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Linus Torvalds and Bill Gates Meet for the First Time

In a surprising turn of events, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel, recently met for the first time. The historic encounter took place at a dinner hosted by Sysinternals' creator Mark Russinovich.

This rare moment brought together icons from Linux and Windows, with Microsoft’s Dave Cutler also meeting Torvalds for the first time. As Russinovich humorously noted in a LinkedIn post, “No major kernel decisions were made.” linkedin.com/posts/markrussino

Seriously, if I was #LinusSebastian of #LinusTechTips I'd literally choose to #donate the cost of a #TeamViewer #subscription to #FLOSS #RemoteDesktop projects like #Dayon instead and sue TeamViewer into upholding their contract or a full refund with interest as if it was a loan because clearly they chose violate that contract on their own terms and initiative!

youtube.com/watch?v=RT1t1JlZug

And yes, Dayon! is awesome and I can fully recommend this as an alternative to TeamViewer, #AnyDesk, etc.

retgal.github.io/Dayon/

  • For any system that needs Remote Access as unattended I'd recommend to setup a #VPN or at least a Reverse-#SSH connection anyway so one can launch something like Dayon! by just sending a single command and have #RemoteDesktop access on-demand.

So yeah, TeamViewer literally shot themselves in the foot here by deciding to shaft paying customers who were able and willing to pay the absurd prices you asked for for a one-time license.

  • Also whilst TeamViewer does OFC maintain some infrastructure, most what they do is basically run a "rendrevous"-Server to allow two endpoints behind NATs to connect to each other and exchange details to make UPnP-style hole-punching work.

That's traffic in the single-digit megabytes per year and client, as there's not much between as clients pinging their server and basically boing some simple handshakes.

  • And as Linus said it's not his problem if they gotta have to keep systems up and running in perpetuity. They offered that deal and now they have to suffer through it! By paying the obligations are on to TeamViewer to make it work and continue to make it work!

Also if I'm on a #LAN why would I want to use TeamViewer and not any #VNC (or god forbid #RDP) server? THE WHOLE POINT OF USING TeamViewer, AnyDesk, etc. IS TO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT NATs, FIREWALLS AND IP-ADDRESSES AND JUST GET CONNECTED FFS!!!

  • Personally I use #Remmina and Dayon, but that's because Remmina is comfortable even for SSH and can do that as well as RDP & VNC and Dayon is just the simple option I can walktrough people that need #TechSupport #remote|ly for a quick hands-on...

Definitely my recommendation because it also allows for any use-cases and doesn't nag one to "buy a license!"

  • So please someone please let #Linus know about Dayon so he can do a "TeamViewer alternatives" video...

È uscito il numero di giugno di Linus.
All'interno c'è anche una mia storiella di sei pagine che racconta dei nostri tentativi (miei e della Cana) di costruire dei robot artigianali.
Questa è la prima pagina.
Linus si può trovare all'edicola di Agazzano (a quattro km da casa mia).
Se abitate in un'altra regione e non avete tempo di fare tutta quella strada, potete provare a chiedere all'edicola sotto casa (consci che prendere la copia ad Agazzano è tutta un'altra esperienza).
#Tartapirla #linus

Git is a tool I like, a lot. Before git, you could do RCS {& some others} which is a totally different tool set.

In this video Linus Torvalds talks about the way he created Git two+ decades ago.

What immediately Springs into view, is the fact that Linus gave control of the git project to someone else, as soon as he could he did not want to stay with the project for too long.

Git was created because of pure necessity; it was vital for kernel revision control

youtube.com/watch?v=sCr_gb8rdE

#Git#Linus#Torvalds

So...I got a question. My Mac is starting to show its age, and at this point, I'm pretty much Done with Corporate Computing. I'm pondering the option of going Open Source, Linux OS, Libre Office, Krita, &c.

But I also know from 40 (😱) years in The Biz that learning new computer systems comes with many tears. So I wanna know: is it a thing to find some strapping young CS student or someone to hire on retainer to help me get set up, and then help me through issues?

Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der #Informationstechnik

Noch mit #Windows10 unterwegs ? Dann ist bald ein Wechsel zu einem anderen #Betriebssystem erforderlich; denn ab Oktober werden keine Sicherheitsupdates mehr bereitgestellt.

Zwar können die Geräte weiterhin genutzt werden, doch ohne Updates sind sie nicht mehr ausreichend vor Hackerangriffen geschützt. Welche Optionen Nutzerinnen und Nutzer jetzt haben und was der Umstieg bedeutet, erfahrt ihr in dieser Episode.

Die zunehmend dezentralen Netze bei der #Stromversorgung eröffnen zwar viele Chancen, stellen jedoch auch enorme Herausforderungen an die #Sicherheit.

Welche Maßnahmen erforderlich sind, um das Stromnetz zu schützen, erklärt Christine Hofer. Hört rein in die aktuelle Folge von #Updateverfügbar!
#Strom
#BSI

Webseite der Episode: update-verfuegbar.podigee.io/5

( also anstatt diese blöden Sprüche zu machen ( ersten 8 min )
Hättet ihr auch mal auf #Linus verweisen können, die DatenKraken Microsoft braucht sowie keiner und Linux ist nicht schwer )
@bsi

Personally, I’ve always seen Fedora as Red Hat’s testing lab — not a stable distro.
But Linus uses it as a daily driver anyway.🤷

The catch? Fedora 42 ships a pre-release version of GCC 15, which triggered
issues the kernel wasn’t prepared for

🔗 The heated discussion about it on the mailing list shows
the impact of this move: lwn.net/ml/all/4f941c51-784a-4

lwn.netRe: [PATCH] gcc-15: acpi: sprinkle random '__nonstring' crumbles around [LWN.net]
#gcc15#gcc#fedora

#linus for #musicproduction

I finally managed to succesfully install VST3 Plugins with windowsinstallers. I'm on Zorin OS at the moment, using Wine with Bottles to control the install proces.

Yabridge is connecting the pluginsfolder with Bitwig.

It has been a lot of work, but mostly because, as a new Linux user, there are so many things you don't know. Like a command saying: yabridgectl, when you need to write ./yabridgectl.