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Are you working on something involving a BSD system that you would like to share with others?

The Call for Papers period is open for AsiaBSDCon until November 30th, 2025 and for BSDCan until January 17, 2026.

Check out the websites linked in the article, and get that submission in!

What is BSD? Come to a conference to find out! https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html or https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/11/what-is-bsd-come-to-conference-to-find.html #asiabsdcon #bsdcan #bsd #dragonflyBSD #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #conference

If you need a USB WiFi adapter for BSDs https://www.edimax.com/edimax/merchandise/merchandise_detail/data/edimax/global/wireless_adapters_n150/ew-7811un/

You can use it until you get the firmware for another WiFi adapter, or just keep using it

#bsd #runbsd #openBSD #freebsd

Hyperlink Roundup 09 is here. I read many interesting posts and watched some videos. From #terminal programs to #blog posts and #self-hosting suggestions. This is a long one!

#tech #linux #bsd #smallweb #indie

https://basic.bearblog.dev/hyperlink-roundup-09/

The Call for Papers period for both #AsiaBSDCon and #BSDCan are open, until end of November for AsiaBSDCon, until Jan 17 for BSDCan.

If you can, submit!

Or read "What is BSD? Come to a conference to find out!" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html if you want some background information #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #dragonflyBSD

BSDCan 2026 is now accepting submissions for the June 2026 conference, see https://www.bsdcan.org/2026/papers.html and links therein for instructions.
Submissions deadline is January 17, 2026, the conference runs tutorials June 17-18, talks June 19-20.
#bsdcan #conference #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #bsd #development #networking #freesoftware #libresoftware

@SamuraiSakura @inlovewithpda

Honestly, #OpenBSD is a way better starter-#BSD than people realize.

#FreeBSD has a friendlier installer (TUI vs. prompts), but OpenBSD currently gives you a more usable system, post-install: (X11/"xenocara") is in the base install, unlike #FreeBSD.

@inlovewithpda

#BSD! BSD! BEE ESS DEE! 😅

#RunBSD

Trying out some GhostBSD for a change. It's a pretty solid desktop experience ngl. The Mate desktop is better than my (old) memories about it.

But on my ThinkPad, I still prefer vanilla FreeBSD with XFCE4 as that feels more like "home" 🙂

#runbsd #freebsd #ghostbsd #bsd #unix #desktop

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GhostBSD with MATE Desktop

Pssst! BoxyConnect comes soon to @BoxyBSD!

BoxyConnect allows you to create a private network / private link between multiple boxes at BoxyBSD. And the best? You can even create this over different locations/countries to provide you more flexibility.

You can simply assign any RFC1918 addresses on your new additional network interface on both sites and communicate in your own private network - even miles away.

This feature is currently in beta and will hopefully be available to everyone (just like all other services of course for free). Enjoy #RUNBSD!

This new feature is powered by @gyptazy!

#BoxyBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DragonflyBSD #MidnightBSD #SmolBSD #Hosting #SelfHosting #Provider #BSD #FreeVPS #VPS #opensource #community #education #openeducation

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Image of BoxyConnect for BoxyBSD which shows multiple locations where people can start instances, which soon can be linked within a private own network.

Saya masuk kategori Stage 4 karena menggunakan #Debian 13.2 😎
#linux #ubuntu #linuxmint #manjaro #archlinux #BSD #linuxfromscratch

Since, one Java application (OpenHAB) is used on my #NetBSD server I met with huge swap usage — always near 512 Mb of swap was used. This wasn't good, since I'm using SSD — I was afraid that my old SSD will wear out and die, but for now I don't have money to buy a new SSD disk

Tweaked Java initial and max heap sizes (-Xms, -Xmx) and some settings for GC, to call it more often in trade of OpenHAB responsiveness — obviously it didn't help. Then I tweaked NetBSD memory management to force system to use swap only if RAM is almost full — by this cool guide: https://imil.net/NetBSD/mirror/vm_tune.html

And it doesn't help too. Suddenly for me, but looks like these settings were applied to the kernel after reboot, not after call to sysctl.

So, for now I have a system with 800-900 Mb RAM in use and ZERO swap in use

#BSD #memoryManagement

It's kinda buried in this announcement, but the option to add a KDE desktop is coming to the FreeBSD installer.

Reading the whole monthly update, there's a lot going on with desktop for FreeBSD overall.

https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/proj-laptop/blob/main/monthly-updates/2025-09.md

#BSD #RunBSD #FreeBSD #KDE

https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/gsoc2025_bubblewrap_sandboxing
#Bubblewrap #BSD #Security

Day 12 - Macros ⚙️

This macro allows me to change a pattern in multiple files really quickly.

I ❤️ it!

The crucial part is to use :wn

If interested read the post ⤵️

https://lazybea.rs/vimovember

#Vimovember #Vim #neovim #editors #terminals #opensource #Linux #BSD #FOSS #shell

I've taken the time to read this IT notes Story where we are reminded to use Open Source Code in the diverse way it's intended

I can give you an example regarding the _if tools_
**ifconfig** is in my _muscle memory_ the things that I need executed from this program just fly out of my fingers in reflex mode
I've been using the if tools ever since we needed to _compile everything_ ourselves, when we wanted to run an Open Source Environment, where the kernel was written and delivered in source code only.
If this is the first toot you read by me, I've been with the Open Source community on the Linux side since the alpha versions were coded and distributed through Usenet, in comp.os.unix.*

In that period you were grateful when a task set that you needed to execute, had a program, which would either make your task easier or better manageable, than doing everything by hand in a laborious manner

Ever since the beginning there are different GNU programs, written in the Richard Stallman period, that can do similar things. All you need to do is choose what you like and stick with it
If you do not like the way it works, you can fork it & change the code, if you don't know how to write a line of code, there are _manual pages_ available which you can use as teaching methods to learn how to code yourself
All you need to be for that is an _autodidact_
You have the power of the **Source Code** readily available right in front of you

At a certain point in time _Bram Molenaar_ did not like the way VI worked; he want it more than vi offered. At this point in time Bram Molenaar programmed vim on the _Amiga_ computer. Since the true Open Source form was followed vim was also distributed in Source form and was happily adopted by others who were thinking in a similar manner as Bram Molenaar and they started to contribute to that program.
vi is a vital program on UNIX systems. What Bram has made, is create a _choice_ for people who want it more than what vi offered.

