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Comment Re:So no more CentOS Long-Term Support (Score 1) 136

by Yeroc on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @11:32PM (#60810370) Attached to: CentOS 8 Ending Next Year To Focus Shift On CentOS Stream

Yes but any automation scripts and any of your binaries are pretty much guaranteed to work without re-compiles/re-testing.

Comment Re:So much for IBM not messing with RedHat! (Score 3, Informative) 136

by Yeroc on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @05:39PM (#60809204) Attached to: CentOS 8 Ending Next Year To Focus Shift On CentOS Stream

That may well be but it matters little. There's no escaping the relentless demands of shareholders on a blue-chip stock.

Comment Re:So no more CentOS Long-Term Support (Score 2) 136

by Yeroc on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @05:37PM (#60809194) Attached to: CentOS 8 Ending Next Year To Focus Shift On CentOS Stream

Exactly. Running CentOS gave you a trivial upgrade path to RHEL when you needed/wanted support. It also exposed people to the RHEL ecosystem which is significantly different from Debian / Ubuntu. This will no doubt decrease their market share over time.

Comment Re:5. Developer Cooperative (Score 1) 272

by Yeroc on Tuesday January 12, 2010 @04:41PM (#30742410) Attached to: An Android Developer's Top 10 Gripes

Take it as a challenge. Programmers of 70s & 80s did amazing things with limited memory and CPU. We're largely spoiled nowadays and often don't have to pay attention to memory usage or CPU usage. Being forced to pay attention to these details will make you a better programmer in the end.

Apple Finally Patches Java Vulnerability 177

Posted by kdawson on Monday June 15, 2009 @08:23PM from the gentlemen-restart-your-sandboxes dept.

macs4all writes "Apple has finally addressed the Java vulnerability that nearly everyone else patched months ago. Available now for OS X 10.4 and 10.5, and through Apple's Software Update service, this update patches a flaw in the Java Virtual Machine that could potentially allow a malicious Java applet to execute arbitrary code on the machine. Apple had previously advised users to turn off Java temporarily in their Web browsers."

Real Nanotechnology Getting Closer, Says Drexler 134

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday June 15, 2009 @11:30AM from the so-is-fusion-i-hear dept.

destinyland writes "Sun Microsystems has helped fund a 198-page nanotechnology roadmap — but how close are we to real nanotechnology? A science writer asked four nano pioneers, including K. Eric Dexler ('progress is accelerating') and Ralph Merkle ('the exponential trends continue to be exponential') Though we don't have Star Trek replicators yet, the article lists some surprising recent nano developments (artificial tissue, nanoparticle sheets, ultrathin diamond nanorods). And the roadmap's scientists are envisioning targeted cancer therapies, super-efficient solar cells, high-density computer memory chips and even responsive 'smart' materials."

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