Is #NecroComputing a thing? Blogging in 2025 using a 27-year laptop with Pentium II is actually possible.
Hail to #OpenBSD and #BSSG !
https://blog.pipetogrep.org/2025/06/25/blogging-like-it-s-1998/

#RetroComputing

Hello, old friend. Possibly the slowest piece of kit I still own. No longer in service but ran as my #OpenBSD firewall for years when I was on ADSL.

#soekris #net5501

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So I guess I either try courier-imap server or cyrus-imapd. Not sure of the differences between the two or whether one is better than the other.

#dovecot #imap #cyrus #courier #openbsd

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Primarily a C Developer ( but not just that, I haz skillz ) looking for full time job or long contract; know #NetBSD, #FreeBSD, even #OpenBSD, some #Linux when I have to.

Indeed & Monster job sites have been a huge failure over 18 months.

Can anyone help?

http://www.snert.com/resume/

Call for testing: bge/bnx/iavf/igc/ix/ixl/ngbe/pcn: ifq_restart() fix https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250624072336 #openbsd #bugfix #current #callfortesting #test #bge #bnx #iavf #igc #ix #ixl #ngbe #pcn #networking #ifq_restart #ifconfig

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Please tell me that you already know that the BSD now podcast exists. Also tell me that you have listened to at least a part, of one of the beautiful BSD podcasts

When I was not a part of the FediVerse, at least not the active part, because I've had my accounts for a long time, I knew about BSD podcasts but I never seeked one actively.

However you have no excuse, because you not only run one of the flavors of BSD, you are also part of the FediVerse so you have no excuses not to go and listen to the BSD podcasts.

There are so many diverse subjects, that all you have to do, is pick one that you like, download it in a client that's not encumbered by a massive company, preferably one that's also free Open Source, listen enjoy and learn

And there are many different diverse podcasts

I'll talk about those later

#freeBSD #openBSD #netBSD #ghostBSD #podcast #BSD #now #BSDnow

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@passthejoe @strlcat @dvandal @david_chisnall @davidgerard

On the contrary, they've all done one switch already, about a decade before systemd came along in the Linux-based world.

#NetBSD pioneered a major switch in rc at the turn of the century, with Mewburn rc, which #FreeBSD followed two years later. #OpenBSD has a similar, but incompatible, system that it switched to.

In further contrast, OpenBSD has run with #Xenocara.

#rc

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Some insights how my BoxyBSD project for the BSD Community boosted the Proxmox ecosystem and let me create several tools that were simply missing.

#Proxmox #OpenSource #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #RUNBSD #Ansible #ProxLB #Community #BSDCan #Hosting #VPS

https://gyptazy.com/how-my-boxybsd-project-boosted-the-proxmox-ecosystem/

@passthejoe

What's the problem you're having with #Syncthing #OpenBSD?

I found that I had to just turn off the file watching feature and just set it to poll every minute or so. OpenBSD just can't seem to handle that many open files.

I'm running my OpenBSD laptop all the time right now. I'd like to get started with the 20+ desktop how-to posts I'm planning.

I also broke my foot.

While I can't move around, I can't sync the user files in the OpenBSD system with my Debian desktop (via Syncthing) and back to my Fedora disk on the laptop, so that's a big reason to stay in OpenBSD.

#OpenBSD #Syncthing

You should know #OpenBSD released 3 patches today:

006 2025-06-17 SECURITY Multiple X11 server issues.

005 2025-06-17 RELIABILITY In acme-client(1), handle as yet unobserved "processing" state when fetching an issued certificate by retrying instead of giving up.

004 2025-06-17 RELIABILITY When using syncookies in pf(4), new TCP connections could run into timeout due to integer underflow.

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@snikket_im I was using it with Prosody (as there's no Snikket package/port for #OpenBSD to my knowledge). Is there a particular XEP that needs enabling for the traffic optimizations?
@neil

"Where have you been for the last 20 years?" - The question that changed everything. This isn't a BSDCan report, but a personal reflection on how impostor syndrome stole decades from me, and why it's never too late to find your community and live life fully.

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/06/17/where-have-you-been-for-the-last-20-years/

#BSDCan #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #MyNotes #Life #LifeReflections #LiveLife #Community #OpenSource #OSS #EuroBSDCon

j2k25 hackathon report from kn@: installer, low battery, and more https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250616082212 #openbsd #hackathon #j2k25 #development #packages #installer #batterylife #watch

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The BSDCan streams can be found on Youtube, https://www.youtube.com/@BsdcanOrg along with recordings from earlier conferences.

