johnr2
At first it was necessary to compile the realtime-lsm module to allow user programs to make use of realtime scheduling. In late 2006 or so (IIRC) rlimits-aware PAM became available which made realtime-lsm redundant.
I've used CONFIG_PREEMPT=y (along with CONFIG_HZ=1000) when compiling mainline kernels all along. My current distro of choice (Void) enables these by default in their 5.4 series kernels. I've never needed PREEMPT_RT for my particular use case.
AFAIK FreeBSD still doesn't allow users to run programs with realtime scheduling privileges (SCHED_FIFO or SCHED_RR), only root.
I've been using real time threads and preemptive scheduling on my Linux audio workstations since 2005. Am I missing something here, or is that date in the article a typo?
Nobody is denying anyone. The code is there to read as an example. If an aspiring developer hasn't got the initiative to develop at least a basic level of competence on their own, that's their problem. What happened to self-reliance?
You presumably haven't encountered this issue with your own open-source projects, but that doesn't mean the problem doesn't exist.
If my computer expects me to type an extra letter every time I name a file it isn't working for me. The short extensions make for more efficient typing.
Yes. After blocking the usual suspects, the great majority of SSH brute force attempts I see in my server logs now come from Digital Ocean IP addresses.
The common enemy of both is the moderate in the middle who prefers rational discussion to confrontation.
It's simpler. That's sufficient reason for me.
I suspect the downvotes were because your comment comes across as unreasonably negative.
One caveat: A power cut during the relinking process that occurs during and after boot can wreck the filesystem. A UPS is advisable. Once the relinking finishes the filesystem is quite robust.
Banning clear text might work for browsers but it would disable ACME clients that rely on plain http to initiate a certificate request from Let's Encrypt.
I enjoyed the article and found it thought provoking. Maybe I have tripe for brains.
It was written in the early 1950's. Did prepper culture exist then to the same extent as it does today?
Thus confusing anyone who uses the 'wd' hard disk driver.
The thought of working in the confines of a ship's engine room with such a hazardous fuel is horrifying. One reason for the widespread use of diesel oil is that it's relatively safe for human operatives.
s/All/Most
Alpine Linux uses musl libc and busybox, for example.
No, I think you can guarantee that the interface will change at some point.
The persistent journal is enabled by default in Debian testing.
It displays at full width in Dillo, which has no JavaScript support. I can't see the article text at all in Firefox with JS blocked by NoScript, however. Strange.
From the linked web page: "sample size 1006 respondents". Given the UK population of around 68 million that seems a small sample.
I still run a couple of dedicated audio workstations on Linux as I need preemptive scheduling (not available on OpenBSD) and Linux drivers.
The article is written in the first person throughout and doesn't use any gender specific pronouns that I could see. How is that disrespectful? (My knowledge of German isn't good enough to read the article you linked).
That was the case for a while but in OpenBSD 6.7 startx works again out of the box, as long as you have certain graphics hardware, eg. radeon.
s/1960s/1980s
Sylvania was still making them up to 1981, when Philips ECG bought the Sylvania tube factory so they could supply the US military. They continued making JAN tubes until 1988. A lot of these are still available.
It didn't go supernova in 1987. It happened around 168,000 years before that, but it took the light from the event that long to reach us. A better title might be "A supernova was observed in 1987".
I'm not seeing a paywall in Firefox with NoScript or in Dillo (which has no JavaScript support).
The TL07x series op-amps along with quite a few others have been in continuous production for over 40 years. They are still manufactured by the million. When is the obsolescence you refer to planned for?
Does that actually exist? (I mean in the general case, not just a few carefully chosen benchmarks).
Drummer Herman Rarebell's solo album "Herman Ze German" was a good clue :-)
s/German/German-singing and you might have a point.