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Joel Carnat ♑ 🤪<p>Giving <a href="https://gts.tumfatig.net/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> 7.7 a dump test to achieve on the Quieter 4C, the Intel N100 using 14W according to the plug. No bad at all, given that the 4K video runs in Firefox.</p><p>And yes, <a href="https://gts.tumfatig.net/tags/windowmaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowMaker</span></a>. Because I am this old!</p>
Justine SmithiesWow just wow ! I've never bothered to listen to any of the <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenBSD</a> songs but I am just now and so far Source Fish is my favourite. Thought I'd listen to some tunes whilst stalking folks blogs like <span class="h-card"><a href="https://exquisite.social/users/h3artbl33d" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@h3artbl33d@exquisite.social</a></span> and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/users/pitrh" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@pitrh@mastodon.social</a></span> as you do. <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=runbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RunBSD</a><br><br><a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/songs/song57.mp3" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/songs/song57.mp3</a><br>
Tariq<p>is there such a thing as an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openbsd</span></a> based smartphone?</p><p>ie something that can do voice calls, SMS and run a browser.</p><p>obviously it won't run android apps because it isn't android.</p><p>why would anyone want this? I think there is an unmet need for smartphones that have small operating systems that 1. don't spy on you, and 2. includes measures and design to mitigate against vulnerabilities.</p><p>I'm no expert but imho linux's size and complexity is a risk in itself.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a></p>
Peter N. M. Hansteen<p>EuroBSDcon 2025 Scedule published: <a href="https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/schedule/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/sch</span><span class="invisible">edule/</span></a></p><p>Register at <a href="https://tickets.eurobsdcon.org/eurobsdcon/zagreb/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tickets.eurobsdcon.org/eurobsd</span><span class="invisible">con/zagreb/</span></a></p><p>General info: <a href="https://2025.eurobsdcon.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">2025.eurobsdcon.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Where + when : Zagreb, Croatia; September 25-28, 2025</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eurobsdcon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eurobsdcon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conference</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freebsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freebsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openbsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/netbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>netbsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unix</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>development</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/devops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>devops</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freesoftware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/libresoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libresoftware</span></a></p>
Lobsters<p>Game of Trees Hub <a href="https://lobste.rs/s/f3vn7f" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lobste.rs/s/f3vn7f</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openbsd</span></a><br><a href="https://gothub.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">gothub.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
screwlisp<p>I didn't write about it yet, but I'm going to use <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/xemacs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>xemacs</span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/emacs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emacs</span></a> through <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/occ25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>occ25</span></a> <a href="http://occ.deadnet.se/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">occ.deadnet.se/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://functional.cafe/@mattof" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mattof</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://merveilles.town/@prahou" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>prahou</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsd.network/@solene" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>solene</span></a></span> <br>What's everyone else doing?</p><p>(Er... Download.. sumo tarball... pui-list-packages ... ilisp ... &lt;enter&gt; ... x .. customize-variable ... inferior-lisp-program .. ecl)</p><p>The joke being that xemacs is actively developed and <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openbsd</span></a> provides the 2025 release. But I think xemacs reflects the values of the <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/oldComputerChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldComputerChallenge</span></a> (and my sysctl hw.setperf=0)</p>
chesheer<p>Ok, why in the world <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Emacs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Emacs</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> has Wayland in dependencies? It makes no sense.</p>
Stefano Marinelli<p><strong>Vermaden’s Valuable News: A Monday Must-Read</strong></p> <p>Mondays are always tough, I think that’s true for everyone. But one thing that makes me happy it’s Monday is the consistent arrival of the “Valuable News” from Slawomir Wojciech Wojtczak – or simply Vermaden – <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-url mention" href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@vermaden" target="_blank">@vermaden</a> – as we know him. His newsletter covers the world of *BSD and Unix, technology in general, and offers a look at articles (both old and new) about the world and life in general.</p> <p>Vermaden has been publishing his weekly newsletter for many years, and it’s a go-to […]</p> <p><a href="https://journal.bsd.cafe/2025/07/15/vermadens-valuable-news-a-monday-must-read/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journal.bsd.cafe/2025/07/15/ve</span><span class="invisible">rmadens-valuable-news-a-monday-must-read/</span></a></p>
Lobsters<p>『 0x61 』- Panasonic + OpenBSD = &lt;3 <a href="https://lobste.rs/s/1l3beg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lobste.rs/s/1l3beg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openbsd</span></a><br><a href="https://x61.sh/log/2025/07/03072025160538-panasonic_openbsd.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x61.sh/log/2025/07/03072025160</span><span class="invisible">538-panasonic_openbsd.html</span></a></p>