Also see https://www.bsdcan.org/2025/ for livestream info

#bsdcan #bsd #conference #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #unix #development #devops #freesoftware #libresoftware

Next up at #bsdcan plenary room, "Why (and how) we're migrating many of our servers from Linux to the BSDs" by Stefano Marinelli https://indico.bsdcan.org/event/5/contributions/123/ #conference #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #freesoftware #libresoftware

Souvenir from #bsdcan - 3d printed from #openbsd -

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Ready for the conference!

#BSDCan #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #RunBSD

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Also, I've still not got everything working on #OpenBSD 7.7 so yes, you lot as well. Grrrrr.

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#OpenBSD -current now has a new battery charge management framework! Likely to be supported on ThinkPad's and Apple Silicon Macs in the near future! ​

Three new sysctl(2)'s were added, hw.battery.charge{mode,start,stop}.

"The idea is that with
hw.battery.chargemode=1
hw.battery.chargestop=80
hw.battery.chargestart=75

the battery would be kept charged within the range between 75% and 80%."

Full commit msg: https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=168436150408382&w=2

@sirber

Next time try #OpenBSD or #Haiku. It'll be so lightweight, you'll soil yourself in four dimensions!

@sirber

For example, this is #OpenBSD being totally usable on a 1998 G3:

https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=rT71HwfiM_A

@sirber

Uh, yeah, but #OpenBSD has modern software.

Pick a package and search for it here. See if they don't have it, and a fairly recent version: https://openports.pl/

I think I need more reasons to use #OpenBSD. I used to be a heavy user, even used to run it on my laptop, but currently manage zero installations.

I also think I should give #NetBSD a fair shake, I've only ever installed it twice, and never really given it a chance.

Using OpenBSD is easy, I'll probably convert my wireguard router over to it.

But any suggestions on NetBSD use cases? I mean this from the context of a heavy #FreeBSD user with a massive emphasis on jails.

#BSD #UNIX

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Finally managed to create a bootable ISO image for Ubuntu that works perfectly with the #OpenBSD vm console.

https://hiddenagenda.ltd.uk/blog/ubuntu_24_04_on_openbsd_vmm/

#foss

That Grumpy BSD Guy: A Short Reading List https://nxdomain.no/~peter/the_short_reading_list.html A collection of pointers to things I have written and that I think may be of value to you too (with conference teasers) #openbsd #packetfilter #pf #cybercrime #antispam #security #networking #freesoftware #libresoftware #eurobsdcon #bsdcan

In a little more than a week, people like me will be heading to #Ottawa for #bsdcan.

You can still register for the conference at https://www.bsdcan.org/2025/registration.html, and browse https://www.bsdcan.org/ for info.

#openbsd #netbsd #freebsd #unix #development #networking #devops #sysadmin #experience #conference

The more #sh scripting I do, the more I love it and wondering why I didn't learn it earlier. So for #wakegp now I have done this to have 256 runs for different values of deletion_mutation_rate and deletions_per_mutation:

➜  runs5 git:(main) for i in {0..255}; do 
for> for size in nanod minid microd halfd thirdd majord; do
for for> for r in 1 2 4 8 16; do
for for for> w_run p4_"$size"_"$r" $i;
for for for> done
for for> done
for> done

w_run itself is a function I defined in my .zshrc

But of course, the syntax is hard. And it's not as easy to learn as something like Python. I wonder if #unixlike operating systems such as #Linux and #BSD would consider quitting the current sh in favor of something new designed from scratch.

Last time I remember, in the list of projects #NLnet had founded, there was a niche new shell invented for unix like systems. I'm gonna check it out. Also #OpenBSD people have something for themselves.

#FreeBSD #tech #geek #shellscripting #scripting #bash_scripting #shell_scripting #programming

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#OSDay #OSDay25 #OSDay2025 #Conference #RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #OpenSource #OSS

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Me, standing up and presenting myself. "I solve problems"

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One of the staff members asking me something about AI

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The trophy - I won :-)

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#OSDay #OSDay25 #OSDay2025 #Conference #RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #OpenSource #OSS

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Good evening, #BSDCafe!
Good evening, #Fediverse!

Today I was finally able to spend the whole day working on FreeBSD and OpenBSD servers, after a few days full of other activities.
I must confess - it’s been incredibly relaxing and refreshing.

