● 04.09.09
●● IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: April 8th, 2009 – Part 1
Posted in IRC Logs at 2:01 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
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In fact, he barely worked at all — stopping by just a few hours a day, playing board games with his staff, and even laying off about half of his employees.”Apr 08 07:11schestowitz“He did this while waiting for the market to collapse, knowing that things were way out of control. In return, he got investigated by regulators, who couldn’t understand why he wasn’t joining in the fun. ” http://techdirt.com/articles/200…Apr 08 07:11schestowitzSJVN’s pessimism neglects the fact that opponents of GNU/Linux are weakening and the platform grows in developing nations… http://blogs.computerworld.com/linux_desktop_neglectApr 08 07:29schestowitzChina will not follow if US commits to deep CO2 cuts: official Apr 08 07:30schestowitzI’m going to write about that Silver Lie failure of Microsoft, maybe today. Don’t know where to fit it yet…Apr 08 07:31schestowitzWho would pay for this/ http://www.linuxpr.com/rel…Apr 08 07:43*zer0c00l has quit (Remote closed the connection)Apr 08 07:51*PetoKraus has quit (Remote closed the connection)Apr 08 07:54*PetoKraus (n=pk@fsf/member/petokraus) has joined #boycottnovellApr 08 07:54schestowitzAccording to this , if your kid downloads a song, the whole family could be banned from the Net.Apr 08 08:02schestowitzEffect of kickbacks? “I Want an Android Netbook, and I Want It With the Windows Version’s Specs” Apr 08 08:05schestowitz“A group of newspaper CEOs is planning a hush-hush meeting this week outside an industry convention. First, they’ll have a barely-legal chat about all charging for online content….” Apr 08 08:05PetoKrausschestowitz: yeah, the ostatic article is quite spot-onApr 08 08:08schestowitzI think Dell has similar screwupsApr 08 08:10schestowitzApple and the MAFIAA jack up the prices: http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?…Apr 08 08:16PetoKrauseverything is going up the priceApr 08 08:17PetoKrausi was buying a bike last week, cause my old one was stolenApr 08 08:17schestowitzThat’s another thing: crimeApr 08 08:18PetoKrausthe some company’s entry level model is £50 more expensive (well, £100 for me, i got a deal last year)Apr 08 08:18PetoKrausand the components are WORSE than 2008 modelsApr 08 08:18schestowitzHow did it get stolen?Apr 08 08:18schestowitzNo chain?Apr 08 08:18PetoKrausi had it locked with an U lock in the close of my flatApr 08 08:18PetoKrausand they whacked the railing it was attached toApr 08 08:19PetoKrausmost probably with the lockApr 08 08:19PetoKrausit’s “organized crime”Apr 08 08:19PetoKrausduring that week, 2 other bikes were stolen from the same streetApr 08 08:19PetoKrausit took them 90 minutes – i came home at 2pm, and when i left at 3.30 it wasn’t there.Apr 08 08:19PetoKrauswell well.Apr 08 08:20schestowitzSo up to 90 minsApr 08 08:20PetoKrausyeahApr 08 08:20PetoKrausi mean, they must’ve been waiting for me coming homeApr 08 08:20PetoKrausanyway, i’m getting the new one insured, and I’m locking it IN the flat this timeApr 08 08:21schestowitzI had stuff stolen in 2003, but never afterApr 08 08:22schestowitzhttp://aseigo.blogspot.com/2009/04… KDE on copyrights… now that Microsoft lawyers spread lies about it, re: GPLApr 08 08:22schestowitzAnti-FOSS from MS lawyers: http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechn…Apr 08 08:23PetoKrauswell, this is the first thing I got stolen in what, 8 yearsApr 08 08:23PetoKrausapart fromApr 08 08:24PetoKrausstealing musicApr 08 08:24PetoKrausstealing videosApr 08 08:24PetoKrausetcApr 08 08:24PetoKrausApr 08 08:24schestowitzMS comes to the realisation that Windows is a scalability nightmare? http://blogs.zdnet.com/micr…Apr 08 08:25schestowitzSome guy installed the Novell virus and uploaded a clip to YouTube just now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkPAo_lJAV8Apr 08 08:27*ushimitsudoki1 (n=ushimits@p5029-ipad02yosemiya.okinawa.ocn.ne.jp) has joined #boycottnovellApr 08 08:38schestowitzMark Taylor shows in nice graphs the effects of moving to Free software Apr 08 08:39schestowitzFirefox gains a feature that I regularly use in Konqueror: http://www.pcworld.com/article/1626…Apr 08 08:40schestowitzBill Beebe comes back to GNU/Linux. http://blogbeebe.blogspot.co… “And it’s amazing. Everything. Just. Bloody. Works. Everything.”Apr 08 08:42schestowitzPlateSpin made some headlines for Novell when it was acquired, but if you look closely, many of its chief people quit Novell (at least 3 I can think of) and the company’s product does not appear to have even gained much traction.Apr 08 08:44schestowitzNovell is like Microsoft… when it buys something it just ruins it.Apr 08 08:45schestowitzHigh uptime=bad. “this means a little over 3 years (like February 2006)… Wow… I said to myself: the old sysadmin didn’t care about kernel updates (@2.6.15). I said… hmm… maybe he was doing application upgrades at least; looking at mysql (@4.1.15 btw) this was up for 1043 days and 11:52 hrs.”Apr 08 08:50schestowitz“Should I be impressed? or disappointed about a poor job and lack of interest in system maintenance and upgrades from the previous admin? I was disappointed of course…” http://www.ducea.com/2009/04/07/do…Apr 08 08:50*ushimitsudoki has quit (Read error: 110 (Connection timed out))Apr 08 08:57schestowitzZune not dead just yet… http://www.paidcontent.org/entry…Apr 08 08:58schestowitzBlockbuster might be going bankrupt: http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-blo…Apr 08 09:00*Eruaran (n=quassel@183.110.208.203.cable.dyn.gex.ncable.com.au) has