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@ParadeGrotesque I would be surprised if there were no bugs like the ones recently found in #Linux in #OpenBSD ... it's just that nobody's paid for the LLMs to examine the OpenBSD kernel source like they have with Linux.
And we get a new #Slackware kernel today (5.15.206) to correct the very last CVE from #DirtyFrag - nothing published on the web site yet, but I suspect that's the one.
Also: one more Linux kernel update or zero day and I will seriously consider moving to #OpenBSD or #NetBSD for good...
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I don't buy the whole, "we have limited resources" as I have seen gate-keeping at its finest.
Personally I have proposed and provided patches the correct documented way that sat in the bug tracker for almost 2.5 years, with no way to escalate or get them committed, so I had to carry them myself until someone with some clout was able to get something done. This should not happen.
My experience with #OpenBSD is polar opposite, propose a patch, post it in ports@, gets reviewed and it is in the tree in a couple of days. If the maintainer doesn't respond, someone else does it. No ifs, no buts, stuff happens and things move forward.
I'd like to point out that the above case with FreeBSD ports is not a reflection on the rest of the project. The team that work on base, kernel and security/errata are very receptive, are easy to communicate with don't leave users out to dry when issues arise.
cc: @dch
Until now I've never bothered to look into the internals of keyboard software support and whatnot, but for a long time I somehow put up with #Alpine #Linux (or maybe it was a #KDE / #Wayland issue?) not enabling by default key repeat - or however you call holding a button and have it register as continuous holding instead of a single press.
Lo and behold, on #OpenBSD that just works (I just passed by the conf where key repeat is explicitly defined, so you know real people put real effort into this system). On the other hand, changing the language on my keyboard when using cwm instead of something like KDE?...
setxkbmap -layout ro does not output an error, but still doesn't mean it actually switched me to Romanian (however, something like French actually just works). wsconsctl keyboard.encoding=ro outputs the error that ro is not a valid encoding. According to the documentation, encodings are apparently listed in /usr/include/dev/wscons/wsksymdef.h - and indeed, there seems to be no "ro" in there. Changing locale didn't seem to help either.
Then I took a deep dive into the man page of wsconsctl(8). There it says: "The current mapping can be printed with wsconsctl keyboard.map. The value for each keycode specifies the keysym that is output when each of Key, Shift + Key, AltGr + Key, or Shift + AltGr + Key is pressed" A magic thing then happens... I test wsconsctl keyboard.map+="keycode 15 = l L at" - afterwards, I see in the keyboard mapping "l L at at"; the output is a Polish l=L with slash. I decide to test AltGr with every other key on my keyboard...
I burst into laughter when I realized that I do have now Romanian characters: they were hidden in plain sight, usable with AltGr as modifier. I can't seem to spot them in keyboard.map, where according to the documentation all keysyms should be specified. Maybe setxbkmap did the magic on top? At least I am grateful I can type ฤรขศรฎศ and not have to copy paste the characters.
The #Git compatible version control system #GameOfTrees has a new release numbered 0.125.
This release ships important fixes for two client-side security issues reported by Runxi Yu:
โ Arbitrary file overwrite with user permissions via crafted tree object entry names. Anywhere on the filesystem with got-portable, only in /tmp on #OpenBSD.
โ Creation of .got/got.conf as a versioned file was possible. This could be abused to add malicious remote server entries to the run-time configuration used during fetch and send operations, potentially resulting in falsified Git history being downloaded. Double-checking unknown SSH host key fingerprints is recommended as a mitigation. Never blindly accept SSH host keys. And avoid cloning and fetching over HTTPS if possible.
Thanks to Runxi Yu for spotting and reporting these issues 
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Slides from Florian Obser (florian@)'s talk "Let's find out how to get predictable IPv6 addresses assigned to #OpenBSD VMs" yesterday at @bsd_nl's "Early 2026" conference.
https://www.openbsd.org/papers/bsdnl2026-predictable-ipv6.pdf
https://events.bsdnl.nl/early2026/talk/W9P9RT/
Video is up on their Exquisite.tube channel! 
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BSD-NL Conference - Early 2026 is over, already... ๐ก๐โณ
We would like to thank all the attendees who made time to visit us in Utrecht.