I upgraded an OpenBSD server with a colleague (inside a bhyve VM - we were both connected to the same tmux session).
He was amazed by how simple the process was, and actually said “WOW” when the server sent the entire upgrade output via email.

Tomorrow, he’s planning to install a new OpenBSD server and “play around” with it.
Mission accomplished. 🙂

#RunBSD #OpenBSD #bhyve

I have OpenBSD running on MassiveGRID VPS. Currently hosting my “OpenBASED” mini site there for testing purposes.

I have a bare-bones “status” page that I’ll be running for a few days: https://openbased.btxx.org/status.html

Plan to do a write-up after (setup, specs, cost, thoughts)

#openbsd #vps #hosting

Just realized that my Gemini capsule gemini://test.samebchase.com/ was down after the upgrade to #OpenBSD 7.7.

Turns out there was a binary incompatibility with the Gemini server I am using across versions. FWIU, in OpenBSD, there is no expectation of binary compatibility across versions.

https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2020-11-30-gemini-vger-server.html

All I needed to do was to recompile it, and the capsule is up again.

Back in the day when I was setting this up, @solene helped me a lot in getting it up and running. Thanks for making vger, Solène!

https://fantastic.earth/@samebchase/114536047084931147

A quick fc-list | grep -i emoji does indeed show the correct font is installed.

/usr/local/share/fonts/noto/NotoColorEmoji.ttf: Noto Color Emoji:style=Regular

https://www.reddit.com/r/openbsd/comments/1atanzd/color_emoji_not_shown/

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Are you mulling a submission? Get yours in at https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/

Main conferfence site: https://2025.eurobsdcon.org/

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Hello, Puffy

#openbsd #openbsd77 #runbsd

@gumnos @justine

Isn't #qemu (in software virtualization mode) also an option for #OpenBSD?

You'd lose a fair bit of performance, but gain a lot of flexibility for other OSes.

Maybe #OpenBSD could be the best choice for my AMD mini pc desktop...maybe I should try...

#RunBSD

I'm just at the reading and thinking stage just now. Yes I know another rabbit hole my brain thinks would be a good idea to jump into. 🙄
#RunBSD

New profiling subsystem committed to -current https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250525104147 #openbsd #development #profiling #profil #security #libresoftware #freesoftware #bsd #unixlike

As previously announced, there will be a PF tutorial at BSDCan 2025 -

For Upcoming PF Tutorials, We Welcome Your Questions
https://nxdomain.no/~peter/pf_tutorial_upcoming_questions_welcome.html

Registration: https://www.bsdcan.org/2025/registration.html

#BSDCan #EuroBSDcon #OpenBSD #PF #tutorial, #packetfilter #Ottawa #BookofPF #BSDCan #conferences #networking #security

EuroBSDCon 2025, Zagreb, September 2025 - Call for Talk and Presentation proposals is open

Feel free to submit at https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/

Please also visit the main website https://2025.eurobsdcon.org/ for information about the conference.

See you in Zagreb!

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Sigh. No more Home Assistant on OpenBSD. The developers have announced the deprecation of core and supervised installs.

Oh well. Going to flash Home Assistant OS on a mini PC and migrate to that.

#HomeAssistant #OpenBSD #Home #Automation

Some of the best things in life are free, such as #openbsd

Case in point: "You Have Installed OpenBSD. Now For The Daily Tasks." https://nxdomain.no/~peter/openbsd_installed_now_for_the_daily_tasks.html #opensource #libresoftware #networking #security #sanecomputing #sovereigntech

UPDATE If I run xhost + and then doas libreoffice it runs up perfectly !
Why is that #OpenBSD folk that I cannot run #LibreOffice as a normal user under Xorg ???

I might be being dumb just now ? But I've got my #OpenBSD desktop setup just nice with OpenBox and Xterm plus Qutebrowser. I decided to install libreoffice and it installed as it should but when I try to run it in the terminal I get the following error. Please help ❤️

 ~  $ libreoffice
/usr/local/lib/libreoffice/program/soffice.bin X11 error: Can't open display:
   Set DISPLAY environment variable, use -display option
   or check permissions of your X-Server
   (See "man X" resp. "man xhost" for details)

I feel the need... the need to buy another $200 #thinkpad. XD

P.S., X390 Yoga. Looking forward to having a convertible as my daily-driver again.

