2.5 Admins is a podcast featuring two sysadmins called Allan Jude and Jim Salter, and a producer/editor who can just about configure a Samba share called Joe Ressington. Every two weeks we get together, talk about recent tech news, and answer some of your admin-related questions.
2.5 Admins 144: AMRadio.zip
Google’s new TLDs are silly but not as dangerous as some people think, whether we should cling on to AM radio, Microsoft scans password-protected zip files, and how to assess open source software for its trustworthiness.
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Google pushes .zip and .mov domains onto the Internet, and the Internet pushes back
Google’s .zip and .mov domains aren’t the end of the world
Congress wants AM radio in all new cars—trade groups say that’s a mistake
Ford decides it won’t kill AM radio after all
Microsoft is scanning the inside of password-protected zip files for malware
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We were asked about how to assess open source software for its trustworthiness.
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