joined #boycottnovellApr 08 09:22PetoKrausfirefox under linux could use some PGOApr 08 09:23MinceRj0Apr 08 09:24EruaranhelloApr 08 09:26*PeterKraus (n=pk@fsf/member/petokraus) has joined #boycottnovellApr 08 09:51PeterKrausoh well, wireless routersApr 08 09:51schestowitzLinux on your wrist: http://www.linuxdevices.com/news…Apr 08 09:51PeterKrausneed restart like every other dayApr 08 09:51MinceRmine doesn’tApr 08 09:54PeterKrausi get 400ms ping just to the routerApr 08 09:57PeterKrausocassionallyApr 08 09:57PeterKrausafter 3-4 days or soApr 08 09:57PeterKrausit’s supposed to be a good one – Netgear RangemaxApr 08 09:58PeterKrausi must have bad luckApr 08 09:58*PetoKraus has quit (Read error: 110 (Connection timed out))Apr 08 10:12*kentma has quit (“Leaving.”)Apr 08 10:27*kentma (n=user@host81-157-146-62.range81-157.btcentralplus.com) has joined #boycottnovellApr 08 10:27*oiaohm (n=oiaohm@unaffiliated/oiaohm) has joined #boycottnovellApr 08 10:32schestowitzhttp://www.youtube.com/watc… ..Apr 08 10:39oiaohmLooks like another month of panic Nvidia driver releases for Linux.Apr 08 10:41oiaohmIt feels like Nvidia is desperatly searching for some feature that users cannot get else where so they can hold onto there binary driver.Apr 08 10:42*_Hicham_ (i=c4c88a4b@gateway/web/ajax/mibbit.com/x-beb6b87bf5a81f85) has joined #boycottnovellApr 08 10:44_Hicham_Hi oiaohm!Apr 08 10:45oiaohmHi _Hicham_Apr 08 10:45_Hicham_what r u up today?Apr 08 10:46oiaohmIts after work _Hicham_Apr 08 10:47_Hicham_u don’t work at home?Apr 08 10:51*DaemonFC (n=ryan@c-67-173-86-85.hsd1.in.comcast.net) has joined #boycottnovellApr 08 11:03*trmanco (n=trmanco@bl8-237-63.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #boycottnovellApr 08 11:13PeterKrausone would think that black trousers would be quite hard to get dirtyApr 08 11:16PeterKrauswell wellApr 08 11:16PeterKrausoiaohm: or they are, literally, releasing after every commit Apr 08 11:17*DaemonFC has quit (“Leaving”)Apr 08 11:21trmancoMicrosoft’s Patent War Against Linux: TomTom Settles, Linux Loses: http://www.linuxplanet.com/lin…Apr 08 11:29PeterKrausyou have to be joking: http://online.wsj.com/articl…Apr 08 11:30PeterKraus1) what idiot would connect the power grid PC network to the internet?Apr 08 11:30PeterKraus2) yeah yeah, penetration, spies, blablablaApr 08 11:30trmancobullshitApr 08 11:31PeterKrausi’d say soApr 08 11:31trmancoblame the Chinese and the Russians, it’s always like thisApr 08 11:31PeterKrausyeahApr 08 11:32PeterKrausbut i’m wonderingApr 08 11:32PeterKraushaving vital functions of nuclear plant on machine which is connected to the internetApr 08 11:32PeterKrausthat’s asking for troubleApr 08 11:32PeterKrausand I don’t believe someone would do it.Apr 08 11:32*DaemonFC (n=ryan@c-67-173-86-85.hsd1.in.comcast.net) has joined #boycottnovellApr 08 11:33trmancothere are people in the world to do these kind of crazy thingsApr 08 11:35PeterKrausi know a person who’d do itApr 08 11:36PeterKrausand didn’t have a problem with thatApr 08 11:36trmancohttp://www.stefanoforenza.com/tomboy…Apr 08 11:36PeterKrausanywayApr 08 11:37PeterKrausttylApr 08 11:37*_Hicham_ has quit (“http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client”)Apr 08 11:37trmancolaterApr 08 11:37oiaohmBlack trouser + whiite chalk mess.Apr 08 11:46DaemonFCthese Ubuntu kernels are just getting worse and worseApr 08 11:46DaemonFCI compile my own and all the bugs go awayApr 08 11:46DaemonFCApr 08 11:46trmancoI haven’t had a problem with Ubuntu kernels yetApr 08 11:49DaemonFCdo yourself a favor and don’t look at their configApr 08 11:49DaemonFCthe deeper you go the worse it getsApr 08 11:50DaemonFCyou can easily spend half an hour or more correcting their settingsApr 08 11:50trmanconever lookedApr 08 11:51DaemonFCThey have it trying to be a desktop, laptop, and server kernel all at onceApr 08 11:52trmancoI don’t bother looking because as long as it works, it’s not a problemApr 08 11:52DaemonFCwith generic compiler settingsApr 08 11:52DaemonFCwhere everything possible is flipped on by defaultApr 08 11:52trmancoheheApr 08 11:52DaemonFCoh, and they don’t select the Minstrel rate control algorithmApr 08 11:53DaemonFCso your 54M wifi adapter could be a 1M wifi adapter even if you’re 5 feet from the routerApr 08 11:54DaemonFCB-)Apr 08 11:54trmancoon what kernel version?Apr 08 11:54DaemonFC2.6.28 basedApr 08 11:55DaemonFChard to tell, because they patch it with things that were never even meant to be put in 2.6.28Apr 08 11:55trmancotrueApr 08 11:55DaemonFCthey even managed to snag a few from the 2.6.30 development branch!!!Apr 08 11:55DaemonFChehApr 08 11:56DaemonFCUsually they try to solve one problem, create 5 more, and then invalidate all your bug reportsApr 08 11:56DaemonFCcause it works for themApr 08 11:56oiaohmThat would be the patches they recently put forward to be merged.Apr 08 11:56oiaohmBeware Ubuntu does have a few kernel patchs that are not in any branch.Apr 08 11:57DaemonFCit’s easier to use official kernel sourceApr 08 11:57DaemonFCand build your ownApr 08 11:57DaemonFCbut they’ve screwed something in Ubuntu upApr 08 11:58DaemonFCcause the 2.6.30 rc1 won’t even bootApr 08 11:58DaemonFCit says init has been tainted then freezesApr 08 11:58DaemonFCfor some reason, they put a patch in 2.6.29 that makes xfs_fsr freak outApr 08 12:02DaemonFCapparently it works now in 2.6.30 rc1 but that won’t boot Apr 08 12:02DaemonFCI’ll just wait patientlyApr 08 12:02trmancohttp://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/04/log…Apr 08 12:03oiaohmYes you have to replace init to use generic on Ubuntu.Apr 08 12:04oiaohmDoes a non standard syscall.Apr 08 12:04oiaohmUbuntu is