This computer is a Debian / Jessie (Linux) system. Just today, it mainly received an update to its ‘libc‘ libraries, that comprised 16 packages. These libraries are essential to the core of how every program works. Therefore, even though it is a Linux system, it needed a reboot.
The update seems to have gone smoothly, but because this computer is also my Web-server, my site and blog would have been offline from about 20h30 until 20h45.
It is also not feasible for me to display a Maintenance Mode page during such a time, because a Web-server would need to be running, in order actually to display a Maintenance Mode page.
I apologize for any inconvenience this 15-minute interval may have caused to my readers, but it was essential.
Also, because this was a full reboot of my host-machine, my ‘memcached‘ (server-side) caching daemon was restarted, for which reason the most-favorite postings retrieved by my readers will be a bit slow to fetch for some time.
Sorry again,
Dirk