Debconf 2016 to be hosted in Cape Town
Long story short, we put in a bid to host Debconf 16 in Cape Town, and we got it! Back at Debconf 12 (Nicaragua), many people asked me when we’re hosting a Debconf in South Africa. I just laughed and...
Micro Updates
New blog entry 'My Debian 10 Buster report' https://jonathancarter.org/2019/07/12/my-debian-10-buster-report
New blog entry: 'Peertube and LBRY' https://jonathancarter.org/2019/06/25/peertube-and-lbry/
I am so impressed with Hong Kong's citizens, what a gleaming example of how to stand up against corrupt power for the rest of the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E41-_jTfUU
100 Papercuts project Debian edition is kicking off in 10 minutes https://bits.debian.org/2019/06/100-papercuts-kickoff.html
Debian Buster release party in Cape Town is happening on release day. BOOM! https://wiki.debian.org/ReleasePartyBuster/South%20Africa/Cape%20Town
Can't wait for this Buster thing to just be released.
New blog post '#debian-meeting revival' https://jonathancarter.org/2019/05/10/debian-meeting-revival/
Free Software Activities for April 2019 https://jonathancarter.org/2019/05/01/free-software-activities-2019-04/
New blog post: "Debian project leader elections 2019" https://jonathancarter.org/2019/04/20/debian-project-leader-elections-2019/
My free software activities log for March: https://jonathancarter.org/2019/03/31/free-software-activities-2019-03/
I'm running for Debian Project Leader: https://jonathancarter.org/2019/03/19/running-for-dpl/
My Free Software Activity Log for February 2019. https://jonathancarter.org/2019/02/03/free-software-activities-2019-02/ #FSAL
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highvoltage boosted
Today I learned about this very handy GNU Bash feature:
cat < /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/22
How do you check if a remote port is reachable when you do not have any of nc, telnet, wget, curl, and the such? This is how you do it!
https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Redirections.html