very quickly becoming not Linux.Apr 08 12:05DaemonFCno, it just stopped working at 2.6.29-git13Apr 08 12:07DaemonFCany kernel before that will bootApr 08 12:07DaemonFCit’s probably a kernel bugApr 08 12:08DaemonFCit’s usually better to just ride out a kernel version til they don’t support it anymore then move to the oldest one they supportApr 08 12:09DaemonFC2.6.29 is still incredibly buggyApr 08 12:09DaemonFCthe new xfs_fsr problems are caused by a patch in 2.6.29 that requires a new version of xfsprogsApr 08 12:10DaemonFCI could probably be clever and just steal them from Debian SidApr 08 12:11schestowitztrmanco: thanks, already in BNApr 08 12:12DaemonFCit’s a shame that XFS has had such a cold receptionApr 08 12:13DaemonFCeveryone is marvelling at the wonderful new features in Ext4 that have been in XFS for the last 15 yearsApr 08 12:13MinceRsuch as random data corruption?Apr 08 12:13DaemonFConly if you’re an idiotApr 08 12:14DaemonFCor turn barriers offApr 08 12:14DaemonFCsee first commentApr 08 12:14DaemonFCthe problem with data corruption in Ext4 is not an Ext4 bugApr 08 12:14DaemonFCExt4 never got the data because it was never REQUESTED to be committed to the diskApr 08 12:15DaemonFCby some criminally stupid people at GNOME/KDE etcApr 08 12:15MinceRor you get a power outageApr 08 12:15MinceRor your graphics driver hangs xApr 08 12:15DaemonFCno, you don’t understand how this is supposed to workApr 08 12:15*mib_cu8oiy (i=5e4f8e5e@gateway/web/ajax/mibbit.com/x-8a905f1421a0442f) has joined #boycottnovellApr 08 12:15MinceRnobody doesApr 08 12:15DaemonFCExt3 has the same “problem”Apr 08 12:15DaemonFCit just hides itApr 08 12:16MinceRall that matters is that POSIX doesn’t say that data shouldn’t be randomly destroyed, so this is compliant behaviorApr 08 12:16DaemonFCIf nothing requests data committed, Ext3 does it every 5 seconds anywayApr 08 12:16MinceRyes, ext3 hides the problem by not trashing my dataApr 08 12:16MinceRhow bad it is for me!Apr 08 12:16DaemonFCExt3 is hacking its way around an application problemApr 08 12:16DaemonFCthat has nothing to do with the file systemApr 08 12:16oiaohmEver used nilfsApr 08 12:16DaemonFCand has trained programmers to be lazy, sloppy idiotsApr 08 12:16DaemonFCMinceR: It slows the file system down considerably, and the point is that there is an ioctl to request data be comnmittedApr 08 12:17DaemonFCand bad apps don’t use thatApr 08 12:17DaemonFCthey rely on Ext3′s bad/incorrect behaviorApr 08 12:17MinceRit has trained programmers in the past before it even existedApr 08 12:18MinceRit’s that bad!Apr 08 12:18DaemonFCReally the entire way KDE and GNOME store settings is pretty fucking stupidApr 08 12:18MinceRbecause it doesn’t use a registry? :>Apr 08 12:18oiaohmnilfs copes quite well with KDE and Gnome stupidity.Apr 08 12:18DaemonFCtons of little bitty files that are constantly being written toApr 08 12:18MinceRconstantly? really?Apr 08 12:19DaemonFCfrankly GNOME and KDE are both a pile of shitApr 08 12:19DaemonFCit’s jsut that KDE is worseApr 08 12:19oiaohmIts not constant.Apr 08 12:19*mib_cu8oiy has quit (Client Quit)Apr 08 12:19MinceRit’s just that neither are a pile of shit and kde is better.Apr 08 12:19MinceRbut you’re trying to defend crap filesystems that kill data.Apr 08 12:19DaemonFCMinceR: When you have a SET of files for every programApr 08 12:20oiaohmnilfs is a snapshoting filessytem.Apr 08 12:20*magentar (n=magentar@94.79.142.94) has joined #boycottnovellApr 08 12:20DaemonFCwhere any one of them, probably most are not committed to disk at any timeApr 08 12:20oiaohmSnapshotting is really the cure.Apr 08 12:20DaemonFCyou’re asking for data corruptionApr 08 12:20MinceRand i’m not getting itApr 08 12:20MinceRi suffer so muchApr 08 12:20oiaohmRegistry under windows can completely cease to exist.Apr 08 12:20DaemonFCExt3 still has a 5 second windowApr 08 12:20MinceRwindows can completely cease to existApr 08 12:20MinceRApr 08 12:20oiaohmYep 1 file completely left the face of earth.Apr 08 12:20oiaohmNo more windows boot at all.Apr 08 12:21MinceRDaemonFC: ext3 writes metadata _after_ data was writtenApr 08 12:21DaemonFCMinceR: And you’re not Eric Sandeen or Ted Ts’oApr 08 12:21MinceRDaemonFC: that’s the key.Apr 08 12:21MinceRDaemonFC: i’m happy i’m not Ted Ts’oApr 08 12:21DaemonFCI’d imagine they know what they’re sayingApr 08 12:21DaemonFCthat’s the differenceApr 08 12:21MinceRi’d hate to explain my way around a fs bug i’ve written instead of fixing it.Apr 08 12:21DaemonFCExt3 is the file system with the incorrect behaviorApr 08 12:21MinceRDaemonFC: well, i’m sure you don’t know what you’re sayingApr 08 12:21DaemonFCI say they should refuse to fix itApr 08 12:21oiaohmNilfs and btrfs both most likely heavly used in future both have snapshoting.Apr 08 12:21DaemonFCand stop Ext3 from doing itApr 08 12:21MinceRi say you should use /dev/null as your block deviceApr 08 12:22DaemonFCand point people at the GNOME/KDE fucktardsApr 08 12:22oiaohmExt3 is doing data proteciton correct.Apr 08 12:22MinceRit’s POSIX compliant!Apr 08 12:22DaemonFCwhen they lose data for no reasonApr 08 12:22oiaohmWith snapshotting.Apr 08 12:22MinceRbetter yet, use windows 3.1Apr 08 12:22trmanco…Apr 08 12:22trmancoFATApr 08 12:22oiaohmYou can always roll back before thes stuff up DaemonFCApr 08 12:22MinceRthen you’ll be free from gnome, kde, modern filesystems, etc.Apr 08 12:22DaemonFCThere is really no POSIX way of handling an unclean shutdownApr 08 12:22DaemonFCso you lose againApr 08 12:22MinceRso it’s forbidden by your religion to handle it?Apr 08 12:22DaemonFCtradition says play back the journal even if it contains garbageApr 08 12:23MinceRif it isn’t in POSIX then it’s forbidden