586: Kexec with Determination

LINUX Unplugged

We're hot-swapping our rigs to Fedora 41; then Graham Christensen gives us the inside scoop on a new Nix distribution, and Determinate Systems' big week!

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• Linux.com :: Reboot like a racecar with kexec
• Linux 3.14 To Support EFI Kexec Capability
• ByteDance Working To Make It Faster Kexec Booting The Linux Kernel
• Defeating Secure Boot With Linux Kexec
• Google Engineers Get Windows Booting When Kexec'ed Under Linux
• The Future is Nix — Today, we still find ourselves sitting on the most powerful technology of our lifetimes and we can’t even decide on small steps in the direction of making it easier for folks to adopt it.
• The future of software is Nix. — Today, we still find ourselves sitting on the most powerful technology of our lifetimes and we can’t even decide on small steps in the direction of making it easier for folks to adopt it.
• Announcing Determinate Nix
• Determinate Nix documentation — With Determinate Nix, our goal is to transform Nix from what it is today—a tool with great potential but with too many hard edges to be ready for prime time
• Introducing Determinate - YouTube
• Nix at work: FlakeHub Cache and private flakes — Today, we’re delighted to announce a new chapter for FlakeHub with the general availability of two new features: FlakeHub Cache and private flakes.
• Graham Christensen on X — Yesterday at work we launched a binary cache that goes beyond bytes in a bucket. This launch means you can deploy to brand new cloud environments with two lines of userdata:
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• lobe-chat — an open-source, modern-design AI chat framework. Supports Multi AI Providers
• Dnote: A Simple Command Line Notebook
• plastic — NES emulator in rust with egui and TUI
• cool-retro-term: A good looking terminal emulator which mimics the old cathode display...
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