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Trying out some GhostBSD for a change. It's a pretty solid desktop experience ngl. The Mate desktop is better (and prettier) than my (old) memories about it. But on my ThinkPad, I still prefer vanilla FreeBSD with XFCE4 as that feels more like "home" 🙂 #runbsd #freebsd #ghostbsd #bsd #unix #desktop

Pssst! BoxyConnect comes soon to @BoxyBSD! BoxyConnect allows you to create a private network / private link between multiple boxes at BoxyBSD. And the best? You can even create this over different locations/countries to provide you more flexibility.You can simply assign any RFC1918 addresses on your new additional network interface on both sites and communicate in your own private network - even miles away.This feature is currently in beta and will hopefully be available to everyone (just like all other services of course for free). Enjoy #RUNBSD! This new feature is powered by @gyptazy! #BoxyBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DragonflyBSD #MidnightBSD #SmolBSD #Hosting #SelfHosting #Provider #BSD #FreeVPS #VPS #opensource #community #education #openeducation

@stefano This is indeed a great post. Refreshing to read - the author didn't distro-bash but instead highlighted how needs were met.I have been leaning toward #FreeBSD after 20 years on #Debian, which has a special place in my heart. However, FreeBSD's *consistency*, elegant design, and better documentation are driving factors and I just can't look away. Over these two decades, Linux has definitely changed. It's no longer what it once was: a #Unix clone. It's evolved into its own thing. Software does that and that's OK. But a lot of the changes or "improvements" have been needlessly reinventing the wheel with a worsening user experience and convoluted results. The audio subsystems (ALSA -> PulseAudio -> Pipewire and of course the mess that is/was JACK) and #SystemD are two big examples.On SystemD, I don't disagree that Linux needed a modern init system. SystemD is faster, but from a human perspective it's worse. I am now typing *more* characters to manage services. Is there a reason why it couldn't be designed to manage services like:> $SERVICE start/stop/restartInstead, we are left with:> systemctl $SERVICE start/stop/restartBut I digress.#TBT I fell in love with FreeBSD when I first started my Linux journey in the mid-2000s, but only dabbled in it as it was never in any production environment I managed.I have a FreeBSD VM sitting in my lab somewhere but due to other factors rarely do I get to it. I'm thinking it's time I grab a spare laptop, load it up, and use it as a daily driver to really force myself to learn it.

Bonjour! #RUNBSD in Paris, FR!We just opened our second location in France. Paris comes now in addition to Roubaix in France which has been added by @gyptazy. More BSD, more locations, more fun with #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD, #NetBSD,#SmolBSD and many other ones - happy learning and testing!#opensource #FreeVPS #VPS #VPSHosting #Box #BoxyBSD

Thinking about migrating from Linux to the rock-solid security of FreeBSD? Our expert training is designed for you. Learn BSD fundamentals, command differences, and how to harness ZFS. Start your journey with confidence!https://bastillebsd.org/training/#FreeBSD #Training #runBSD #SysAdmin #DevOps #BastilleBSD

@morgant @stefano @pitrh I lucked out and had my local User Group happen to give the NYCBSDCon. I put my hand up to help when they were looking for a volunteer because "some guy in Canada wants to stream the conference". Go. Volunteer. Even if you just carry a box or pull a cable. You won't regret it. We are a community with some of the most unique people I have ever met.

💾 OpenBSD Amsterdam VM feature alert! 💾Tired of reinstalling just because /var ran out of room while /home just sat there.We fixed that.Now when you book, pick your disk layout:- Default (same old, same old)- /home 5G; /var *- /home 1G; /var *#RUNBSD #OpenBSD

@stefano I'm trying SeaweedFS as a S3 storage (and FUSE mounts, too) on my daily job and looks wonderful so far. Such much easier than Ceph to set up.I'm also pushing a bit to have more metrics. 🤣

@stefano Great talk, thanks for sharing it!

It is really time to ditch Linux...phoronix.com/forums/forum/phor…When Attila joins Gengis Khan... 😖I am desperate for having the time to ditch #Linux at least on my personal computers... 😭#runbsd #freebsd #openbsd #nebsd #dragonflybsd

Hot take: pf's built-in connection tracking beats fail2ban/sshguard hands down.One simple ruleset gives you automatic brute-force protection with ZERO userland daemons. No log parsing, no reaction delays, no additional attack surface.table <bruteforce> persistpass in proto tcp to port 22 flags S/SA (max-src-conn 5, max-src-conn-rate 3/30, overload <bruteforce> flush global)Kernel-level enforcement, instant blocking, survives reboots with persist.Why spawn Python processes when your firewall already knows?#bsd #freebsd #runbsd #firewall #pf #sysadmin

@Larvitz we enable a bunch of these (and more) by default in BastilleBSD

Dear fellow *BSD aficionado,First and foremost: our sincere gratitude for your interest and intention to attend our conference. We love having such an amazing community and were looking forward to meeting you once again at the Late 25 edition of BSD-NL.Unfortunately, we have to postpone this edition. We did not get enough ticket orders in to make it viable. Reflecting back, this was mainly our fault. We announced this edition way too late. Plus, there are other events at the same day, which is less than ideal. We will take these lessons to heart (and practice).We will, most definitely, organise a new event somewhere in spring - the Early 26 edition. And we would like to see you there!Sincere apologies. We will do better.#BSDNL #RUNBSD #BSD #OpenBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #HardenedBSD #SecBSD #DragonflyBSD

@stefano You encouraged me to try NetBSD 10.1 on my old Raspberry Pi 2 B. Currently, using it as my home DNS server with a blocklist using unbound and for some simple health checks for local services. Working great so far!

OpenBSD 7.8 was released!! We will start the upgrade process soon!15 new VMs were added and 59 VMs were renewed.We donated €1035 to the #OpenBSD Foundation, €58370 since we started.Thank you, our users, and OpenBSD developers for an awesome OS!Stay safe, healthy & sane!#RUNBSD in 2025

@stefano For sure, it's fun! I have been putting these kind of no-cloud things all over the house lately :). This is my main thermostat for the house https://diyless.com/product/opentherm-thermostat3

@stefano And you know what? THAT'S FINE!In fact, it's more than fine. I think it's great!

Access *BSD Hyper-V guests from your host via ssh:1) Enable and start the ssh-agent service on your host by running the following in Powershell, as Administrator:Set-Service -Name "ssh-agent" -StartupType AutomaticStart-Service -Name "ssh-agent"2) Generate ssh keys on your host, as your regular user:ssh-keygen3) Add the following to .ssh/config on your host, as your regular user:Host * AddKeysToAgent yes IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ed25519Host beastie HostName 172.22.168.238 Adjust HostName to guest IP (run 'ifconfig' on guest)4) Connect via ssh from your host to your *BSD guest with:ssh beastie#runbsd #hyperv #ssh

Upgrade night! #OpenBSD really made it easy!#BSD #RUNBSD #FOSS #UNIX

Installed 7.8 on an old 2x4 Xeon machine with a Radeon Nautilus GPU and KDE plasma. No sweat! The iwx0 wifi got an ac connection and managed approx 200Mbps down and 100Mbps up! Why did the Yubikey OTP stop working!? Why Theo! Why! Good grief I’m still in mourning, not even at the acceptance phase even…. #OpenBSD #YubiKey #RunBSD #RuinBSD #Frustration