March 2010
48 posts
Linuxulator update finally happening →
Alex Hornung has taken on a very overdue and very necessary project: an update of linux binary support. His code is available for anyone who wants to try it. Testing so far is working, but it…
wbsio(4) sensor support added →
Constantine Murenin has added wbsio(4) to DragonFly. It’s the ISA-attached version of the lm(4) sensor, if I remember correctly.
Messylaneous for 2010/03/08 →
I gots a Summer of Code org application to write up, so you get a linkdump:
An mp3 of “PFSense II, Rocking The Datacenter” at NYCBUG, via Dru Lavigne. Also, her “BSD for Linux Users” at the…
BSDTV starts →
BSDTV has been launched, with 3 videos to start. Will there be DragonFly content? I hope so. (found via this and this)
Mentoring reminder →
We have several potential Summer of Code mentors already, but if you want to get in on the action, let me know. Org applications start Monday, and I’d like a count before then…
em(4), igb(4) port added →
Michael Neumann has added his port of the e1000 driver from FreeBSD, though he doesn’t recommend using it yet. He’s looking for testers who have this hardware.
pkgsrc-2010Q1 freeze soon →
The ‘freeze’ for pkgsrc-2010Q1 is scheduled to start March 16th, which will be right around the same time of the DragonFly 2.6 release. The freeze lasts 2 weeks, usually, so new packages for 2.6…
New BSD Magazine: Desktops →
A new, free issue of BSD Magazine is out, with the theme of “BSD as a Desktop“. The next issue is “Hosting BSD”, and if that sounds interesting, Dru Lavigne is a contact for writing an article…
Messylaneous for 2010/03/01 →
I think I’ve almost caught up on my backlog of Things To Post:
The March issue of the Open Source Business Resource is up, with the theme of “Mobile”. The BeagleBoard and OpenBTS articles are…
Self-hosting clang; building DragonFly with it too →
clang, which many people look to as a gcc replacement, is now able to build itself. (Thanks John Marino for the heads-up, some time ago) It can also build world and kernel on DragonFly, going on…
February 2010
47 posts
OpenSSL update →
OpenSSL version 0.9.8m has been imported by Peter Avalos; this version contains a bugfix for a security issue.
Obligatory iPad mention →
The iPad is BSD-based, which is neat. I like the notion of covering more BSD devices and products here on the Digest.
But: do you like even the vague concept of open source? The iPad is expressly…
Summer of Code mentors wanted →
(reproduced from my email to users@/kernel@)
The application period for Google Summer of Code 2010 starts in about a
week. We were able to enter in 2008 and 2009, so I’m optimistic that we …
Works in progress: wifi, unionfs →
There’s several projects in the works:
Rui Paulo is working on an update of wireless device support in DragonFly; Matthew Dillon added libbsdxml to DragonFly as part of the prep work.
Joe…
(b)make install change in pkgsrc →
Joerg Sonnenberger announced new behavior in pkgsrc: Performing “bmake install” in pkgsrc with a package that supports DESTDIR will build a binary package and then install from that package. This…
More SSD deals →
For those wanting to try swapcache(8): Newegg has two deals running: a Corsair P128 128GB SATA II SSD for $355 and a Patriot PS-100 2.5″ 64GB SATA I/II SSD for $170. These are probably bigger…
New committer: Samuel J. Greear →
Welcome Samuel J. Greear as the newest DragonFly committer; he’s been around the project for a while, but recently became more active.
32 to 64-bit Hammer mirroring fixed →
Michael Neumann has fixed the ability to stream Hammer data between 32 and 64 bit systems. However, this is a change to 64-bit systems that requires them to match; make sure that you are not mixing…
Programs (re)added to x86_64 →
Antonio Huete Jimenez notes that some programs have been enabled in the x86_64 build; if you’re running bleeding edge 2.5, please try them and see if they work in 64-bit.
Swapcache better than expected →
As part of a report on the status of swapcache and tmpfs, Matthew Dillon noted that a side effect of using a SSD for swapcache means that disk activity stays efficient, and the wear meter on the…
