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pela0🏴‍☠️<p>Unix is not just an operating system...it's a way of life<br><br><a href="https://mstdn.sysops.cl/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openbsd</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.sysops.cl/tags/freebsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freebsd</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.sysops.cl/tags/netbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>netbsd</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.sysops.cl/tags/unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unix</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.sysops.cl/tags/unixporn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unixporn</span></a></p>
Jez Caudle :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Em0nM4stodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@keepassxc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>keepassxc</span></a></span> And <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a>. I sync it using Nextcloud from Mac to OpenBSD to Windows to Kali. Brilliant piece of software.</p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>Now that it's official, I can announce it - although I may have dropped a few hints earlier! 😉 </p><p>My talk "Why (and how) we’re migrating many of our servers from Linux to the BSDs" has been accepted, and I’ll be honored to present it in June at BSDCan in Ottawa.</p><p>The joy of meeting BSD friends in person again (and those I haven’t had the chance to meet live yet) will be immense, and the honor of sharing my story in Canada is truly beyond measure, especially considering the level of other talks and all the people attending.</p><p>Of course, I’ll be bringing various BSD Cafe gadgets with me!</p><p>For more information, here’s <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://io.mwl.io/@mwl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mwl</span></a></span> 's post with further details: <a href="https://blog.bsdcan.org/2025/03/18/bsdcan-2025-talks-tutorials-and-registration/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.bsdcan.org/2025/03/18/bsd</span><span class="invisible">can-2025-talks-tutorials-and-registration/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSDCan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BSDCan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RunBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RunBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a></p>
MysticBasil 🇺🇦<p>Looks like the only <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BSD</span></a> that is currently legally rooted outside of the USA is <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a>. Gotta love Canada!</p>
Tomáš<p>listen</p><p><a href="https://merveilles.town/tags/unix_surrealism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unix_surrealism</span></a> <a href="https://merveilles.town/tags/9front" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>9front</span></a> <a href="https://merveilles.town/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openbsd</span></a> <a href="https://merveilles.town/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://merveilles.town/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://merveilles.town/tags/rabbit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rabbit</span></a></p>
abbe<p>Powered by <a href="https://bookwor.ms/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a></p>
Laurent Cimon<p>I got tired of using Debian on my desktop. Frequent crashes and outdated software. So I installed <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> on a separate SSD and everything works. My only compromise is I need to use DRM-free media. I still use Debian for video games for the same reasons that a Linux user would keep Windows 10 years ago. But for schoolwork OpenBSD works perfectly fine, and I have plenty of music files and downloaded series. I had a few issues with my USB microphone and webcam but I fixed that easily.</p><p>I don’t know why I haven’t done this sooner, I’ve always imagined myself using FreeBSD on the desktop before OpenBSD because of the nostalgia, but the lack of 802.11ac support is problematic.</p>
horia<p><a class="mention u-url" href="https://honk.vedetta.com/o/openbsd" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenBSD</a> CVS Web crippled <a class="mention u-url" href="https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&amp;m=174199146014926&amp;w=2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&amp;m=174199146014926&amp;w=2</a></p>
Unix Weekly<p>A more robust raw OpenBSD syscall demo</p><p><a href="https://nullprogram.com/blog/2025/03/06/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nullprogram.com/blog/2025/03/0</span><span class="invisible">6/</span></a></p><p>Discussions: <a href="https://discu.eu/q/https://nullprogram.com/blog/2025/03/06/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">discu.eu/q/https://nullprogram</span><span class="invisible">.com/blog/2025/03/06/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openbsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unix</span></a></p>
stilla<p>What do people use to transfer files between <a href="https://exquisite.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> / <a href="https://exquisite.social/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> and <a href="https://exquisite.social/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a>? Other than KDE Connect / GSConnect / Valent.</p>
It's FOSS<p>Bring OpenBSD’s Pledge to Linux for better security. 🔒🐧</p><p><a href="https://itsfoss.com/pledge-linux-port/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">itsfoss.com/pledge-linux-port/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openbsd</span></a></p>
Tim Chase<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nixCraft</span></a></span> </p><p>A BlueTooth vulnerability¹?</p><p>Meanwhile, <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> users everywhere:</p><p>⸻<br>¹ <a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/undocumented-backdoor-found-in-bluetooth-chip-used-by-a-billion-devices/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu</span><span class="invisible">rity/undocumented-backdoor-found-in-bluetooth-chip-used-by-a-billion-devices/</span></a></p>
Tomáš<p>metacity hacker</p><p><a href="https://merveilles.town/tags/unix_surrealism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unix_surrealism</span></a> <a href="https://merveilles.town/tags/hacker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacker</span></a> <a href="https://merveilles.town/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openbsd</span></a> <a href="https://merveilles.town/tags/9front" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>9front</span></a> <a href="https://merveilles.town/tags/mata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mata</span></a></p>
