Some friendships just don't crash. 😉 Happy Friendship Day from your most stable and reliable OS. 💻❤️ #RunBSD #FriendshipDay #SysAdmin #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #GhostBSD #DragonflyBSD #MidnightBSD #HardenedBSD & other BSDs i might have missed :)

What are you missing at @BoxyBSD?

Let me know what miss, what you need and how I can improve the service to make it easier and better for you!

#opensource #hosting #ipv6 #freevps #boxybsd #runbsd #bsd #devops #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #dn42 #peering

EuroBSDCon 2025 Deadline Approaching: Applications Due August 5!

If you're a FreeBSD developer or advocate interested in attending EuroBSDCon 2025 (Sept 25–28 in Zagreb, Croatia), now’s the time to apply for a travel grant.

The FreeBSD Foundation offers financial support to help community members grow their skills and connect in person.

📅Application Deadline: Tuesday, August 5

Learn more about eligibility, guidelines, and how to apply:
https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/eurobsdcon-2025-travel-grant-application-now-open/

#FreeBSD #EuroBSDCon2025

As #FreeBSD moves from far-from-perfect freebsd-update(8) to #PKGBASE that will be handled by separate pkg(8) repository - keep in mind that #FreeBSD will still have its #Base #System separate from third party pkg(8) packages.

Some details below.

Java’s Not Gone, It’s Just Hiding in Plain Sight

From powering Minecraft on the PlayStation to driving high-performance financial systems, Java remains a quiet force behind technologies we use every day.
Our latest blog takes a thoughtful look at how this long-standing language continues to make an impact, sometimes where you’d least expect it.

👉 Read more:
https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/from-minecraft-to-markets-java-hiding-in-plain-sight/

#FreeBSD #Java #OpenSource #TechTrends #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment

Make Your Own Backup System – Part 2: Forging the FreeBSD Backup Stronghold

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/07/29/make-your-own-backup-system-part-2-forging-the-freebsd-backup-stronghold/

#Backup #FreeBSD #ZFS #IT #SysAdmin #OwnYourData #ITNotes

By the way, I'm having fun looking at some uptime data. Here's some:

%up 99.996 | since Wed Nov 22 10:51:03 2023
%up 99.998 | since Fri Jul 29 09:35:57 2022
%up 99.999 | since Wed Apr 6 14:48:49 2022
%up 99.931 | since Thu Sep 7 08:48:55 2023
%up 99.989 | since Sun Mar 20 18:06:40 2022
%up 99.994 | since Thu Dec 9 17:10:22 2021

In other words, they were only offline for updates that needed a reboot.

These are all leased production servers located in Europe, running FreeBSD with jails and VMs.

No need for Kubernetes or the cloud to get great uptime!

#RunBSD #FreeBSD #OwnYourData

There are more shells than Bash and I'm curious to see the % of how many people uses wich one of the more or less classic shells. Choose your preferred one.

#UNIX #BSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #Plan9 #GNU #Linux

Okay, I did something... time to provide BSD boxes at @BoxyBSD a bit closer to our buddies in Asia! #RUNBSD

#FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DrangonflyBSD #MidnightBSD #illumos #opensolaris

Alt...

whois output of a newly assigned IPv6 network at JPNIC for boxes in Asia

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟬𝟳/𝟭𝟰 (Valuable News - 2025/07/14) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/07/14/valuable-news-2025-07-14/

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

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

Dear friends of the BSD Cafe,

This idea has been in my mind since the very beginning of this adventure, almost two years ago. Over time, several people have suggested it. But until recently, I felt the timing just wasn’t right - for many reasons. Today, I believe it finally is.

So I’m happy to announce a new service:
The BSD Cafe Journal - https://journal.bsd.cafe

At first, I thought I’d use BSSG for it (I even added multi-author support with this in mind), but in the end, it didn’t feel like the right tool for the job.

The idea is to create a multi-author space, with content published on a fairly regular basis. A reference point for news, updates, tutorials, technical articles - a place to inform and connect.
Just like people in Italy used to stop by cafes to read the newspaper and chat about the day’s news, the BSD Cafe Journal aims to be a space for reading, sharing, and staying informed - all in the spirit of the BSD Cafe.

What it’s not:
It’s not here to replace personal blogs, or excellent newsletters like @vermaden 's. And it’s not an aggregator.

What it is:
A place where authors can write original content, share links to posts on their own blogs or elsewhere, publish guides, offer insights, or dive into technical explanations.

The guiding principles are the same as always: positivity, constructive discussion, promoting BSDs and open source in general. No hype (sharing a cool new service is fine, posting non-stop about the latest trend is not), no drama, no politics. The goal is to bring people together, not divide them. To inform, not inflame.
Respect, tolerance, and inclusivity are key. Everyone should feel welcome reading the BSD Cafe Journal - never judged, offended, or excluded.

