Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2026 11:59:02 -0600
From: Theo de Raadt <deraadt@openbsd.org>
To: Renaud Allard <renaud@allard.it>
cc: tech@openbsd.org
Subject: Re: [patch] ext4fs rw
In-reply-to: <2c8df0cc-938e-4036-a628-4c7f69874e0a@allard.it>
Renaud Allard <renaud@allard.it> wrote:
> Maybe it should be made clear on the website that OpenBSD will only
> allow new code made by a human. Because I feel there might be more
> requests like this and there is no point in repeating the discussion.
Yes.

BSD Conference in NL

On Saturday, 9th of May, there is the Spring edition of BSD-NL Our lovely BSD conference, held in the Netherlands. Or more specifically, in Utecht - which is the centre of our little country.

Do you use the BSDs in any way - whether personally, professionally? Everyone with even the slightest interest into the BSDs is welcome, whether you are a beginner or a seasoned maintainer/contributor There will be a couple of talks/presentations, plenty of room and time to hack - and to socialize if that is your thing

So: grab a ticket, join the awesomeness: BSDNL.nl And follow @bsd_nl

#BSDNL #BSD #RUNBSD #OpenBSD #HardenedBSD #SecBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #DragonflyBSD #GhostBSD #EvenMyMotherRunsBSD

@purpleidea @miekg I remember FreeBSD used to be used for routers and other networking solutions due to more efficient optimizations.

But is there use cases when FreeBSD is still better than Linux?

* FreeBSD, OpenBSD, any bsd kernel-based.

#bsd #freebsd #linux #openbsd

my diy #openbsd journal :P

📢 Looking for first-time *BSD speakers! 😈⛳️🐡

The EuroBSDCon 2026 Call for Papers is open, and we’d love to hear from you, yes you! Whether you are just starting out or have a unique perspective to share, your voice matters.

Have you:
- Discovered something cool about *BSD?
- Solved a tricky problem or learned a useful thing?
- Want to share how *BSD can make a first-time user experience better?

This is your chance to share your story, learn from others, and grow as a speaker in a supportive community.

🔗 Submit your idea here: https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2026/cfp
📅 Deadline: June 20, 2026

We are here to help, mentorship and guidance available!

#RUNBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #EuroBSDCon #EuroBSDCon2026 #BSD #Conference #CFP #FirstTimeSpeaker

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Cutout of the EuroBSDCon 2026 banner. Comic like drawing. First panel has a butler serving a nice Belgium beer. There are two speech bubbles. 1. ...we find this? 2. Etterbeek, Sir. The second panel has Manneken Pis doing his thing.

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/08/29/make-your-own-cdn-openbsd/

#Bsdcafe #Cdn #Ha #Hosting #ITNotes #NoteHUB #Openbsd #Ownyourdata #Series #Server #Tutorial #Varnish #Vpn #Web #Wireguard

So today I built #OpenBSD kernel once more.

I'm playing like I was still 15 years old. It just gives me so much joy to do it. Like Linux 25 years ago maybe ?

Time: 2 minutes 30 seconds

Incredible !

Maybe next time I will try to remove all amdgpu stuff which is horribly big. We'll see kernel size and how much time compilation will take.

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Screenshot presents output of OpenBSD kernel compilation time which is 2 minutes and 30 seconds.

Talks day 1 of #asiabsdcon is about to start https://2026.asiabsdcon.org/index.html.en #openbsd #netbsd #freebsd #development #unixlike #freesoftware #libresoftware #opensource

📢 Calling all BSD enthusiasts! 😈⛳️🐡

The call for papers for EuroBSDCon 2026 in Brussels is open, and we're looking for your brilliant ideas! 🌟

Got a groundbreaking discovery in *BSD applications, architecture, or implementation? Or maybe you've cracked the code on performance and security? We want to hear from you!

