* Posts by allyw

5 publicly visible posts • joined 23 Nov 2021

RHEL and Alma Linux 9.3 arrive – one is free, one merely free of charge

allyw

RHELatives?

RedShats?

RHEDoras?

ClonELs?

Linux kernel 6.2 promises multiple filesystem improvements

allyw

Next gen?

I wouldn't say BTRFS or ZFS are still considered 'next gen' , I'd say they are current gen.

The next hot-shit/up and coming file system looks like it'll probably be bcachefs, and even then that is really mimicking their features, rather than introducing something new, it's just a new code base.

Linux kernel's eBPF feature put to unexpected new uses

allyw

I don't think referring to Windows 95 as an epoch is a good idea

"USB-HID is a very old standard, dating back to Windows 95..."

I mean, it's not entirely incorrect, but it also feels very lazy.

14-07-1995 - Windows 95 released

30-01-1996 - v1.0 of the USB HID was released

27-08-1997 - Windows 95 v4.03.1212 released (gained USB support).

31-12-2001 - Windows 95 extended support ended.

It's only a 6.5 year period I guess, but still.

Also, making references to MS OS' within the article (there's more than just this one) doesn't make it feel balanced, more like the writer leans a certain way.

Google Play to ban Android VPN apps from interfering with ads

allyw

Re: WireGuard

It's open source, available under the MIT license.

Instructions for cloning the repo and building it are here: https://git.zx2c4.com/wireguard-apple/about/

Which functionality is missing when compiling it yourself?

Patching Windows Server without needing to reboot is a handy feature – but it's only available on Azure

allyw

Meanwhile Linux users are all like...

"Yo, 2008 called, it's your boy ksplice and his bro kpatch and their cuz KernelCare"

and still, no one bothers to use it :-D