In case you missed it, I'd suggest to read this excellent article by @mms : Why I run a BSD on a PC
https://michal.sapka.me/bsd/why-bsd/
#RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD #NomadBSD #GhostBSD #helloSystem
@markd @unix_discussions I don't know. Let's see if we can get someone from #OpenBSD, #NetBSD, and #DragonflyBSD to explain the status of their #Wayland support.
For my “why you should use bsd desktop” article (wip) I’d like to link to people’s technical reasons. I’ve already got a great one from @vermaden (the “quare one”) but I’d love to have also something from open, net and dragon.
Have you written something like this by any chance? The more detailed walkthrough the tech stack of flavor of your choosing and the more examples of your usage the better!
Just wrapped up the first virtual meeting of 'BSD Pub,' hosted by @gyptazy
Had a delightful and friendly conversation with wonderful folks, and some really interesting ideas emerged for the future. Thanks to everyone and... looking forward to the next meeting!
Details will be posted on the corresponding page: https://wiki.bsd.cafe/docs:weekly-bsdpub
#BSDPub #BSD #BSDCafe #OpenSource #Community #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD #RunBSD
Weekly BSD Pub
*BSD friends, just remember that on Thursday there'll be the first Weekly BSD Pub virtual meeting, organized by @gyptazy
More information here: https://wiki.bsd.cafe/docs:weekly-bsdpub
Long post
Different timezones make it really hard to just have a single meeting and it might end up in two or even three ones but also trying to avoid fragmentation. But this will probably work out more in an iterative way…
The current idea is to start Thursdays, 7pm GMT+2 in an unmoderated public jitsi session where everyone can join. I think the targeted user group is able to handle it in that way, like we always do.
The question is also, do we want to have an agenda or only open minded jump in and see how it works out?! My experience is, that people might be shy to start talking, it’ll be silent and people start to drop’s drop. An agenda might be helpful for an initial start but I also want to avoid having an introduction round where everyone tells something about himself. I mean, this can be done optionally, but I’m also aware of it that some may feel uncomfortable with this. This round should just make fun and not make any pressure or someone feeling uncomfortable.
So, agenda or open minded and free to talk for the first sessions?
#BSDPub #BSDCafe #BSDNetwork
#helloSystem #DragonFlyBSD #HardenedBSD #GhostBSD #pfSense #illumos #tribblix #solaris #opensolaris #zfs #community #social
Do you do anything interesting with any of the *BSDs 
? If so, please consider giving a talk at EuroBSDCon, which is held in Dublin, September 19-22. More info on submitting your paper can be found here.
#RUNBSD #OpenBSD #SecBSD #HardenedBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #DragonflyBSD #Darwin #GhostBSD #BSDFAM #EuroBSDCon2024
Hey #BSD Fans!
We all share the same interests - #BSD based systems like #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD and #NetBSD.
We chat all day, sharing thoughts, questions and help. We talk on Matrix across different channels, we share on the #Fediverse. We have @vermaden@bsd.cafe's newsletter, we have @dexter@bsd.network's #FreeBSD #Jails and #bhyve calls and many other ones I can't list here.
Wondering if there would be and interests in the #BSDNetwork, #BSDCafe, etc., for a weekly smalltalk session like in a pub. Just a Jitsi based video/audio call where we can meet, discuss things from newsletter, trending things from the #Fediverse or just have off-topic and openminded discussions. This could result into the #BSDPub meeting.
I know, some people are shy - keep your cam off until you feel comfortable and feel free to join the discussions. Even this meetings should make fun and no pressure - so if someone is not in the mood or can't make it - no worries. No one will judge.
Would you be interested?
#helloSystem #DragonFlyBSD #HardenedBSD #GhostBSD #pfSense #illumos #tribblix #solaris #opensolaris #zfs #community #social
| Yes: | 44 |
| No: | 4 |
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@Neznak I have an obvious bias towards FreeBSD. All of the major BSDs (excluding macOS) have similar management interfaces and packaging systems. They have a common ancestor, but diverged a lot over the last 30ish years. Some things are periodically shared between them.
I would be remiss to not point out #NetBSD as the third large one and #DragonflyBSD as the fourth.
I ran #OpenBSD on a PowerPC Mac for a while and found it very easy to learn coming from #FreeBSD. As @tulpa says, remember that these are all distinct systems, not just distributions packaging the same set of things slightly differently. NetBSD and FreeBSD both branched from 4.3BSD Net/2 (FreeBSD via 386BSD). OpenBSD forked from NetBSD 1.1, Dragonfly from FreeBSD 4.8 - both have now had decades of independent development (or, as independent as permissively licensed open source projects ever are - a lot of people contribute to more than one and code flows in all directions).
The things that keep me on FreeBSD are:
- ZFS supported out of the box, from the installer onwards.