Don't miss this chance to:
- Demonstrate how *BSD are tackling today’s challenges and solving real-world problems.
- Explore the inner workings of *BSD, share your expertise on its design, structure, and innovation.
- Unveil your best practices, clever hacks, and practical tips for optimizing and fine-tuning *BSD.
- Unlock the full potential of *BSD to maximizing efficiency, speed, and scalability.
- Showcase your expertise in hardening *BSD and building robust defenses against modern threats.
- Highlight how *BSD is driving change in economic, organizational, and societal contexts.

https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2026/cfp

Deadline: June 20, 2026 🕒

Let's make EuroBSDCon 2026 the best one yet! See you in Brussels! 🌟

EuroBSDCon 2026 in Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪
September 09-13, 2026

#RUNBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #EuroBSDCon #EuroBSDCon2026 #BSD #Conference #CFP

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Snippet from the banner of EuroBSDCon 2026. It's a comic style drawing of the Atomium with the FreeBSD logo floating in front of it. The Grand-Place is also drawn with the NetBSD flag on top.

Wow! After we temporary opened the gates for free VPS instances, we got more than 80 new registrations and already shipped more than 50 new, completely free #BSD bases VPS instances.

Thanks to @gyptazy for making this possible!

#FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #freeVPS #VPS #hosting #RUNBSD #education #opensource

I found fresh commit in #OpenBSD repo. It's adding 802.11ax which means ----> speeeeed 😈

And also might mean "sysupgrade -s" and another kernel build for me.

https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/f53d362946f91d55d2950e3b4b8cd127e354970a

Since I decided to move my digital life to a new OS - #OpenBSD I thought that maybe I would be eligible for an account on bsd.cafe. @stefano said yes. And here I am.

So hello everyone from my new bsd.cafe account.

Pledge changes in 7.9-beta https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260320085305 #openbsd #pledge #79beta #security #development #programming #ports #packages

So, I missed "hw.battery.chargestop" sysctl and some keys (eg. keyboard backlight) on my Asus #OpenBSD install.

I spotted new driver for Asus machines in source - "acpiwmi". But not included in default kernel build. Hmmm...

On mailing list there was additional acpiwmi patch for chargestop and some other stuff. So I took chargestop logic, patched acpiwmi driver and compiled custom kernel. Works!

#OpenBSD kernel compiles in around 3 minutes !
Linux 45 minutes. Without AMDGPU stuff.

Incredible

PF queues break the 4 Gbps barrier

https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260319125859

#openbsd #pf #bsd

PF queues break the 4 Gbps barrier https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260319125859 #openbsd #pf #queues #packetfilter #trafficshaping #4gigbarrier #morebandwidth #fasterpackets #networking

Happy PF tutorial at #asiabsdcon 2026 day to all who celebrate!

https://2026.asiabsdcon.org/entry/talk/ZUQPMV/

Slides are available as https://nxdomain.no/~peter/pf_fullday.pdf

#freebsd #openbsd #pf #networking #packetfilter

For people who have been following my #OpenBSD stories, you know that I have started a new 5-week saga.

There might be readers who have no interest in the current m88k saga.

I can publish that m88k saga in the next four weeks, and then switch to other stories; or I can interleave them, with one more m88k episode every two weeks, and another completely unrelated story every other week.

What would you readers prefer?

Upgraded to #openbsd 7.9 snapshot today - No more freezes now on #Framework 13 notebook. Thanks to the Person who fixed this.

Artwork by @prahou@merveilles.town
https://analognowhere.com/

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A Unix Surrealism drawing of Fish ( Puffy ) and Girl who is on her laptop wearing pyjamas with Fish ( Puffy ) images all over them and the text They're all like "Year of the Linux desktop" then they see fish pyjamas and now they don't know what to think

Researching my NYCBUG talk on 1 April reminded me of FretBSD.

In 2003, @dvl and I put up a fake web site about the UN forcing #FreeBSD and #NetBSD to merge. The site is gone, but the text is archived at

https://www.freebsddiary.org/fretbsd.php

A ComputerWorld reporter contacted Dan requesting more details for a story, so: we won!

The fifth paragraph, or #OpenBSD? My career peaked early. That last sentence is the finest thing I will ever write.

