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.

We're so happy to annouce that we have an open source design devroom and we're now accepting calls for talks via the FOSDEM pretalx system.

Open Source Design has been part of FOSDEM for over a decade now, making sure designers who work with, or contribute to free, libre and open source software (FLOSS) a platform to share their ideas.

Call for participation details and link here:
https://opensourcedesign.net/2025/10/01/fosdem-cfp-2026

#opensource #fosdem26 #opensourcedesign #design #oss #fosdem #cfp

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A graphic for a call for talks for FOSDEM 2026 for Open SOurce Design. A orange and white cat looks up at the camera from the right side as they step on a black tshirt that has 'Pixels & Vectors & Flows & Personas' written on it with the opensourcedesign.net logo at the bottom. The text displays: Open Source Design call for talks for [FOSDEM logo] Call for participation details and link here: https://opensourcedesign.net/2025/10/01/fosdem-cfp-2026

What an amazing list of developer rooms this year in #fosdem !

I'll submit a micro talk (8 minutes) about Splinter to the "Social Web" room. But I'm also excited about new additions this year:

🔮Decentralized Internet and Privacy

🔮Decentralised Communication

🔮Anything Decentralized!11 (just kidding, there's no such room)

🔮Browser and web platform

and finally..
🔮 Gaming and VR!!

Can't wait, really.

https://fosdem.org/2026/news/2025-10-31-devrooms-announced/

Anyone interested in the #HackerTrain to #FOSDEM 2026, here is the quick (and long overdue) analysis of the interest check survey after FOSDEM 2025:

https://hackertrain.org/analysis-of-the-2026-interest-check-survey.html

In summary:

• 80% of respondents would (very) likely go
• so HackerTrain to FOSDEM 2026 is going to happen
• it will be organized as a distributed affair on several routes to accommodate for the diverse geographical and temporal needs
• most people would pay 100-120 € one way (we likely cannot affect that this year much)

Is there any interesting event the day before or after #FOSDEM / #FOSDEM26 / #FOSDEM2026 ?

Calling all web hackers, engine developers, and browser enthusiasts!
The Browser and Web Platform Devroom at #FOSDEM2026 is open for talk proposals -
from Gecko to Blink, Servo to Ladybird, and everything in between.
Submit by December 1, 2025: https://fosdem.org/submit #FOSDEM