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The Linux Kernel Mailing List is Down (lkml.org)

Posted by EditorDavid on from the funny-404s dept.

Every page on LKML.org is currently displaying this error message along with a picture of Flits the cat. What started out as a power outage while I was on vacation (leading to the computer hosting the backend of this site being unable to boot) became a larger issue as the mainboard in that computer appears to be broken.

Not wanting to let you wait for a spare part to arrive, I'm currently (while being assisted by our cat Flits) busy copying over all data to a VPS, and getting things working from there. The rsync is progressing slowly, having copied over the first 50% in three hours (at 14:30 CET). Please check back later for status updates.

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  1. Nothing of value was lost by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Nothing of value was lost. Linux has 2% of the market share, at most. It's utterly irrelevant.

    1. Re:Nothing of value was lost by NoNonAlphaCharsHere · · Score: 5, Funny

      No. This is serious. I understand that as a work-around, Linus had to go to the park and yell at strangers.

  2. Re: Come on guys. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Keep in mind that if they weren't cheapskates, they would pay for their OS, and wouldn't be using Linux to begin with.

  3. Cloud by 110010001000 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why isn't this hosted on the Cloud or made into a Facebook Group?

  4. Re: Come on guys. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Unemployed political activists have all the time in the world.

  5. Re:Come on guys. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    The site was literally running out of a closet in some random guy's house. The problem here goes a lot deeper than not having a spare lying around.