- Jails (and support for OCI containers via Podman).
- Capsicum as the cleanest way of developing compartmentalised applications on any system.
- pkg for binary packages and Poudriere for building binary packages (each port is built in a clean jail).
I also use pf (originally from OpenBSD, now ported elsewhere), though NetBSD's npf looks interesting.
The fact that #bsdnetwork is still offline worries me a bit. Hope they are doing okay and that recovery is imminent.
While Exquisite requires account approval, it is more of an abuse and spam countermeasure. Should you be interested in a second fediverse account, feel free to signup. Exquisite runs on #OpenBSD in DC1, two racks from @OpenBSDAms.
We welcome everyone from the #BSDfam - whether that be OpenBSD, #HardenedBSD, #SecBSD, #FreeBSD, #DragonflyBSD, #NetBSD and yes even #Darwin.
Mod @pfr
Reddit alternative BSD community #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DragonflyBSD #GhostBSD #MidnightBSD #HardenedBSD #OS108 #RunBSD
A wild #blog post appears!
FreeBSD has a(nother) new C compiler: Intel oneAPI DPC++/C++
See how I got the Intel #compiler running on #FreeBSD and outputting native FreeBSD binaries--and how you can too!
It also builds a working FreeBSD kernel...
#compilers #program #programming #unix #linux #openbsd #netbsd #dragonflybsd #illumos #solaris #intel #c #cpp #llvm #clang #gcc #gnu #software #softwaredevelopment
I'm writing (and will publish on my blog in the next few days) an article about self-hosting some services. In this case, on FreeBSD, but I will also use other BSDs. The ultimate goal is to promote what I often advocate with the hashtag #OwnYourData, which is always to remain the owners of our data.
This first article will be a part of a series on the same topic, but there will be more with different technologies and solutions.
Stay tuned!
#OwnYourData #SelfHost #RunBSD #Linux #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD
WireGuard Driver Merged To DragonFlyBSD Kernel
I released oed-7.4, the portable version of #OpenBSD ed(1).
Very minimal changes, but still some changes.
Get it here: https://github.com/ibara/oed
#ed #unix #editor #editors #text #linux #bsd #freebsd #netbsd #dragonflybsd #illumos #solaris #aix #texteditor #texteditors #vi #vim #emacs
2024.eurobsdCon.org #DragonflyBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD
The Land Before Linux: The Unix desktops • The Register
<https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/27/opinion_column/> @sjvn
❝Today, thanks to Android and ChromeOS, Linux is an important end-user operating system. But, before Linux, there were important Unix desktops, although most of them never made it. …❞
#analysis #Android #Apple #benevolent #cats #Canonical #ChromeOS #consensus #containers #Dell #desktop #dictator #dogs #DragonflyBSD #expert #Flatpak #Foundation #FreeBSD #GhostBSD #GNU #GPL #group #jails #licence #license #Linus #Linux #Mac #Mach #macOS #market #Microsoft #NeXT #NeXTSTEP #opinion #POSIX #share #Slackware #Snap #standards #success #Sun #technology #Torvalds #UNIX #Windows #work #year
Any #DragonFlyBSD contributor around? I've got a patch for NVMM (vmware compatible cpu frequency cpuid leaf)
Does anyone know where I can find the #AsiaBSDCon 2023 proceedings?
https://2023.asiabsdcon.org/index.html.en
It does not seem to be there on the website. Previous years, e.g., 2019, have a dedicated section on the homepage with a link to the PDF. The 2023 conference does not have such a section though. Ideas?
#FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DragonFlyBSD #BSD #AsiaBSDCon2023 #AsiaBSDCon2024
A new #blog post appears!
Can GCC use Clang as its assembler?
Come with me on this wild ride to use #GCC without the #GNU #binutils and instead use #clang and the #LLVM binutils.
https://briancallahan.net/blog/20240122.html
#compile #compiler #compilers #dlang #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD #Linux #Solaris #Illumos #Unix #program #programming #programmer #code #coding
Oldie but goldie: Use Midnight Commander like a pro
https://klimer.eu/2015/05/01/use-midnight-commander-like-a-pro/
#MidnightCommander #mc #Linux #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DragonflyBSD #Terminal
Focussing on #FreeBSD, #NETBSD, #OpenBSD, #DragonflyBSD and #helloSystem in the discussions, also all other flavors like #PFSense, #Illumos (#OpenIndiana) are welcome! You’re a #Linux fan (#Ubuntu, #Debian, #RedHat, #NixOS, #Gentoo,…) - just jump in: #BSDCafe:bsd.cafe
More on my blog:
https://gyptazy.ch/blog/bsd-cafe-the-community-for-bsd-systems-freebsd-openbsd-netbsd/