FYI: ungoogled-chromium is crashing again on #OpenBSD -current on the latest snapshot:

kern.version=OpenBSD 8.0-beta (GENERIC.MP) #114: Sat Aug 29 02:49:40 MDT 2026
    deraadt@amd64.openbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC.MP

I am curious for people's thoughts, I have been a long time linux user and have no reason to go back but with the walls around technology growing higher I find my favourite #foss projects submitting to them. Like how AI is now an inseparable part of the linux kernel and most distros accept AI code contributions and systemd as well as several distros are preparing for #ageverification laws with compliance. I've found myself looking for alternatives that more align with my values as a leftists and a #luddite that strongly apposes those things and the rise of techno futurism (techno-fascism). I have been curious about #bsd and specifically #openbsd but have yet to try it out (I may install it on a spare laptop today to try it) but I was curious what people's recommendation would be for an operating system now that linux has declared itself openseason for the slop and many traditional distros have pre-emptively bent the knee to age verification and seem willing to become surveillance tech the moment a fascist asks them with any sort of legal backing. Thanks and sending my love to all who celebrate the summer of ludd <3

@doikayt I use #openBSD and I like it.

https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/34290

1 of 3 GitHub Continuous Integration checks passed (the other two are queued, hopefully they'll run smoothly; though since one was OK already, that is a good sign at least!).

From the release notes: https://chrony-project.org/news.html it seems as if a lot of the new features? Are actually supporting OpenBSD!

So, that isn't really a big deal for MacPorts' users, though maybe OpenBSD users will think that chrony is worth checking out? Admittedly, the OpenBSD project already has OpenNTPD, though chrony: supports PTP too.

Observational curiosity: 4.9 was released, apparently exactly a year after 4.8 was released (August 27th). I am guessing maybe that was intentional?

#chrony #NTP #PTP #MacPorts #OpenSource #OpenBSD

We are counting down to the European *BSD event of the year! 😈⛳🐡

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Submitted updates to 2 ports for #OpenBSD. Hope they get in before the ports lock for 8.0. 🤞

Oh yeah. I got LWJGL 3.3.2 working properly on OpenBSD. Now I can run versions of minecraft up through 1.21.11. VICTORY! ​​
#OpenBSD

You haven't lived until you've slapped NetBSD on a Nintendo Wii and used it as a reverse proxy to your {Open, Hardened}BSD machines.

Either way, BSD all the way. The penguin shall be lynched tomorrow.

#RunBSD #OpenBSD #HardenedBSD #NetBSD #Wii

Anyone have any idea why pdftopdf fails in #cups on #OpenBSD? I cannot print anything because the filter chain dies with "pdftopdf" exiting with status 1. Weirdly I do not seem to have pdftopdf installed. On latest snapshot and latest version of cups. Hints?

(I did try removing / cleaning all cups related files; building cups myself... Problem still persists)

I kveld, i Bergen: "Hva har (kan) CRA - EU Cyber Resilience Act gjort (gjøre) for deg?" https://blug.linux.no/events/2026-08-cra/

Bergen (BSD and) Linux User Group (BLUG), kl 19:00 i Pressekonferanserommet, Media City Bergen #cybersecurity #cra #cyberresilience #freesoftware #libresoftware #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #usergroup

Se også https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_hascan_eu_cra_donedo_for_you.html

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2 days of running #OpenBSD as a daily driver has been smooth as silk. I fixed the touchpad issue on my thinkpad and getting a linux VM setup for my web dev build and deploys was way easier than FreeBSD.

I am absolutely loving this operating system. it's solid, doesn't eat resources, and is simply a joy to use. I'm now seriously considering nuking my nixos partition and just putting debian or bazzite on it for only gaming.

#linux #BSD

@gumnos

Hmmm, "PASS AIR BAG" must be the 2026 version of "Pass the Dutchie/Kouchie" 😄

Hey, you mentioned some compose key wizardry yesterday. How do I export #NetBSD's compose key setup into #OpenBSD? Because +"-"+"-"+"-" does not work properly in OpenBSD for me. :/

Also, unrelated, but for some weird reason, I have to do this in NetBSD, otherwise things like quotation marks come out looking like gibberish (both in uxterm and lxterminal, with any font I've tried):

case $uname in
	(...)
	NetBSD)
				#Somehow, having these variables exported breaks things,
				# so unset them and redefine them without being exported
				unset LANG LC_ALL
				LANG=en_US.UTF-8
				LC_ALL="en_US.UTF-8"
				(...)

I export all those variables by default, but somethow that messes up things on NetBSD (and only NetBSD).

dropQbsd has been moved from GitHub – where a copy will remain – to Sourcehut, its natural home.

I’d like to thank Drew DeVault for welcoming my project onto his platform.

For free spirits, dropQbsd — compartmentalization without virtualization, based on BSD — can be found here: https://git.sr.ht/~nobraininside/dropQbsd

#OpenBSD #freebsd #netbsd #openSource #privacy #sourcehut #digitalsovereignty

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Another day where #Perl and #OpenBSD saved the day

#borgbackup 2.0.0b23 was just released!

With a ton of new features and some fixes, please check the change log and help testing:

https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b23

#linux #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #macOS #windows #python

It looks like I have resumed writing down my #OpenBSD stories. They will be published in september!

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rpki-client 9.9 released https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260824085031 #openbsd #openbgpd #rpkiclient #bgp #routing #rpki #security #cryptography #networking #freesoftware #libresoftware

#OpenBSD dpb is also a great tool. I haven't had the need to bulk build packages on OpenBSD, tho.

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟴/𝟮𝟰 (Valuable News - 2026/08/24) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/08/24/valuable-news-2026-08-24/

Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

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rpki-client 9.9 has been released:
https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-announce&m=178751317654834&w=2
#rpki #bgp #OpenBSD #rpkiclient #routing #networking

If any of my work on #OpenBSD, or my highlight posts here (or elsewhere) has been helpful in the past, a small recurring monthly donation would be extremely appreciated. ​

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Has someone managed to setup httpd on #openbsd with the new headers, or relayd with ecdsa ?

I tried a few weeks ago, failed. Could not pursue due to work load. Now it's easying up so I could try again.

Bwahahaha, managed to map "Ctrl-9-Front" to launching drawterm on my Sun Type 7 keyboard. :D

#9front #OpenBSD #unix

syspatched and pkg_add -u'd my openbsd box.
All is well...

#openbsd #bsd #runbsd #unix

Thanks @OpenBSDAms and @mischa for patching the host systems and the the great communication 👌

If you are using OpenBSD 7.9 yourself as well, patch your system.

* syspatch
* pkg_add -u

#OpenBSD

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I’ve been enjoying my time testing out #Caddy running on my #NetBSD server. As much as I love #OpenBSD, NBSD is really grabbing my interest as of late 😎

Question to those that contribute to #OpenBSD - what is the best way to submit a small non-impacting change?

For example: a script contains a comment line that is there to simply disable an echo statement. Most likely as a way of debugging its working during the creation and testing of the script.

Where and how would you bring this up? Is this for misc@openbsd.org or is there a better place?