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<p>Time for a new <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a>!</p><p>I live on the border, where <a href="/tags/arizona/" rel="tag">#Arizona</a>, <a href="/tags/mexico/" rel="tag">#Mexico</a> and <a href="/tags/newmexico/" rel="tag">#NewMexico</a> all come together. </p><p>I mostly post about <a href="/tags/cooking/" rel="tag">#cooking</a>, <a href="/tags/gardening/" rel="tag">#gardening</a>, <a href="/tags/hiking/" rel="tag">#hiking</a> and <a href="/tags/publiclands/" rel="tag">#publiclands</a> </p><p>I&#x27;m interested in <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a>, <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a>, <a href="/tags/anime/" rel="tag">#anime</a>, <a href="/tags/manga/" rel="tag">#manga</a>, <a href="/tags/comics/" rel="tag">#comics</a>, <a href="/tags/math/" rel="tag">#math</a>, <a href="/tags/videogames/" rel="tag">#videogames</a>, <a href="/tags/retrogaming/" rel="tag">#retrogaming</a> and <a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#retrocomputing</a> </p><p>I switched from <a href="/tags/amiga/" rel="tag">#Amiga</a> to <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#linux</a> and <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#bsd</a> so I actually know very little about MS Windows.</p>

Are you in <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> and running your own <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> instance? You might want to join an Activity Pub relay instance!<br><br>My relay at <a href="https://fedi-relay.gyptazy.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>fedi-relay.gyptazy.com</a> has currently 139 instances connected, mostly tech related sharing the same mindset and interests like <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a>, <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#BSD</a>, <a href="/tags/ansible/" rel="tag">#Ansible</a>, <a href="/tags/proxmox/" rel="tag">#Proxmox</a>, <a href="/tags/coding/" rel="tag">#Coding</a>, and many more! You can easily join from your instance when using <a href="/tags/pleroma/" rel="tag">#Pleroma</a>, <a href="/tags/snac/" rel="tag">#snac</a> (<a href="/tags/snac2/" rel="tag">#snac2</a>), <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> and its forks 🙂<br><br><a href="/tags/fedi/" rel="tag">#fedi</a> <a href="/tags/fediworld/" rel="tag">#fediworld</a> <a href="/tags/fedicommunity/" rel="tag">#fedicommunity</a> <a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#community</a> <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a> <a href="/tags/openbsd/" rel="tag">#OpenBSD</a> <a href="/tags/netbsd/" rel="tag">#NetBSD</a> <a href="/tags/homelab/" rel="tag">#homelab</a> <a href="/tags/python/" rel="tag">#Python</a> <a href="/tags/debian/" rel="tag">#Debian</a> <a href="/tags/rockylinux/" rel="tag">#RockyLinux</a> <a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#Feditips</a><br>

Really nice to see this: Game of Trees Hub (GOT)<br>A Git hosting service built on OpenBSD and Game of Trees, transparently funded via Open Collective.<br><br>Small, boring, security-first, and run by people who actually care about infrastructure.<br>Feels like one of the first real BSD-native Git hosting services.<br><br>This is the kind of thing BSD folks quietly smile about. 🐡<br><br>👉 <a href="https://gothub.org/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gothub.org/</a><br><br><a href="/tags/openbsd/" rel="tag">#OpenBSD</a> <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#BSD</a> <a href="/tags/gameoftrees/" rel="tag">#GameOfTrees</a> <a href="/tags/git/" rel="tag">#Git</a> <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a><br>

<p>Happy Friyay to all the <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#BSD</a> people! <img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/bsd.cafe/freebsd.png" class="emoji" alt=":freebsd:" title=":freebsd:"></p>

<p>Exquisite.social is a general Glitch Mastodon server with a slight focus on technology, privacy and *BSD. We are here to play and make friends in a supportive atmosphere.</p><p>This server has a post size of up to 2500 characters.</p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://exquisite.social" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>exquisite.social</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://exquisite.social/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>exquisite.social/about</a> or contact the admin account <span class="h-card"><a href="https://exquisite.social/@exquisite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>exquisite</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#Privacy</a> <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#BSD</a> <a href="/tags/glitchmastodon/" rel="tag">#GlitchMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>