How about a new #OpenBSD story for breakfast (if you're having breakfast now, that is)?

The first episode of the story of OpenBSD and Motorola 88000 processors can be read at http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/m88k1.html. With pictures!

After years and years of using relayd(8) and https(8) hosting my blog on #OpenBSD, I decided to drop them both for nginx. Compared to nginx, they just weren't "modern" enough. So now I've got http2 and gzip compression on the fly and something I'm much more familiar with (since I use it every day at $day_job).

@justine Is wayland on #OpenBSD stable enough for #MangoWC? Its pretty small, should be not too much of an issue :)

https://codeberg.org/dnkl/fuzzel

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Screenshot show the output of doas pkg_info -Q fuzzel and it reporting that fuzzel-1.14.1 is vailable now on OpenBSD

TIL that, if you have a USB soundbar connected to your #OpenBSD laptop, it is better to use sndiod -f rsnd/0 -F rsnd/1 than sndiod -f rsnd/1 (to force USB only). The first one works nice. The second seems to bring high latency on mpv and weird sound rendering on vlc.

Is there a way in #OpenBSD to stop charging battery from the OS ?

I know there is "hw.battery.chargestop" but it doesn't work on my laptop.

I’m attempting to use Zig on OpenBSD-current. I have to perform seemingly every action, from viewing zig build —help to actually building a project, as root. This hasn’t been a problem with make, the uxn assembler, etc. What do I need to do to make this easier?

(I am using zig-0.15.2 from the package repo; maybe I should be using the latest snapshot? I saw there were some OpenBSD-related changes made not that long ago but I figured the version available from ports would either work out of the box or give me instructions for making it work.)

#OpenBSD #Zig

After around 23 years, I think I finally made a decision to switch from #Linux to #OpenBSD. It gives me this fantastic feeling of discovering new horizons and seems much more coherent. Also has no #techbros behind it.
I might even remove Linux from main SSD and leave it only on my USB disk to play one old Windows game that I have.
It seems like the only thing I will miss is battery life on Linux. But I'm ready for this tradeoff.

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Screenshot of neofetch command showing details of OpenBSD installation.

Three ways to look at the same machine - at the same time: a BIOS VGA console, a 256-color xterm, and a responsive web UI - all connected to the same cell and backup management backend.Which one would you pick?

https://netbsd-cells.petermann-digital.de

#netbsd #modernretrocomputing #freebsd #openbsd #dragonflybsd

Beautiful man pages on #OpenBSD with bat 🐱
$ doas pkg_add bat
$ man pf.conf | bat -pl man

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terminal

🐡 I Am Now Using #OpenBSD
https://youtube.com/watch?v=KV60DzajTAM

TIL that the trunk(4) #OpenBSD manual page has an EXAMPLES section that describes how to "(...) set up roaming between wired and wireless networks using two network devices (...)". Which means you don't have to access the OpenBSD FAQ to do it. And that's fscking great when you brought your laptop to the and forgot to configure the automatic switching!

#RunBSD

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

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

anyone else finding that ZMODEM file transfers are failing on #OpenBSD -current using lsz? I can do XMODEM transfers via cu(1) but nothing else?! tried picocom and minicom too and they all seem to fail for various reasons.

Edit

I think because I'm on current and vimb is version 3.7.1 but needs to have the following dependencies.

https://github.com/fanglingsu/vimb#dependencies

Nothing like a Sunday morning to move all your stuff to #GotHub #OpenBSD

https://x61.sh/log/2026/03/14032026191148-gothub.html

ended up moving over to #openbsd on my router from openwrt, this works *incredibly* well with all just utilities that are just... already included in the base system

if anyone's curious, it's an hp T740 thin client with an intel x540-t2 NIC- currently pulling my full gigabit link, got my VLANs set up all nicely and everything

only had one issue- my unit had shipped with a 64gb EMMC drive which openbsd wasn't able to detect, but after swapping over to a typical sata m.2 everything is working great

such a cohesive OS

#TIL how to add swap space easily on #OpenBSD

1) Create a swapfile made of many many 0's, in the size of how large a swapfile you want, so e.g. for 16gb:
$ dd if=/dev/zero of=~/.swapfile bs=1m count =16384