Game of Trees Hub<p>Our first server for <a href="https://exquisite.social/tags/git" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>git</span></a> repository hosting with <a href="https://exquisite.social/tags/gameoftrees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gameoftrees</span></a> has been installed in Hamburg, Germany. It is hosted by <a href="https://www.bsws.de" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bsws.de</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>It was in fact installed last week already but it took a few days and another visit to the datacenter to sort out UEFI serial console redirection shenanigans which interfered with booting our <a href="https://exquisite.social/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> installation from softraid crypto on top of GPT.</p><p>Now we are ready to go 🚀</p>
vermaden<p>Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟬𝟳/𝟭𝟰 (Valuable News - 2025/07/14) available.</p><p> <a href="https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/07/14/valuable-news-2025-07-14/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/07</span><span class="invisible">/14/valuable-news-2025-07-14/</span></a></p><p>Past releases: <a href="https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">vermaden.wordpress.com/news/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/verblog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>verblog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vernews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vernews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freebsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freebsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openbsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/netbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>netbsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unix</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zfs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zfs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opnsense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opnsense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ghostbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ghostbsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solaris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solaris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vermadenday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vermadenday</span></a></p>
vermaden<p>Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟬𝟳/𝟭𝟰 (Valuable News - 2025/07/14) available.</p><p> <a href="https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/07/14/valuable-news-2025-07-14/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/07</span><span class="invisible">/14/valuable-news-2025-07-14/</span></a></p><p>Past releases: <a href="https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">vermaden.wordpress.com/news/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/verblog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>verblog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/vernews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vernews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/bsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/freebsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freebsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openbsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/netbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>netbsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unix</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/zfs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zfs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/opnsense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opnsense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/ghostbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ghostbsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/solaris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solaris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/vermadenday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vermadenday</span></a></p>
OSNews<p>Building a simple router with OpenBSD</p><p>I’m hardly a “networking” or system admin expert. Even still, I’ve always been interested in the concept of building out my own home router with OpenBSD. It seemed so “hacky” and cool! The problem is that most of the tutorials I stumble across on the internet seem so&nbsp;daunting. I normally read through the guides (maybe even poke around the core&nbsp;man&nbsp;docs for a bi</p><p><a href="https://www.osnews.com/story/142763/building-a-simple-router-with-openbsd/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">osnews.com/story/142763/buildi</span><span class="invisible">ng-a-simple-router-with-openbsd/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a></p>
BSD Cafe Announcements<p>Dear friends of the BSD Cafe,</p><p>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.</p><p>So I’m happy to announce a new service: <br>The BSD Cafe Journal - <a href="https://journal.bsd.cafe" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">journal.bsd.cafe</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>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.</p><p>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.<br>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.</p><p>What it’s not:<br>It’s not here to replace personal blogs, or excellent newsletters like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@vermaden" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>vermaden</span></a></span> ’s. And it’s not an aggregator.</p><p>What it is:<br>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. </p><p>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.<br>Respect, tolerance, and inclusivity are key. Everyone should feel welcome reading the BSD Cafe Journal - never judged, offended, or excluded.</p><p>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.<br>This means every author will have their own identity in the Fediverse (like: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journal.bsd.cafe/author/stefano/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>stefano</span></a></span> ) and can be followed directly, and it’ll also be possible to follow the whole Journal.</p><p>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.</p><p>The goal is simple: a news-oriented site, rich in content, ad-free, respectful of privacy - all under the BSD Cafe umbrella.</p><p>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.</p><p>Of course, I can’t do this alone. A journal with no content is just an empty shell.<br>So here’s my call for action:<br>Who’s ready to lend a hand? If you enjoy writing, explaining, sharing your knowledge - the Journal is waiting for you.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSDCafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSDCafe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSDCafeServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSDCafeServices</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSDCafeUpdates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSDCafeUpdates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSDCafeAnnouncements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSDCafeAnnouncements</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RunBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RunBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/illumos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>illumos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BCJournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCJournal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSDCafeJournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSDCafeJournal</span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>Dear friends of the BSD Cafe,</p><p>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.