And of course our wonderful speakers:
๐น https://exquisite.tube/w/38gDYhMNTNZimk3GcFnHNa
๐ https://events.bsdnl.nl/early2026/talk/W9P9RT/
๐ค Let's find out how to get predictable IPv6 addresses assigned to OpenBSD VMs
by Florian Obser
๐น https://exquisite.tube/w/dkV6kWiT9sp2y6xVwkH1iF
๐ https://events.bsdnl.nl/early2026/talk/BGGPZQ/
๐ค On DOS, floppies, NetBSD and nostalgia
by Eirik รverby
You can see older videos at: https://exquisite.tube/c/bsdnlconference/videos
See you next time!
#BSDNL #RUNBSD #BSD #OpenBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #HardenedBSD #SecBSD #DragonflyBSD
If you are using #gameoftrees (on #OpenBSD or anywhere else) please always be diligent about checking SSH host key fingerprints.
Versioned files inside the work tree's meta-data .got directory can be created during 'got checkout' or changed during 'got update'. Files in the meta-data directory should never be under version control, yet the current implementation unfortunately allows this.
Which provides a way for malicious repositories to configure remote servers stored in .got/got.conf which would then be used by the fetch and send commands. Unless you already have the bad host key stored, SSH will ask for verification of the bad server's host key fingerprint as the last line of defense against a man-in-the-middle.
The problem was reported to me by Runxi Yu about 2 hours ago. A fix for this issue is being worked on: https://marc.gameoftrees.org/mail/1778362202.49408_0.html
Kind of canโt wait for #OpenBSD 7.9! Any day nowโฆ
To complete my previous reply: sure, the slop machine is coming for the BSDs as well, but I suspect this is when #OpenBSD mitigations will prove their worth...
I mean both #CopyFail and #DirtyFrag fail on Slackware just because 'su' is not in the same place. Imagine how much more fun it will be to try and run their equivalent on OpenBSD. 
I am not saying this is going to be a walk in the park mind you, I just suspect these guys are after the low-hanging fruit.
Setting Up snac2 on OpenBSD
A guide on deploying a lightweight, C-based ActivityPub instance using snac2 on an OpenBSD stack.
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Today is the BSD-NL Conference - Early 2026 ๐ก๐โณ
In between all the hacking and slacking there will be talks!
You can catch the stream on: https://exquisite.tube/c/bsdnlconference/videos
๐ https://events.bsdnl.nl/early2026/talk/W9P9RT/
๐ค Let's find out how to get predictable IPv6 addresses assigned to OpenBSD VMs
by Florian Obser
๐ https://events.bsdnl.nl/early2026/talk/BGGPZQ/
๐ค On DOS, floppies, NetBSD and nostalgia
by Eirik รverby
The full schedule ๐ https://events.bsdnl.nl/early2026/schedule/
๐ 2026-05-09 / May 9th 2026
๐ 10:00-23:00 CET
๐ Brouwerij Maximus (Utrecht)
๐ https://bsdnl.nl
#BSDNL #RUNBSD #BSD #OpenBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #HardenedBSD #SecBSD #DragonflyBSD
3 new patches just appeared for #OpenBSD 7.8 - update!
034: SECURITY FIX: May 8, 2026 All architectures
libexpat uses more entropy to protect against hash flooding. CVE-2026-41080
035: RELIABILITY FIX: May 8, 2026 All architectures
Due to insufficient checks in NFS server, the kernel could crash.
036: SECURITY FIX: May 8, 2026 All architectures
In iked(8), address sizes were not checked.
I do note that the 7.9 page is fleshing out nicely... https://www.openbsd.org/79.html
๐ต 
Various #FOSS OS communities' reactions to joining them:
#Linux: "Hey, welcome to the fam! Here's a stack of CDs I burned, see which one boots for you."
#FreeBSD: "Hey, we're glad you're here! Here's an amazing handbook to get you started, holler if you need a hand!"
#NetBSD: "Of course it runs NetBSD! Welcome! :D"
#OpenBSD: "Don't expect a lot of hand-holding, but we're all having fun with it, and hopefully you will enjoy the process, too."
#9front: "Are... you... sure you want to do this?"
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(For the record, I love them all. I only regret I haven't had much of a chance to play with #Haiku, or interact with that community, yet!)