2) Add it as swap:
# swapctl -a ~/.swapfile

3) For great success, check it out to get warm fuzzy feelings:

$ swapctl -l
Device              512-blocks     Used    Avail Capacity  Priority
/dev/sd2b             17065992        0 17065992     0%    0
/home/puffy/.swapfile   33554432        0 33554432     0%    0
Total                 50620424        0 50620424     0%

https://codeberg.org/OpenBSD/ports/src/commit/e75015d36f450e30f148d99c3e4fd2ccf19138a5/wayland/fuzzel

@breizh @Khrys @shaft

#NetBSD has explicitly banned AI code from being incorporated into the system.

I suspect both #FreeBSD and #OpenBSD will take similar positions, probably for the same reasons (dubious provenance and quality issues, problems with code licensing, etc.).

IMGRAM MINI

https://nein.triapul.cz/technology/ksh/imgram_mini/

Minuscule static gallery, compatible with @rostiger 's webring ( https://codeberg.org/rostiger/subversive.pics_webring )

#openbsd #linux #ksh #art #theworkshop #links2gang #serpico

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imgram.mini nein.triapul.cz/technology/ksh/imgram_mini

Delayed hibernation comes to OpenBSD/amd64 laptops https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260312185620 #openbsd #amd64 #laptops #hibernation #suspend #powermanagement #sysctl #freesoftware #libresoftware

Do you want to come to Brussels, mingle with BSD people, perhaps do a talk, a tutorial or a BOF session?

The Call for papers https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/cfp/ is open until June 20th, for the conference in Brussels September 9-13, 2026.

We also offer pre-submission guidance/mentoring, see within.

Wonder what BSD and the conferences are about? See https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html

@EuroBSDCon #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #freesoftware #libresoftware #brussels #bruxelles

OpenBSD -current moves to 7.9-beta https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260311062921 #openbsd #current #79beta #development #testing #freesoftware #libresoftware

The Book of PF, 4th Edition: It's Here, It's Real https://nxdomain.no/~peter/its_real_its_here.html - now that I have physical copies, I'll bring some to the upcoming conferences such as #asiabsdcon #bsdcan #eurobsdcon #freebsd #openbsd #pf #packetfilter #networking #networktrickery #freesoftware #libresoftware #bookofpf @EuroBSDCon @nostarch

VIM

Bram Molenaar

human programming

Background

It has come to my attention that my beloved VIM has become invested with LLM AI slop

The lead programmer is not following standard rules of coding anymore.

People have called him many things, but one thing is certain. The man is intelligent in the programming field and knows what he wants.

VIM needs LLM slop!

the programmer screams!

We don't think so!

we roar back!!!

A couple of programmers decided to create a hard fork of vim

VIM

• version V9.1.0 January 2K24
• last commit
• no LLM slop
• Pure Bram Molenaar level human crafted code

If you are categorically against large language model slop this is a project for you to support!

This is a hard Fork meaning that you cannot merge it back with me VIM main source line

Project

https://codeberg.org/NerdNextDoor/vim

Source
https://mastodon.social/@mrmasterkeyboard/116192873098653079

https://codeberg.org/NerdNextDoor/vim

#VIM #VIMMasterRace #programming #LLM #AI #hostile #environment #Amiga #BSD #freeBSD #netBSD #openBSD #ghostBSD #LINUX #mac #win64 #OpenSource #POSIX #technology #mathemathics #physics

yay :P

#openbsd #opensmtpd

Major update to drm(4) code in OpenBSD-current (to linux 6.18.16) https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260310102936 #openbsd #current #drm #directrenderingmanager #graphics #development #freesoftware #libresoftware

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https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/03/09/valuable-news-2026-03-09/

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

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

self-report - take 2

take 1: https://analognowhere.com/_/ratmrg/

#unix_surrealism #technomage #comic #vim #openbsd #linux

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Fish: "So, this is everyone who thinks you're cool for using vi over vim." There's a million penguins around.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@pitrh/116182418029757504

Again for the Monday morning (CET) crowd -

There's a new book out for your #networking, #openbsd, #freebsd cravings:

The order of the new firewall that will replace my current Netgate 4200 may be the reason I actually clean up my homelab infrastructure and move my stack to #FreeBSD and #OpenBSD...

