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Good day everyone! Fireside Fedi Episode 12 is live right now! Don't miss out on my conversation with @stefano the creator of @admin and "barista" of bsd.cafe!

Catch it live: #Owncast #Livestream - https://stream.firesidefedi.live

After the show:
#Peertube #VOD - https://video.firesidefedi.live
#Castopod #Fedicast - https://audio.firesidefedi.live

All #Links - https://firesidefedi.live

#stream #live #interview #firesideFedi #FsF #people #peopleOverPlatforms #protocolsOverPlatforms #fedi #fediverse #open #internet #openInternet #bsd #cafe #bsdCafe #fedimeteo #weather #barista #episode

Thanks to the #FreeBSD Handbook on Ports and the following page, I finally got around to building the drm-kmod port and dependencies so that amdgpu runs properly on 14.2.

https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/freebsd-14-2-graphics-fix.96365/

#RunBSD #BSD

I had to give @BoxyBSD a try and it is really amazing! Just got an #illumos box running there for free and it works without any issues. So, not only #BSD based systems, but also #opensolaris is supported at @gyptazy's amazing service. Thank you very much for this service. Btw, you could add real home directories for the created user ;)

Maybe more people will have a look at #solaris like #openindiana or #tribblix or #omnios.

Having toyed around for a while in #QEMU #VM boxes with #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD and #NetBSD as well. I found that #gpart in FreeBSD is intuitive and easy to use for disk partition manipulation, followed by gpt in NetBSD. For me, powerful and flexible as fdisk is, it has always been mysteriously difficult and fighting.
#UseBSD #RUNBSD #BSD #FOSS #UNIX

And oh boy all terms seem so foreign to me as a long time #Linux user. The same disk is called ada0 with a partition like ada0p2 in #FreeBSD, will be called something like sd0 with sd0h in #OpenBSD, ld0 and dk2 in #NetBSD . Then to experiment, all the #dkctl, #disklabel and #fdisk commands are like blue and red wires on a dynamite you have to get rid of 😱. Linux distros nowadays seem to be going to the #gdisk way which feels very much like #gpart in FreeBSD.
#UseBSD #RUNBSD #BSD #FOSS #UNIX #Linux

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We’re excited to have https://st-hosting.com on board! You can immediately start to provision your BSD based boxes (like #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD, #NetBSD,...) at BoxyBSD in our new location in Germany, Nuremberg. Also, stay tuned for #Fosdem ;) Thanks a lot!

cc: @gyptazy
#RUNBSD #BSD #OpenSource #Hosting

Another thing is, in #FreeBSD and also #Linux, using #efibootmgr to change #UEFI boot entries is quite handy. But it is not available for #OpenBSD and #NetBSD . However seems NetBSD has got something cooking already in -current and it is called efi.
#UseBSD #RUNBSD #BSD #FOSS #UNIX

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After spending the last few days playing around with Linux distros from 1997-98 and comparing them to #FreeBSD 2.2.8, I'm left wondering why exactly it was Linux that ended up winning that round of the OS wars when it seems like FreeBSD was so much better? Nearly all the Linux distros I tried were at least partially broken out-of-the-box.

Best guess: lingering legal concerns vis-a-vis AT&T? 🤔

#RetroComputing #BSD

Hey #BSD friends! Sorry I haven't been posting on here.

I've been posting a lot of #FreeBSD experimentation stuff on my main account:

In chronological order (☺️):
https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane/statuses/01KABZK9AZ5F6WE5MD6NXE2MJN
https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane/statuses/01KAEBXEMBWFCFJ4EBC1H08KHX
https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane/statuses/01KAF77ZMNN873WWJQG7V8NZSA
https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane/statuses/01KAF7RC5AFK4AGT0HJCFQB0M8
https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane/statuses/01KAFCBN72WZMC6N7R0AKFN25K
https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane/statuses/01KAHVYSCD3KKK3W3RTJ1GMHT5
https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane/statuses/01KAHX0AS08DS4DPP6VQ4MQTZB
https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane/statuses/01KAHZM3VY4SHAC9K21TPA5F0H
https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane/statuses/01KAHZXQS2FWA7BR1GJH7FJWQJ
https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane/statuses/01KAJVBPH3V5E96R6DV2THQVYC
https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane/statuses/01KAJWWQYHBFE00B7PHX58ZXWA
https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane/statuses/01KAK1DJ57BENGDP2RRZVECZ2G
https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane/statuses/01KAKYWBB019VZE00QPD3H1669
https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane/statuses/01KAM90ENYCKHN988PRGXXRQ82
https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane/statuses/01KANHDACYRJ0FAKYTGT9Y71V0

Damn I like the whole css-or-bust approach to styling that #snac has. I mean I know many (most?) others do a bit of the same but this is just delightful.

So..TLS aside, what is the most lightweight reverse proxy I can use instead of nginx in front of this thing? You know, in case I would like to move the instance from this beefy PPro to, say, a #486 or a #Nintendo Wii running #NetBSD? :)

#retrocomputing #BSD #stupididea

I’m looking for a VPS server provider. I would like to check on any BSD options if the price is good but Linux is fine. Trying to change my current provider as they became quite greedy with the latest renewal. Hopefully somewhere close to Japan or APAC

Any recommendations?

