Notices by sjvn (sjvn@mastodon.social)

Top-of-the-line security: 1990s. Things have changed a bit since then.

@lanodan @phnt@fluffytail.org @jrdepriest @wolf480pl There's been lots of AI garbage CVEs. I wrote about it a while back. https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-fake-security-reports-are-swamping-open-source-projects-thanks-to-ai/

Check out @bagder cURL's creator and maintainer, and his endless battles against AI security spam.

FFmpeg to Google Fund Us or Stop Sending Bugs: https://thenewstack.io/ffmpeg-to-google-fund-us-or-stop-sending-bugs/ by @sjvn

The clash between small volunteer-driven, open-source projects, such as FFmpeg & the billion-dollar companies built on their work, which demand rapid security patches, is heating up.

I'm rich!

That's right. Fedora Man is a 15-year-old French teenager.

https://abc7.com/post/fedora-man-unmasked-meet-pedro-elias-garzon-delvaux-teen-behind-louvre-detective-mystery-photo/18134391/

Donald Trump: "I don’t want to hear about the affordability."

Also, Trump: A woman in a large champagne glass at his Great Gatsby-themed Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago.

Happy Halloween from your friends on the COBOL maintenance team!

A double fistful of operating systems.

Today's Internet winner.

She's still hot, though!

Why Modern IPv6 Failed This Massive Kubernetes Networking Test: https://thenewstack.io/why-modern-ipv6-failed-this-massive-kubernetes-networking-test/ via @TheNewStack &
@sjvn

Deutsche Telekom pushes the limits of #Kubernetes, containers, and networks in its satellite network simulation, & found the real problem is poor IPv6 support.

No! Stop! It's not too late! Yargh!

German state replaces Microsoft Exchange and Outlook with open-source email https://www.zdnet.com/article/german-state-replaces-microsoft-exchange-and-outlook-with-open-source-email/ by @sjvn

If European governments can dump Microsoft software and services for #Linux and #opensource software, why can't everyone?

How to switch your Windows 10 PC to Linux Mint - for free https://zdnet.com/article/how-to-switch-your-windows-10-pc-to-linux-mint-for-free/ by @sjvn

There’s still time to switch from #Windows10 to #Linux. Just saying!

So, this is what you meant, Arch Linux, right?

As we packed up for a trip, Henry the cat wanted to make sure we knew he was ready to go.

Approximately 70% of all people who get cancer have eaten pickles.
Most people who have recently died in car accidents ate a pickle in the past year.
All Americans who ate pickles in 1901 have died.
Therefore, pickles obviously kill people.
(This is a post about Tylenol and autism. )

No. No! NO!!!

https://www.theverge.com/news/780757/samsung-brings-ads-to-us-fridges

How Maintainer Burnout Is Causing a Kubernetes Security Disaster: https://thenewstack.io/how-maintainer-burnout-is-causing-a-kubernetes-security-disaster/ via @TheNewStack & @sjvn

If you use #Kubernetes, there's a good chance you're also using ESO. Bad news: The project is currently frozen while it seeks out maintainers to keep it going.

Yes, yes, we do.