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It's time for an #introduction.
I'm glad to meet you! I'm the barista and main administrator of the bsd.cafe and illumos.cafe instances (and other projects), a computer science enthusiast who's been fascinated by technology since childhood. I'm a big supporter of open-source solutions and enjoy working with #BSDs as well as #illumos based OSes and #Linux systems. I enjoy #music and #photography. I've been an avid traveler and am now looking forward to getting back to traveling.I'm married to a wonderful wife and strive to live each day with a positive attitude,making the most of every day to improve our lives.
I like writing blog articles, especially tech ones (https://it-notes.dragas.net) and, from time to time, some of them are widely appreciated, especially in the open-source community.
Thank you for passing by and reading my introduction, enjoy your stay here in the #fediverse
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It's time for an #introduction.
I'm glad to meet you! I'm the barista and main administrator of the bsd.cafe and illumos.cafe instances (and other projects), a computer science enthusiast who's been fascinated by technology since childhood. I'm a big supporter of open-source solutions and enjoy working with #BSDs as well as #illumos based OSes and #Linux systems. I enjoy #music and #photography. I've been an avid traveler and am now looking forward to getting back to traveling.I'm married to a wonderful wife and strive to live each day with a positive attitude,making the most of every day to improve our lives.
I like writing blog articles, especially tech ones (https://it-notes.dragas.net) and, from time to time, some of them are widely appreciated, especially in the open-source community.
Thank you for passing by and reading my introduction, enjoy your stay here in the #fediverse
@stefano I wasn't sure of the best way to ask you a question.
I remember there was a discussion about how to install your OS when the provider does not offer it. I know it is tricky but possible to install from a RAM disk.
An odd situation has developed where I will need to install this way, with debian on a vps and with BDS on a vps.
Can you believe a host would suddenly remove all debian images without noticed? Well, it happened. This would be a solution, in case if I do need to re-install. -
@stefano I wasn't sure of the best way to ask you a question.
I remember there was a discussion about how to install your OS when the provider does not offer it. I know it is tricky but possible to install from a RAM disk.
An odd situation has developed where I will need to install this way, with debian on a vps and with BDS on a vps.
Can you believe a host would suddenly remove all debian images without noticed? Well, it happened. This would be a solution, in case if I do need to re-install.@indyradio Yes, this happens from time to time. So that's why I'm usually using the mfsbsd approach. The last time I used it was...yesterday, but I documented it: https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/07/02/install_freebsd_providers_mfsbsd/
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@indyradio Yes, this happens from time to time. So that's why I'm usually using the mfsbsd approach. The last time I used it was...yesterday, but I documented it: https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/07/02/install_freebsd_providers_mfsbsd/
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@stefano I wasn't sure of the best way to ask you a question.
I remember there was a discussion about how to install your OS when the provider does not offer it. I know it is tricky but possible to install from a RAM disk.
An odd situation has developed where I will need to install this way, with debian on a vps and with BDS on a vps.
Can you believe a host would suddenly remove all debian images without noticed? Well, it happened. This would be a solution, in case if I do need to re-install.
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I just signed up for the #FediForum "Un-Workshop" coming up in March. Who else is planning to sign in?
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"Growing the Open Social Web" was already on my bingo card for 2026. I have my own ideas, but I'm more excited to hear what others have to say.
https://fediforum.org/2026-03-growing-open-social-web/
If we blame misinformation on social media for the trouble in our democracies, then growing the #Fediverse (responsibly) may be our best path forward.
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@jason thanks!
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@stefano That sounds very cool! Will it be open source? I’ve been wanting to dabble in iOS development for a bit and I’d love to build and test this!
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@stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe
That would be very appreciated, as many Asian countries tend to prefer Misskey.
However, I, being an American, have learned that if you want better freedom of speech, but without hate speech, you're usually better on a Misskey site located in Asia (as I am now).
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@stefano What a great news! 🤩
Welcome #MastoBlaster 👨🏼🍼 :freebsd: :verified_coffee:
