gyptazy.com is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.
This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.
I cleaned a few things up on my compositor and wrote up install instructions for #OpenBSD if anyone was curious after my #BSDCan talk:
https://git.sr.ht/~phaedrus/Xuake
If you do try to get it working, let me know. If you are an international user and want the keyboard layout to be configurable, then especially let me know; that will jump that to top priority. (And writing that sentence might get it updated this week, anyway.)
My relay at https://fedi-relay.gyptazy.com has currently 139 instances connected, mostly tech related sharing the same mindset and interests like #Linux, #BSD, #Ansible, #Proxmox, #Coding, and many more! You can easily join from your instance when using #Pleroma, #snac (#snac2), #Mastodon and its forks 🙂
#fedi #fediworld #fedicommunity #community #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #homelab #Python #Debian #RockyLinux #Feditips
@NebulaTide @Sascha wer #GAFAM-Dienste nutzt hat wegen #CloudAct ohnehin keine #Privatsphäre, daher ist ein bricking schlechter Software IMHO kein ernsthaftes Problem.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZoWksRnJac
Aber das dürfte auf die wenigsten Leute zutreffen...
Slides from Alexander Bluhm (bluhm@)'s talk "Update on #OpenBSD Networking Performance Improvements" today at #EuroBSDcon 2025.
https://www.openbsd.org/papers/eurobsdcon2025-bluhm-protomp.pdf
Slides from Marc Espie (espie@)'s talk "DPB [Distributed Ports Builder]: One protocol to build them all" Saturday at #EuroBSDcon 2025.
https://www.openbsd.org/papers/eurobsdcon2025-espie-dpb.pdf
Slides from Florian Obser (florian@)'s #OpenBSD talk "We choose to do the things, not because they are easy..." at #EuroBSDcon 2025.
https://www.openbsd.org/papers/eurobsdcon2025-florian-easy.pdf
Slides from Hans-Jörg Höxer (hshoexer@)'s talk "Confidential Computing with OpenBSD - The Next Step" at #EuroBSDcon 2025.
https://www.openbsd.org/papers/eurobsdcon2025-hshoexer-confidential-computing.pdf
https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/talk/ZBTXNS/
Support for AMD #SEV-ES (Secure Encrypted Virtualization-Encrypted State) guests in #OpenBSD vmm(4)/vmd(8), as well as OpenBSD guests in Linux #KVM will appear in the upcoming 7.8 release!
Currently installing #OpenBSD on a new-to-me resource constrained laptop because I know it will be stable, and fast enough for my needs. Acer Swift 3 with Pentium N5000 and 4GB of soldered RAM. The Intel WiFi is slow, the keyboard isn't backlit, but it has a gorgeous 14" IPS 1080p display and it's fanless so it's completely silent. It's the perfect bedside laptop.
It has a tiny and slow 64GB eMMC main storage but it has an M.2 slot as well (sadly only SATA, no NVMe support) so I chucked in a 1TB drive I had lying around. It's overkill for OpenBSD but it was free and available. Battery life is astounding especially considering the laptop is about seven years old at this point; in Windows 10 it was getting a good 8 hours of actual use browsing the web and light gaming. I expect 4-6 hours with OpenBSD.
I'm leaving Windows on the eMMC so I can fix the BIOS when necessary; it has a tendency to randomly corrupt itself after booting any non-Windows OS and the BIOS recovery utility is Windows-only. That's honestly the only flaw I've found on this otherwise neat little machine.
conference of the spikes
#dragonflybsd #runbsd #openbsd #netbsd #freebsd #hardenedbsd #bsd #unix_surrealism #comic
My neovim configs for *BSD are finally here!
- Plugins managed by Lazy.nvim
- Tested under Freebsd and Openbsd
- LSP support is sketchy, but possible with patience and some manual compiling.
https://github.com/beammeout/nvim-bsd-lazy
The repo still needs work, but I decided to give up on perfectionism and finally make it public .
If you can read this, it means that this #GoToSocial instance, running on the unsupported
#OpenBSD 7.7/amd64 platform with NOWASM, was successfully upgraded to 0.20.0.
The 774 MB #SQlite database migrations steps took about 1min and 46 secs.
current
on #OpenBSD as some important bits seem to be missing from the docs like for instance how you check your kernel version to see if it has current
appended to the version or not. Like I mentioned earlier the undeadly docs say you can now drop the -Dsnap
option on pkg_add
and pkg_info
but it appears that that is not the case until say 7.8 is released. I'm not saying there's lots missing from the docs just small things that would help the user like me help and find out things for myself. So I may yet make a small blog post at some point o this subject.OpenBSD: интервью с Вячеславом Воронцовым
Не в то время и не в том формате, но мы это сделали! Если хотя-бы слышали слово « OpenBSD » — стоит прочитать и посмотреть.
