Solaris

Updating Software in the Open World

Opensolaris.org is go. Go register! Although I don’t write code for solaris I can share Bryan’s sentiments about it feeling like your hometown getting flooded by tourists. And wasn’t there a good job done of making the town nice for you all! I work in patch testing, and over the past few years I have […]

Solaris

Minor gotcha for creating multiple zones

I recieved a new test machine on Friday, and being too lazy to set any particular tests running on it to burn it in I decided to just leave it running over the weekend creating as many zones as it could. Today I came in to discover that only 255 zones were created. The error

General

Patch Testing

Fintan mentioned a register article in which Oracle are concerned about the interdependencies of linux patches. This is something that used to frustrate me no end while I used Debian, where apt-getting the latest package of something resulted in having to download an often large number of seemingly unrelated packages. Discussing Suns patch dependency logic

General

Scope testing & Karnaugh Maps

Tonight was the first opportunity I’ve had with a fully clear sky to test out my telescope since I made some adjustments to it recently. The conclusion? The knobs are now much earlier to turn and the scope more stable, even without the vibration suspension pads. This makes the polar alignment a lot easier. Setup

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