INDEPENDENT SYSTEMS JOURNALEDITION 01 / 2026
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EDITORIAL / OUR WORKING RULES

Readable claims.
Reproducible checks.

A technical guide should tell you where its confidence ends.

Start with the problem

We read archived material to understand why people linked to a page, then write a new article from primary documentation. We do not copy the former author's prose, screenshots or identity.

Check the version

Every technical note states its review date and links to current upstream documentation. If a command depends on hardware, distribution or package release, we name the dependency. Untested combinations are labelled as such.

Show recovery

We explain what can break and what to record before changing a machine. High-risk procedures should be rehearsed in a disposable environment before production use.

Correct openly

When a factual error is reported and verified, we update the article and its modified date. Readers can contact [email protected] with a reproducible case.

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