Makemake Becomes the Newest Dwarf Planet

Posted by kdawson on Sunday July 13, 2008 @04:52PM from the this-one's-a-kuiper dept.

Kligat writes "The Kuiper belt object formerly known as (136472) 2005 FY9 has been rechristened Makemake and classified as a dwarf planet and plutoid by the International Astronomical Union, according to the United States Geological Survey. The reclassification occurs just a month after the latter category was created. The object was referred to by the team of discoverers by the codename Easterbunny, and the name Makemake comes from the creation deity of Easter Island, in accordance with IAU rules on naming Kuiper belt objects."

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Obligatory stupid *nix post by GNUALMAFUERTE · 2008-07-13 17:02 · Score: 0, Redundant

make: *** No rule to make target `make'. Stop.

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WTF am I doing replying to an AC at 5 A.M on a Friday night?
Re:MakeInstall by tietokone-olmi · 2008-07-13 18:14 · Score: 0, Redundant

You'd also want a Configureconfigure.
Just saying.