After seeing <span class="h-card"><a href="https://chaos.social/@ly2en" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ly2en</span></a></span> bsddialog installer UI, I got curious and tried it on my own Slackware ThinkPad.<br><br>Built bsddialog from git (thanks to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@alfonsosiciliano" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>alfonsosiciliano</span></a></span> for the project) and wired it into my tty1 session menu — this is what my login screen looks like now.<br><br>Clean fonts, proper spacing, no GUI toolkit… it really feels like a real BSD-style installer, not just “dialog in a box”.<br><br><a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#BSD</a> <a href="/tags/slackware/" rel="tag">#Slackware</a> <a href="/tags/tui/" rel="tag">#TUI</a> <a href="/tags/unix/" rel="tag">#Unix</a><br><br>

<p>To FreeBSD, or not to FreeBSD, that is the question:<br>Whether &#x27;tis nobler in the mind to suffer<br>The slings and arrows of outrageous ports build times,<br>Or to take arms against a sea of GNU/Linux users,<br>And by opposing end them: to die, to shutdown,<br>But not to sleep on a laptop; and by a sleep,<br>To say we end the running of wifi, and the thousand<br>Natural processes that silicon is Heir to?</p><p><a href="/tags/gnu/" rel="tag">#gnu</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#linux</a> <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#bsd</a> <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#freebsd</a> <a href="/tags/shakespeare/" rel="tag">#shakespeare</a> <a href="/tags/hamlet/" rel="tag">#hamlet</a> <a href="/tags/bored/" rel="tag">#bored</a></p>

OK Not that I have anything against <a href="/tags/openbsd/" rel="tag">#OpenBSD</a> but I&#x27;m going to install <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a> 15.0 onto my <a href="/tags/thinkpad/" rel="tag">#ThinkPad</a> again as I do miss ZFS and the extensive <a href="/tags/wayland/" rel="tag">#Wayland</a> selection of apps too. Ok I miss full color emoji in the terminal too you got me. But I do still have OpenBSD running on my Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower so I can keep up with developments as I do still like what it is and what they stand for. I guess I&#x27;m just a <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#BSD</a> girl and I like them all. <a href="/tags/runbsd/" rel="tag">#RunBSD</a> <img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/snac.smithies.me.uk/runbsd.jpg" class="emoji" alt=":runbsd:" title=":runbsd:"> <img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/snac.smithies.me.uk/openbsd.png" class="emoji" alt=":openbsd:" title=":openbsd:"> <img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/snac.smithies.me.uk/freebsd.png" class="emoji" alt=":freebsd:" title=":freebsd:"><br>

I am running <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a> RELEASE 15.0 with <a href="/tags/pkg/" rel="tag">#pkg</a> for package management, no <a href="/tags/ports/" rel="tag">#ports</a> at all. It appeared to me that the Joe&#x27;s Window Manager port, x11-wm/jwm, was built without <a href="/tags/svg/" rel="tag">#SVG</a> image support by default. However svg files are actually widely used by multiple icon themes, meaning that many of them will not work under <a href="/tags/jwm/" rel="tag">#JWM</a> . Should I simply compile it manually out of ports tree? I mean getting the ports tree is not difficult but setting up <a href="/tags/poudriere/" rel="tag">#poudriere</a> and all just for one package seems tedious. Are there any other simpler waysnto achieve this?<br><br><br><a href="/tags/askfedi/" rel="tag">#AskFedi</a> <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#BSD</a> <a href="/tags/runbsd/" rel="tag">#RunBSD</a> <a href="/tags/unix/" rel="tag">#unix</a> <a href="/tags/wm/" rel="tag">#WM</a><br>

<p><a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#linux</a> <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#bsd</a> <a href="/tags/unix/" rel="tag">#unix</a> people, what shell do you use, and if you have a specific reason, then why?</p>

<p>Marooned / Verschollen im Weltall</p><p><a href="/tags/moodoftheday/" rel="tag">#moodoftheday</a> <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#BSD</a> <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a> <a href="/tags/plasma/" rel="tag">#Plasma</a> <a href="/tags/kde/" rel="tag">#KDE</a><br><a href="/tags/unix/" rel="tag">#Unix</a> <a href="/tags/desktop/" rel="tag">#Desktop</a> <a href="/tags/screenshot/" rel="tag">#Screenshot</a></p>

