concentrazioni editoriali.
#Anti


103 Ukrainians have returned home from Russian captivity today! This is the second prisoner exchange in two days. Among them are primarily the defenders of Mariupol and “Azovstal”. byteseu.com/419263/ #Ukraine #Україна


"Replay in Neon – Landscapes in Phase

Widescreen cinematic instrumental electronica with incredible presence and frequent surprises. Full of sharp-edged electronic timbres, hard-hitting drum machine rhythms and a laboratory-clean aesthetic that calls back to the storied past of electronic music while keeping its eyes on the future. This sounds a bit like a mashup of classic Kraftwerk/Tangerine Dream and old-school industrial/EBM, with a dash of first wave techno thrown in for good measure, but all calibrated to modern ears. The tracks are long, but they cover a lot of territory over their runtime, so the chances you’ll get bored are basically nil – wait a minute and something new will happen!"

Really appreciate this from @etherdiver at etherdiver.com/2024/09/13/opm-…



Another private company attempting to claim a public resource for itself... This time, radio spectrum.

EFF: NextNav’s Callous Land-Grab to Privatize 900 MHz

"..Left by the FCC for use by amateur radio operators, unlicensed consumer devices, and industrial, scientific, and medical equipment, this spectrum has become a hotbed for new technologies and community-driven projects. Millions of consumer devices also rely on the range, including baby monitors, cordless phones, IoT devices, garage door openers. But NextNav would rather claim these frequencies, fence them off, and lease them out to mobile service providers...."

eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/next…

#fcc #hamradio






"Please, God, please, don't let me be normal."
Sigourney Weaver's high school yearbook picture, 1967


Always a delight to see the campaign merch out in the real world! You can get your own stickers for your laptop, waterbottle, etc. any time at store.taberfornc.com/products/…
in reply to Sarah Taber

As a Canadian, I can't buy your stuff. Can I buy it after the election?
(I started following you about 5 years ago on that other site.)

And to my #ncpolitics #ncpol friends and colleagues, I endorse Dr. Taber!