[Dwn-trans-commit] CVS public_html/src/Writing/DWN
CVS User joey
joey at infodrom.org
Sun Jan 28 14:57:58 CET 2007
Update of /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN
In directory finlandia:/home/users/joey/Projects/Web/public_html/src/Writing/DWN
Modified Files:
dwn-2007-02.wml
Log Message:
Contribution by Felipe: zerotools
--- /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN/dwn-2007-02.wml 2007/01/28 13:56:07 1.16
+++ /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN/dwn-2007-02.wml 2007/01/28 13:57:58 1.17
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
href="http://chemnitzer.linux-tage.de/2007/vortraege/detail.html?idx=578">\
virtualisation using Xen on Debian</a>.</p>
-# From: Felipe Augusto van de Wiel <felipe at cathedrallabs.org>
+# From: Felipe Augusto van de Wiel <felipe at cathedrallabs.org> (2x)
<p><strong>Debian Conference Deadlines.</strong> Jörg Jaspert <a
href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2007/01/msg00001.html">\
@@ -110,6 +110,17 @@
years' <a href="http://debconf7.debconf.org/">Debian Conference</a> will take
place in Edinburgh from June 17th to 23rd, 2007.</p>
+<p><strong>Announce of zerotools.</strong> Aleksandr Koltsoff <a
+href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2007/01/msg00054.html">\
+announced</a> <a href="http://koltsoff.com/pub/zerotools/">zerotools</a>, a set
+of tools to aid keeping virtual disks clean by filling binary zero to those
+regions which are no longer in use. You should not use zerotools to make data
+retrieval close to impossible. The author also noticed that no Debian packages
+were available. Amaya Rodrigo <a
+href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2007/01/msg00058.html">added</a>
+information about zum, a similar tool that is part of perforate, a package
+maintained by her.</p>
+
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