I used to be an OVH DSL user. The service was very good. The only thing that could have been improved was the Technicolor router, which is clearly sub-par compared to the quality normally associated with OVH services, but as long as you stick to the default configuration, it would run fine. Continue reading “How bad can an ISP be ?”
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Hey, real time !
Among the goals of the X15 operating system is real time. This expression is undoubtedly one of the vaguest buzzwords out there in the computer industry, which means I can’t really say anything about it without first attempting to provide a decent definition. Continue reading “Hey, real time !”
The trust tree
This could be the title of a novel, but no, the subject is really about computers and systems. Continue reading “The trust tree”
The end of the thundering Hurd
It’s 2016, and the Hurd project is still alive. Barely, as a bunch of only three to five people “regularly” contribute, but it is alive. And it’s making progress. Continue reading “The end of the thundering Hurd”
Let’s Encrypt
As a tech geek, I’m quite sensitive to a current trend that aims at pushing the Web towards globally encrypted communications. My main problem with this idea was trust in certificate authorities, and as a result, I ended up being my own CA, which only a few people could trust. Continue reading “Let’s Encrypt”
The Nagler experience
A while ago, I broke the wide angle eyepiece I mentioned in a previous post. It had dust inside its 4 elements, and I tried to clean it up. As I was a little frustrated by the presence of dust inside the eyepiece itself, I decided that I would only buy very good quality eyepieces from now on. Continue reading “The Nagler experience”
Choosing the right eyepieces
The first thing people usually do when they get their telescope is to get better eyepieces. Continue reading “Choosing the right eyepieces”
Choosing the right telescope
So I decided to start amateur astronomy, an idea hanging around for some time now, and as anyone else who did, I asked myself: which telescope ? Continue reading “Choosing the right telescope”
Mapping physical memory directly
As an intended successor to the Mach microkernel, X15 inherited some of its trends, in both its internal APIs and its implementation. Continue reading “Mapping physical memory directly”
Automated X15 builds – take 2
Well, Buildbot didn’t turn out well. Quality is too low for my taste, so I decided to switch to another one, namely Jenkins. And for now, despite not being very fond of Java applications, I’m quite satisfied. It supports the basic features I was looking for (automatic building, decent configuration power, a nice web interface, users and rights management, IRC notifications), but I was also surprised by multi-configuration builds, which fit perfectly with my needs.