Daily Archives: February 23, 2017

Juneau, Alaska

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Robert Pogson

“The City and Borough of Juneau (/ˈdÊ’uːnoÊŠ/ JOO-no; Tlingit: Dzánti K’ihéeni [ˈtsántʰì kʼìˈhíːnì]), is the capital city of Alaska. It is a unified municipality located on the Gastineau Channel in the Alaskan panhandle, and it is the second largest city … Continue reading →

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Ventspils Controls Costs With FLOSS

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Robert Pogson

“the city has replaced more and more costly proprietary software solutions by open source alternatives, gaining substantial savings, says Raitis Roze, deputy director at the city’s IT department. “We also implemented open source IT management tools, enabling us to manage … Continue reading →

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Dodged A Bullet Today

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Robert Pogson

“Eleven years ago or thereabouts, the Linux kernel got support for the Datagram Congestion Control Protocol – and also got a privilege escalation bug that has just been fixed.…Users are advised to update the software on their system as soon … Continue reading →

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