And this is how we do our computing at work now.. on #openbsd in #ratpoison #xterm #emacs
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Screenshot of ratpoison window manager showing 3 frames, 2 occupied by terminal, one showing the output of fastfetch command with the openbsd logo and some basic HW specs, one is showing a connection to my SDF account before I've uploaded this screenshot and one bigger frame contains a runnign Emacs with 2 subframes, both showing a connection to an IRC channel
fnott might be making an appearance in #OpenBSD shortly and possibly fyi ?Things are really starting to look good for #Wayland support in OpenBSD.
https://codeberg.org/OpenBSD/ports/commit/695e5901c0046c34a6471c1ddc839b0c54149169
comfort
https://analognowhere.com/_/ohrico/
#unix_surrealism #technomage #comic #openbsd #fosschild
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fosschild narrates:
there was a hint of weariness in her eyes
the kind that can be only found on the faces of the disillusioned
on nights when she thought i was asleep, i would listen to her tightening the failing grip of the miltek arm
when skies were clear she looked at the stars as if looking for someone
back then i didnt understand why it comforted her
i do today
Hello #BSDCafe !
I have recently launched a website: https://fionescu.princeps-poesis.xyz/ - Here I posted what may be the only text in Romanian about #OpenBSD that isn't a news announcement or a recent AI slop translation!
Tl;dr: I have celebrated one year since having switched from #Windows to #Linux by... switching from Linux to OpenBSD my daily driver OS. Why? OpenBSD's "proactive security by default" stance is the best for me - and it runs on my somewhat legacy hardware. Most of the essential software I used on Linux is also here, so for most purposes OpenBSD is fine for me.
Ever wondered why and how #OpenBSD was ported to the Sharp #zaurus ?
Well, having never had any Zaurus, I am overqualified to tell that story!
As the story is quite long, it will span two parts. You can enjoy the first part of the OpenBSD/zaurus story, where I discuss the unseen part of the iceberg.
http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/zaurus1.html
Stay tuned for the second part next wednesday!
We're done with the 7.9 release. The head of the ports tree is now unlocked.
Normal development can continue there.
--
Christian "naddy" Weisgerber
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That Would Be Great is an image macro series featuring the character Bill Lumbergh (portrayed by Gary Cole) from the 1999 comedy film Office Space. The captions typically mimic the character's non-confrontational speech with various requests ending with the expression "That'd be great."
This one has the text:
Y'know, if you would just get a decent sponsor we'd be done by now!
It isn't the prettiest of OpenBSD ports, but if you wanted to install snac2 on -current for self-hosting, it works. I will do a setup guide later:
I have a simple script called pkg_size that lets you query the size of a package and any dependencies that would need to be installed* without installing it.
* (it totals the sizes that pkg_add -s reports for every mountpoint and converts it to usable SI units, not just bytes)
https://codeberg.org/rldane/scripts/src/branch/main/pkg_size
It has no dependencies outside of base* (I just reworked it to use /bin/ksh instead of bash).
* (Actual dependencies/external binaries called: basename, bc, grep, mktemp, pkg_add, pkg_info, rm, sed, tee)
Example:
$ pkg_size qemuUsage:
quirks-7.147 signed on 2025-10-10T23:15:26Z
qemu-10.0.2:capstone-5.0: ok
qemu-10.0.2:libssh-0.11.3: ok
qemu-10.0.2:dtc-1.7.0: ok
qemu-10.0.2:libiscsi-1.20.0: ok
qemu-10.0.2:qemu-ga-10.0.2: ok
qemu-10.0.2:libslirp-4.7.0: ok
qemu-10.0.2: ok
/dev/sd1a on /: 1946 bytes
/dev/sd1h on /usr/local: 882110457 bytes
qemu 841.24 MiB
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Currently I have an N100 running OpnSense but want to pick up a S/H unit to try OpenBSD with the aim of switching if successful.
The #eurobsdcon 2026 Call for Papers is still 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 the CFP text.
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
I can't speak to the accuracy or "correctness" of the guy's instructions, but the way he opens the video is freaking hilarious.
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=uTrOIPIx7pY
How to Install OpenBSD (2027 Edition)
Again, absolutely, and please note that this a VM running on a bigger Slackware machine, isolated from the Internet.