(I still use my X200t, but the wacom input doesn't work in #OpenBSD)

Another boring #OpenBSD upgrade from 7.6→7.7

# sysupgrade
[automatic reboot into upgrade, enter FDE password]
[automatic reboot into OS, enter FDE password]
# syspatch
# reboot
[reboots into rebuilt kernel, enter FDE password]
# sysmerge
[a few mundane /etc/ssh/sshd_config and /etc/login.conf]
# pkg_add -u
[upgrades packages]
# rcctl restart dovecot # due to pkg upgrade

and done. Took all of ~10 minutes including downloading.

https://dmesgd.nycbug.org/index.cgi?do=view&id=8379

xterm*faceName: Go Mono Nerd Font Mono
xterm*renderFont: true
xterm*faceSize: 10

I've been a customer of @OpenBSDAms for a few years now. Every now and then I used to get an email that they upgraded the #OpenBSD version, but I never got around to upgrading my VM.

With the latest upgrade they upgraded to OpenBSD 7.7, but my VM was on 7.0.

Being several years behind made me anxious. I started wondering if I needed to provision a new VM, and move all my stuff to it.

But, then I felt I could try upgrading. Took a backup of all my files.

I was able to upgrade from.
7.0 -> 7.1 (reboot)
7.1 -> 7.2 (reboot)
7.2 -> 7.3 (reboot)
7.3 -> 7.4 (reboot)
7.4 -> 7.5 (reboot)
7.5 -> 7.6 (reboot)
7.6 -> 7.7 (reboot)

Now, I am on the latest version. If this seamless 7-upgrade is not an absolute master class in software engineering, I don't know what is. OpenBSD developers, take a bow! 🙇🏽‍♂️

People working on Linux or the BSDs (or illumos based OSes, etc), are you using two monitors? And, if so, what do you use them for?
I'm trying to understand if it makes sense to keep two monitors on my desk

Please boost

#Linux #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #illumos #SmartOS #OmniOS #IT #SysAdmin

listen to Grandpa.

#FreeBSD #RunBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #illumos #SmartOS #OmniOS #Tribblix #Solarish

Call for testing: em(4) TX interrupt mitigation https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250519170541 #openbsd #networking #devicesupport #interruptmitigation #fasterpackets #lowpower #hardware #hardwaresupport

Do you have an interesting project on a BSD and want to present?

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I can now print thanks to this reddit post

https://www.reddit.com/r/openbsd/comments/18bro15/epson_printing/

The driver was never listed in the drop down even though the printer was found. Doing a quick check of the PPD directory showed me that the ET-4700 driver was there. So I just used the select file from location option and voilà it worked !

Hmm it seems that my Epson ET-4750 is not supported on #OpenBSD with the following drivers epson-inkjet-printer-escpr . My printer actually needs the Epson Inkjet Printer Driver 2 which no one has packaged yet. Any OpenBSD maintainers able to add this at all ??? I know it's a long shot. ;)
#RunBSD

@justine

I like that quote, and I've heard it many times, but I don't actually buy it. The hating Microsoft part, I mean.

It might have been true among Linux users when that was first spoken, but I don't think it's true anymore, nor do I think Torvalds was ever motivated by a hatred of Microsoft or their methods.

Linus is a pragmatist, to a fault (or at least seems to be one to me). It was always about the code to him.

But the loving #Unix part, I agree with, and I staunchly maintain that Unix matters and is very much not dead.

And the fact that neither Unix (nor #BSD, for that matter) means much of anything to most Linux people (I'm talking about the people who are driving change in the Linux ecosystem) is a huge tragedy, to me.

The trajectory to re-make Linux into its own type of MacOS is very obvious to see, and not wholly unjustified. But it's the wrong emphasis, in my mind.

Just as #OpenBSD's single-minded emphasis on code quality and "correctness" (to the point that features that some rely on, like Bluetooth support and softdeps, are removed for the sake of code clarity) isn't a good fit for every user's needs, the corporate desire to make Linux a great data center OS or a great corporate workstation OS isn't the right approach for everyone, and the fact that those seem to be nearly the *only* motivating factor is really unfortunate, and dare I say, wrong-headed.

This has been an issue of culture in the Linux community [[for a long time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Con_Kolivas#Linux)], now.

@Tionisla

“Linux people do what they do because they hate Microsoft. We do what we do because we love Unix.”

– Theo de Raadt

XTerm*faceSize: 10

is this just the same does it not matter ?

xterm*faceSize: 10

Sorry but if it does not matter, if I start XTerm or xterm then that's good as having both just now plays on my OCD. :D

export TERM=wsvt25

You might have to logout or reboot for it to work though.