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Comment Re:systemd rules!!! (Score 0) 494

I can find the bug in an overly complex init script, yes. If they had a simple systemd unit there would be no bug to find.

(I found the bug in the init script in 10 minutes, the GP claims it took his crew of elite developers and Redhat support a whole day. Either he is an idiot or he is lying -- I suspect both).

Comment Re:systemd rules!!! (Score 1) 494

I think this is the same problem that stumped Red Hat's support for a while when we first upgraded to 7. MongoDB refuses to start after an unclean shutdown. It detects that by placing its PID in a file named mongod.lock on start and then clearing the PID on clean shutdown. When you start MongoDB with the lock file in place, it gives you an immediate and clear error message on stderr that this is the problem. When starting with systemd, because it swallows stderr and syslog messages, there is no indication whatsoever what is causing it to not start. There is nothing in the journal or the console.

And, as I've already pointed out: http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=6953777&cid=49050025

This is a bug in the mongodb init script, it directs stderr to /dev/null.

If the mongodb init script sends stderr to /dev/null how can systemd log it to the journal?

DRM

Microsoft, Chip Makers Working On Hardware DRM For Windows 10 PCs 304

writertype writes: Last month, Microsoft began talking about PlayReady 3.0, which adds hardware DRM to secure 4K movies. Intel, AMD, Nvidia, and Qualcomm are all building it in, according to Microsoft. "Older generations of PCs used software-based DRM technology. The new hardware-based technology will know who you are, what rights your PC has, and won’t ever allow your PC to unlock the content so it can be ripped. ... Unfortunately, it looks like the advent of PlayReady 3.0 could leave older PCs in the lurch. Previous PlayReady technology secured content up to 1080p resolution using software DRM—and that could be the maximum resolution for older PCs without PlayReady 3.0." Years back, a number of people got upset when Hollywood talked about locking down "our content." It looks like we may be facing it again for 4K video.

Comment Re:TURNS 25!?!?! (Score 1) 45

Not sure what civilization you are referring to, but here in the good ole' US-of-A everyone is primarily concerned about buying beer, their heroin addiction, and gay marriage.

The price of admission for us geeky folks to support the infrastructure responsible for the bread-and-circuses is that they have to throw a little bone (less than 1% of GDP) to things we think are cool. Otherwise we would all be cyberterrorists and commies.

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