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#saclug on libera chat
by Brian E. Lavender 19 May '26

19 May '26

I believe I created a channel. See you there. #saclug Brian -- Brian Lavender https://www.brie.com/brian/ "There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies." Professor C. A. R. Hoare The 1980 Turing award lecture

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meet at Kupros for May meeting
by Brian E. Lavender 19 May '26

19 May '26

We will be upstairs. https://www.saclug.org/articles/2026/may-2026.html When: Tue May 19, 2026 06:30 PM to 08:30 PM Speaker: You Location: Kupros We will meet back at Kupros for this meeting! Bring your gadgets, laptop, etc., and we will discuss, evangelize and strategize the upcoming meetings. We usually congregate on the second floor. Look for a penguin printout or hackers with their laptops open. Brian -- Brian Lavender https://www.brie.com/brian/ "There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies." Professor C. A. R. Hoare The 1980 Turing award lecture

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copy fail vulnerability
by Brian E. Lavender 18 May '26

18 May '26

I take it most have heard about the copy fail vulnerability if you have local shell? https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/as-the-most-severe-linux-threat-in… I wonder if you patch the hypervisor when using PV guests if you have to update the guests too? -- Brian Lavender https://www.brie.com/brian/ "There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies." Professor C. A. R. Hoare The 1980 Turing award lecture

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age verification
by Brian E. Lavender 13 May '26

13 May '26

Age Verification taking over free software. Check this article regarding Debian. https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Undecided-Age-Laws There is also a bill going through for age verification for social media that EFF has taken a position against. https://www.eff.org/issues/age-verification Brian -- Brian Lavender https://www.brie.com/brian/ "There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies." Professor C. A. R. Hoare The 1980 Turing award lecture

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CoffeeNet archive site
by Brian E. Lavender 13 May '26

13 May '26

Ah, the good old days, when you could be some food for five dollars. http://linuxmafia.com/coffeenet/ -- Brian Lavender https://www.brie.com/brian/ "There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies." Professor C. A. R. Hoare The 1980 Turing award lecture

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Xen Containers
by Brian E. Lavender 13 May '26

13 May '26

Some interesting slides, especially considering the recent back_door/copy_fail, etc. "Xen Containers: Better way to run Docker Containers" https://events.static.linuxfound.org/sites/events/files/slides/Xen_Containe… Brian -- Brian Lavender https://www.brie.com/brian/ "There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies." Professor C. A. R. Hoare The 1980 Turing award lecture

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convert lvm to btrfs
by Brian E. Lavender 10 May '26

10 May '26

I was thinking that this is probably possible and I searched the interweb to find this article. Convert your filesystem to Btrfs https://fedoramagazine.org/convert-your-filesystem-to-btrfs/ -- Brian Lavender https://www.brie.com/brian/ "There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies." Professor C. A. R. Hoare The 1980 Turing award lecture

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