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GeneralRe: Goodbye, Clean Code Pin
Mark_Wallace12-Jan-20 8:40
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GeneralRe: Goodbye, Clean Code Pin
n.podbielski12-Jan-20 21:51
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GeneralRe: Goodbye, Clean Code Pin
Marc Clifton13-Jan-20 10:40
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NewsC++ inliner improvements: The Zipliner Pin
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GeneralRe: C++ inliner improvements: The Zipliner Pin
Mark_Wallace12-Jan-20 9:08
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NewsLinux creator Linus Torvalds disavows the ZFS filesystem Pin
Kent Sharkey12-Jan-20 8:15
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GeneralRe: Linux creator Linus Torvalds disavows the ZFS filesystem Pin
Mark_Wallace12-Jan-20 9:12
Mark_Wallace12-Jan-20 9:12 
GeneralRe: Linux creator Linus Torvalds disavows the ZFS filesystem Pin
PhilipOakley13-Jan-20 6:11
professionalPhilipOakley13-Jan-20 6:11 
Looks like it's a 2-factor problem.

The first being that ZFS has parts that are not 'open source', and that it's Oracle/Larry Ellison that could claim ownership, which sounds like the biggy issue.

Second is that it slightly breaks the OSI layer model, which would break the beliefs of softies that layering is well defined absolute and trustworthy. ZFS doesn't have that trust (as I understand it..)

In reality the layering is more of an engineering issue - the need for defense in depth, with ZFS spanning the layers and reporting errors.

Saw a video recently that highlighted the issue "Zebras All the Way Down : The engineering challenges of the data path" - Bryan Cantrill, Uptime 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE2KDzZaxvE&feature=youtu.be some good points once you get past the presenters animation.. (linked from another CP news article to https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-clouds-will-always-eventually-fail/)
NewsAcademic research finds five US telcos vulnerable to SIM swapping attacks Pin
Kent Sharkey12-Jan-20 8:15
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Mark_Wallace12-Jan-20 9:17
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NewsMicrosoft will NOT be pushing out the new Edge via Windows Update to everyone Pin
Kent Sharkey12-Jan-20 8:00
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GeneralRe: Microsoft will NOT be pushing out the new Edge via Windows Update to everyone Pin
Mark_Wallace12-Jan-20 9:18
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NewsSIM study points to lax focus on cybersecurity Pin
Kent Sharkey12-Jan-20 8:00
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Mark_Wallace12-Jan-20 9:20
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News!Teach Kids To Code Pin
raddevus10-Jan-20 8:45
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NewsThe ethical side of open source Pin
Kent Sharkey9-Jan-20 12:15
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GeneralRe: The ethical side of open source Pin
Mark_Wallace9-Jan-20 20:56
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NewsThe iPhone turns 13 today and there’s been nothing like it since Pin
Kent Sharkey9-Jan-20 12:16
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GeneralRe: The iPhone turns 13 today and there’s been nothing like it since Pin
TheGreatAndPowerfulOz9-Jan-20 12:31
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GeneralRe: The iPhone turns 13 today and there’s been nothing like it since Pin
Mark_Wallace9-Jan-20 20:59
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GeneralRe: The iPhone turns 13 today and there’s been nothing like it since Pin
Rob Grainger9-Jan-20 22:17
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GeneralRe: The iPhone turns 13 today and there’s been nothing like it since Pin
Mark_Wallace9-Jan-20 23:29
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GeneralRe: The iPhone turns 13 today and there’s been nothing like it since Pin
Kevin McFarlane12-Jan-20 4:06
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GeneralRe: The iPhone turns 13 today and there’s been nothing like it since Pin
Mark_Wallace12-Jan-20 5:08
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GeneralRe: The iPhone turns 13 today and there’s been nothing like it since Pin
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