to innovate?Apr 08 12:23oiaohmThere is no way ever of perfectly handling a unclean shutdown without building in filesystem support for it.Apr 08 12:23MinceRi’d rather have a file with a little garbage in it than one that’s truncated to 0 bytesApr 08 12:23MinceRor filled with zeroesApr 08 12:23oiaohmMax suppot for unclean is nilfs.Apr 08 12:23DaemonFCIf it’s on a hard disk, it’s at risk of a million things that can and do go wrongApr 08 12:23DaemonFCI’m sure if your disk crashes, Ext3 was at faultApr 08 12:23DaemonFCbecause it didn’t stop the head from collidingApr 08 12:24oiaohmUnder nilfs if you have tones of diskspace nothing ever gets deleted.Apr 08 12:24schestowitzJust the other day we had a Word user here whose file was zeroed IIRCApr 08 12:24MinceRit would probably be better if on the case of corruption it would be copied or moved to /lost+found thoughApr 08 12:24schestowitzNice going, Windows.Apr 08 12:24oiaohmYou delete a file under nilfs it still there in the checkpoints.Apr 08 12:24oiaohmYou edit a file unedited is still there in the checkpoints.Apr 08 12:24DaemonFCI’ve never had XFS lose anything, I’ve had multiple Ext3 columes before I started using XFS that had gotten to where they would not boot upApr 08 12:25trmancoschestowitz, that’s a feature… to save spaceApr 08 12:25DaemonFCusually it woulkd crash and fsck would spend HOURS and then admit the Ext3 partition was fuckedApr 08 12:25DaemonFCand that was thatApr 08 12:25oiaohmWhat mode were you using.Apr 08 12:25DaemonFCso you make your backups you take your chancesApr 08 12:25oiaohmPlease don’t be writeback.Apr 08 12:25DaemonFCbut XFS is a much better fs than Ext3Apr 08 12:26oiaohmThat was always a sucker to go the way of dead.Apr 08 12:26DaemonFCorderedApr 08 12:26oiaohmI guess early on.Apr 08 12:26MinceRi’ve had XFS lose files but not ext3Apr 08 12:26oiaohmAnd got one of the ordered bugs.Apr 08 12:26MinceRtherefore (by your logic), ext3 is a much better fs than XFS.Apr 08 12:26MinceRQED.Apr 08 12:26oiaohmjournal mode of ext3 is solid.Apr 08 12:26DaemonFCtrusting any file system on a hard disk is like saying you can poke one hole in a condom or 3Apr 08 12:27DaemonFCand saying the one with one is more trustworthyApr 08 12:27MinceRlike i said, use /dev/null.Apr 08 12:27oiaohmAlso journal mode is slower.Apr 08 12:27DaemonFCExt3 uses an inordinate amount of space for the journalApr 08 12:27MinceRoiaohm: afaik ordered writes are just as solidApr 08 12:27DaemonFCand other overheadApr 08 12:27oiaohmPrice of data protection.Apr 08 12:28*vida18 (i=564af02e@gateway/web/ajax/mibbit.com/x-f46288d43bd853ff) has joined #boycottnovellApr 08 12:28MinceRalso, /dev/null doesn’t even rely on HDD hardware so you avoid those problems too!Apr 08 12:28DaemonFCordered is slower than writeback, but it’s stil lcompletely possible to have a file system that’s corrupt beyond repair, or a clean fsck with data lossApr 08 12:28DaemonFC(my favorite)Apr 08 12:28oiaohmExt3 is not protected from harddrive defects.Apr 08 12:29DaemonFCXFS has better disk tools than Ext* anywayApr 08 12:29oiaohmNeither is XFSApr 08 12:29vida188 April, 2009: KOffice 2.0 RC 1 releasedApr 08 12:29vida18http://www.koffice.org/releases/2….Apr 08 12:29DaemonFCxfs_repair can at least get the partition to mount again if nothing elseApr 08 12:29DaemonFCe2fsck can’t even give you thatApr 08 12:29DaemonFCanyway, XFS was built for an OS that was much more capable than LinuxApr 08 12:31DaemonFCprobably still is in some waysApr 08 12:31DaemonFCand for machines that were much more powerful than a PCApr 08 12:31DaemonFCand probably still areApr 08 12:31DaemonFCin outfits that most likely had a UPS regardless of file system cause if they get any data loss they lose millions of dollarsApr 08 12:32*vida18 has quit (“http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client”)Apr 08 12:33DaemonFCanyway, MinceRs point is moot anyway when a 15 minute backup battery in a surge protector is all of like $30Apr 08 12:33oiaohmDaemonFC there are other tools to use other than e2fsckApr 08 12:33oiaohmon ext2/3/4 to bring them back to life.Apr 08 12:33DaemonFCe2fsprogs is a jokeApr 08 12:34oiaohme2fsck will not just create new structs.Apr 08 12:34*iwmw (n=iwmw@intech.natm.ru) has joined #boycottnovellApr 08 12:34*iwmw is addicted to novell boycottApr 08 12:34oiaohmI have had xfs_repair give a user like a blank drive before.Apr 08 12:34oiaohmNot nice.Apr 08 12:34oiaohmPersonally I prefer it to fail so data recovery can be done.Apr 08 12:35iwmwmay be that drive contained windows xp installationApr 08 12:35DaemonFCwas it MOUNTED?Apr 08 12:35MinceRDaemonFC: and how do you propose a surge protector should protect against driver bugs?Apr 08 12:35DaemonFCthat’s the best way to fuck a file system in Linux no matter whatApr 08 12:35DaemonFCfsck while mountedApr 08 12:35trmancoanybody heard of Gnote?Apr 08 12:35oiaohmNo it was not mounted.Apr 08 12:35trmancoc++ port of tomboyApr 08 12:36oiaohmPerson had the idea that xfs_repair would get them out of trouble.Apr 08 12:36trmanconovell/monosoft just took a kick in th arseApr 08 12:36DaemonFCMinceR: Turn the computer off and cancel your AOL?Apr 08 12:36oiaohmxfs_repair will always give a mountable partion even if it make it like a blank drive.Apr 08 12:36DaemonFCshit, I don’t know B-)Apr 08 12:36iwmwtrmanco: in which way?Apr 08 12:36MinceRDaemonFC: go back to your friends at ##windowsApr 08 12:36oiaohmPersonally I hate xfs_repairApr 08 12:37DaemonFCbecause we know that all hardware and software is 100% reliableApr 08 12:37oiaohmIt has a habit of just making my job of getting data back harder.Apr 08 12:37DaemonFCand if it jsut wasn’;t for XFS fucking it all upApr 