...perhaps the good people of #NetBSD on IRC are in fact APT actors tricking me into weakening the security posture of my retro machines? #BringItOn

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

I would like to invite everyone, whether passionate about BSD systems or not, to pay attention to the Berkeley Forest, created and developed by @bforest . Several months ago, Ben contacted me and gave me a preview of what he was creating. I was fascinated by his passion and the result, the potential, and what this could bring.

I encourage you to visit and see what it's about, and for any information, you can directly contact Ben.

Also, I want to publicly apologize because I promised multiple times that I would connect to see the changes Ben had made, with pride, but I have never been able (until now) to keep that promise. Both due to objective reasons and my own fault.
If you notice, I haven't participated in any online meetings (except for those strictly necessary for my work), and things are connected – without going into details.

So, the least I can do is suggest you take a tour of the Berkeley Forest and contact Ben, who will be more than happy to show you what he has been able to conceive and create.

#RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #BerkeleyForest

@cafou @boarim

I would recommend that you take a look at #OpenBSD httpd first, then probably nginx on either #FreeBSD or #NetBSD ...

But even Apache or lighthttpd would do the job very easily.

I used to compile thttpd to server static pages and graphical items but I am afraid it has not seen a lot of dev in recent years.

Full disclosure: I will probably move my own (static pages) site to OpenBSD+httpd in the near future.

[delay of game due to SD card fail on a Pi 0W]

[ 1.000000] NetBSD 10.1 (RPI) #0: Mon Dec 16 13:08:11 UTC 2024
[ 1.000000] mkrepro@mkrepro.NetBSD.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/evbarm/compile/RPI
[ 1.000000] total memory = 448 MB
[ 1.000000] avail memory = 429 MB
...
[ 1.000000] simplebus0 at armfdt0: Raspberry Pi Zero W Rev 1.1
...
[ 4.143949] bwfm0: Found NVRAM file: brcmfmac43430-sdio.raspberrypi,model-zero-w.txt
...
[ 5.966260] bwfm0: CHIPACTIVE

#NetBSD 1 core CPU

Status on #NetBSD 10.1 upgrades:
- amd64 machines, sysupgrade easy, done.
- pi 3, sysupgrade, pretty easy, missed one kernel file so almost done.
- pi 4, tried blank SD card, no boot, looking at UEFI, ugh.
- to do: i386, pi0w, pi02w

i386:
[ 1.000000] NetBSD 10.1 (GENERIC) #0: Mon Dec 16 13:08:11 UTC 2024
[ 1.000000] mkrepro@mkrepro.NetBSD.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC
[ 1.000000] total memory = 3062 MB
[ 1.000000] avail memory = 2982 MB
...
#NetBSD

$ envstat
Current CritMax WarnMax WarnMin CritMin Unit
[acpitz0]
temperature: 42.000 127.000 degC

Recompiled kernel with options VMSWAP_DEFAULT_PLAINTEXT and that really made a difference! Logging in on my 16MB machine now takes less than 10 seconds. Victory!

I hear with regret that the AsiaBSDCon 2025 has been canceled. Even though I couldn't be able to attend, I'm disappointed because the BSDCons are amazing events. A virtual hug to the organizers and good luck with preparations for the next conference

#AsiaBSDCon #BSDCon #BSD #RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD

@devnull @wgrav

I use "su - root -c <command>" on machines where sudo is not installed.

Yes, some companies consider sudo to be a security risk. Some systems do not install sudo by default (cough cough #NetBSD cough cough)

But I really like doas and that is what I use rather than sudo these days.

I open my qemu #NetBSD virtual machine on my laptop.

Three seconds later: OpenSUSE updates requests the installation of a new version of qemu. 😩

Tomorrow the #opensource #FOSDEM #conference starts in #Brussels, #Belgium!

Let’s see if we can attract more people to #BSD based systems by providing free #vps running #FreeBSD, #NetBSD, #OpenBSD or even #illumos as an #opensolaris solution.

@gyptazy will be onsite to provide you more information or even stickers ;)

#freeVPS #RUNBSD #network #fediverse

Penguin's true love #NetBSD 🚩 #Linux #CentOS #unix #MacOS #GNU

Alt...

Penguin mascot of Linux holding board at tech convention centre saying " I love NetBSD "

So DeepSeek is programmed in Python... All I need now is some sort of documentation to run it on a spare machine.

Looking at the old Dell Core i3, especially since I know #NetBSD works very well on it... I just need to find a way to connect it to the rest of the network.

BSD community i think we should use more of lemmy than reddit #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD

https://lemmy.sdf.org/c/bsd

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#netbsd #sun #ultrasparc #sparc #ultra5

Had to pull my IDE<>SATA and IDE CDROM
Got the debug promt if the CDROM was attached

Looks like I am ready for #SunDay

#ultra5 #sun
#netbsd
Looks like i manage to navigate around my iso issues
if you want to hear my tale of coming to this point.

Findings at my parents' house, part 3: Two AlphaStations.
They have SCSI disks of different sizes, and the last time I turned them on (2008), they were working perfectly.
They heated the room wonderfully, and the fans were strong enough to move the pictures on the wall 😆
I haven't turned them on again, but they should still have NetBSD installed.

#BlastFromPast #BlastFromThePast #NetBSD #AlphaStation #DEC #Alpha #RetroComputing

Alt...

The image shows two stacked computer units with gray exteriors. Both units have a prominent "digital" logo in red and a sticker indicating "ALPHA GENERATION" on one of the devices. The computers are from from the era of older, high-performance computing systems, part of DEC's (Digital Equipment Corporation) Alpha architecture. The units are placed on a tiled floor with some plastic wrapping and papers visible on top of the devices.

When I founded BSD Cafe, I did it because I knew the community around BSD is amazing. More like a family than just a community. And every day I get confirmation of that.

I can finally, officially confirm that the talk "Why Choose to Use the BSDs in 2025" has been accepted and is scheduled for the next OSDay 2025, which will take place on 21/03/2025 in Florence, Italy.

There was a vote on GitHub, and this talk, by a narrow margin, received the most votes overall. Another testament to how the BSD family moves as one.

It is an honor to receive all these votes and to present, in a brief 25-minute talk + 5 minutes for questions, our beloved BSDs. I will try my best not to disappoint you, but for now, let me say a huge: THANK YOU!

#BSDCafe #RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #ThankYou #BSD #BSDCommunity

The BSD community is great.
That's all I can say for now. More details in the coming days... 😉

#RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD

New BSDNow episode out https://www.bsdnow.tv/594 - Name that Domain - featuring the BSDCan CFP (https://www.bsdcan.org/2025/papers.html) #bsd #bsdnow #bsdcan #callforpapers #netbsd #freebsd #openbsd #conference #freesoftware