Proxmox's real advantage isn't the platform, it's what the community built around it
… It lowers the cost of experimentation, and that changes the mood of the whole platform. …
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Windows handheld owners are switching to Linux, and here's why it's a game-changer
… For a platform that has spent decades behind Windows on every other platform, this is arguably Linux's first decisive victory, but there may be more to come. …
Single-maintainer open source is a ticking time bomb, and Booklore just detonated
… ACX attempted to downplay the extent of it when concerned community members inquired about the quality of the newly introduced code. With ACX's credibility now called into question, every other grievance the community had started to feel a lot more serious. …
The best NAS distro dropped a public beta for its new update, and it feels more like Proxmox with each release
… Between its terrific performance, robust cluster options, deep SDN stack, and bountiful community tools, Proxmox is still my favorite platform for running VMs and containers, and I'll still use TrueNAS primarily for my storage servers. …
4 Jellyfin plugins that make it feel like a new platform
… However, the massive community behind Jellyfin ensures that it doesn’t stay that way. Jellyfin’s plugin ecosystem is massive, and, in fact, these plugins enable features that would otherwise be paid for on platforms like Plex. …
Sailfish OS showed me what Linux phones could actually be, and we need more of it
… An already tiny platform being divided in this way means it's hard to get support whenever something doesn't work, and Sailfish badly needs some more consistent support from the community and its core developers alike. …
Proxmox gave me Home Assistant plus a NAS, media server, and backup system on one PC
… My Proxmox home lab is fantastic Regardless of whether my services live directly in Proxmox or in TrueNAS under it, it's all still powered by the same platform at its core, and it's incredible that a single platform can be home to so many useful tools. …
BIOS chip capacities are changing, and its going to affect how long your PC lasts
… The more processor generations a platform has to support, the more storage the firmware needs. …
Android Auto kept disconnecting until I changed one hidden setting
… Its community-driven traffic data made it a popular alternative to Google Maps on the platform. …
I ignored BIOS updates for three years until I realized they were fixing my entire platform
… My firmware dated back to April 2023, just months after AMD introduced the AM5 platform in late 2022. The platform was barely six months old, too young to properly handle DDR5 reliably. …