Goddess Peach<p><span>Server builders of fedi. Does this build seem reasonable for a vm host/nas combo before i start throwing money at getting parts?<br><br>My goals are:<br>To sip power when mostly idle<br>Be quiet<br>Stay relatively cool<br>work with video transcoding in jellyfin<br>fit within 2-3U of rackspace<br>while still performing well as a hypervisor host<br><br>hardware:<br>- Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO<br>- CPU: AMD ryzen 5 5600G (6C/12T)<br>- CPU cooler: Noctua NH-L9i<br>- RAM: whatever brand 128gb ddr4-3600, 4*32gb sticks (ECC is not needed as far as i understand as it's a small deployment)<br>- Hard drives: 5*4TB WD purple 5400rpm - since there enterprise drives under the hood they should be fine, and will be brought from diffrent batches.<br>- SSDs: 2*1TB cruial P3 Plus<br>- generic pcie x1 to m.2 adapter (the second pciex16 lane seems to be disabled if the second m.2 slot on the motherboard is used, i'm not too sure of that's specific to just this motherboard or a specfiction issue with bus bandwidth along pcie lanes generally). It will be slowee but it's a boot drive on a server and will be for redundancy in any case.<br>- PSU: corsair sf600 600W sfx psu (or any sfx power supply of similar wattage depending on price)<br>- nic: solarflare dual 40Gbe infiniband nic (i don't remeber the exact model)<br>- maybe an external HBA if i choose to add a JBOD later on for additional Zdevs.<br>- an additional pciex16 slot spare if i need to paas a gpu through to a vm if required<br><br>software stack:<br>boot drives: raid 1 mirrored.<br>hard drives: zraid5 (4+1 parity in a single zdev)<br>host: </span><a href="https://spookygirl.boo/tags/NetBSD" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NetBSD</a><span> with a xen hypervisor.<br>- Guests: <br>° 2 * </span><a href="https://spookygirl.boo/tags/OpenBSD" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenBSD</a><span> for public services<br>° 2 for personal services to avoid any real world identity leaks between professional and personal servers. The 2 vms allow for updates without downtime.<br>° Kicksecure/hardendbsd for jellyfin and similar services.<br>° 2 vm's for database failover running netbsd or openbsd.<br>- shared files between vm's being done over sshfs, smb or nfs.<br><br>the only real issue i personally see with this system is the lack of </span><a href="https://spookygirl.boo/tags/libreboot" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#libreboot</a><span> or </span><a href="https://spookygirl.boo/tags/coreboot" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coreboot</a><span> so maybe a intel based system would be better for that? But maybe i'm overlooking some other issues?<br><br> Pc part picker is suggesting this system will pull 366 watts as its estimated max wattage which isn't too bad, and that doesn't account for cstates or other power saving functionalities.</span></p>
undead<p>Getting into the idea of making my own e-ink capacative touch <a href="https://hackers.town/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> device. 5" screen and overlay about $45... hmm...</p>
Solène :flan_hacker:<p>As a reminder, I'm hosting the service <a href="https://openports.pl" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">openports.pl</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> to easily search stuff in <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> ports/packages collection.</p><p>The server is running -current and is publishing the list of all snapshots it went through. This can be useful if you are looking for information about working / defective snapshots.</p><p><a href="https://openports.pl/snaps.txt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">openports.pl/snaps.txt</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Bryan Steele :flan_beard:<p><a href="https://bsd.network/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> -current now supports USB3 speeds in xhci(4) for isochronous endpoints, e.g: such as uvideo(4) USB webcams.</p><blockquote><p>kirill@ modified src/sys/dev/usb/{xhci,usb_subr}.c: sys/xhci: support of USB 3.0 speeds</p><p>OK: mglocker@</p><p>kirill@ modified src/sys/dev/usb/uvideo.c: sys/uvideo: support of USB 3.0 speeds</p><p>OK: mglocker@</p></blockquote><p>This follows work that has happened in recent months to improve the uvideo(4) driver, V4L2 compatibility, supporting more devices, more closely aligning behaviour with Linux/Windows so that userland consumers are happy.</p>
Tom<p>I need to start blogging again. Even if the reading of my blog post by Tom Jones on an episode of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsd.network/@bsdnow" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bsdnow</span></a></span> got hijacked by a story about a cat. 😂</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/freebsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freebsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a></p>
nixCraft 🐧<p>OpenBSD Innovations <a href="https://www.openbsd.org/innovations.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">openbsd.org/innovations.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unix</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openbsd</span></a></p>
R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵<p><a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/poll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poll</span></a>: are you "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eating_your_own_dog_food" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dog-fooding</a>" <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/bsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BSD</span></a>?</p><p>Unlike previous polls (:BlobCatBlush:) I have tried really hard to make sure the options make sense. Select the <em>lowest</em> item in the list that is true for you:</p><p>Of the ten options, the first four are for those that <em>don't</em> use BSD regularly (let's say at least once per week).<br>The fifth option ("VPN/server") is for someone who uses BSD on a server they manage, but <em>don't</em> have physical access to.<br>The sixth ("at work") through eighth ("secondary laptop/desktop") is for those who regularly use some variant of BSD, but not as a primary daily driver.<br>The ninth and tenth options are for "dog-fooding"</p><p>Oh, right, and I'm sorry, but it really must need be said: <em><strong>MacOS, iOS, and other Apple products do not count</strong></em>. Sorry again. I <em>will</em> count any FOSS BSD-like OSes like <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/openindiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenIndiana</span></a>, though.<br>I will also count retro commercial Unixes, if you're actually daily-driving them. ;)</p><p><a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/runbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RunBSD</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/freebsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/netbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/dragonflybsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DragonflyBSD</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/nomadbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NomadBSD</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/ghostbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GhostBSD</span></a></p>