08 12:37*DaemonFC busts out laughingApr 08 12:37iwmw*teasing* DaemonFC got a windows friends XDApr 08 12:37oiaohmI know hardware is not reliableApr 08 12:38DaemonFCExt3 is pretty damned ugly no matter how much lipstick you put on itApr 08 12:38iwmwnothing is realiable while you rely on itApr 08 12:38oiaohmExt4 will be the last in the Ext line of filesystems.Apr 08 12:38oiaohmXFS will also have to go by by in time.Apr 08 12:39MinceRext4 isn’t only damned ugly, it also loses dataApr 08 12:39DaemonFCthe recoverability is thanks to hacks and it being primitive, slow, and prone to fragmentationApr 08 12:39MinceRso thanks, i’ll go with ext3 for now.Apr 08 12:39MinceRand you’ll always have /dev/null.Apr 08 12:39*iwmw suspects that ext2 is quite enoughApr 08 12:39DaemonFCI’d never use Ext3 againApr 08 12:39oiaohmext2 your are nuts iwmwApr 08 12:39DaemonFCnah, XFS is the best that Linux hasApr 08 12:39MinceR…if you like losing dataApr 08 12:40DaemonFCthat’s only cause ZFS doesn’t run on itApr 08 12:40DaemonFCand BtrFS is still experimentalApr 08 12:40oiaohmXFS and EXT3 are about equal in there own ways.Apr 08 12:40iwmw… every toad boasts it’s swampApr 08 12:40MinceRZFS doesn’t run on it because sun is scared shitless of LinuxApr 08 12:40DaemonFCno, it’s cause Richard Hippie Stallman says their license is not GPL compatibleApr 08 12:40DaemonFCif Stallman changed his mind, ZFS could go inApr 08 12:41DaemonFCthere’s nothing non-free about CDDLApr 08 12:41DaemonFCthat’s what happens when you let a religious group loose developing an OSApr 08 12:41iwmwDaemonFC: hey, smoking weed is usefulApr 08 12:42DaemonFCWell, if you hate CDDLApr 08 12:42MinceRthere’s nothing non-free about CDDL, the only tiny little problem with it is that it isn’t GPL-compatibleApr 08 12:42DaemonFCstop using FirefoxApr 08 12:42MinceRthat’s the whole reason CDDL existsApr 08 12:42MinceRand that’s the only reason Sun uses it on ZFSApr 08 12:42trmancowhat’s wrong with Firefox? it’s success?Apr 08 12:42DaemonFCthey based CDDL on the Mozilla licenseApr 08 12:42oiaohmFirefox is not GPL.Apr 08 12:42DaemonFCso Firefox is not freeApr 08 12:42MinceRbecause as i’ve mentioned, they’re scared shitless of LinuxApr 08 12:42DaemonFCby your definitionApr 08 12:42DaemonFCor Stallman’sApr 08 12:42MinceRthey know their dinosaur Slowlaris is dying and they believe this will save itApr 08 12:43DaemonFCwhy would they be?Apr 08 12:43oiaohmCDDL has a few things altered from Mozillas licences.Apr 08 12:43iwmwDaemonFC: so what’s the most gpl and good browser?Apr 08 12:43DaemonFCSolaris is better in many waysApr 08 12:43MinceRperhaps in your imagination.Apr 08 12:43DaemonFCbut all the software I use is Linux-onlyApr 08 12:43MinceRyes, we know, you use Linux and you hate every single bit about itApr 08 12:43oiaohmSolarias is better in some ways.Apr 08 12:43MinceRwe feel so sorry for you.Apr 08 12:43oiaohmLack of hardware support for solaris killed it.Apr 08 12:43DaemonFCHave fun with Ext3 and 4k stacksApr 08 12:43DaemonFCB-)Apr 08 12:43iwmwguys, what’s the most gpl and sane browser?Apr 08 12:43MinceRhave fun with random data lossApr 08 12:44MinceRsane browser? that would be a good idea.Apr 08 12:44DaemonFCif XFS has any flaws it’s because it’s too good for LinuxApr 08 12:44oiaohmkonq is gpl.Apr 08 12:44MinceRlolApr 08 12:44iwmwlol, konq is not good yetApr 08 12:44trmancogaleanApr 08 12:44trmancosorry, EpiphanyApr 08 12:45oiaohmAll current filesystems have flaws DaemonFCApr 08 12:45oiaohmXFS is just getting feature long in tooth.Apr 08 12:45DaemonFCKonqueror: Great until you try to load a flash applet, try to hit ctrl+enter, try to autoscroll, or try to sign into XBOX forums or your bank’s websiteApr 08 12:45oiaohmLot of new features need to be added to XFS to keep up.Apr 08 12:45iwmwtrmanco: galean is 3 years oldApr 08 12:45trmancogaleon tooApr 08 12:45iwmw(last version of it)Apr 08 12:45DaemonFCthere’s quite a bit of work being done on XFS in 2.6.30Apr 08 12:46trmancoLOL, 2006, you’re rightApr 08 12:46*amarsh04 has quit (Read error: 60 (Operation timed out))Apr 08 12:46DaemonFC61 patches landed in the merge window aloneApr 08 12:46iwmwi feel like installing epiphanyApr 08 12:46DaemonFCnot BtrFS-killer stuff, but it’ll keep it goingApr 08 12:46DaemonFCLinux has a major Not Invented Here syndrome a lot of the timeApr 08 12:47DaemonFCI mean they threw away Reiser4 entirely, and went with an upgrade of Ext3!?!?Apr 08 12:47DaemonFCThey’re smoking crackApr 08 12:47oiaohmXFS does not have file based snapshotting.Apr 08 12:48DaemonFCand Ext4 does?Apr 08 12:48oiaohmExt4 is the last of its line.Apr 08 12:48DaemonFCExt4=Welcome to 1994Apr 08 12:48iwmwwatch them start ext5 right before the release of ext4Apr 08 12:48oiaohmBecause it cannot be updated to include the features systems in future will need.Apr 08 12:48oiaohmNo there is no Ext5Apr 08 12:49DaemonFCBtrFS will replace itApr 08 12:49DaemonFCI’m pretty sureApr 08 12:49iwmwha, they are preparing it as a surprise, oiaohmApr 08 12:49oiaohmThat is the path.Apr 08 12:49DaemonFCyou see how eager Linus is to get his hands on itApr 08 12:49MinceRhow complete was reiser4?Apr 08 12:49oiaohmBtrFS is the one after ext4 iwmwApr 08 12:49iwmwnot complete, MinceRApr 08 12:49DaemonFCBtrFS will be able to upgrade over Ext3/4Apr 08 12:49DaemonFCin placeApr 08 12:49oiaohmBtrFS can also do that with XFSApr 08 12:49DaemonFCMinceR: Reiser4 is completeApr 08 12:49MinceRdid kernel developers understand the design of reiser4 completely?Apr 08 12:50iwmwoiaohm: is btrfs user-ready?Apr 08 12:50DaemonFCand you can patch your kernel to use itApr 08 12:50DaemonFCor use an mm kernelApr 08 12:50oiaohmNot yet iwmwApr 08 12:50oiaohmIts the development