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Old Vintage Computing Research: Dusting Off Dreamcast Linux

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163 points rbanffy | 2 comments | 14 Nov 24 20:31 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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jerf ◴[15 Nov 24 14:49 UTC] No.42147397[source]▶
> Never put a console running DC Linux outside of a firewall: it is an intentionally insecure system. Any bot scanning your network will get root immediately.

Yeah, that's really important advice. They'll get root, and then they'll... ummm... they'll... hmmmmm.... ahhh.... Be really confused? Start mining monero? Sideload Crazy Taxi and start playing it on your Dreamcast?

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1. freeone3000 ◴[15 Nov 24 16:10 UTC] No.42148180[source]▶
start mining monero is the most likely outcome. I had a server get hit with this recently through a vulnerability I was never able to track down
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2. duskwuff ◴[15 Nov 24 18:59 UTC] No.42149775[source]▶
> start mining monero

Good luck with that! Even Monero's "light mode" requires 16 times more memory than is available on the system.