</p><p>So I’m happy to announce a new service: <br>The BSD Cafe Journal - <a href="https://journal.bsd.cafe" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">journal.bsd.cafe</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>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.</p><p>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.<br>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.</p><p>What it’s not:<br>It’s not here to replace personal blogs, or excellent newsletters like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@vermaden" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>vermaden</span></a></span> 's. And it’s not an aggregator.</p><p>What it is:<br>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. </p><p>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.<br>Respect, tolerance, and inclusivity are key. Everyone should feel welcome reading the BSD Cafe Journal - never judged, offended, or excluded.</p><p>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.<br>This means every author will have their own identity in the Fediverse (like: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journal.bsd.cafe/author/stefano/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>stefano@journal.bsd.cafe</span></a></span> ) and can be followed directly, and it’ll also be possible to follow the whole Journal.</p><p>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.</p><p>The goal is simple: a news-oriented site, rich in content, ad-free, respectful of privacy - all under the BSD Cafe umbrella.</p><p>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.</p><p>Of course, I can’t do this alone. A journal with no content is just an empty shell.<br>So here’s my call for action:<br>Who’s ready to lend a hand? If you enjoy writing, explaining, sharing your knowledge - the Journal is waiting for you.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSDCafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSDCafe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSDCafeServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSDCafeServices</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSDCafeUpdates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSDCafeUpdates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSDCafeAnnouncements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSDCafeAnnouncements</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RunBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RunBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/illumos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>illumos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BCJournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCJournal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSDCafeJournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSDCafeJournal</span></a></p>
JdeBP<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ptribble" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ptribble</span></a></span> </p><p>That's why it's sad for <a href="https://tty0.social/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a>. Much of the rest of the world has been at 32, larger still on Linux-based operating systems, for a long time.</p><p><a href="https://tty0.social/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> switched to 32, after briefly flirting with 33, a quarter of a century ago. GNU libc on Linux first defined the relevant constant a couple of years later but went for 256.</p>
movq<p>Watching <a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/euro2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>euro2025</span></a> football and wondering why they called it <code>pledge()</code> in <a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> and not <code>fishlock()</code>? 🤪🙈</p><p>🚪🏃</p>
chesheer<p>So if you ever wondered how OpenBSD 7.7 (most recent one at the time of writing) works on 23-year old PC, I have recorded a boot process.<br>CPU: AMD Athlon XP 2000+ (single-core 1.6 Ghz) from 2002. i386, of course<br>RAM: 512 Mb DDR2<br>HDD: Some Western Digital 80Gb hard drive from ~2004<br>Fresh OpenBSD installation without any tweaks and tuning boots in 88 seconds.<br>There's definitely a room for improvement such as turning off libraries reordering (we should't worry about security too much on such machine). Less then a minute is easily possible.<br>But still, results are amazing, I think. It's a 23-year old PC! And it runs the most recent OS without any trouble. Try to do that with Windows 11 or any mainstream Linux distro.<br>Also, <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FVWM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FVWM</span></a> is pretty snappy and works just fine.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrCtwh8yqU8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=jrCtwh8yqU8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RunBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RunBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RetroComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FVWM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FVWM</span></a></p>
nathanael<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@Haydar" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Haydar</span></a></span> Valid points. For me these are features and not things that suck. I am a minimalist and try to avoid "bloat". <a href="https://exquisite.social/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> seems to tell me when I use bloated software.</p>
Bryan Steele :flan_beard:<p><a href="https://bsd.network/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> now runs fd.o <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/fontconfig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fontconfig</span></a> fc-cache(1) utility as an unprivileged '_fc-cache' user, dropping root privileges at both build time &amp; at runtime (pkg_add). :flan_hacker:​</p><blockquote><p>bentley@ modified src/*: Change ownership of fontconfig cache to _fc-cache user.</p><p>ok kn@ deraadt@</p><p>bentley@ modified usr.sbin/pkg_add/OpenBSD/PackingElement.pm: When installing fonts, run fc-cache as the unprivileged _fc-cache user.</p><p>From espie; ok deraadt@</p><p>bentley@ modified xenocara/*: Don't perform font caching as root.</p><p>During build, run fc-cache as BUILDUSER.</p><p>When fc-cache is run as root, drop automatically to the _fc-cache user so /var/cache/fontconfig doesn't acquire root-owned files.</p><p>ok deraadt@</p></blockquote><p>This nicely improves upon Anthony J. Bentley previous effort in 2017, adding pledge(2) to fc-cache(1). :flan_thumbs:​</p><blockquote><p>bentley@ modified xenocara/dist/fontconfig/fc-cache/fc-cache.c: Call pledge(2) in fc-cache(1): "stdio rpath wpath cpath flock".</p><p>ok deraadt</p></blockquote>