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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. Come on guys. by Narcocide · · Score: 1

    Have spares on-hand. This is elementary.

    1. 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.

    2. 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.

    3. Re:Come on guys. by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 4, Informative

      As others have pointed out, this isn't actually the mailing list, which is run in a much more resilient fashion. It's just a web archive of the list run by a guy as a hobby. Not nearly so critical.

    4. Re: Come on guys. by c6gunner · · Score: 1

      So you're agreeing with him?

    5. Re:Come on guys. by sjames · · Score: 1

      They did the #1 most important thing and made sure the data was safe. The rest is a matter of actual need. Will the world end if the mailing list is down for a day? No, it won't.

      Will millions of dollars be lost? Again, NO. Will someone spew Cheetos crumbs everywhere in impotent rage? Possibly, but not anyone who actually contributes to the kernel.

    6. Re: Come on guys. by c6gunner · · Score: 1

      Creimer might be a retard, but you are FAR more fucked up than he is.

  2. Mailing lists != Websites by fisted · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So the LKML is operational, all that's down is a website. Meh.

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    1. Re: Mailing lists != Websites by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

      Indeed. The actual mailing list is hosted on vger.kernel.org, is operated by The Linux Foundation, and is running perfectly fine. lkml.org is an entirely separate third party service that is quite often slow and unreliable.

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

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

    1. Re:Cloud by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      Why don't you try asking one of the usual fuckwits to lend you a sarcasm detector.

  4. How easy is it to obtain the signing keys? by xxxLCxxx · · Score: 1

    Next they find out how easy it is to obtain your distribution's secret keys for signing packages... :-(

  5. Slow news day? by Gravis+Zero · · Score: 1

    Come on, Flits is on the case. Despite not having opposable thumbs, I've heard he's an excellent typist and fantastic sysadmin. Let's all just hope his human slave feeds him on time and his litter box well tended. ;)

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  6. 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.

  7. LKML.org is not the actual list by pjbass · · Score: 3, Informative

    The lists are mostly hosted on vger.kernel.org. LKML is just fine. LKML.org is just a web archive.

  8. Server Upgrade by Slpr · · Score: 1

    https://i.imgur.com/NxQaSQ8.jp...

  9. Re: Oh no by cyber-vandal · · Score: 3, Insightful

    FFS figure out how to turn off smart punctuation in your iOS keyboard settings before start sneering at anyone else.

  10. RIP Linux by guacamole · · Score: 2

    It was great while it lasted. I am very proud to have used it all these decades, but now it is time to move on.

  11. Come on guys... by Excelcia · · Score: 1

    Ok, and sure, have spares on hand. Great advice for a resource like that. But, well, come on guys, let's do the math:
    The set of all Slashdot readers.
    The set of all Slashdot readers who are actual (and not just claimed during the years in some post or another to try and lend legitimacy to one of their arguments) Kernel contributors.
    The set of all Slashdot readers who are actual kernel contributors who didn't know LKML was down.
    The set of all Slashdot readers who are actual kernel contributors who didn't know LKML was down and need Slashdot to copy the feed on how the progress is going.

    = A number so low as to be statistical noise. Therefore, this story can only be a Nelson "Ha Ha" article.

    I LOVE IT!

    p.s. HA HA

  12. Cat! by SumDog · · Score: 1

    But look at the kitty kat! Dawww it's soo cute!!

  13. Re:Was the server sitting under someone's desk? by sjames · · Score: 1

    Actually, "The Cloud" has had more down time than lkml.org over the last few years.

  14. Re:Was the server sitting under someone's desk? by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 1

    How do you measure downtime? A few minutes or hours OR A FUCKING FEW DAYS because the BOARD IS TRASHED?

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  15. Re:Was the server sitting under someone's desk? by sjames · · Score: 1

    Well, when S3 got hosed, some of the data never came back. But note that lkml.org isn't waiting to replace the board, it's switching to a VPS. In fact, it's back up now.

  16. So, ... by CaptainDork · · Score: 1

    ... it's not "in the mail."

    Crap.

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  17. They tweeted ... by CaptainDork · · Score: 1

    ... to the 3 users, instead.

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  18. TooManyFBombsException thrown by zifn4b · · Score: 1

    Linus you devil you. :)

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