If I have to put anything on the Internet these days, it's probably going to be #OpenBSD ... ๐
Just about every consumer facing operating system, search engine and service is using AI now to some extent. Iโve seen folks switching to #openbsd from Linux/Mac/Windowsโฆbut what about other services? Proton has AI, and damn near every internet search engine has AI, even the ones that claim to be private and secure. Iโd be interested in hearing some realistic tech stacks and workflows that donโt involve tools with AI in them or created with the help of AI. If you are willing to share please comment.
https://ianwwagner.com//a-tls-terminating-reverse-proxy-with-openbsd.html
Or you can run #OpenBSD 98SE if you survived the Y2K era ๐คฆโโ๏ธ #Xfce #Microslop
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Xfce that looks like Windows 95/98 using the Chicago95 theme.
Has anyone tried #Sway on 7.9/-current? Is it good?
It's a little buggy in #FreeBSD. I don't really care about sway vs. #i3wm all that much (nor am I ideologically invested in the Wayland vs. X11 grudge match ๐), but I reallly like foot as a terminal, and fuzzel as a launcher/menu, and they're Wayland-only. ๐
I think it's time for some #OpenBSD #79HYPE โ 
After ~21 years, gcc 3.x has left the building, with the last remaining platform (OpenBSD/luna88k) ported to gcc4.
https://bsd.network/@brynet/115425313813361816
Jonathan Gray (jsg@) has updated the drm graphics drivers (inteldrm/radeondrm/amdgpu) in #OpenBSD 7.9 to Linux 6.18.y/6.18.22 from the 6.12.y longterm support version.
https://bsd.network/@brynet/116201960048161449
https://freshbsd.org/openbsd/src?q=drm&committer[]=jsg
OpenBSD now supports "Delayed hibernation" on amd64: After waiting a number of seconds (up to 24 hrs) the machine will wake from S0ix/S3 idle sleep/suspend and hibernate to disk.
https://bsd.network/@brynet/116217813921273057
The OpenBSD kernel gains a new "parking mutex".. inspired by WebKit.
https://bsd.network/@brynet/115503876824188865
A long standing ACPI issue (boot delay) that has plagued several Intel Mac models has been fixed by jcs@
https://bsd.network/@brynet/115602160298028722
OpenBSD's EFI bootloader now supports loading files from the ESP, making it easier to e.g: copy & bootstrap a ramdisk kernel.
https://bsd.network/@brynet/115630978565153559
Improved support for running OpenBSD as a guest VM on Apple Silicon machines under macOS.
https://bsd.network/@brynet/115899206016337373
OpenBSD/amd64 now supports SMP on up to 255 CPUs, such as on AMD Threadripper/EYPC.
https://bsd.network/@brynet/115899248487624689
OpenBSD iwx(4) now supports additional Intel AX211 WiFi 6/6E models, as well as 160MHz channel support!
https://bsd.network/@brynet/116210371257002339
https://bsd.network/@brynet/116319563256899912
Important security refinements to both pledge(2) and unveil(2), fixing several early design issues.
https://bsd.network/@brynet/116136000669207850
https://bsd.network/@brynet/116197240853794609
https://bsd.network/@brynet/116217472157803716
Plus lots more to see in 7.9! Stay tuned! โโ
done syspatch and pkg_add -u on my obsd 7.8 box, now patiently waiting for 7.9 to drop :-)
in other other news... my ax210 hasn't crashed since yesterday morning... Looking for the next one and trying to see what I need to reproduce it...
radicale and it has the latest versions of both py3-bcrypt-5.0.0p0 and py3-passlib-1.9.3p0 .This does make me want to stand up an OpenBSD server too and I know you're going to say "But ZFS!!!", I can live without that though with a good backup / restore setup. I'm only thinking out aloud at the moment but you never know. ๐คจ
I highly recommend starting out with #OpenBSD. Don't let the security emphasis scare you away, it's a very usable OS.
NetBSD and FreeBSD have their merits as well, for certain.
Your weekly #OpenBSD story has been released: http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/sparcfb.html
This time, we talk about video and keyboard drivers for the good old SPARC systems. With weird hardware sometimes being involved.