line iwmwApr 08 12:50MinceR(i thought it was dropped because they relied on Hans Reiser to finish it)Apr 08 12:50DaemonFCMinceR: Nothing in Reiser4 requires Hans Reiser, it is GPL’dApr 08 12:50DaemonFCand the kernel guys are jerksApr 08 12:50DaemonFCeven though Many NameSys employees still maintain itApr 08 12:50MinceRsure, but someone has to understand the design to really build on it/modify itApr 08 12:51MinceRicApr 08 12:51iwmwwhat’s the best one to use at home for speed of usual file ops without searching or smth, oiaohm?Apr 08 12:51*amarsh04 (n=amarsh04@ppp121-45-73-168.lns10.adl6.internode.on.net) has joined #boycottnovellApr 08 12:51iwmwi mean stable and fastApr 08 12:51DaemonFCMinceR: You’d like Reiser4, it was atomicApr 08 12:51oiaohmStable is a very changable word.Apr 08 12:51DaemonFCmeaning it could never allow an incomplete transaction to bork the file systemApr 08 12:51MinceRi heard it was going to be very innovativeApr 08 12:51MinceRwith new ways to organize files, perhaps… or was that another NameSys project?Apr 08 12:52oiaohmAnd due to driver defects Reiser4 can still take it self out.Apr 08 12:52iwmwyeah, it shouldn’t lose data when i press reset and no data loss on it’s own wantingApr 08 12:52DaemonFCIf you do a side by side comparison of file systems on WikipediaApr 08 12:52DaemonFCReiser4 and BtrFS have the best featuresApr 08 12:52oiaohmNilfs has it place too.Apr 08 12:53DaemonFCReiser4 had a lot of really neat ideasApr 08 12:53DaemonFCand all the good stuff from XFSApr 08 12:53DaemonFCB-)Apr 08 12:53oiaohmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NILFS Apr 08 13:01oiaohmmain mount read-writeApr 08 13:01trmancoversioning filesystem?Apr 08 13:01PeterKrausi don’t think i’ll switch soonApr 08 13:01PeterKrausit’ll require too much workApr 08 13:01MinceRbtrfs & co still need a lot of testingApr 08 13:01iwmwi gonna switch to fat32…Apr 08 13:01MinceRand support in major distro releasesApr 08 13:01iwmwand use wubiApr 08 13:01MinceRiwmw: ewApr 08 13:01oiaohmsnapshots mounts read only as many as you want MinceRApr 08 13:01MinceRi knowApr 08 13:01iwmwMinceR: after all these talksApr 08 13:01oiaohmThat is what simultaneously mountable is about.Apr 08 13:02MinceRoiaohm: when/how are checkpoints created — automatically or manually?Apr 08 13:02oiaohmnilfs automatically creates checkpoints.Apr 08 13:02MinceRoiaohm: so simultaneous mounts are for readonly snapshots only, right?Apr 08 13:02oiaohmYou turn the ones you want out of the checkpoints into snapshots.Apr 08 13:03MinceRicApr 08 13:03oiaohmIe it will garbage collect checkpoints not snapshots.Apr 08 13:03oiaohmBasically its a delayed deleting filesystem.Apr 08 13:03oiaohmWhat can be really really handy at times.Apr 08 13:04PeterKrausi wonder what’s the storage reqApr 08 13:04oiaohmnilfs is more storage using.Apr 08 13:04oiaohmfall back locations are not free of course.Apr 08 13:04MinceRi see some things are still missingApr 08 13:05oiaohmBetween nilfs and btrfs we will have two great filesystems.Apr 08 13:05oiaohmIn time.Apr 08 13:05oiaohmmaking most of the filesystems we use now look like crap.Apr 08 13:06*Ap0933 (i=c910e07d@gateway/web/ajax/mibbit.com/x-f1e6d51fa8b300c4) has joined #boycottnovellApr 08 13:06oiaohmsnapshots also make things like timevault and equal look extreamly disk wasting.Apr 08 13:06*Ap0933 (i=c910e07d@gateway/web/ajax/mibbit.com/x-f1e6d51fa8b300c4) has left #boycottnovellApr 08 13:07oiaohmNo limit on the number of snapshots until the volume gets full Apr 08 13:27schestowitzOracle not competes with Sun (mysql)Apr 08 13:27oiaohmbtrfs snapshots are whole volume but iniside the same volume.Apr 08 13:28MinceRand will it ship with a Glaze3D GPU? :>Apr 08 13:28schestowitzMinceR: they said winfs won’t dieApr 08 13:28MinceRApr 08 13:28schestowitzThey tossed it for people to play withApr 08 13:28oiaohmSo blocks can be shared so saving on disk space MinceRApr 08 13:28schestowitzLike LonghornApr 08 13:28schestowitzAnd SingularityApr 08 13:28MinceRwell, something that wasn’t even born won’t dieApr 08 13:28schestowitzWill Singularity ever produce anythiing?Apr 08 13:28schestowitzNo.Apr 08 13:28schestowitzThey call it a “research project”Apr 08 13:28iwmwit’s better with torrents killing zune and ipodApr 08 13:29schestowitzCodename for “failure”Apr 08 13:29schestowitz“We didn’t fail, it was just research”Apr 08 13:29schestowitzWinFS had some promise when they canned itApr 08 13:29schestowitzThe promise that something would come out of itApr 08 13:29oiaohmWinFS had a problem.Apr 08 13:29MinceRthat’s the kind of “research” they do and are so damn proud ofApr 08 13:29oiaohmThey were trying to make historic NTFS act like a database.Apr 08 13:29schestowitzBut the Windows kernel is apparently too complex even for 10s of 1000s of MS engineers to put WinFS-like functionality inApr 08 13:30MinceRothers call such things “failed projects” and call actual research research.Apr 08 13:30schestowitzLinux already has thatApr 08 13:30schestowitzNothing ever came out of the WinFS thing since 2006Apr 08 13:30schestowitzNothingApr 08 13:30MinceRhas anyone even seen winfs work at all?Apr 08 13:30schestowitzNadaApr 08 13:30schestowitzZilchApr 08 13:30schestowitzWith longhorn, at least some people kicked it aboutApr 08 13:30oiaohmDefine work MinceRApr 08 13:30schestowitzThen Microsoft issued a C&DApr 08 13:30*iwmw wants 8EiB hdd to create 8eib filesApr 08 13:30iwmwwith nilfsApr 08 13:31MinceRoiaohm: store, retrieve and list filesApr 08 13:31schestowitzSingularity — no word, eitherApr 08 13:31oiaohmIf you call file create times make 50 times longer ok MinceRApr 08 13:31MinceR(and to do a kind of query winfs was supposed to offer