russell_h

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   by russell_h 16y ago

   Ah, yeah, thats what I meant, I probably should have specified that.
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   by russell_h 16y ago

   Is there a reason to call fsync() all the time instead of using O_SYNC?
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   by russell_h 16y ago

   Very interesting. How often do problems get past your testing? Do you do any sort of automated UI testing, or is this only for backend code?
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   by russell_h 17y ago

   I really don't understand what you're trying to get at, are you concerned with out of date packages? The whole point of package repositories is to avoid that problem, although QA testing and policies can make that non-obvious to users who a
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   by russell_h 17y ago

   Every binary distro I've ever used (SUSE, Debian, Ubuntu, RHEL and Fedora) came with a little GUI that let you install packages without going through a repository. Just download the .deb/.rpm and double click on it. This is how a lot of pro
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   by russell_h 17y ago

   Why doesn't your landlord raise the rent?