<p>I&#x27;ve been running one Linux distro or another (mostly Debian) for 30 years, so how hard can it be to get a FreeBSD 15.0 ISO or memstick.img on a USB thumb drive for installation? Apparently, for me, very hard. 🤣<br><br>I&#x27;ll figure this out. This is quite the humbling experience. 👍️<br><br>UPDATE: Using the dd command worked. I now have the FreeBSD ISO on the thumb drive. Should have tried this earlier.<br><br>Yet another UPDATE. ISO is on the thumb drive but still won&#x27;t boot on the X1 Carbon. I have an older laptop I can try this on. The Boot Menu recognizes the thumb drive but won&#x27;t boot.<br><br>One last UPDATE. Disabling secure boot resolved the issue. Thanks to everyone who chimed in with support. I really appreciate it!<br><br><a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a> <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#BSD</a></p>

Having been using <a href="/tags/debian/" rel="tag">#Debian</a> as daily desktop operating system but I never thought about this. Remotely remind me of the <a href="/tags/pkgbase/" rel="tag">#pkgbase</a> arguement in <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a><br><br><a href="https://lwn.net/Articles/1019898/" rel="nofollow">Debian&#x27;s AWKward essential set</a><br><br><a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a> <a href="/tags/unix/" rel="tag">#Unix</a> <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#BSD</a> <a href="/tags/awk/" rel="tag">#AWK</a> <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a><br>

<p>It has been so long since I ran a <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#BSD</a> that I don&#x27;t even remember which BSD it was. (I could probably dig up that info...)</p><p>Circa 20 years ago I used to run BSD gateway/router machines.</p><p>I think I&#x27;d like to do this again, for a variety of reasons.</p><p>But which BSD should I run for this kind of network gateway. It won&#x27;t host any applications, it won&#x27;t be a NAS, it&#x27;ll purely be network/gateway... it&#x27;ll have the telco router on one side, internal network on another, and one or two DMZ/separate type networks (one for hosting external facing things like Mastodon, the other for untrusted IoT stuff.) It&#x27;ll run dhcp, dns, and probably be a VPN endpoint.</p><p>I do not want to run some specialist gateway adapted customised thing with dashboards etc, just want a plain vanilla OS. (And no bullcrap like containers, docker, etc. Just an OS running on a physical box.)</p><p>So, what OS should I run on my network gateway: <a href="/tags/openbsd/" rel="tag">#OpenBSD</a>, <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a>, <a href="/tags/netbsd/" rel="tag">#NetBSD</a></p> <div class="poll"> <h3 style="display: none;">Options: <small>(choose one)</small></h3> <ul> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="12 votes">67%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">OpenBSD</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="2 votes">11%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">FreeBSD</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="2 votes">11%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">NetBSD</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="2 votes">11%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Stick with Linux you bozo</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="0 votes">0%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Something else... (say what below)</span> </label> </li> </ul> <div class="poll-footer"> <span class="vote-total">18 votes</span> &mdash; <span class="vote-end">Ended 62d ago</span> <span class="todo">Polls are currently display only</span> </div> </div>

A discussion that started with GNU/Linux vs Linux<br>expanded into sudo vs doas, X11 vs Wayland, and how<br>system design choices age over time.<br><br>Instead of replying inline, I wrote a short,<br>standalone note to capture the trade-offs around<br>scope, ecosystem complexity, and sustainability.<br><br>Original thread:<br><a href="https://swiss.social/@LukePhilipps/115973122695310819" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="swiss.social/@LukePhilipps/115973122695310819"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">swiss.social/@LukePhilipps/115</span><span class="invisible">973122695310819</span></a><br><br>Document:<br><a href="https://git.sr.ht/~r1w1s1/code-notes/blob/main/notes/Understanding_Wayland_X11_and_Minimalism.txt" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="git.sr.ht/~r1w1s1/code-notes/blob/main/notes/Understanding_Wayland_X11_and_Minimalism.txt"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">git.sr.ht/~r1w1s1/code-notes/b</span><span class="invisible">lob/main/notes/Understanding_Wayland_X11_and_Minimalism.txt</span></a><br><br>Blog:<br><a href="https://4c6e.xyz/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>4c6e.xyz/</a><br><br><a href="/tags/unix/" rel="tag">#Unix</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a> <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#BSD</a> <a href="/tags/wayland/" rel="tag">#Wayland</a> <a href="/tags/x11/" rel="tag">#X11</a> <a href="/tags/systemdesign/" rel="tag">#SystemDesign</a> <a href="/tags/minimalism/" rel="tag">#Minimalism</a><br>

