Author Archives: Matthias Scheler

Haunting Silence

It started with a single loud beep from my UPS. The thunderstorm outside had caused a short power fluctuation but I wasn’t really worried. After all the server is connected to the UPS so that I don’t have to worry … Continue reading

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A Rude Awakening

Last night I woke up at around 4:00 am. After a few moments of disorientation I noticed that my pillow was wet. I soon realized that the sheet, the blanket and my pyjamas were wet, too. I stood up, had … Continue reading

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Journaling at last

A wish came true: NetBSD finally has a journaling file system. Simon Burge added support for WAPBL, Write Ahead Physical Block Logging file system journaling, to NetBSD-current’s main branch today. The main purpose of a journaling file system is to … Continue reading

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