-Dsnap
since I was told in undeadly. The snapshot for amd64 is dated 8th october the same date as the message in undeadly. So I'm wondering if I need to wait for the next snapshot before dropping the -Dsnap
?? Because if I try it now it gives me a weird error. I am on current too ???justine@openbsd-desktop ~ $ doas pkg_add -uHELP please .....
doas (justine@openbsd-desktop.localdomain) password:
https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD//7.8/packages/amd64/: no such dir
Couldn't find any update
justine@openbsd-desktop ~ $ doas pkg_add -Dsnap -u
quirks-7.147 signed on 2025-10-08T09:48:59Z
justine@openbsd-desktop ~ $ doas sysupgrade -s
Fetching from https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD//snapshots/amd64/
SHA256.sig 100% |**************************************************************************| 2324 00:00
Signature Verified
Already on latest snapshot.
Jonathan Gray (jsg@) updated the version of OpenBSD -current from "7.8" to "7.8-current".
Those running the latest-and-greatest [via a sufficiently new snapshot or built from source] no longer need to use "-D snap" with pkg_add(1) (and pkg_info(1)).At the moment I am updating packages with the -Dsnap option. Does that post mean that I can stop using that option right now or should I wait ???
https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20251009060155
I should say that I wish to remain on current snapshots.
In Zagreb, I realized my 2021 MacBook Pro M1 is starting to show its age. The battery life is shorter and the system seems slower than it was at the beginning, perhaps also due to the latest OS version. Yesterday, I used the "new" Acer with openSUSE Tumbleweed, running KDE Plasma. It's small, I paid about 500 euros for it, and it has a good monitor, but the battery life is poor, and that's the main reason I still primarily use the Mac. And yet, it gave me a greater sense of speed than the Mac. When one of the BSDs works well enough on this laptop (mainly suspend/resume), it will probably become my daily driver on the go. I need to try OpenBSD 7.8 as soon as it will be out.
it might have some surprises in store for me.
In Zagreb, I realized my 2021 MacBook Pro M1 is starting to show its age. The battery life is shorter and the system seems slower than it was at the beginning, perhaps also due to the latest OS version. Yesterday, I used the "new" Acer with openSUSE Tumbleweed, running KDE Plasma. It's small, I paid about 500 euros for it, and it has a good monitor, but the battery life is poor, and that's the main reason I still primarily use the Mac. And yet, it gave me a greater sense of speed than the Mac. When one of the BSDs works well enough on this laptop (mainly suspend/resume), it will probably become my daily driver on the go. I need to try OpenBSD 7.8 as soon as it will be out.
it might have some surprises in store for me.
Recovering and reminiscing on an incredible #EuroBSDCon 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia! 🇭🇷
What a week! Over 220 attendees, 48 brilliant speakers, and 16 amazing sponsors came together to celebrate all things #BSD. The energy was #BSD, deep dives into tech, inspiring talks, and those hallway conversations that spark new ideas and collaborations.
Huge shoutout to the video crew who made sure every moment was captured, and to everyone who traveled near and far to be part of this vibrant community. Whether it was hacking, learning, or just geeking out over #BSD, the connections made here are what make this event so special.
Zagreb, and the incredible Organizing Committee, you were the perfect host! Already counting down to the next one in Brussels! 🇧🇪
Did you attend? What was your highlight? 👇
We are collecting as much as possible on: https://2025.eurobsdcon.org/wrapup.html
Like and subscribe!
#EuroBSDCon #EuroBSDCon2026 #EuroBSDCon2025 #RUNBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD
OpenBSD -current is now "7.8-current" https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20251009060155 #openbsd #current #development #upcomingrelease #release #unixlike #freesoftware #libresoftware
@justine I'm pretty happy with #OpenBSD on my workstations. I'm lazy and it just works. Everything feels uncomplicated and old skool UNIX'ey. Speed and performance is not a great concern as I'm using old hardware anyway. I haven't lost any important files with FFS yet and FVWM3 is more than enough playground for me.
I will be posting about my mini PC multi port LAN router firewall, what information would be helpful information to include in the post about the hardware? All of the hardware is supported natively and I did not install anything extra due to only being a home router directing traffic. #openbsd
5 days to go!
Secure e-mail stack with OpenSMTPD, Rspamd, Dovecot – on FreeBSD.
#EuroBSDConAdvent #EuroBSDCon #BSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD #ZFS #PF #RunBSD
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https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/10/06/valuable-news-2025-10-06/
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#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday
Personally I would have gone with #Mailcow. Much easier to setup and administer. As much as I love #FreeBSD and #OpenBSD I sure as hell wouldn't recommend it for an SME. Unless your goal is lock-in. Vendor lock-in. And in this case that vendor is
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