as new stuff)Apr 08 13:31schestowitzSingularity was shelved some months ago, then Mary Jo Foley and MS ilk blogged about itApr 08 13:31oiaohmSame with file update times.Apr 08 13:31schestowitzNothing sinceApr 08 13:31*magentar (n=magentar@94.79.142.94) has joined #boycottnovellApr 08 13:31schestowitzIt’s abandonwareApr 08 13:31MinceRi doubt that fits the definition of abandonwareApr 08 13:32oiaohmMS has only done minor things in the core of there OS.Apr 08 13:32schestowitzcause of the licence?Apr 08 13:32schestowitzWell, watch the licence.Apr 08 13:32schestowitzIt’s abhorrentApr 08 13:32schestowitzSomething about being permitted only in academiaApr 08 13:32schestowitzNot for profitApr 08 13:32oiaohmLinux is ahead in cpu support.Apr 08 13:32schestowitzEven the GPL is FAT betterApr 08 13:32oiaohmMS brags about getting up to 255Apr 08 13:32schestowitzIt encourages making moneyApr 08 13:32schestowitzMicrosoft is against itApr 08 13:33schestowitzMicrosoft OSS — for MS freetardsApr 08 13:33MinceRbecause it wasn’t ever releasedApr 08 13:33schestowitzLinux does 2^12 CPUsApr 08 13:33MinceRabandonware is old sw that was released (and sold, if applicable) for a while and the owner stopped caring since, so it’s unobtainable from them now, and so other groups are spreading itApr 08 13:34iwmwwowApr 08 13:34schestowitzMS does 2^8 you say, but I think more, oiaohm Apr 08 13:34oiaohmMS clusters above that.Apr 08 13:34schestowitzoiaohm: no way for Microsoft to win thisApr 08 13:34schestowitzNeed inspired developmentApr 08 13:34schestowitzBig (>1000 cpus) machines run LinuxApr 08 13:34schestowitzTop500 runs Linux 94% of the time, so IBM keeps paying for developmentApr 08 13:35oiaohmAnd 4096 machines are starting to look small too.Apr 08 13:35schestowitzPeople like T’soApr 08 13:35oiaohmThere are companies who want 2^16 or greater core numbers.Apr 08 13:36oiaohmIn equal to a single system.Apr 08 13:36oiaohmCall it a never be done thing.Apr 08 13:36schestowitzhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluegene “# A large number of nodes (scalable in increments of 1024 up to at least 65,536)”Apr 08 13:36schestowitzThat’s 2^16Apr 08 13:37schestowitz(or more0Apr 08 13:37oiaohmWhen you know the numbers 255 in single system not clustered is not even a computer in supper computer users minds.Apr 08 13:38iwmwsupercomputer users are not usersApr 08 13:38schestowitzClientsApr 08 13:38iwmwwith terminalsApr 08 13:38oiaohmI was refering to the company as the user.Apr 08 13:39schestowitzWeather forecasts..Apr 08 13:39trmanco2^16 cpus,,,,, insaneApr 08 13:40iwmwoh… seers are quite enough to predict the weatherApr 08 13:40*trmanco wipes his mouthApr 08 13:40iwmwthey are much cheaperApr 08 13:40oiaohmThere are plans to build bigger trmancoApr 08 13:40trmancowowApr 08 13:40oiaohmYes 2^16 appears as a single machine from the running OS.Apr 08 13:41trmancoI still live with, lets see nowApr 08 13:41trmanco1Apr 08 13:41oiaohmIs kinda scary.Apr 08 13:41oiaohmThen cluster them.Apr 08 13:41oiaohmYou have to remember 4096 basically fits in a bar fridge.Apr 08 13:41iwmwwhy would you want to cluster 2^16 cpus?Apr 08 13:41oiaohmIt gets worse.Apr 08 13:42oiaohmThey are thinking about hybred gpu cpu at 2^16 size.Apr 08 13:42iwmwpervertsApr 08 13:42trmancoApr 08 13:42iwmwit’s intel’s dreamApr 08 13:42iwmwto run free raytracing library on itApr 08 13:43oiaohmGPU can be used for general data processing.Apr 08 13:43iwmwthey didn’t even wanna implement it themselvesApr 08 13:43oiaohmThey are very good at processing dna and other things.Apr 08 13:43iwmwdna processing… what do you want to process in there?Apr 08 13:43oiaohmMaybe it might be big enough to computer replicate a human cell.Apr 08 13:43trmancopipelining?Apr 08 13:44trmancosomething that cpu’s don’t have… i thinkApr 08 13:44iwmwwhat?Apr 08 13:44oiaohmWhere is the fasterst data processing chip in most computers?Apr 08 13:45trmancogpu?Apr 08 13:45iwmwgpuApr 08 13:45iwmwlolApr 08 13:45oiaohmGPU by millsApr 08 13:45trmancoI’ve read this somewhereApr 08 13:45trmancolong time agoApr 08 13:45oiaohmMost can simply chew threw 16 times as much as the fastest cpu.Apr 08 13:45iwmwyeah, but they chew in a very limited wayApr 08 13:46trmancopeople would use there gpu for the distributed computing thingApr 08 13:46iwmweven though they do it much fasterApr 08 13:46trmancostuff like foldingApr 08 13:46oiaohmYep.Apr 08 13:46oiaohmfolding predicting dna.Apr 08 13:46trmancoyeah, that stuffApr 08 13:46oiaohmVery complex operation.Apr 08 13:46*iwmw suspects that gpu is not suited for that stuffApr 08 13:47iwmwgpus don’t support complex operationsApr 08 13:47oiaohmFolding home project showed it clear that it is.Apr 08 13:47oiaohmDNA is really not that complex.Apr 08 13:47oiaohmYou have a crap load of it.Apr 08 13:47*zer0c00l (n=zer0c00l@210.212.255.131) has joined #boycottnovellApr 08 13:48oiaohmAnd somewhere in there is the bit of information you need.Apr 08 13:48iwmwyeah, plenty of dna spamApr 08 13:48DaemonFCwhy would I give my CPU timeApr 08 13:48DaemonFCto a drug companyApr 08 13:48DaemonFCfor free?Apr 08 13:48iwmwsome people like to spam with dna infoApr 08 13:48oiaohmVirusesApr 08 13:48zer0c00lHugh Jackman Heartbroken by Wolverine Leak:http://www.people.com/people/arti… Apr 08 13:48iwmwoiaohm: no, it’s pr0nApr 08 13:49oiaohmThere are a lot of trapped viruses in your dna iwmwApr 08 13:49iwmwso every other adult male should be put to jailApr 08 13:49trmancohttp://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bi…Apr 08 13:50iwmwhm… something’s really wrong about ati-nvidiaApr 08 13:52zer0c00ltrmanco, what is that?Apr 08 13:52trmancozer0c00l, stats from Standford’s folding thingApr 08 