The countdown begins. I wonder when Hyundai will move Boston Dynamics to a state like Texas or off-shore. But maybe since it is involved with US defense maybe off-shoring will not happen.

Or it will not happen until the Defense portion of the business is spun off to a whole owned subsidiary based in DC.

I wonder if OpenSSH will be acceptable. Or does this certification only apply to commercial products ? AFAIK OpenSSH would be acceptable.

https://www.openssh.org/pq.html

This will work fine until 2039, which is 12 years away. I think it is better to go to NetBSD, they make a point of supporting old systems.

Plus NetBSD 32 bit is fully 2038 compliant and has been for many years.

Not mine, in Slackware 15.0 algif_aead is a module and not loaded by default.

Now that is a moot point since Slackware released a new kernel to address this issue. Plus algif_aead is still a module in that kernel.

https://www.linuxquestions.org...

Actually it was set as a module, but PV said all the setuid binaries, by default, could not be read by users. That suppose to mean should someone load that module, the issue would not occur.

Thanks, I checked Slackware 15.0 and it is fine.

algif_aead is not loaded by default and is not mentioned in /usr/src/linux-5.15.193/.config

That tells me that at least by default Slackware is OK.

I cannot mod you up even with mod-points and all firefox plugins disabled, but what you say is 100% true

Recent changes made to this website makes it almost impossible to use, this could very well be the last time I login. If these changes are reverted to what we had 10 years ago, then maybe I will come back :(

FWIW, my main system is Slackware. OpenBSD is used on an old "travel" laptop and I use OpenBSD to test programs I write on Linux.

I got caught by this same issue 15 to 20 years ago when Nvidia said they no longer support the card I had. That card did not work with Nouveau so I had by spend to buy another card. So, I use OpenBSD as a guide on what card I use with Linux so I would not get burned again.

This I will never enable or use, if forced on me I will leave the Linux ecosystem. Hopefully it is in a kernel module I can ban.

Cannot mod, but yes, this is why you should NEVER buy anything from Nvidia. I have been avoiding them for 20 years now.

If the video card does not work on OpenBSD, it is not worth buying for any OS.

It is not just time_t, but a lot of related things too. File Systems may very well need conversions if they used 32bit time stamps. Recompiles of all ports, some ports may need updated if they have logic surrounding the size of time_t. And Linux emulation, who knows what complications that brings to the table. I am sure I am forgetting other things too.

I believe part of the reason is the year 2038 issue. A while ago I remember seeing posts about the issues FreeBSD has/had with getting around 2038 on their system. IIRC, it was a huge effort.

Add to that most 32 bit systems are pretty much gone, I think it made sense for them to dump 32bit instead of spending resources on getting 2038+ dates working.

NetBSD did get 2038 working I think because of their HAL. So the changes may have been much easier for NetBSD. IIRC, Linux is still not 100% 2038 on 32bit systems and recently I have been seeing rumblings about dropping 32bit there too.

I hope meta gave the judge a nice big fat tip. Tipping Judges were made legal by the US Supreme Court a year ago I think. Plus now, tips are tax free. Nice to be a Federal Judge in the US.

I sleep all night, I work all day

With Windows 11, there will be much more being added. If people where smart they would upgrade to Linux or a BSD and save the $ they would spend on a new device.

My main device is a Thinkpad W541, released in 2015. It is as fast as just about any newer Laptop. There is no real reason to buy new unless your device has a CPU board issue. Or maybe you need a better GPU for graphics. In that case maybe a desktop would be better so you can replace the GPU easily.