A discussion that started with GNU/Linux vs Linux<br>expanded into sudo vs doas, X11 vs Wayland, and how<br>system design choices age over time.<br><br>I already had notes on dwm, st, and X11 usage, and<br>this thread was the motivation to turn them into a<br>short, standalone document about the trade-offs<br>around scope, ecosystem complexity, and sustainability.<br><br>Original thread:<br><a href="https://swiss.social/@LukePhilipps/115973122695310819" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="swiss.social/@LukePhilipps/115973122695310819"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">swiss.social/@LukePhilipps/115</span><span class="invisible">973122695310819</span></a><br><br>Document:<br><a href="https://git.sr.ht/~r1w1s1/code-notes/blob/main/notes/Understanding_Wayland_X11_and_Minimalism.txt" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="git.sr.ht/~r1w1s1/code-notes/blob/main/notes/Understanding_Wayland_X11_and_Minimalism.txt"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">git.sr.ht/~r1w1s1/code-notes/b</span><span class="invisible">lob/main/notes/Understanding_Wayland_X11_and_Minimalism.txt</span></a><br><br>Blog:<br><a href="https://4c6e.xyz/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>4c6e.xyz/</a><br><br><a href="/tags/unix/" rel="tag">#Unix</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a> <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#BSD</a> <a href="/tags/wayland/" rel="tag">#Wayland</a> <a href="/tags/x11/" rel="tag">#X11</a> <a href="/tags/systemdesign/" rel="tag">#SystemDesign</a> <a href="/tags/minimalism/" rel="tag">#Minimalism</a><br>

<p>Vim v9.2 is released. There are many magnífico features I look forward to use. VIM is a Swiss Army Knife for editing Source Code &amp; text.</p><p>The features are too many to mention, no really I don&#x27;t know them all; NOBODY DOES!<br>Just like with the GiMP I know the functions I need and learn more when the requirement arizes. VIM has an extensive help system which Bram Molenaar et all developed over the decades that VIM exists.</p><p>History<br>VIM was initially coded on the Amiga computer systems of which I own an A4000T with a Cyberstorm 060 and Max Ram, with RTG card (Picasso 96), a A1200 vanilla with a stock HDD &amp; an A500 with stock RAM (chip and fast) and 3 FDD 2x 3.5&quot; 1x 5 1/4&quot;</p><p>Bram wrote VIM in such a way that it runs on the A500 with just 512kB RAM! </p><p>There are people who love EMACS. To them I say<br> <br>&lt;flame bait&gt;<br>EMACS can&#x27;t hold a candle to VIM<br>&lt;/flame bait&gt;</p><p>Of course that is just humour. In the Open Source world choice is what makes us all work and play well on whatever hardware we have with whatever tools we love</p><p>&gt;&gt; Quote</p><p>New Features in Vim 9.2</p><p> Comprehensive Completion: Added support for fuzzy matching during insert-mode completion and the ability to complete words directly from registers (CTRL-X CTRL-R). New &#x27;completeopt&#x27; flags like nosort and nearest offer finer control over how matches are displayed and ordered.<br> Modern Platform Support: Full support for the Wayland UI and clipboard has been added. On Linux and Unix-like systems, Vim now adheres to the XDG Base Directory Specification, using $HOME/.config/vim for user configuration.<br> UI Enhancements: A new vertical tabpanel provides an alternative to the horizontal tabline. The MS-Windows GUI now supports native dark mode for the menu and title bars, along with improved fullscreen support and higher-quality toolbar icons.<br> Interactive Learning: A new built-in interactive tutor plugin (started via :Tutor) provides a modernized learning experience beyond the traditional vimtutor.</p><p>^Z</p><p>&gt;&gt; Quote II</p><p>Vim9 Script Ecosystem &amp; AI Integration</p><p>The maturity of Vim9 script&#x27;s modern constructs is now being leveraged by advanced AI development tools. Contributor Yegappan Lakshmanan recently demonstrated the efficacy of these new features through two projects generated using GitHub Copilot:</p><p> Battleship in Vim9: A complete implementation of the classic game, showcasing classes and type aliases. [GitHub]<br> Number Puzzle: A logic game demonstrating the efficiency of modern Vim9 for interactive plugins. [GitHub]</p><p>^Z</p><p>I wonder why they have LLM support?</p><p>Note <br>The download page looks horrible on mobile so you&#x27;d be wise to view it on desktop</p><p>If this is your first time using VIM and you didn&#x27;t bother to read the help file with `:h`<br>Just exit VIM type `:wq` to write &amp; exit or type `:q!` to exit without saving the file</p><p><a href="/tags/vim/" rel="tag">#Vim</a> <a href="/tags/vimmasterrace/" rel="tag">#VimMasterRace</a> <a href="/tags/tips/" rel="tag">#tips</a> <a href="/tags/tricks/" rel="tag">#tricks</a> <a href="/tags/handy/" rel="tag">#handy</a> <a href="/tags/features/" rel="tag">#features</a> <a href="/tags/vi/" rel="tag">#Vi</a> <a href="/tags/emacs/" rel="tag">#EMACS</a> <a href="/tags/editor/" rel="tag">#editor</a> <a href="/tags/text/" rel="tag">#text</a> <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#freeBSD</a> <a href="/tags/ghostbsd/" rel="tag">#ghostBSD</a> <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#BSD</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#OpenSource</a> <a href="/tags/posix/" rel="tag">#POSIX</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.vim.org/vim-9.2-released.php" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.vim.org/vim-9.2-released.php"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.vim.org/vim-9.2-released.p</span><span class="invisible">hp</span></a></p>