13:53trmancoStanford’s*Apr 08 13:53oiaohmGreat the most usless addition exofsApr 08 13:53oiaohmYou need a object based storage back end to use it.Apr 08 13:54iwmwzer0c00l: it’s just a statistics on how many hardware participated in computing distributed stuffApr 08 13:55zer0c00lApr 08 13:55zer0c00lFolding@home is a distributed computing project — people from throughout the world download and run software to band together to make one of the largest supercomputers in the world.Apr 08 13:57zer0c00lcoolApr 08 13:57iwmwyeah… they also pay for electricity that this compy consumesApr 08 13:57iwmwand after their gpus work 24/30 the latter are almost deadApr 08 13:58oiaohmtomoyo secuirty frame work is in.Apr 08 14:02oiaohmThat makes 3 to choose from in the default kernel.Apr 08 14:02DaemonFCTomoyo………You mean the one that is only documented well in JapaneseApr 08 14:02DaemonFCand only shipping with TurboLinux and MandrivaApr 08 14:02DaemonFCfor some messed up reason, Ubuntu is using AppArmorApr 08 14:03oiaohmThey are working on translating to english.Apr 08 14:04DaemonFCpersonally I’d rather they didn’t use anythingApr 08 14:04DaemonFCif they’re going to damage the OS, why does it have to be over something so easy to bypass?Apr 08 14:04oiaohmTomoyo is not easy to bypass.Apr 08 14:04DaemonFCall MAC damages the OSApr 08 14:05DaemonFCand makes it more difficult to useApr 08 14:05oiaohm2.6.30 and up has file based filtering for mac but apparmor has not be updated yet to use it.Apr 08 14:05oiaohmPeople can say that about all secuirty settings DaemonFCApr 08 14:05DaemonFCthe ones that don’t fuck you over with benign tasks (SELinux) are completely useless (AppArmor)Apr 08 14:06oiaohmWrong user settings can get in way too so we should do away with multiable users.Apr 08 14:06oiaohmThat is basically your logic.Apr 08 14:06oiaohmMAC should exist in a OS.Apr 08 14:06DaemonFCno, I just say don’t force it on people that never asked for itApr 08 14:06oiaohmBut it should not be a bug bear to fix either.Apr 08 14:06DaemonFClike I saidApr 08 14:07DaemonFCworthless (AppArmor)Apr 08 14:07DaemonFCgulag (SELinux)Apr 08 14:07oiaohmNone is not a solution.Apr 08 14:07oiaohmTomoyo is more friendly other than its manual.Apr 08 14:07oiaohmNot being english.Apr 08 14:08oiaohmsmack is also more friendly than selinux.Apr 08 14:08oiaohmUbuntu has the option of three. Apparmor smack and selinux.Apr 08 14:08DaemonFCyeah, and they’re making the system depend more on AppArmor latelyApr 08 14:09oiaohmIf apparmor gets fixed the way Tomoyo is for file based it will become secure.Apr 08 14:09oiaohmIt the IF bit. As far as I know no one is working on apparmor.Apr 08 14:10oiaohmLead developer for appamor works with smack these days.Apr 08 14:10*Omar87 (n=omar@79.173.238.112) has joined #boycottnovellApr 08 14:10Omar87HiApr 08 14:11iwmwis selinux kinda useless or useless only for most of users?Apr 08 14:11iwmwcan a user be forced to run everything through selinux/Apr 08 14:12oiaohmSelinux is not useless. More can be annoying like a incorrectly set firewall.Apr 08 14:12oiaohmOnly problem with Selinux is that it configuration files are not what you call easy reading.Apr 08 14:13DaemonFCAVC Denial! You tried to open your text editorApr 08 14:13DaemonFCAVC Denial: You tried to open a program in WineApr 08 14:13DaemonFCAVC Denial: You attempted to log in!Apr 08 14:13oiaohmYep set wrong.Apr 08 14:13oiaohmAnnoying as hell.Apr 08 14:13DaemonFCAVC Denial: Just for the hell of it!Apr 08 14:13iwmwfrom what i read you can run anything leaving selinux behindApr 08 14:14oiaohmNo there is always a trigger.Apr 08 14:14iwmwAVC Denial: You powered up the computerApr 08 14:14oiaohmYou can set allow everything rules in selinux.Apr 08 14:14oiaohmIts highly flexable.Apr 08 14:15*Eruaran has quit (Remote closed the connection)Apr 08 14:15oiaohmselinux is also shows you that root user is virtual.Apr 08 14:15oiaohmIe selinux can even block root users from being able to do anything.Apr 08 14:15oiaohmIf set wrong.Apr 08 14:15oiaohmCorrectly set selinux just works away in background without bothering you.Apr 08 14:16iwmwhm… restricted root user…Apr 08 14:16*Eruaran (n=quassel@203.208.110.183) has joined #boycottnovellApr 08 14:16oiaohmEven without selinux you can built a linux kernel where root user is powerless.Apr 08 14:16oiaohmOnly thing that gives root user power is capiblities set on the user.Apr 08 14:17DaemonFCI pretty much just untick most things where they say “If in doubt, answer N”Apr 08 14:17DaemonFCApr 08 14:17iwmwwhat’s the main reason to use selinux?Apr 08 14:17DaemonFCall the obvious crap like “Parallel Port Support”Apr 08 14:17DaemonFCdebugging crapApr 08 14:17DaemonFClegacy crapApr 08 14:17oiaohmselinux basically put sandboxs around applications.Apr 08 14:18DaemonFCanything marked deprecatedApr 08 14:18oiaohmand services.Apr 08 14:18iwmwoiaohm: but what’s the reason to do so?Apr 08 14:18oiaohmReducing the damage they can do if they get exploited.Apr 08 14:18iwmwawwApr 08 14:18iwmwthat’s pretty paranoidApr 08 14:18DaemonFCtickless kernel is the most damnable thing everApr 08 14:18DaemonFCApr 08 14:18oiaohmDo you run a virus scanner iwmwApr 08 14:18iwmwnoApr 08 14:19oiaohmOn windows.Apr 08 14:19iwmwoh, i run it once a 2 yearsApr 08 14:19iwmwsome very free scannerApr 08 14:19oiaohmMostly because under windows there are that many threats you have to.Apr 08 14:19iwmwthe last i ran it was a week agoApr 08 14:19EruaranOur ClarkConnect server has a virus scannerApr 08 14:19EruaranBut we leave it offApr 08 14:19iwmwso i’m free for 2 yearsApr 08 14:20oiaohmFor linux there are not that many viruses.Apr 08 14:20
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