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<p>That's a good one.</p>
<p>I've been advocating for more DevOps topics for a while but not
many agree. Or Linux in the cloud (like deploying Linux AMIs in a
scalable way with CFTs, Terraform etc).<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/12/21 10:45 AM, Jerry Feldman
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<div dir="auto">Another possibility is to discuss file systems for
desktop users, especially since btfs is now the fedora default. <br>
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<div dir="auto">Here is one topic we can investigate. This
is from an article in wired last year:</div>
NASA's Plan to Turn the ISS Into a Quantum Laser Lab <a
href="https://www.wired.com/story/nasas-plan-to-turn-the-iss-into-a-quantum-laser-lab/"
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.wired.com/story/nasas-plan-to-turn-the-iss-into-a-quantum-laser-lab/</a><br>
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11:40 PM Bill Ricker <<a
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at 10:42 PM John Abreau <<a
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<div>Any thoughts for speakers and topics for the
next few BLU meetings?<br clear="all">
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class="gmail_default">1.<font size="2"> The ongoing
<b>NAS</b> discussion on GNHLUG list is fodder for
thought, but not sure who you'd get to cover which
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style="font-family:georgia,serif">the latest<span> </span><b
style="box-sizing:inherit"><i
style="box-sizing:inherit">BSD Now</i></b><span> </span>podcast
mentions <b>OpenZFS</b> has a new feature in
Raid-Z called<span> </span><b
style="box-sizing:inherit">dRaid</b><span> </span>that
solves a problem with healing performance.</span></font><br
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</button>I might not hop on this new feature <u>immediately</u>
if were i building a NAS right <i>now</i>, as
one wants stability in storage, which is the
opposite of new code; and it seems aimed at
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<div style="font-family:georgia,serif"
class="gmail_default">2. <b>BSD</b> in general is
perhaps undercovered lately but specifically
included in the B.L.<b><u>U </u></b>TLA.<br>
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<div style="font-family:georgia,serif"
class="gmail_default">While we're WFH meeting
virtually, maybe we can recruit someone from the
Open/Net/Free BSD communities ?</div>
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<div style="font-family:georgia,serif"
class="gmail_default">And then there's the other
BSD, Mac OSX. <br>
Perhaps someone has a pre-canned presie on OSX
Commandline for folks used to Linux/Unix/POSIX
shell/CLI?<br>
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<div style="font-family:georgia,serif"
class="gmail_default">I got a Mac for Linux People
book 15-20 years ago when kid got a Macbook, but
it's out of date by now. <br>
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class="gmail_default">Probably an earlier version of
<a
href="https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/mac-os-x/9780596520625/"
rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/mac-os-x/9780596520625/</a>
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<b>Mac OS X For Unix Geeks, 4th Edition </b>by<b>
Ernest E. Rothman, Rich Rosen, Brian Jepson</b></div>
<div style="font-family:georgia,serif"
class="gmail_default">(Advanced section discusses
dual booting)</div>
<div style="font-family:georgia,serif"
class="gmail_default">but it might have been an
Apress or No Starch equivalent, i'd have to rummage
to see.<br>
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class="gmail_default">Do we perhaps have contact
with any of those 3 authors?<br>
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