Google Gets Slack with Software Updates

An anonymous reader writes "While Google's open source project titled 'Slack' was released over a year ago, last week's Australian Unix Users Group Conference marks the first time that Google has ever discussed the system in public. Corporate systems administrator Michael Still helped to illuminate a little bit about how Google uses Slack and how their network of computers fits together. From the article: '"Slack is a source deployment system and it's the way we install applications on servers," Still said, adding Slack is based around a centralized configuration repository which is then deployed onto selected machines in a "pull" method. Each of the "worker" machines asks for its new configuration regularly or when a manual command is run.'"

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Re:Name infringement?

[ehrichweiss]

All hail Bob, and his evil alterego, whose name is spelled backwards, Bob! That's right, Bob is his own anti-Bob!

Hail Eris!!
All Hail Discordia!!!
Emperor Norton for President!!!!

As a somewhat sad and OT sidenote, if you aren't already aware, Robert Anton Wilson is dying and had been destitute, unable to pay his next month's rent. I know that others have helped out but I'm sure that no one is going to turn down any donations. You can find out more info on places like BoingBoing and the like.