Specs of the new firewall are as follows

* 1U Server
* 15" Depth
* E3-1230v2 3.7Ghz
* 16GB RAM
* 1TB HDD
* SuperMicro X9SCL(+)/X9SCM

Just stumbled on http://bsdsec.net and damn, it’s perfect.All the security advisories & errata from #OpenBSD, #FreeBSD, #NetBSD, #MidnightBSD and the rest… all in one dead-simple page.
👉https://bsdsec.net

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bsdsec.net

This weekend is the perfect time to get your #eurobsdcon submissions done!

The Call for papers https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/cfp/ is open until June 20th, for the conference in Brussels September 9-13, 2026.

We also offer pre-submission guidance/mentoring, see within.

Wonder what BSD and the conferences are about? See https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html

@EuroBSDCon #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #freesoftware #libresoftware #brussels #bruxelles

From #Nextcloud on #FreeBSD jail to Nextcloud on #OpenBSD #bhyve virtual machine: processing…

Just because I can does mean I should.

The Book of PF, 4th Edition Spotted in the Wild https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260306131150 #openbsd #freebsd #pf #packetfilter #networking #security #networktrickery #freesoftware #libresoftware

The Book of PF, 4th Edition: It's Here, It's Real https://nxdomain.no/~peter/its_real_its_here.html #openbsd #freebsd #pf #packetfilter #networking #firewall #networktrickery #security #freesoftware #libresoftware

A funny thing happened today: after a meeting I ended up on the phone with a former colleague and we drifted into the ongoing “is it really jails?” naming discussion around my NetBSD experiment.

He pointed me to the FreeBSD Handbook and suggested I look again at how jails are actually described there. That sent me down a small rabbit hole. The more I read, the less clear-cut the distinction felt.

At the lowest level, FreeBSD jails are essentially a kernel mechanism that attaches an identity to processes and restricts visibility and interaction. Many things people associate with “modern jails” today - VNET networking, ZFS-based setups, orchestration frameworks - often live a layer above that core mechanism in tools like BastilleBSD and similar projects.

Interestingly, FreeBSD’s own docs sometimes describe jails as the subsystem that enables containers, and the industry term “container” shows up quite regularly there as well. FreeBSD can even run OCI containers via the Linux compatibility layer. Which made me wonder: have “jails” gradually become something like a brand name for the FreeBSD flavor of containers in people’s minds?

I’m honestly still undecided. The more I read, the more it feels like the answer depends a lot on the perspective and background one brings to these terms.

Curious what the poll will say — please vote if you haven’t yet. And if the right name isn’t listed, feel free to drop suggestions in the comments 🙂

#netbsd #freebsd #openbsd #dragonfly

I’ve been following the discussions about the name of my NetBSD project ("Jails for NetBSD") across a few platforms over the past days and really appreciate the thoughtful feedback.

The short version: the current prototype is probably closer to a cell or a cage than a strict jail, so the name might indeed not be perfect. The project originally started as an experiment inspired by FreeBSD jails, but while exploring NetBSD internals it evolved into something slightly different: controlled process isolation built around the secmodel framework, a different approach for the tool chain and configuration, and without resource limits and network virtualization.

Because of that, I’m open to renaming the project at this stage.

I’ve attached a small poll with a few candidate names — please vote if you like.
And if the right name isn’t listed yet, feel free to drop suggestions in the comments 🙂

Project site: https://netbsd-jails.petermann-digital.de/

#netbsd #jails #freebsd #openbsd

Small quality of life change for #niri on #OpenBSD : update /usr/local/bin/startniri.sh with the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR, QT_QPA_PLATFORM, and ENV. By default the script only sets the XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP variable; the equivalent /usr/local/bin/startsway.sh sets additional variables (some of which aren't necessary for niri).