# vim & vi happily coexist!

## This is the beauty of Open Source

At a later point in time this is also what happened with the programmer who wanted more than what the if-tool set offers. Thus the command set of _ip_ was programmed. Similar to vi and vim they happily coexist.

### However on the distribution level something changed.

After a couple of decades I noticed that traditional tools, that have been tried, tested, stable and have withstood the test of time, were dropped from the base installations. You have to go and fetch them yourself. It was even done with _critical tools_ like the if tool set. It's not just one distribution that's doing it but different distributions.
I was busy with an installation; at a certain point I needed **ifconfig** to work on my network interface devices; I needed to configure something on the fly. Imagine my facial expression when I detected that ifconfig wasn't in the base installation!
The machine was in a _chicken egg_ situation because I had &no access to the network_ I had to stop, go to another place fetch the if tools separately, find out that they were dropped for reasons which were totally irrelevant to my work, go back to the machine, install them separately and in the process waste many valuable minutes of time.

It was then that I started to notice the pattern a pattern of **polarization** removing tools which are critical to base installations without leaving a warning

I had to _change_ my setup routine which has been working for decades in a _flawless_ manner, because someone somewhere decided that a good tool set became obsolete.

This polarization is not only in the choice of what commands are chosen to be in the base installation of a distribution, it's in many different sections of the open source community which is what Stefano has shed some light upon.

Polarization because of diversity is totally unnecessary, happy and peaceful coexistance is key

* You can love vim yet cherish vi
* You can glorify emacs yet admire vim
* I can love XCFE cherish LXDE, admire KDE & like GNOME all simultaneously

Depending up on what I'm doing, what machine I am working on (SBC server embedded system), what is needed on the task at hand, I simply adapt and work with the diverse tools available for free.

There is absolutely now need for polarisation or Toxic behavior in the Open Source ENV:

Another example is the direction that Gnome went many years ago.

In that period I used Enlightenment, Gnome, KDE and FVWM simultaneously on different machines. All WM are working in a manner that I like. When however the Gnome programmers decided to strip configuration features of the Desktop Environment, I didn't go on a rant, I didn't bother to fork, because of the massive amount of work involved.

I just left in Peace

Diversity is Vital. GNOME is Vital! We need them all

#Story #Stefano #Programming #FVWM #LXDE #OpenSource #BSD #freeBSD #Linux #POST #X86 #technology #SBC

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/14/this-isnt-a-battle/

@Dendrobatus_Azureus What would be fascinating to know is, how much of the text is still valid - or close to valid - 30 years and 14 major releases later?

I'm guessing quite a bit.

#BSD #FreeBSD

The new @BoxyBSD platform gained some new features for a better #BSD experience!

* The new portal now also finally supports VNC access to your BSD based VPS instances!

* You can finally select ISO files which offers you even to install any BSD or #OpenSolaris version from scratch or to install your VPS instance based on your personal needs without relying on a ready2use image. More images can be added upon request quickly. Simply get in touch with @gyptazy

* You can now get up to 2 free VPS instances to test and evaluate HA setups, multi-region setups etc.

* Extended DN42 peering (where you can also use your DN42 IPv4 addresses)

This is created by @gyptazy and if you're interested into more information, just come to the FOSDEM 2026 for a chat!

#FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #SmolBSD #MidnightBSD #DragonflyBSD #RUNBSD #FreeVPS #Hosting #IPv6 #DN42 #community #opensource #fosdem

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The new BoxyBSD platform now offers VNC access and ISO selection which brings in several new possibilities for users.

How do you guys get DRM Widevine to work on #FreeBSD? Is there a way? #bsd #openbsd #freebsd #unix

my friend @tbortels found this somewhere the other day and I wish I had this shirt, because it's a masterful bit of trolling to the most niche market imaginable. 10/10, epic troll. #bsd #openbsd

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Picture of the OpenBSD mascot (the blowfish Puffy), with text below it in yellow and red with the OpenBSD font, but the text says “FishLinux”

it's Monday, heading towards the dark winter in the Northern hemisphere, but you can look forward to BSD conferences in the new year. See

"What is BSD? Come to a conference to find out!"

It's where the Internet comes from! -- https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/11/what-is-bsd-come-to-conference-to-find.html https://medium.com/@peter.hansteen/what-is-bsd-come-to-a-conference-to-find-out-06acd7d77fd8 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/peterhansteen_without-the-bsd-code-no-internet-the-bsd-activity-7393293662849241088-DZFB?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAC92mkBDA9Ty45TNv5CVIYahwS4tM8PfuU
#BSD #Unix #FreeBSD #OpenBSBD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD #Freesoftware #Libresoftware #BSDlicense #permissivelicensing

@stefano are you going to install any #Bsd version on those #Wifi routers?

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