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...
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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
This humble bundle python book bundle is amazing. Shut up and take my money! https://www.humblebundle.com/books/python-packt-2019-books
Debian Package of the Day #59 is bastet, an ncurses-based tetris clone that tries its best to give you the worst possible blocks. https://highvoltage.tv/media/debian-package-of-the-day-s04e07-59-bastet
Debian Package of the Day, Top 10 of 2018: https://highvoltage.tv/media/debian-package-of-the-day-top-10-for-2018
Debian Package of the Day #58 is iperf, a tool that tests the transfer speeds between a server and a client. https://highvoltage.tv/media/debian-package-of-the-day-s04e06-58-iperf
Debian Package of the Day #57 is virt-what, a tool that can detect whether it's running under a virtual instance, and what type of virtual instance. https://highvoltage.tv/media/debian-package-of-the-day-s04e05-57-virt-what
Debian Package of the Day #56 is steghide, a tool that can embed hidden data into another file. https://highvoltage.tv/media/debian-package-of-the-day-s04e04-56-steghide
Debian Package of the Day #55 is peek, a tool that creates animated screenshots. https://highvoltage.tv/media/debian-package-of-the-day-s04e03-55-peek
Debian Package of the Day #54 is automysqlbackup, a package that sets up cron jobs for automated mysql dumps. https://highvoltage.tv/media/debian-package-of-the-day-s04e02-54-automysqlbacku
Debian Package of the Day #53 is s-tui/stress, nifty tools to stress-test your hardware. https://highvoltage.tv/media/debian-package-of-the-day-s04e01-53-s-tui-stress
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My goal for 
is to establish a non-profit org that I can transfer the
assets/code/instances to.
A proper governance model could take over responsibility for maintaining the project while allowing me to focus on coding.
Great speech by Noam Chomsky. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwTQsvhq3ew
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Happy Birthday, Debian. 🎂 🎉 🎈
25 years old.
Ian Murdock announced #Debian on August 16th 1993. The first release, 0.01, was made the next month, on September 15th.
Congratulations & thanks to the Debian volunteers, past and present, for making it such a fantastic distro. Here's to the next 25 years.
https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/ch-intro.en.html
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There's an amazing number of #ActivityPub #alternatives now available or under development:
Twitter -> @Mastodon and #Pleroma
Instagram -> @pixelfed and @anfora
YouTube -> #PeerTube ( @Chocobozzz )
Soundcloud -> @funkwhale
MeetUp -> @GetTogetherComm
Medium -> #Plume ( @BaptisteGelez )
Reddit -> @prismo and Anancus ( @tuxether )
LinkedIn -> @cloutstream
Google Calendar -> @calendar_social
Anything missing from the list? What else is needed?
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!groups soon.
Today I uploaded #Gamemode (https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode) to #Debian unstable. Please test and let me know how it goes or file a bug.
What I love about this #DebConf is seeing so many people here learning Debian packaging. Glad that people are also spending the time helping others, it's so much easier learning from a person than navigating the docs by yourself!
In DebConf19 (Brazil) Meeting. Good start I'm already looking forward to #DebConf in Curitiba.
Question to Minister Tang: What do you wish from Debian? Answer: "I want Debian to live long and prosper" #DebConf
