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[?]Stefano Marinelli »
@stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe

This Isn't a Battle

After reading a post describing the FreeBSD community as 'toxic', I share a different perspective. This isn't a battle. It's a reflection on coexistence, the original Open Source spirit, and the quiet richness of taking a different path.

my-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/14

    Jay 🚩 :runbsd: boosted

    [?]Stefano Marinelli »
    @stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe

    RE: mastodon.social/@pitrh/1155090

    The BSD conferences are magical. The atmosphere is friendly. It's a family - a good one - with different views but a common goal: making great things, making smart choices in a positive environment.

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      Parade du Grotesque 💀 boosted

      [?]Jay 🚩 :runbsd: »
      @jaypatelani@bsd.network

      Hey 🚩community! There's been discussion over the years about whether the NetBSD project should have its own unique mascot (separate from the general BSD Beastie).

      I outlined a proposal for one back in 2021, including some concepts:
      mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-a

      What's the general feeling today?

      Yes, we need a unique mascot!:40
      No, the flag/Beastie is enough.:43
      I'm not sure / No opinion.:9
      Just show me the results.:11

      Closed

        Jay 🚩 :runbsd: boosted

        [?]Stefano Marinelli »
        @stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe

        Why and how we're migrating many of our servers from Linux to the BSDs

        My BSDCan 2025 presentation, PeerTube and YouTube links:

        PeerTube: tube.bsd.cafe/w/x4oPuHpCJK3qWF

        YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=UnVp25-6Qao

          Jay 🚩 :runbsd: boosted

          [?]Stefano Marinelli »
          @stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe

          This is part of my weekend fun. Coffee stains included.
          The two Raspberry Pis are powered by NetBSD, the mini PC by illumos/SmartOS, and the two APU boards by FreeBSD.

          A top-down shot of a small computer setup on a tan surface with some visible coffee stains. In the upper left, a silver mini-PC is partially visible, with a black USB stick plugged into its side. Below the mini-PC, a black USB to TTL serial adapter is connected to and powering a Raspberry Pi A+. The Raspberry Pi Zero W is connected to and driving a 2-relay module. The Raspberry Pis are running NetBSD, the mini-PC is running llumos/SmartOS, and the two, slightly visible APU devices are running FreeBSD.

          Alt...A top-down shot of a small computer setup on a tan surface with some visible coffee stains. In the upper left, a silver mini-PC is partially visible, with a black USB stick plugged into its side. Below the mini-PC, a black USB to TTL serial adapter is connected to and powering a Raspberry Pi A+. The Raspberry Pi Zero W is connected to and driving a 2-relay module. The Raspberry Pis are running NetBSD, the mini-PC is running llumos/SmartOS, and the two, slightly visible APU devices are running FreeBSD.

            [?]Jay 🚩 :runbsd: »
            @jaypatelani@bsd.network

            I have more than installs by @rubenerd

            rubenerd.com/i-have-more-netbs

              Parade du Grotesque 💀 boosted

              [?]Eugene :freebsd: :emacslogo: »
              @evgandr@mastodon.bsd.cafe

              Cool, my text about techniques to speed up FreeBSD suspend/resume now appeared on the Libreboot site! :drgn_happy:

              libreboot.org/docs/bsd/suspend

                [?]ltning »
                @ltning@pleroma.anduin.net

                Help me, fedi .. What is a good, simple, light-weight GUI #editor with #HTML syntax highlighting, some half-smart auto-indenting, soft-wrapping support, that is non-opinionated about tabs/spaces and that is not a vi/vim/emacs derivative or wrapper?

                I'm currently hand-coding HTML in jEdit, and .. something has happened to it. I used to tout it as an example of "look, Java does not have to be slow!" back on my Pentium III laptop, but now .. damn, that thing is a pain.

                Pluma is doing everything "wrong", mousepad has no highlighting, and I don't need an "IDE" - I'm writing HTML 3.2 here :)

                Must work on #FreeBSD and have as few dependencies as possible.

                #NoTallOrder

                  [?]ltning »
                  @ltning@pleroma.anduin.net

                  @bonfire Got my social-flavour instance up. On #FreeBSD, no less. Much cool indeed. Some bugs, been busy reporting - just as it should be in a prerelease.

                  If I were to try out the community flavour - how much hassle should I expect? And can I go back?

                  Lastly: any large-ish (>100 active users with a decent network) instances out there that can inform us about performance characteristics?

                    [?]ltning »
                    @ltning@pleroma.anduin.net

                    I don't think `drm-latest-kmod` works on my Intel .. :D #FreeBSD

                    Picture of screen with highly garbled and very colourful graphics glitches.

                    Alt...Picture of screen with highly garbled and very colourful graphics glitches.

                      Anders Gulden Olstad boosted

                      [?]ltning »
                      @ltning@pleroma.anduin.net

                      @EuroBSDCon was a blast as always. The amount of work put in by the organisers is incredible, and both the local crew (Karlo and friends, you've been a great help and I owe you an audio cable!) and the video gang (@mischa@exquisite.social, your camera saved the day .. reluctantly; @dexter and the rest of the @bsdtv gang y'all gonna need better dongles ;) bent over backwards to accommodate my somewhat eccentric needs.

                      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

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