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Using FreeBSD shouldn’t be scary 🎃
Every reliable update, enhancement, and supported platform depends on the work of the FreeBSD community — and the support that makes that work possible.
Your contribution plays a direct role in keeping FreeBSD stable, modern, and trusted.
Support the work that keeps FreeBSD running smoothly:
https://freebsdfoundation.org/donate/
Call for FreeBSD Talk Proposals – SCaLE 21x (Southern California Linux Expo)
SCALE is back for 2026 — and organizers are looking for more BSD-related content! 🎤
If you’ve been working on something exciting in the FreeBSD world, this is a great opportunity to share your story, research, or project with one of the largest open-source audiences in North America.
Submit your proposal: https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/node/26857
We’re one week away from the November FreeBSD Vendor Summit!
On November 6–7, join FreeBSD developers and industry partners at NetApp’s headquarters for two days of direct collaboration, technical discussion, and strategic planning.
📍 NetApp Headquarters | November 6–7, 2025
Save your spot:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/november-2025-freebsd-vendor-summit-registration-1763651331609
The latest article from the FreeBSD Foundation Journal is out: “Writing Effective Bug Reports”.
Want your issues seen, tracked, and fixed faster? Here’s how to help:
Clearly describe your setup — versions, architecture, customisations.
Define what you expected to happen vs. what actually happened.
Provide a reproduction path or minimal script if possible.
Let’s make reporting bugs easier and more effective, together.
👉 Read the full article here: https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/journal/browser-based-edition/embedded-2/writing-effective-bug-reports/
📬 The September 2025 FreeBSD Foundation Newsletter is here!
This month’s issue highlights new updates from across the Project — including our upcoming FreeBSD Vendor Summit (Nov 6–7 at NetApp), Google Summer of Code student highlights, and a new bare-metal server sponsorship from NetActuate that strengthens FreeBSD’s CI infrastructure.
Read the full newsletter here: https://freebsdfoundation.org/news-and-events/newsletter/september-2025-newsletter/
Registration is now open for the November 2025 FreeBSD Vendor Summit!
On November 6–7, join FreeBSD developers and industry partners at NetApp’s headquarters for two days of direct collaboration, technical discussion, and strategic planning.
Don’t miss your chance to participate: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/november-2025-freebsd-vendor-summit-registration-1763651331609
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🎓 2025 Google Summer of Code participant Aaron Espinoza ran a project to test FreeBSD device drivers written in Rust. Here’s a short introduction to that piece of work.
Watch Aaron’s GSoC talk: https://youtu.be/y82-t1tDLWg?si=9n6X3uDZB_Hk3mDr
💻 Explore the code: https://github.com/Acesp25/rustkld
We’re grateful to Aaron, his mentors, and the FreeBSD/GSoC community for advancing this work.
👉 What are your thoughts on using Rust for FreeBSD driver development?
Interview with Igor Ostapenko: Starting FreeBSD Development
In this FreeBSD Journal article, Igor Ostapenko shares how he first got involved with FreeBSD, his path into operating system work, and his advice for new contributors. His story highlights both the challenges and opportunities of working in the FreeBSD community.
🔗 Read the full interview: https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/journal/browser-based-edition/embedded-2/interview-with-igor-ostapenko/
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The Q3 2025 Issue of the FreeBSD Journal is here!
This edition focuses on Embedded FreeBSD and features articles covering:
- Starting Firewall Development: Interview with Igor Ostapenko
- FreeBSD, Home Assistant, ant rtl_433
- Writing Effective Bug Reports
- Implementing a Quantum-Safe Website on FreeBSD
And much more!
Read it here https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/journal/browser-based-edition/embedded-2/
Cloud Native Containers on FreeBSD
The FreeBSD Cloud Native Containers Technologies Working Group meets biweekly on Mondays at 15:30 UTC. Next meeting: October 6
This is a great opportunity to get involved, collaborate, and help shape the future of Cloud Native Containers on FreeBSD.
📌 Learn more and join here: https://wiki.freebsd.org/Containers#Working_Groups
The FreeBSD Developer Summit is happening today and tomorrow in Zagreb, Croatia—colocated with EuroBSDCon 2025.
This two-day event brings together FreeBSD committers and community contributors to collaborate, plan, and shape the future of the Project.
Day 1 is nearly wrapped up, but you can still catch today’s sessions on the livestream and join us tomorrow for more discussions.
👉 Tune in here: https://www.youtube.com/live/c2E4H1HphIU?feature=shared
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🗳️ 2025 FreeBSD Community Survey – Insights Are In
Thank you to everyone who took the time to share feedback in this year’s survey. Your input helps shape where FreeBSD is heading and how we prioritize our work.
📖 Read the full report here: https://freebsdfoundation.org/insights-from-the-2025-freebsd-community-survey/
#FreeBSD #CommunitySurvey #OpenSource #ContributorExperience #FreeBSDFoundation
📬 The August 2025 FreeBSD Foundation Newsletter is here!
This month’s issue features FreeBSD Jails are Simple and Easy and highlights new products now available in the FreeBSD Shopify store.
We’re also gearing up for the FreeBSD Developer Summit at EuroBSDCon 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia (Sept. 24–25), followed by EuroBSDCon (Sept. 25–28).
Read the full newsletter: https://freebsdfoundation.org/news-and-events/newsletter/august-2025-newsletter/
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