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by crosscourt
Sun Apr 07, 2024 6:27 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: German state migrating 30000 workers to Linux
Replies: 3
Views: 112

Re: German state migrating 30000 workers to Linux

I believe it was Munich the first time around and they ended up going back to Windows but now they are also part of the various studies to drop Windows.
by crosscourt
Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:28 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: LibreOffice 24.2 is here
Replies: 8
Views: 261

Re: LibreOffice 24.2 is here

Its interesting as a German state is going to switch to Linux and they are going to use LibreOffice.
by crosscourt
Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:27 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Electrolysis Rust Removal
Replies: 8
Views: 149

Re: Electrolysis Rust Removal

Ive done de-rusting before with tools using the rust chemicals and just letting it sit for quite some time. Results were good and the leftover chemical I took down to the gas station to get rid of it.
by crosscourt
Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:25 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Star Trek Discovery
Replies: 1
Views: 51

Re: Star Trek Discovery

I cant watch any of those so, hopefully they will make their way onto regular tv.
by crosscourt
Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:22 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: German state migrating 30000 workers to Linux
Replies: 3
Views: 112

German state migrating 30000 workers to Linux

Look here, https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/german-state-gov-ditching-windows-for-linux-30k-workers-migrating/ I reported quite awhile back that it isnt just this one state thats considering the move. It appears Germany as a whole has been looking at migrating to Linux and the ...
by crosscourt
Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:13 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Electrolysis Rust Removal
Replies: 8
Views: 149

Re: Electrolysis Rust Removal

Look thru the many videos and you may find some recommendations from the better sites.
by crosscourt
Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:12 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: A NAS at an estate auction
Replies: 3
Views: 129

Re: A NAS at an estate auction

Im working hard to reduce power usage with all my hardware choices whenever possible. Its partly to save energy but also, the condo has only so much headroom with the electrical service so I have to be careful or Im popping breakers all the time.
by crosscourt
Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:10 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: LibreOffice 24.2 is here
Replies: 8
Views: 261

Re: LibreOffice 24.2 is here

Ive also used WPS and its quite good but not as easy to use as FreeOffice.
by crosscourt
Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:03 pm
Forum: Distros
Topic: Fedora vulnerability
Replies: 4
Views: 154

Re: Fedora vulnerability

Chris Titus has a video out about XZ and it was made out top be a bigger deal than it really was. Both RPM and Deb were affected but to varying degrees. Red Hat derived distros were heavily affected but Suse for instance wasn't and a fix was out quite quickly, Debian stable was fine but the other ve...
by crosscourt
Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:46 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Beware of Phone Scams
Replies: 5
Views: 107

Re: Beware of Phone Scams

LOL!! That was great.