Microsoft and GitHub team up to take Git virtual file system to macOS, Linux
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[url]https://arstechnica.com/?p=1203581[/url]
[url]https://github.com/PressLabs/gitfs[/url] ?
[QUOTE=Dr. Evilcop;52898058][url]https://github.com/PressLabs/gitfs[/url] ?[/QUOTE]
[Quote]Microsoft and GitHub are also working to bring similar capabilities to other platforms, with macOS coming first, and later Linux. The obvious way to do this on both systems is to use FUSE, an infrastructure for building file systems that run in user mode rather than kernel mode (desirable because user-mode development is easier and safer than kernel mode). However, the companies have discovered that FUSE isn't fast enough for this—a lesson Dropbox also learned when developing a similar capability, Project Infinite. Currently, the companies believe that tapping into a macOS extensibility mechanism called Kauth (or KAuth) will be the best way forward.[/quote]
Ah, fair enough. I used to mount my Google Drive on FUSE back in the day and it seemed fast enough, but if they think they can do it faster then by all means.
Microsoft.
The same people who prevent any Linux OS from being installed in a split hard-drive on any latest Windows version (2013-2017).
[QUOTE=JuiceJuicy;52899161]Microsoft.
The same people who prevent any Linux OS from being installed in a split hard-drive on any latest Windows version (2013-2017).[/QUOTE]
What?
Nothing's stopped me from doing it
[QUOTE=JuiceJuicy;52899161]Microsoft.
The same people who prevent any Linux OS from being installed in a split hard-drive on any latest Windows version (2013-2017).[/QUOTE]
Never heard of this before, generally my Linux OS also lives on my boot drive next to Win, done that on normal HDD, SATA SSD and now NVME SSD and it actually gotten easier since UEFI is around (aside from Secure Boot maybe).
Granted the Win ISO installer sucks major garbage (especially in uncommon Drive configurations) and the Win boot-loader is super fragile and super picky.
But once it was installed Windows always happily chugged along never once messing with my Linux Drive nor the GRUB bootloader. There are pitfalls though where to install GRUB on the disk which could lead to Windows and its updates to nuke it.
I'm sure JuiceJuicy is talking about [URL="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2951559/operating-systems/how-to-install-linux-on-a-pc-with-secure-boot-enabled.html"]Secure Boot[/URL].
[QUOTE=Dr. Evilcop;52898058][url]https://github.com/PressLabs/gitfs[/url] ?[/QUOTE]
Git lfs is the big boy version of git fs
[QUOTE=1/4 Life;52899328]I'm sure JuiceJuicy is talking about [URL="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2951559/operating-systems/how-to-install-linux-on-a-pc-with-secure-boot-enabled.html"]Secure Boot[/URL].[/QUOTE]
I just disabled that. Problem solved.
[QUOTE=Coolboy;52900658]I just disabled that. Problem solved.[/QUOTE]
The problem is that's not always possible, but I agree it's overblown here.
[QUOTE=1/4 Life;52904330]The problem is that's not always possible, but I agree it's overblown here.[/QUOTE]
I applaud everyone who tries to use Secure Boot verified bootloaders or signing their own bootloaders,
I gave up 3 min into reading how to do it, shit is difficult.
Never came across a mainboard that didn't have an option to turn it off, nevertheless you should always try to check for Linux compatibility before buying hardware, helped me avoid pitfalls several times.
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