#vps #bsd #linux

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❤️ With all the installations on #GNU/#Linux (servers, vms, desktop, ... ), #BSD and #Unix systems, #MacOS, #Microsoft #Windows and WLS) I feel comfortable to claim there or way more than 1 billion installations of Vi*; often without people knowing about it.❤️

❤️ Thank you Bram Moolenaar, Christian Brabandt, the whole #Vim community, and all the people from projects like #NeoVIM, #Nvi, #Busybox #Vi, who develop and maintain their #vim flavour. ❤️

https://k7r.eu/thank-you-for-the-editor-of-the-beast/ ❤️ #ilovefs ❤️

Finally tried #NetBSD 10.1 RELEASE baremetal on my #ThinkPad #T470s. Good news is most things seem to work out of box: WiFi, touchpad, i915 drived video card. Bad news is, suspend/wakeup (S3) not working. It appears suspend worked well since after issuing sysctl -w hw.acpi.sleep.state=3 the laptop went to sleep with blinking power led, fan stops. However, at wakeup keyboard just stops responding, even swtiching tty with Ctrl-Alt-Fn keys. WiFi usually wakes up just fine since I gain ssh session back shortly after wakeups. I will conclude a major issue for a system if suspend/wakeup won't work for a laptop. I simply cannot imagine having to poweroff a laptop every day before going to bed. It is kinda a sueprise to me since I assume ThinkPad laptops usually get along well with #BSD and #Linux systems.

FYI, S3 suspend/wakeup works flawlessly with #FreeBSD and #OpenBSD on this laptop without any hack.

#BSD #RunBSD #Unix #FOSS

List of hosts for #remotePuterRental collected from others' queries, with URLs on first reference where provided …

https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@emilianosandri/115543215260941334
20251113, re #BSD-friendly European cloud provider (using Contabo with no issues):
— #FreeBSD: Hetzner https://www.hetzner.com/cloud/ -may need to supply own custom image, etc; Netcup; OVH;
— {Free,Open}BSD: TransIP;
— #OpenBSD: OpenBSD Amsterdam https://openbsd.amsterdam/ .

…

#VirtualPrivateServer #VPSHost #VPSHosting

Feels like my laptop is trying to talk to me here!

#NetBSD #BSD #RUNBSD #UNIX #FOSS

Just upgrade a VM of mine running #FreeBSD 14.3 to 15.0 RELEASE, all went well in probably 20 minutes. Super fast, dead simple, and not frightening at all thanks to #ZFS BE backups. It felt so easy that I am even a bit bored.

#BSD #RUNBSD #Unix #FOSS

My #Introduction.

I talk about life in #CambridgeMA and #Boston, #engineering, #science, #radios (#SDR, #HAM, #LoRa, #MeshCore), #pinball, #film, retro computers/video games, and more.

I collect #art, #LaserDiscs, study #horology, visit museums (The Met, MFA, Harvard Art #Museum) and support my local #library.

I read #poetry and books on #architecture, #design, and #urbanism.

I walk or take public #transit everywhere.

I practice #permacomputing and self-hosting, running #BSD where I can.

Dear #FreeBSD users,

What shell(as in text shell in the Terminal) do you use?

Best Regards,
Farooq the Chickenkiller.

#BSD #Linux #FOSS #opensource #freesoftware

Today is a special day! It is the BSD Cafe's birthday!

Exactly three years ago today, I was rather timidly announcing this project to the world. It was an idea that had already been in my mind for some time, but had not yet become reality.

Three years later, I am proud to say that the BSD Cafe is sailing at full speed towards the uncertain horizons of the modern world.

We are here to talk about BSD, Open Source, projects, conferences, freedom, pizza and tiramisu, but above all about passions, interests, discoveries and knowledge. We are here among friends who share interests and passions, without geography or borders, apart from those defined by mutual respect.

Your Barista is more energised than ever.

During the past year, he had to retire one of the services, BlendIT, our Lemmy instance, but he also added several new ones: Journal, based on WordPress, Billboard, running on NodeBB, the Delta Chat relay, and more.

He also had to withdraw from BSDCan, with enormous regret, but he is now ready for EuroBSDCon. And for other new things that will gradually follow.

For example, here is a small preview: I have been experimenting with MeshCore.

My dream? One or more BSD Cafe services that do not use the Internet at all. I already have a few ideas, so I shall not disclose anything more for now 😉

And I will never grow tired of repeating that the BSD Cafe is a success because of you.

I am just the Barista, but a place like this is nothing without the friends sitting at the bar. And the friends of this bar are wonderful people who, every day, help make my days calmer, happier and more interesting.

So thank you for these three years, and thank you for being here.

We shall continue sailing together towards the future, with smiles on our faces and passion in our hearts.

https://journal.bsd.cafe/2026/03/31/im-just-the-barista/

#BSDCafe #BSDCafeBirthday #Celebrations #RunBSD #BSD

#BSD tip:

The explanation for the various /%[a-zA-Z]/ codes for the date (1) command are actually in the strftime (3) manpage.

#TIL

Think it is time to give the #iwlwifi driver a try on #FreeBSD 15.0 for my Intel 8260 wireless card. So far so good, might get some speed gain compared with #iwm driver but I need to run a few days to make a conclusion. Wiki page here is helpful: https://wiki.freebsd.org/WiFi/Iwlwifi

#BSD #RUNBSD #FOSS #Unix

Since #NetBSD comes with a nicely configured #CTWM. I copied their config files to #FreeBSD and with a few small changes, mainly command path differences between the two, and now CTWM seems much better!

#RunBSD #BSD #Unix #FOSS

"This week in Plasma" brings the news that you'll soon be getting smooth sleek scrollable panels, a shimmering splash of HDR colour, and a sweet suave KISS💋.

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/08/23/this-week-in-plasma-kde-initial-system-setup/

#Linux #BSD #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Plasma6

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