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We share materials on the unpacking and testing of storage systems and server equipment that we have received and used during various periods of activity for our IaaS provider. Photos are from our review of the NetApp AFF A300 Unboxing of Cisco UCS B480 M5 blade server systems. A review of the compact UCS B480 M5 enterprise-class machine – it accommodates four such servers in the chassis (which we also show) […]
Translator's note: for the convenience of readers, dates are given in Moscow time. Recently, we missed the expiration date of one of the certificates used to sign the extensions. This led to the deactivation of extensions for users. Now that the majority of the issue has been resolved, I would like to share the details of what happened and the work that has been done. Background: extensions and signatures. While many […]
An experimental release of the open implementation of Win32 API — Wine 4.8 is now available. Since the release of version 4.7, 38 bug reports have been closed and 315 changes have been made. The most important changes include: support for building in PE format for most programs has been added; Unicode data has been updated to version 12.0; support for MSI patch files has been added; support for the '-fno-PIC' flag has been incorporated into build scripts […]
Official Docker Alpine Linux images, starting from version 3.3, contain an empty root user password. When using PAM or another authentication mechanism that utilizes the /etc/shadow file as a source, the system may allow the root user to log in with an empty password. Update the base image version or manually change the /etc/shadow file. The vulnerability has been fixed in versions: edge (20190228 snapshot) v3.9.2 v3.8.4 v3.7.3 v3.6.5 […]
THQ Nordic unexpectedly announced the release of a new expansion for the action RPG Titan Quest: Anniversary Edition on PC, titled Atlantis. It offers a new expansive storyline connected to the famous mythical realm of Atlantis. Their journey will take them through the entire western Mediterranean. Heroes will be able to explore new skills and acquire powerful gear. Additionally, the expansion has improved overall quality […]
The DRAMeXchange division of TrendForce has shared another observation. TrendForce is a marketplace for contracts on the supply of NAND memory and its related products. The DRAMeXchange group provides quite accurate forecasts of price behavior in the short term and even over relatively longer periods based on this data while ensuring anonymity. Fresh data and their consideration […]
The Semantic Web and Linked Data are akin to the near cosmos: there is no life there. To venture into it for a somewhat extended period... well, I don’t know what you were told as a child in response to the "I want to be an astronaut". However, you can observe what’s happening from Earth; becoming an amateur or even professional astronomer is much easier. This article will discuss recent developments, not older than […]
Objective When we commit in git, we mention any Jira task by name in the comment, after which two things happen: in GitLab, the task name turns into an active link to it in Jira; in Jira, a comment is added to the task with links to the commit and the user who made it, as well as the text of the mention itself. Setup We need a user […]
GNU CSSC is a free replacement for SCCS. The Source Code Control System (SCCS) was the first version control system developed at Bell Labs in 1972 by Marc Rochkind for IBM System/370 computers running under OS/MVT. A version for PDP-11 running the UNIX operating system was later created. Subsequently, SCCS was […]
Microsoft will integrate the Linux kernel into new versions of Windows 10. This will significantly enhance the performance of the Linux subsystem in Windows, according to the company. At the Build 2019 developer conference, Microsoft introduced its own Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2) with a fully integrated Linux kernel based on the stable long-term kernel version 4.19. It will be updated via Windows Update, and […]
Network sources report that Oracle intends to close its research and development division in China. As a result of this move, over 900 employees will lose their jobs. The statement also mentions that the laid-off employees will receive compensation. Those who agree to resign before May 22 are expected to receive a bonus under the 'N+6' salary scheme, […]
fictionup is a converter from Markdown format to FB2 format that operates via the command line. It supports a limited set of tags describing the meta-information necessary for creating correct FB2 documents. Changes in the new version include added support for the meta-tag 'Series:', which allows specifying the series to which a book belongs; the ability to use Markdown formatting in annotations, not just in the text […]