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Distributed wide-column databases This selection covers distributed databases with Bigtable-style sparse, versioned cells or Cassandra-style partitioned, clustered rows. 11. ankur-anand/unisondb (427 ⭐) Language/role: Go; multimodel storage engine with replicated wide-column rows and edge readers.…
View on Mastodon (opens in a new tab)RE: https://wandering.shop/@cstross/117417064526806610 Added to the list of things to tell "just die already!"
View on Mastodon (opens in a new tab)Symas is well represented at LDAPCon 2026 in Tübingen, with team members presenting on OpenLDAP 2.7, monitoring, load testing, Python LDAP development, password policy, and open source development in the age of AI.
Read articleFrom a happy user: > Hello > We are currently using the latest version from OpenLDAP 2.5. So far as I have seen now, the latest change for OpenLDAP 2.5 was on June 2025. Would you recommend us to upgrade to OpenLDAP 2.6 oder 2.7? In the attachment I send you our current configuration from our test …
Read articleSymas has introduced a new secure file transfer service at **uploads.symas.com**, giving customers and internal teams a simpler way to send files and directories using standard SFTP and SCP tools. Using existing Symas RT credentials, users can securely upload files to the designated **SaveHere** di…
Read articleOur GCC COBOL contributor/friend has been SUPER! We have been setting up our #requesttracker #RT ticketing system and adding tests to our UAT! Great progress on #gcobol technical support foundation. Using COBOL? Let us know at info @ #cobolworx dot com.
View on Mastodon (opens in a new tab)A friend of the #gcobol (#gcc #cobol) project sent us an anthill of code (62Kloc of COBOL and 6Kloc of copybooks) that doesn't compile. Jim's got fixes for some of the problems and we're cataloging the rest. The team's been waiting for some "real code" so this is very exciting! Happy to chat about …
View on Mastodon (opens in a new tab)#LDAPCon is the international Conference on #LDAP, that acts as meeting place for directory experts and experts on #Identity and #AccessManagement. You use LDAP in interesting projects? You do LDAP client or server development? You have used LDAP in a new way? You do identity and access management …
Read articleFern found a Lamy #FountainPen in our #junkdrawer. It's been there for 5 years and it took an hour to clean it out to pub back in service (Noodler's Eternal). #Ink #journaling
View on Mastodon (opens in a new tab)Grandson Scott's Ultimate team (PoNY) just won a spot to the Worlds next year in Ireland #ultimatedisc
View on Mastodon (opens in a new tab)Semi-enforced idleness on the nicest weekend of the summer. Busted plans. An auspicious break in the routine. Listening to recent fedi, note, bridgy talks. “Joy” is the word and it sounds intensely personal and private. I don’t get the feeling it generalizes to design parameters. #social #activityp…
View on Mastodon (opens in a new tab)Pinterest Pinterest’s NGAPI switched to LMDB to ease memory pressure from its gevent-based multi-process setup. The change cut memory use...
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