<p>curl libcurl</p><p>Just in case you have forgotten how to curl a file from a server here&#x27;s a extensive howto with screenshots </p><p>`-L` redirect<br><a href="https://everything.curl.dev/http/browserlike.html?highlight=-L#redirects" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="everything.curl.dev/http/browserlike.html?highlight=-L#redirects"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">everything.curl.dev/http/brows</span><span class="invisible">erlike.html?highlight=-L#redirects</span></a></p><p>`-o` filename<br><a href="https://everything.curl.dev/usingcurl/downloads/url-named.html#download-to-a-file-named-by-the-url" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="everything.curl.dev/usingcurl/downloads/url-named.html#download-to-a-file-named-by-the-url"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">everything.curl.dev/usingcurl/</span><span class="invisible">downloads/url-named.html#download-to-a-file-named-by-the-url</span></a></p><p>`-C -` resume<br><a href="https://everything.curl.dev/usingcurl/downloads/resume.html#resuming-and-ranges" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="everything.curl.dev/usingcurl/downloads/resume.html#resuming-and-ranges"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">everything.curl.dev/usingcurl/</span><span class="invisible">downloads/resume.html#resuming-and-ranges</span></a></p><p>`curl --verbose -C - -L -o lp_someband_some_name_disc1side2.flac archive.org/download/lp_someband_somename-v/disc1/lp_someband_somename_disc1side2.flac`</p><p><a href="/tags/curl/" rel="tag">#curl</a> <a href="/tags/get/" rel="tag">#get</a> <a href="/tags/programming/" rel="tag">#programming</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/fetch/" rel="tag">#fetch</a> <a href="/tags/networking/" rel="tag">#networking</a> <a href="/tags/https/" rel="tag">#https</a> <a href="/tags/http/" rel="tag">#http</a> <a href="/tags/ftp/" rel="tag">#ftp</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#OpenSource</a> <a href="/tags/posix/" rel="tag">#POSIX</a> <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#BSD</a> <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#freeBSD</a> <a href="/tags/ghostbsd/" rel="tag">#ghostBSD</a> <a href="/tags/openbsd/" rel="tag">#openBSD</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a> <a href="/tags/win64/" rel="tag">#win64</a> <a href="/tags/mac/" rel="tag">#mac</a></p>

