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Somewhat ironic given that actual linux packages are mirrored there. http://www.fedora.mirror.facebook.net/ http://www.fedora.mirror.facebook.net/

bluedino 2y ago
Reminds me of when they do 'firewall updates' at work, and many of the common open-source repositories/hosting etc are blocked. I understand than some malicious software may use things like curl, but it's also annoying to have to re-create the same ticket and submit to internal IT, and then if someone working on the ticket hasn't done this before, they close it, we have to have a meeting about why we need access to that site...
- devnullbrain 2y ago
  The inverse isn't tolerated. If you're a software developer, you get tested for IT knowledge with phishing emails. Yet in IT it's perfectly normal to have an ignorance of the core needs of the developers - and computing itself - that results in reduced productivity or shadow IT systems. It's not an exaggeration to say I've experienced it at every employer I've had.
- psunavy03 2y ago
  Was reading a news article the other day that described wget as a "hacking tool" and about rolled my eyes into the back of my head.
- userbinator 2y ago
  Remember the old saying, "it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission".
- Sohcahtoa82 2y ago
  I was on a penetration testing team at a large corp that doesn't specialize in cybersecurity and I downloaded Metasploit and about 15 minutes later an IT person came up to my desk to talk about the malware I just downloaded. I had to walk him to my manager to get him to understand what it was and why it was okay for me to download it.
nailer 2y ago
Last I checked (2008) Facebook Linux was indeed a Fedora derivative.
- somanyphotons 2y ago
  I think in 2014 era it was centos
- homebrewer 2y ago
  Their OS is based on CentOS Stream, I think they're one of the very few major organizations that stuck with CentOS post-Stream and did not switch to something else entirely.
  - xor-eax-eax 2y ago
    Untrue, it's purist startup people and some ISVs who believe that Alma or Rocky are the somehow "better". Meta runs 10M+ CentOS 9 Stream boxes migrating to 10 eventually. Cent has shorter security update availability latency and they're shipped more consistently. The benefit with Rocky and Alma is double the lifecycle time and arguably better governance, unfortunately though they're both tiny operations that suffer from a narrow bus factor, are always playing catch-up, drifting away from RHEL compatibility, and are the definition of fragmentation. If you need RHEL-ish for servers, use CentOS Stream. It's not great for desktop. Use Fedora or something more LTS for that.
    - bigstrat2003 2y ago
      > Untrue, it's purist startup people and some ISVs who believe that Alma or Rocky are the somehow "better". It's anyone who appreciates the value of stability in server software. In my personal opinion, that value is quite high and far too quickly cast aside by others in the industry.
      - DoctorOW 2y ago
        I think it's unsurprising that the company that coined "Move fast and break things" was fine using Stream.
Fnoord 2y ago
Woah, Facebook is hosting malware. Seriously though, I'm curious (have no account): are you able to post that link on Facebook?

bluedino 2y ago

Reminds me of when they do 'firewall updates' at work, and many of the common open-source repositories/hosting etc are blocked. I understand than some malicious software may use things like curl, but it's also annoying to have to re-create the same ticket and submit to internal IT, and then if someone working on the ticket hasn't done this before, they close it, we have to have a meeting about why we need access to that site...

devnullbrain 2y ago
The inverse isn't tolerated. If you're a software developer, you get tested for IT knowledge with phishing emails. Yet in IT it's perfectly normal to have an ignorance of the core needs of the developers - and computing itself - that results in reduced productivity or shadow IT systems. It's not an exaggeration to say I've experienced it at every employer I've had.
psunavy03 2y ago
Was reading a news article the other day that described wget as a "hacking tool" and about rolled my eyes into the back of my head.
userbinator 2y ago
Remember the old saying, "it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission".
Sohcahtoa82 2y ago
I was on a penetration testing team at a large corp that doesn't specialize in cybersecurity and I downloaded Metasploit and about 15 minutes later an IT person came up to my desk to talk about the malware I just downloaded. I had to walk him to my manager to get him to understand what it was and why it was okay for me to download it.

nailer 2y ago

Last I checked (2008) Facebook Linux was indeed a Fedora derivative.

somanyphotons 2y ago
I think in 2014 era it was centos
homebrewer 2y ago
Their OS is based on CentOS Stream, I think they're one of the very few major organizations that stuck with CentOS post-Stream and did not switch to something else entirely.
- xor-eax-eax 2y ago
  Untrue, it's purist startup people and some ISVs who believe that Alma or Rocky are the somehow "better". Meta runs 10M+ CentOS 9 Stream boxes migrating to 10 eventually. Cent has shorter security update availability latency and they're shipped more consistently. The benefit with Rocky and Alma is double the lifecycle time and arguably better governance, unfortunately though they're both tiny operations that suffer from a narrow bus factor, are always playing catch-up, drifting away from RHEL compatibility, and are the definition of fragmentation. If you need RHEL-ish for servers, use CentOS Stream. It's not great for desktop. Use Fedora or something more LTS for that.
  - bigstrat2003 2y ago
    > Untrue, it's purist startup people and some ISVs who believe that Alma or Rocky are the somehow "better". It's anyone who appreciates the value of stability in server software. In my personal opinion, that value is quite high and far too quickly cast aside by others in the industry.
    - DoctorOW 2y ago
      I think it's unsurprising that the company that coined "Move fast and break things" was fine using Stream.

Fnoord 2y ago

Woah, Facebook is hosting malware. Seriously though, I'm curious (have no account): are you able to post that link on Facebook?