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It is really hard to find on the site what kvm stands for. Guess people going there knows what it stands for but think it could be spelled out once at least.
by tidbeck 20d ago
It is really hard to find on the site what kvm stands for. Guess people going there knows what it stands for but think it could be spelled out once at least.
- numpad0 20d agoKeyboard Video Mouse... It's such a weird TLA that it's not felt to be worth explaining or remembering
- miki_oomiri 20d agoTLA ?
- AdamGibbins 20d agoThree Letter Acronym
- antonvs 20d agoLMGTFY
- bunsenhoneydew 20d agoThree Letter Acronym Except it’s an initialism
- deleted 20d ago[deleted]
- 4ndrewl 20d agoTLI
- atsaloli 20d agoThree Letter Acronym It’s a YABA
- numpad0 20d ago> Yet Another Bloody Acronym ha. I guess I'm one of today's lucky 10000[1]. 1: https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/
- codethief 20d agoWell I came here thinking this would be about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel-based_Virtual_Machine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel-based_Virtual_Machine .
- Hamuko 20d agoThe worst part is that there's two different KVM concepts that are pretty different. One is to bridge keyboard/video/mouse over the network to a target computer (IP KVM), and the other one is to quickly switch keyboard/video/mouse between multiple computers (KVM switch).
- embedding-shape 20d agoWarning: Don't browse their documentation site, it's filled with domain-specific jargon like FPS, BIOS, LAN, HDMI and other things, and not a single one is explained first! They should clearly read "Product Websites for Dummies" again.
- ValdikSS 20d agoActually yes, why not? All the professional documentation has glossary in it, btw.
- Grombobulous 20d agoIf you click the “docs” button on this page the definition of KVM and the purpose of the product explained immediately.
- greenavocado 20d agoIt's an aposematism. Everything working as intended
- aposematism 20d agoEven if not intended, it is a good method of keeping support levels to a reasonable minimum.
- greatgib 20d agoNot to be taken in a bad way but, so many people wondering "what is a KVM" is telling a lot about HN reader base evolution. It used to be a time that any proper geek/hacker would obviously know what a KVM is. More the normal KVM than the IP-KVM that could be considered a marvel of our time in the end. Because it was so common to have just a single screen and keyboard but multiple tower desktop computers. Especially at school and home. Nowadays we mostly all use laptops so it is well irrelevant and I guess only a few young reader ever saw one in the field.
- oftenwrong 20d agoAt the beginning of my career, it was typical to have servers in the office, either in a server closet, or in a proper server room. Even if we had servers off-site, the development infrastructure was often still local. It was typical for experienced developers to know how to do basic "physical" maintenance. I was a system administrator before I was a developer, so often I was the one who ended up doing it. I imagine many HN readers remember those days. I miss it a bit!
- Grombobulous 20d agoJust click the “docs” button at the top and the concept is explained in the first paragraph.
- normie3000 20d agoAgreed, except for "just". To me a KVM is a physical switch for 2 computers to share the same wired peripherals. It took me 4 different tries to find a page which explained what this one is.