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

Finally got my NetBSD.org mail sorted! The main issue is that I didn't realize that the file named "Mailbox" in my home directory is the inbox :/

Anyway, I will try to use my #NetBSD address as much as possible for any BSD stuff. My first non-Gmail email address in years -- exciting!

Aw yeah, my #NetBSD installation instructions now appeared in the Slidgram documentation:

https://slidge.im/docs/slidgram/main/admin/install.html#netbsd-specific-instructions

@cstross

You could just install #NetBSD. And remember to use ed(1) and not one of the newer abominations.

#NetBSD is Discipline. 🚩

ZORK ZERO - The Revenge of MegaBoz

Played in graphics mode on xfrotz running on a Sharp Zaurus running NetBSD/zaurus 10.1.

A Late Night Diversion.

#infocom #ZorkZero #NetBSD #xfrotz

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X11 Window Dump: Zork Zero - The Revenge of Megaboz (Title Screen: Zork Zero written in grey 3D bricks, below in an orange cursive script "The Revenge of MegaBoz"

@ricardo Oh, YES — it is very frustrating . I met this problem while installing some services to my home #NetBSD server.

Usually, the project page states that there is a good software for multiple platforms. Then I open documentation assuming that there are list of dependencies, installation instructions and configuration examples.

But nowadays, "multiplatform applications" usually looks like:

— Linux: Docker

— Windows: Install Docker with WSL

— MacOS: Install Docker with Homebrew

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Meme with a cat looking suspiciously to the camera and with a text above cat: "Sir, it is a good self-hosted software. Looks inside. Docker"

Boots #NetBSD directly without intervention.
Look Ma, no hands!

(Edited: Replaced the animated GIF that is maliciously converted to a static image by John Mastodon by an mp4 file. Thanks to @evgandr for pointing this out!)

#NetBSD #zaurus #sl_c1000 #boot

This is how my 1 Euro per month #NetBSD VM is reacting to the sudden popularity of my last blog post, on HN:

load averages: 0.00, 0.01, 0.00; up 72+04:35:09 15:17:29
33 processes: 32 sleeping, 1 on CPU
CPU states: 3.7% user, 0.0% nice, 1.2% system, 0.7% interrupt, 94.3% idle
Memory: 737M Act, 43M Inact, 17M Wired, 25M Exec, 701M File, 16M Free
Swap: 1024M Total, 1024M Free / Pools: 138M Used / Network: 171K In, 4522K Out

#RunBSD

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If you're paying attention, you may have noticed my recent #NetBSD bug updates often have a single "." on its own line at the end. That's because gnats works differently from Sendmail and ends the message with Ctrl+D 😡

If anyone is interested in what I had to say (and hand out) during my talk, the QR code at the end leads to http://anduin.net/l.htm - go grab your copy in any of three formats: Bootable floppy, zipped TheDraw files, or PDF (boo!).

I met too many awesome people to count, much less remember the names of everyone, but I truly hope those of you who want to reach out will do so. My DMs are open ;)

The social overload from this weekend will quickly turn into the pain of missing the company of this extended family. Can't wait to see you again in Brussels - or at any time before that if you visit Oslo!

#EuroBSDCon #EuroBSDCon2025 #EuroBSDCon2026 #RunBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #FreeBSD #BSD

Now: Christoph Badura on reproducible #NetBSD dev environments #EuroBSDCon

Distributed file system on OpenBSD using FUSE and Elixir by @robertkeizer #EBC25 #RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #EuroBSDcon #EuroBSDCon2025 #Elixir #Erlang #FUSE

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Man showing his slides on stage

Yes! “New” ThinkPad X230 I bought as a writing machine is booting #NetBSD :’)

Even the chicklet/island keyboard is still so wonderful to type on.

Next steps: Wi-Fi, and either my tmux “terminal GUI” or maybe I should try ctwm!

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ThinkPad X230 booting NetBSD!

@rubenerd I had #NetBSD on my X240. Used ctwm ;) Moved it to an X270 though. The X240 now has #alpinelinux with a #kali container for teaching security and ethical hacking. The X240 incidentally has touch screen ;) Both machines are second hand, refurb. At the moment I use cwm on all my machines. There is also a Thinkcentre with OpenBSD.

Martin Husemann is presenting NetBSD net80211 Renewal - ETA and why we are not there yet

#EuroBSDCon #ebc25 #ebc2025 #NetBSD

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Martin presenting and showing the slides

Now: Martin Husemann explaining about the #NetBSD Wi-Fi driver renewal #EuroBSDCon

Volse Computing presents OpenJDK on FreeBSD with @harald #EBC25 #RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #EuroBSDcon #EuroBSDCon2025 #OpenSource #OpenJDK #Java

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Harald Eilertsen in front of the podium

How commit messages may trigger conspiracy nutters! The UK #Covid19 tracking app. #EBC25 #RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #EuroBSDcon #EuroBSDCon2025 #OpenSource #NHS

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«When the signal is received, terminate all non-responsive children. Do not log any data about this, and spawn a new daemon”

#EBC25 #RunBSD #FreeBSD #EuroBSDcon #EuroBSDCon2025 #OpenBSD #NetBSD

Made it to #EuroBSDCon in time for lunch! :D

And I did not miss the _whole_ #NetBSD devsummit. Now listening to riastradh@ demo Mercurial and disrupting the demo by adding conflicting commits 😜

NOW: Harold Gutch on #NetBSD for the Nintendo #Wii
#EuroBSDCon