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So I've got a Consul cluster running for service discovery on a set of servers, some of which have public IP addresses. On some of these nodes I want to run Traefik (dynamically registered), which are registered on tfk.service.consul which holds a number of A and AAAA records. I want my address tfk.example.com to point at those A-records without revealing the consul address.

How would I do this?

Example:

Some application maps internal A-records to public A-records.

public             | internal               / xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
tfk.example.com -- | -- tfk.service.consul -- yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy
                   |                        \ zzz.zzz.zzz.zzz

Expected result:

Public DNS resolvers never see the consul query.

public           / xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
tfk.example.com -- yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy
                 \ zzz.zzz.zzz.zzz

I know I could use consul-template for this purpose by rendering config files to bind or similar, but I was wondering if there was some way to do this via DNS like some kind of bridge application.

Source

Rumors have recently surfaced suggesting that Microsoft is considering a significant acquisition bid valued at approximately $16 billion for Valve Corporation, the entity behind major gaming franchises such as Half-Life and Portal, and operator of the Steam Store, the leading digital distribution platform for PC gaming. Valve, known for its strong financial performance and dominant market position, primarily due to the success of the Steam Store, is estimated to generate over $10 billion annually in revenue. The platform's profitability and extensive user base make it a critical asset in the PC gaming industry. Valve's estimated market valuation stands at around $8 billion, with co-founder and CEO Gabe Newell's net worth reportedly exceeding $4 billion, according to Forbes. Despite the high revenue and valuation, these figures do not necessarily reflect the liquidity or cash available to the company or its stakeholders.

Microsoft's interest in acquiring Valve is part of a larger plan to strengthen its foothold in the PC gaming industry and venture into the handheld gaming sector, areas where Valve has made significant strides with its Steam Deck product. If Microsoft were to acquire the Steam Store, it would gain a major source of revenue and solidify its position in digital distribution.

However, there are several complications that might hinder such an acquisition. Since Valve has always been privately owned, it lacks the public financial transparency that would provide a clear picture of its total market value, including the value of its intellectual properties like Counter-Strike, Dota, and Half-Life. Industry estimates suggest that Valve's value could be well over $16 billion, which may render Microsoft's rumored offer as undervalued. Insights from Dior, a prominent figure in the Counter-Strike community, reveal that Gabe Newell owns less than 25% of Valve. This suggests that a significant portion of Newell's wealth is tied to his equity in the company. The decision to sell Valve wouldn’t rest solely with Newell; numerous employees who likely hold stock options could also have a say through a voting process if an offer were made. For Microsoft, acquiring Valve would mean gaining control over a key distribution channel in the PC gaming market, enhancing its competitive position against other industry giants, and potentially making stronger inroads into the handheld gaming market. The strategic benefits for Microsoft are evident, but for Valve, the benefits are less clear.

Let me reiterate that this news-story currently is nothing more than a rumor.

cross-posted from: https://feddit.nu/post/4403233

On April 3rd, we received a Cease and Desist letter from HashiCorp regarding our implementation of the "removed" block in OpenTofu, claiming copyright infringement on the part of one of our core developers. We were also made aware of an article posted that same day with the same accusations. We have investigated these claims and are publishing the C&D letter, our response and the source code origin document resulting from our investigation.

The OpenTofu team vehemently disagrees with any suggestion that it misappropriated, mis-sourced, or otherwise misused HashiCorp’s BSL code. All such statements have zero basis in facts.

HashiCorp has made claims of copyright infringement in a cease & desist letter. These claims are completely unsubstantiated.

The code in question can be clearly shown to have been copied from older code under the MPL-2.0 license. HashiCorp seems to have copied the same code itself when they implemented their version of this feature. All of this is easily visible in our detailed SCO analysis, as well as their own comments which indicate this.

Documents

• HashiCorp's C&D Letter
• Our Response
• Source Code Origin Document: [HTML, PDF] ⇐ For the detailed code analysis, see here.

To prevent further harassment of individual people, we have redacted any personal information from these documents.

Conclusion

Despite these events, we have managed to carry out significant development on OpenTofu 1.7, including state encryption, “for_each” implementation for “import” blocks, as well as the all-new provider-defined functions supported by the recently released provider plugin protocol.

On that note, we will be releasing a new pre-release version next week, and we are eager to gather feedback from the community.

— The OpenTofu Team

The image in this blog post contains code licensed under the BUSL-1.1 by HashiCorp. However, for the purposes of this post we are making non-commercial, transformative fair use under 17 U.S. Code § 107. You can read more about fair use on the website of the US Copyright Office.

On April 3rd, we received a Cease and Desist letter from HashiCorp regarding our implementation of the "removed" block in OpenTofu, claiming copyright infringement on the part of one of our core developers. We were also made aware of an article posted that same day with the same accusations. We have investigated these claims and are publishing the C&D letter, our response and the source code origin document resulting from our investigation.

The OpenTofu team vehemently disagrees with any suggestion that it misappropriated, mis-sourced, or otherwise misused HashiCorp’s BSL code. All such statements have zero basis in facts.

HashiCorp has made claims of copyright infringement in a cease & desist letter. These claims are completely unsubstantiated.

The code in question can be clearly shown to have been copied from older code under the MPL-2.0 license. HashiCorp seems to have copied the same code itself when they implemented their version of this feature. All of this is easily visible in our detailed SCO analysis, as well as their own comments which indicate this.

Documents

• HashiCorp's C&D Letter
• Our Response
• Source Code Origin Document: [HTML, PDF] ⇐ For the detailed code analysis, see here.

To prevent further harassment of individual people, we have redacted any personal information from these documents.

Conclusion

Despite these events, we have managed to carry out significant development on OpenTofu 1.7, including state encryption, “for_each” implementation for “import” blocks, as well as the all-new provider-defined functions supported by the recently released provider plugin protocol.

On that note, we will be releasing a new pre-release version next week, and we are eager to gather feedback from the community.

— The OpenTofu Team

The image in this blog post contains code licensed under the BUSL-1.1 by HashiCorp. However, for the purposes of this post we are making non-commercial, transformative fair use under 17 U.S. Code § 107. You can read more about fair use on the website of the US Copyright Office.