Dropbear

Year: 2020

  • 25 Years of Free Software

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    When did I start writing Free Software, now called Open Source? That’s a tricky question. Does the time start with the first file edited, the first time it compiles or perhaps even some proto-program you use to work out a concept for the real program formed later on. So using the date you start writing,…

  • Sending data in a signal

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    The well-known kill system call has been around for decades and is used to send a signal to another process. The most common use is to terminate or kill another process by sending the KILL or TERM signal but it can be used for a form of IPC, usually around giving the other process a…

  • WordPress 5.4

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    Debian packages for WordPress version 5.4 will be uploaded shortly. I’m just going through the install testing now. One problem I have noticed is, at least for my setup, there is an issue with network updates. The problem is that WordPress will ask me if I want to update the network sites, I say yes…