I also cribbed this from @izder456 's dotfiles (IIRC) :

if [ ! -d "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}" ]; then
mkdir -m 700 -p "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"
fi

Submit for the #eurobsdcon 2026 Call for Papers by June 20th, come to Brussels September 9-13 and mingle with #BSD people!

https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/cfp/

We also offer pre-submission guidance/mentoring, see within.

Wonder what BSD and the conferences are about? See https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html

@EuroBSDCon #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #freesoftware #libresoftware #brussels #bruxelles

@justine good question.

• I think #OpenBSD doesn't prioritize a #GUI desktop and that #Wayland isn't of much demand.

Entropy 2

#unix_surrealism #technomage #openbsd #linux #foss #comic #art #mastoart #privacy

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Girl: "Master?" Fish and Penguin are playing chess. Fish: "Yes?" Girl: "It should compile by morning. I'm off to bed." Fish: "Fine, fine" Girl goes to bed, reads hagakure and falls asleep.

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analognowhere presents techno-mage in entropy 2

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Girl awakens in the Realm of the Spirit of The Machine. She notices Fossangel in the distance.

Alt...

Girl: "Fossangel!" Fossangel: "SHHH. Fill this in first." It's a clipboard: Before you dream, we must verify your identity. Name, DOB, Address, MATA_ID. Girl: "I have to do this in my own dream now?!" Fossangel: "Girl.. You have no idea how deep this thing goes."

Dear friends of #BSDCafe - the BSD Cafe Journal needs some attention.

This isn't the best time for me to revive it myself, and that's exactly why I'm counting on you!

I'm sure you have great ideas, thoughts, projects, and articles that would fit perfectly in that space.

So don’t be shy 🙂
The BSD Cafe Journal is waiting for you!

#BSDCafeJournal #Blogging #RunBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DragonFlyBSD

obsd01# syspatch
Get/Verify syspatch78-018_pledgep... 100% Installing patch 018_pledgepaths
Get/Verify syspatch78-019_unveil_... 100% Installing patch 019_unveil_mount
Relinking to create unique kernel... done; reboot to load the new kernel
Errata can be reviewed under /var/syspatch
obsd01#

Easy Peasy.

#OpenBSD

Folks, a few more patches for #OpenBSD related to the pledge and unveil changes have just popped.

We are up to patch 18 and 19 for 7.8. Update!

I'm curious to know how #bsd oses, #FreeBSD, #OpenBsd, #NetBsd, #dragonflybsd will manage the new infamous and notorious #California #ageverification #law
@stefano can you please help me solving this question? Thanks in advance

The 16yo thread that explains why my iPad can get an IP from my #OpenBSD APU even though I forgot to set some allow rules for ports 67/68

https://misc.openbsd.narkive.com/7SGmbxm0/allow-dhcpd-with-pf

Neither dhcpd nor dhclient need any pass rules in pf.
Both tools use bpf to steal the packets before they're checked by pf.

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https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/03/02/valuable-news-2026-03-02/

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

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

The #eurobsdcon 2026 Call for Papers is open!

https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/cfp/

Submit by June 20th, come to Brussels September 9-13 and mingle with #BSD people!

We also offer pre-submission guidance/mentoring, see within.

Wonder what BSD and the conferences are about? See https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html

@EuroBSDCon #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #freesoftware #libresoftware #brussels #bruxelles

The #eurobsdcon call for papers is on!

https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/cfp/

We offer pre-submission mentoring, see within!

@EuroBSDCon #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #freesoftware #libresoftware #brussels #bruxelles

@sizeofvoid

Oh, are we doing the box full of #OpenBSD CD-ROMs again? 😂

Back in 2022, surrounded by colleagues who were infused with "open source scepticism", I wrote "Open Source in Enterprise Environments - Where Are We Now and What Is Our Way Forward?" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/opensource_enterprise_notes.html as an explainer.

