FreeNAS Switching From FreeBSD To Debian Linux 206

Posted by Soulskill on Sunday December 06, 2009 @12:29PM from the changing-horses dept.

dnaumov writes "FreeNAS, a popular, free NAS solution, is moving away from using FreeBSD as its underlying core OS and switching to Debian Linux. Version 0.8 of FreeNAS as well as all further releases are going to be based on Linux, while the FreeBSD-based 0.7 branch of FreeNAS is going into maintenance-only mode, according to main developer Volker Theile. A discussion about the switch, including comments from the developers, can be found on the FreeNAS SourceForge discussion forum. Some users applaud the change, which promises improved hardware compatibility, while others voice concerns regarding the future of their existing setups and lack of ZFS support in Linux."

Comment A decade of space terrorism has just begun... (Score 1) 215

by Rusty pipe on Sunday September 13, 2009 @04:36PM (#29407373) Attached to: Students Take Pictures From Space On $150 Budget

Common kids, this was not even near space.

!nearspace

Comment Just like the universe (Score 1) 450

by Rusty pipe on Sunday August 02, 2009 @03:33AM (#28914685) Attached to: Why Do Hard Drives Keep Getting Bigger?

Scientist say, that the universe is expanding. So it is quite normal, that your harddrive is expanding with it. We need more space.

Comment What you probably don't know is... (Score 1) 106

by Rusty pipe on Thursday March 19, 2009 @03:10PM (#27259969) Attached to: DIY Space Photography

20 miles above is not in space. It is just over the tropopause, where the wheather is made. Biggest clouds can reach to 8 miles above. Intercontinental flights know it and fly about ten miles high.

When you reach 100 miles, we could talk about space again. ;-)

Submission + - Did Slashdot cause a UK Government U-turn? (blogspot.com)

Submitted by

Richard Rothwell

on Sunday March 08, 2009 @09:43AM

Richard Rothwell writes: "Jack Straw has announced today a back down on plans to exempt the UK Government from the Data Protection Act. The announcement was made to the Daily Telegraph initially — saying that it will completely remove the offending clause from the Coroners and Justice Bill. The effect of this clause was reported earlier on Slashdot.

In the report, Jack Straw's minions seem to underplay the impact of the Slashdot article and mass Facebook/NO2ID campaign. Is this because they are worried that this sort of campaign could be launched at any time to keep them honest?"

Comment Obama's lost MP3's (Score 1) 408

by Rusty pipe on Sunday March 01, 2009 @03:19PM (#27031813) Attached to: Obama Helicopter Security Breached By File Sharing

Oh, here they are. On the terrorists computers.

Thank you, for sharing this!

Comment All i am going to say is: (Score 1) 622

by Rusty pipe on Monday February 16, 2009 @11:15AM (#26872411) Attached to: Nuclear Subs 'Collide In Ocean'

Just one ping!

We brake for nobody.

Comment No anonymity? (Score 1) 690

by Rusty pipe on Sunday February 15, 2009 @09:29PM (#26867545) Attached to: Do We Need a New Internet?

Sure. Here is my adress: 127.23.55.3

Ping me, send me mail, send me fake rolex and pills.

Collided Satellite Debris Coming Down? 155

Posted by kdawson on Sunday February 15, 2009 @09:08PM from the boom-crash dept.

Jamie found this Bad Astronomy blog on the many reports beginning about 7 hours ago of one or more fireballs in the sky across Texas. That blog's proprietor first doubted that the phenomena could be due to the satellites that collided in orbit last week, but later left the possibility open. The National Weather Service for Jackson, KY put out an announcement about possible explosions and earthquakes across the area and blamed the defunct satellites. "These pieces of debris have been causing sonic booms...resulting in the vibrations being felt by some residents...as well as flashes of light across the sky. The cloud of debris is likely the result of the recent in orbit collision of two satellites on Tuesday...February 10th when Kosmos 2251 crashed into Iridium 33." An Austin TV station has more reports.

Comment Just like Obama (Score 1) 261

by Rusty pipe on Saturday February 14, 2009 @09:08PM (#26860077) Attached to: Abraham Lincoln the Early Adopter

When Lincoln took office the White House had no telegraph connection.

When Obama took office, he only found oldest computing equipment.

Comment Sorry, but... (Score 1, Insightful) 166

by Rusty pipe on Saturday February 14, 2009 @09:25AM (#26855305) Attached to: Red Hat Enlists Community Help To Fight Patent Trolls

I am not going to fix the broken patent system of america.

Comment Re:Oh, now they're going to get it (Score 1) 117

by Rusty pipe on Saturday February 14, 2009 @09:18AM (#26855287) Attached to: Canadian Federal Government Mulling Open Source?

Old, but still funny. :)

Comment K.i.t.t. (Score 1) 379

by Rusty pipe on Saturday February 14, 2009 @08:54AM (#26855185) Attached to: IBM Files Patent For Bullet-Dodging Bionic Armor

Michael, i have detected an incoming sniper bullet with subsonic speed arriving in 2 seconds and coming from south direction. Should i activate the ultraprotection or do you want to use the turbo boost? TURBO BOO

Comment Good Idea! I will file another patent. (Score 1) 379

by Rusty pipe on Saturday February 14, 2009 @08:36AM (#26855125) Attached to: IBM Files Patent For Bullet-Dodging Bionic Armor

A slow bullet, so the enemy would not need a special armor or suit. The bullet will need about ten seconds for the way from the rifle to the target. It doesn't matter how near or far the target is. Ten seconds is programmed into the bullet, so anybody has plenty of time to get out of the way, if he or she don't want to get hit. I'll get rich!!!

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