I have had to use Windows 11 bare-metal in a data center connected straight to the internet, unfirewalled including a Public IPv4, just like in the Yolo Colo for almost two years now.

This talk will be both a self-support group for those who also have or want to do so, and an in-depth exploration of the state of the Windows firewall and its quirks, pre-installed OpenSSH, managing a desktop OS via PowerShell, the state of the different WireGuard servers, file syncing, and further tips to do what you must in a safe manner, avoiding security concerns and making the admin life just a bit nicer.

For standard Windows desktop users, there may be a lesson or two on debloating.

Which copy-on-write file system is right for your home use under Linux? Is more complexity in the file system always better? How does ZFS licensing affect the real-world use? What even is the Btrfs RAID5 write hole and why wasn't it fixed? What's up with all the Bcachefs-drama, does this now out-of-tree fs still hold any advantages?

Join us and freely discuss over a Mate how your file system has hurt you, which slightly non-recommended settings have worked for you and all the creative ways you have managed to lose your TBs of Linux isos.