Hopefully a useful thing for others too, with links therein #freesofware #opensource #enterprise #openbsd #freebsd #netbsd #linux

Conferences - #asiabsdcon is only a couple of weeks away, the call for papers for #eurobsdcon starts tomorrow, and #BSDCan is on for June.

Read more via "What is BSD? Come to a conference to find out!" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html #openbsd #netbsd #freebsd #freesoftware #development #networking #security

"This Week in Plasma" brings the news that...

The Digital clock widget gets the Vietnamese lunar calendar, highlighted items get rounded corners, and the Favorites section in the app launcher menu gets all flashy 📸... Among many other things.

https://blogs.kde.org/2026/02/28/this-week-in-plasma-vietnamese-lunar-calendar-and-rounder-highlights/

#Plasma6 #desktop #linux #haiku #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

Alt...

This animation shows a user selecting an app from their app launcher menu, adding it to "Favorites" from the contextual popup menu. The Favorites section then flashes several times, indicating the operation has been successful.

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This screenshot shows elements of the Vietnamese lunar calendar in the popup calendar the digital clock shows when you click on it.

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These "before" and "after" screenshots show a highlighted option in the Dolphin sidebar with square corners in the "before" image, and with rounded corners in the "after" image.

@OpenBSDAms

Also: updated the VM to the very latest patch levels (015 and 016).

Falling in love with #openbsd all over again... ❤️

@mwl
unpopular opinion: just create a separate mail account for the wiki and organize your categories with IMAP folders. people can write articles and can have their own offline copy. it should even work on every standard potato.

#freebsd #openbsd #netbsd

What's the most popular wiki software for BSDs? What do y'all use? #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd

(Edit to add: for a small team of mostly non-technical editors.)

tmppath promise removed from pledge(2) in -current https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260226164038 #openbsd #pledge #tmppath #development #programming #security #securesystems #freesoftware #libresoftware

Another subprocess for vmd(8) https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260226110600 #openbsd #vmd #virtualization #virtio

Game of Trees 0.123 released https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260226054524 #openbsd #gameoftrees #got #git #gothub #development #programming #versioncontrol #sourcecontrol

justine@openbsd-desktop ~  $ qutebrowser
20:12:31 INFO: Opening in existing instance
(process:35227): GLib-CRITICAL **: 20:12:31.592: g_main_context_pop_thread_default: assertion 'stack != NULL' failed

Trying to scan things on #OpenBSD from my AirPrint enabled Brother printer:
1) Install sane and all other things related to sane-airscan
2) run airscan-discover which fails with,

MDNS: avahi_client_new failed: Daemon not running

therefore
3) Try to start up avahi-daemon, which fails with:

$ doas avahi-daemon 
Found user '_avahi' (UID 629) and group '_avahi' (GID 629).
Successfully dropped root privileges.
avahi-daemon 0.8 starting up.
dbus_bus_get_private(): Failed to connect to socket /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory
WARNING: Failed to contact D-Bus daemon.
avahi-daemon 0.8 exiting.

I guess 4) would be to get dbus to work but I reckon it IS working?! Where do I go from here?

Yes, You Too Can Be An Evil Network Overlord - On The Cheap With OpenBSD, pflow And nfsen https://nxdomain.no/~peter/yes_you_too_can_be_an_evil_network_verlord.html

A story about network metadata and #openbsd, originally from 2014, good for reprising. See The Book of PF for more #nfsen #netflow #pflow #monitoring #networking #security #pf #packetfilter #bookofPF @nostarch

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟮/𝟮𝟯 (Valuable News - 2026/02/23) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/02/23/valuable-news-2026-02-23/

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

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

One of the several times I was asked to do a talk about why I'm an #opensource enthusiast with a particular fondness for #OpenBSD, I wrote "Recent and not so recent changes in OpenBSD that make life better (and may turn up elsewhere too)" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/recent-and-not-so-recent_changes_in_openbsd_that_make_life_better.html in 2021.

Things have happened since, of course, but those things are still developments I remember fondly.