Now OpenBSD is gearing up for its 60th release, version 7.9 https://www.openbsd.org/79-html, it may be a good time to read up on day to day activities in "You Have Installed OpenBSD. Now For The Daily Tasks." https://nxdomain.no/~peter/openbsd_installed_now_for_the_daily_tasks.html
#openbsd #60threlease #openbsd79 #newrelease #dailytasks #sysadmin #development
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BSD-NL Conference - Early 2026 ๐ก๐โณ
๐ 2026-05-09 / May 9th 2026
๐ 10:00-23:00 CET
๐ Brouwerij Maximus (Utrecht)
๐ https://bsdnl.nl
#BSDNL #RUNBSD #BSD #OpenBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #HardenedBSD #SecBSD #DragonflyBSD
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White Rabbit "I'm late!" meme with the text:
Better late than never!
The BSD-NL program is out! and late again...
Only four days left!
Register for BSDCan 2026 https://www.bsdcan.org/2026/ *before May 1st* to get the Saturday reception for free!
Schedule https://www.bsdcan.org/2026/timetable/timetable-all.html
To register https://www.bsdcan.org/2026/registration.html @bsdcan #openbsd #freebsd #netbsd
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Friends, I wrote a book. It's now out in its fourth edition.
More in "The Book of PF, 4th Edition: It's Here, It's Real" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/its_real_its_here.html
For background, "Yes, The Book of PF, 4th Edition Is Coming Soon" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/yes_the_book_of_pf_4th_ed_is_coming.html
Get the book: https://nostarch.com/book-of-pf-4e
@nostarch #bookofpf #pf #networking #openbsd #freebsd #networktrickery #cybersecurity
The #eurobsdcon 2026 Call for Papers is open through June 2oth!
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
Operating the Fedi on BSD is such a bliss. We use both #OpenBSD and #HardenedBSD. They both have their own areas where they shine.
I am very glad and humbled to have them both - and to stand on the shoulders of giants.
I so much prefer the dinos over the modern shite, because well - it is truly unmatched stability while maintaining my sanity.
Remember when a Russian threat actor abusing LLMs was knocking on our door earlier this month?
It caused quite a spike in the Sidekiq workers. I am pretty confident we can now handle that traffic without causing the failures to go up too.
We've done a deep dive into further resource optimizations to a point where I can confidently say we can even handle that spike in threefold.
And should shit hit the fan, the monitoring is now able to call me out of bed too.
Don't thank me, but thank Puffy 
and the #OpenBSD developers for developing such a sane operating system.
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Sidekiq process chart, showing a regular 400K, and a strong spike at 04-17 going far above the 1M.
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@joel@gts.tumfatig.net
/me: was you day productive?
/also_me: define productive!
#OpenBSD #WindowMaker #DockApps #sndiod
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Three dockapps
The ports tree is locked for the 7.9 release.https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-ports&m=177705842119534&w=2
No more commits.--
Christian "naddy" Weisgerber
Enjoy your release parties!
#ZFS #FreeBSD #BSD #amd64 #arm64 #riscv
Un petit billet sur pourquoi on choisit #OpenBSDย : https://lacomte.net/posts/pourquoi-le-choix-openbsd/
#MastoAdmin on #OpenBSD feel:
https://codeberg.org/Izder456/dotfiles/src/branch/main/.local/bin/fastestmirror
Time for a new #OpenBSD story! Investigating what appears to be a VAX bug turns out to be the consequence of a more-than-late processor design change, so brace yourselves for a VAX history lesson!
I'd love to see #HAMMER2 in #OpenBSD one day.
In terms of what I use most of the time, my main OS at home is #FreeBSD, and my main OS at work is #Debian.
I also have an #OpenBSD laptop at home, but it doesn't get a lot of use. I also have a #Fedora laptop and an #OpenSuSE desktop, both at home.
Oh, and some random Raspberry Pi OS and Debian machines here and there.
Here's my quick perspective:
When Linux works (which it does most of the time), it is a dream. When it doesn't work, it's a nightmare of complexity, relatively poor documentation (I mean actual HOWTO documents, not just manpages and wikis), and technical churn.
When BSD works (which it does, but less often than Linux), it's totally fine, and you forget you're not running Linux. When it doesn't work, it's either because it's a technical problem that hasn't been solved yet (limited resources compared to the light-cigars-with-benjamins money that the Linux Foundation gets), or it's a simple configuration issue, and there's almost always a very helpful manpage, PDF manual, or someone on the fediverse to point you in the right direction.
BSD feels like an operating system that tries hard to be a good desktop, and succeeds to varying degrees.