The platform I’ve chosen is WordPress, for several reasons: it’s portable (runs well on all BSDs), has great built-in role management (contributors, authors, etc.), and - last but not least - supports ActivityPub.
This means every author will have their own identity in the Fediverse (like: @stefano@journal.bsd.cafe ) and can be followed directly, and it’ll also be possible to follow the whole Journal.

Original and educational content is encouraged, but it’s also perfectly fine to link to existing articles elsewhere. Personally, I’ll link my technical posts from ITNotes whenever I publish them there.

The goal is simple: a news-oriented site, rich in content, ad-free, respectful of privacy - all under the BSD Cafe umbrella.

Content coordination will happen in a dedicated Matrix room for authors. There’ll also be a public room for discussing ideas, giving feedback, and sharing suggestions.

Of course, I can’t do this alone. A journal with no content is just an empty shell.
So here’s my call for action:
Who’s ready to lend a hand? If you enjoy writing, explaining, sharing your knowledge - the Journal is waiting for you.

#BSDCafe #BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeUpdates #BSDCafeAnnouncements #RunBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #illumos #Linux #OSS #OpenSource #BCJournal #BSDCafeJournal

Yesterday, I experienced two disappointments, and in such cases, a bit of my enthusiasm tends to wane. It's been a long and winding week.
The fortunate thing, though, is that these very disappointments cause me to "withdraw" a bit into my own world. And this often means some cool "nerd" experiments. Plus, in the afternoon, some relaxation. And my wife is happy because she sees me doing my "nerd" things with a smile, and afterward, I have that sense of well-being to dedicate to doing some nice activities with her.

Currently, I have two PCEngines APUs (retired from client workloads but still in full form and energy). One with OpenBSD, the other with NetBSD, added to the FreeBSD one that's already been running since yesterday evening.

#RunBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD

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  TEST                                              TOTAL  PASS  FAIL ERROR
  jtreg:test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/ErrorHandling/StackWalkNativeToJava.java
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TEST SUCCESS

Along with some other BSD related fixes and refactorings backported from mainline, I think version 24.0.2 will be the most solid OpenJDK for FreeBSD so far. It's still not on par with the platforms supported by upstream, but we're slowly getting closer.

#FreeBSD #OpenJDK #programming

New 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗕𝗦𝗗 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗶𝘁 [Crucial FreeBSD Toolkit] article on the blog.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/07/08/crucial-freebsd-toolkit/

#verblog #beadm #bectl #devfs #diskinfo #free #freebsd #fstab #gstat #jails #linux #lsblk #sensors #sockstat #systat #tar #truss #truncate #zfs

In my warmup for #OldComputerChallenge 25, I dusted off ol' pal #RaspberryPi model B and burned #NetBSD 10 on an SD card to set it up.

It all went well (slow, but hey) but one thing that I still can't get around (that I didn't experience so much last time I tried it) is the console. Control chars get printed instead of arrow and home/end keys, no colors, etc. Hate to say it, but all in all, it feels backwards compared to a modern, full-fledged console environment of #FreeBSD or Linux. And it's starting to wear me out.

But I have a feeling that this is somehow my fault for not configuring the console properly or using the right output or something. I never had to deal with this before, so anybody knows how I can configure this so I can have a modern env in NetBSD?

#unix #askunix

Upgrading my old Raspberry Pi 400 from #FreeBSD 14.1-something to 14.3-RELEASE.

Tried freebsd-update but some back-of-napkin maths hit an ENONAPKINSPC when estimating number of hours until completion, so now trying freebsd-rustdate instead. It might clock in at about 20 minutes, which is a fair improvement.

Now the big question: How do I solve the chicken-and-egg problem of getting WiFi firmware in place before I reboot, since I can't run fwget afterwards?

When I complain that some software (or its dependencies) doesn't work on *BSD but requires Linux, I'm not criticizing Linux. For me, it's not an OS battle, but a matter of freedom and avoiding a dangerous and rampant computing monoculture. And when people reply to me with "well, just use it on Linux" - while they're giving me sensible advice - they're missing the crucial point: if it ONLY runs on Linux, it's not Linux's fault, but we are, precisely, creating a dangerous monoculture.

#Linux #SysAdmin #OSS #RunBSD #BSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #illumos

Added 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝟮 - 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 [UPDATE 2 - Interim Solution] to 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘂𝗽 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 [Failed Backup Server Build] article.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/05/28/failed-backup-server-build/#interim

#verblog #freebsd #hardware #backup #NAS #rsync #linux #zfs #openzfs