<p>The removal of TrueNAS legacy (CORE) leaves space for a tenth button. </p><p>What would you like?</p><p>The button need not be FreeBSD-specific. Discussions frequently attract users of other systems.</p><p>The sidebar of r/freebsd is crowded (very tall), and this cluster of buttons is relatively far down, so I doubt that it will gain much attention. Still, cafe community thoughts are welcome.</p><p>Three screenshots: </p><p>1. an overview of &lt;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/top/?sort=top&amp;t=day" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/top/?sort=top&amp;t=day"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/top/?</span><span class="invisible">sort=top&amp;t=day</span></a>&gt; before removal of the TrueNAS button</p><p>2. the entire sidebar as represented at &lt;<a href="https://sh.reddit.com/r/freebsd/about/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>sh.reddit.com/r/freebsd/about/</a>&gt;</p><p>3. focus on the other sub shortlist, and the other shortlist, within the sidebar.</p><p>Thanks.</p><p><a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a> <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#BSD</a> <a href="/tags/unix/" rel="tag">#Unix</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> tip: There is a way to use only part of a word as a hashtag!</p><p>For example, you might want to say the word “toots”, but use the hashtag “toot”.</p><p>To do this, place a U+2060 WORD JOINER before the “s” in “toots”. Example: <a href="/tags/toot/" rel="tag">#toot</a>⁠s.</p><p>If you&#x27;re using <a href="/tags/x11/" rel="tag">#X11</a> or <a href="/tags/wayland/" rel="tag">#Wayland</a> (i.e. <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a> or <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#BSD</a> desktop), you can add the following line to ~/.XCompose to give yourself a keyboard shortcut:</p><p>&lt;Multi_key&gt; &lt;w&gt; &lt;j&gt; : &quot;⁠&quot; U2060 # WORD JOINER</p><p>Then just type Compose, then W, then J.</p>

<p>Dear friends of the <a href="/tags/bsdcafe/" rel="tag">#BSDCafe</a> and the entire community,</p><p>Unfortunately, sometimes things in life do not go as planned. Becoming an adult also means learning to accept this and to set priorities. Over the past few months I have had some family matters that required my attention. I waited as long as possible before making a final decision, but the moment has now come.</p><p>I have informed the BSDCan team that, sadly, I will have to withdraw from the event and will not be able to present my talk.</p><p>BSD conferences have become some of the most important events of the year for me. They bring joy, positivity, and motivation. When one ends, I already start looking forward to the next with enthusiasm. In Zagreb I said goodbye to everyone with &quot;see you in Ottawa&quot;. This year, unfortunately, that will not happen.</p><p>The only consolation is that the situation fortunately seems to be moving toward a resolution, although more slowly than expected. Because of this, I cannot in good conscience keep things uncertain and hope that everything will work out in time. I need to take a step back for now, already feeling the enthusiasm for the next EuroBSDCon.</p><p><a href="/tags/bsdcan/" rel="tag">#BSDCan</a> <a href="/tags/eurobsdcon/" rel="tag">#EuroBSDCon</a> <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#BSD</a> <a href="/tags/runbsd/" rel="tag">#RunBSD</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#bsd</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#meme</a></p>

Debating my options to escape <a href="/tags/systemd/" rel="tag">#systemd</a> . (Currently on Arch Linux.)<br><br>What do you all think? <img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/bbs.kawa-kun.com/blobfoxthink.png" class="emoji" alt=":blobfoxthink:" title=":blobfoxthink:"> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a> <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#BSD</a> <div class="poll"> <h3 style="display: none;">Options: <small>(choose one)</small></h3> <ul> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="4 votes">0%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Replace systemd with OpenRC as documented on the wiki</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="13 votes">0%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Switch to Gentoo</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="7 votes">0%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Switch to FreeBSD</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="2 votes">0%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Switch to Debian</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="1 votes">0%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Switch to Slackware</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="10 votes">0%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Other (Comment)</span> </label> </li> </ul> <div class="poll-footer"> <span class="vote-total">0 votes</span> &mdash; <span class="todo">Polls are currently display only</span> </div> </div>