Linux feels like a lovecraftian tale of runaway technical complexity and corporate intrigue that does an amazing job at cosplaying as a desktop, most of the time.
I love them both.
OpenBSD -current is now "7.9-current" https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260420053238 #openbsd #development #current #newrelease #security #freesoftware #libresoftware
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A new #openbsd release is due out soon. By way of preparation, "You Have Installed OpenBSD. Now For The Daily Tasks." https://nxdomain.no/~peter/openbsd_installed_now_for_the_daily_tasks.html might be useful reading.
Approaching 18 years next month that I submitted my first #OpenBSD port.. and it's #tmux! 
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https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-ports-cvs&m=121226747005033&w=2
Turns out #OpenBSD is also good for marketing.
-current .SIGUSR1 and SIGUSR2 function as documented.xdg-desktop-portal-wlr as yet... ๐คSIGUSR1 with say pkill -SIGUSR1 -x waybar does not toggle the bar and SIGUSR2 doesn't reload it. Yet sending the SIGINT does quit waybar ? I'm using pkill as killall isn't available. It's not a showstopper as I can toggle with a wee script just wondered why that's all ? #WaylandI don't need it at all as it was just for
lf the file manager for opening images in imv. I just removed the proceeding setsid from the offending lines and all is good.I'm needing some help from my #OpenBSD family. I used to have a package setsid installed with FreeBSD but cannot find it on OpenBSD, Does anyone have any ideas ?
Selectively block cores from the scheduler with sysctl hw.blockcpu https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260415050032 #openbsd #sysctl #hw.blockcpu #blockcpu #development #performance #smt #smt #smp #multicore
Good morning!
The last episode of the #OpenBSD on m88k story has been released: http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/m88k5.html
You can also read the whole story on a single page:
http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/m88kall.html
Stay tuned for a new story next week!
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@joel@gts.tumfatig.net
My poor #ODROID HC4 is having a hard time each time I send or receive 
#GoToSocial posts on 
#OpenBSD #arm64.
yeah, I know, this message will also add a drop of load to it :)
For *BSD fans, I wish to understand something that truly bothers me.
You are a fan of one or more BSD os. Is that BSD (doesn't matter which one) your daily driver, your primary OS on your main computer?
#BSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD
| Actually, my main is Mac OS: | 0 |
| Actually, my main is Linux: | 2 |
| Actually, my main is Windows: | 0 |
| Indeed it is! My primary OS is BSD (reply below): | 5 |
#OpenBSD 7.9 coming soon... And it is going to be one heck of a release.
If you want to tinker with it already, go -current.
Alt...
Stable? That's for horses
Now that #openbsd -current is no longer "7.9-beta" but not yet release, it might be time to reprise "You Have Installed OpenBSD. Now For The Daily Tasks." https://nxdomain.no/~peter/openbsd_installed_now_for_the_daily_tasks.html
The BSDCan 2026 schedule has been published, https://www.bsdcan.org/2026/timetable/timetable-all.html
You can register for the conference, which runs June 17 - 20, 2026 at https://www.bsdcan.org/2026/registration.html @bsdcan #bsdcan #ottawa #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #development #sysadmin #devops #libresoftware #freesoftware
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, as described in the CFP document.
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
Now that the 
OpenBSD -current has moved to version 7.9 https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260414052048 #openbsd #nolongerbeta #openbsd79 #development #security #freesoftware #libresoftware
The BSDCan 2026 Schedule has been posted. 30 regular talks, one set of lightning talks, and one Audio BoF: https://www.bsdcan.org/2026/timetable/timetable-all.html
Both FreeBSD and NetBSD will be holding two day Dev Summits across the hall from each other in DMS.
https://wiki.freebsd.org/DevSummit/202606
https://www.netbsd.org/gallery/events.html#bsdcan2026
Just like last year, the reception on Saturday night is free if you register early. This year you must register before May 1, 2026: https://www.bsdcan.org/2026/registration.html
OpenBSD -current has moved to version 7.9 #openbsd
https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260414052048
Just had to transfer ~ 25GB before heading off to $DAYJOB. What caught my surprise was that the average wireless throughput was 45.3 MByte/s with iwx(4) on #OpenBSD (current).
It might be even faster - I was a bit off from the nearest AP and it had to work through a solid wall or two.
