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Today's rabbit hole:

* gitea broken due to sqlite.go update
* sqlite.go blocked by libsqlite3.go
* libsqlite3.go blocked by libc.go
* fix libc.go
* libsqlite3.go now blocked by upstream sqlite bug
* caused by "-Wl,-R" in shell scripts getting brace expanded when converted to tcl array

Turtles.

#pkgsrc #illumos

Today's rabbit hole:

* gitea broken due to sqlite.go update
* sqlite.go blocked by libsqlite3.go
* libsqlite3.go blocked by libc.go
* fix libc.go
* libsqlite3.go now blocked by upstream sqlite bug
* caused by "-Wl,-R" in shell scripts getting brace expanded when converted to tcl array

Turtles.

#pkgsrc #illumos

Today's rabbit hole:

* gitea broken due to sqlite.go update
* sqlite.go blocked by libsqlite3.go
* libsqlite3.go blocked by libc.go
* fix libc.go
* libsqlite3.go now blocked by upstream sqlite bug
* caused by "-Wl,-R" in shell scripts getting brace expanded when converted to tcl array

Turtles.

#pkgsrc #illumos

Today's rabbit hole:

* gitea broken due to sqlite.go update
* sqlite.go blocked by libsqlite3.go
* libsqlite3.go blocked by libc.go
* fix libc.go
* libsqlite3.go now blocked by upstream sqlite bug
* caused by "-Wl,-R" in shell scripts getting brace expanded when converted to tcl array

Turtles.

#pkgsrc #illumos

Today's rabbit hole:

* gitea broken due to sqlite.go update
* sqlite.go blocked by libsqlite3.go
* libsqlite3.go blocked by libc.go
* fix libc.go
* libsqlite3.go now blocked by upstream sqlite bug
* caused by "-Wl,-R" in shell scripts getting brace expanded when converted to tcl array

Turtles.

#pkgsrc #illumos

I have the code for #GNU #coreutils 9.11 #dd to use #getopt, and here it is in action.

I have no idea how to show the code to the coreutils people, whoever they even are. But it exists, and has finally been done.

So that's two versions of #FreeBSD dd, and now GNU dd. I'll do #NetBSD dd next.

I still intend to set up an #Illumos system at some point, but a patch to #Tribblix/OpenIndiana/OmniOS/SmartOS dd will have to wait on that, unless an Illumos person sees these and is inspired. (-:

@lanodan

Almost certainly on #Illumos as well. It has the @millert code, and has had it since before the open sourcing.

Loads of utilities on Illumos use it, too. Even humble ls has loads of long options on Illumos. Long options are in things ranging from grep to bhyvectl .

https://illumos.org/man/1/ls

@benjamineskola @mirabilos @kimapr
#getopt

Today is my last day with @smartosorg and @triton_dc .

I will still be in greater - #illumos .

Also both #smartos and #triton developers and users are quite a good community!

for my #illumos friends out there i just published a video showcasing doors! i wrote some C, and then showed off some interoperability by adding in some Rust. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq9V8fvE_B0

Firefly – a small failsafe image for illumos based distributions. Firefly is an open-source, minimalistic failsafe boot image designed for illumos-based... https://archiveos.org/firefly/ #solaris #illumos #unix #operatingsystem

@ptribble

Quick question!
I have a SUN SunFIRE v880, but no login to the RSC card and no OS to boot from.

But I am thinking if I can create somekind of LiveCD with Tribblix and run rscadm from that one? Is that possible with Tribblix?

#sun #solaris #illumos

It's interesting to see #illumos listed as slop-free on that list. This made me try OpenIndiana again, and interestingly, besides Linux and FreeBSD (and I guess Windows), it's the only operating system that supports my accursed nvidia 2080 card (it does /not/ support my ethernet card, which seems somehow opposite of the expected way that would turn out).

(Now I wonder though, how much of that is due to the fact that their development just moves slower than anything else,... It'd be nice to see a policy or statement.)

Do you use #OpenZFS? Do you ship a product or service with #ZFS in it? Do you work on a storage- or filesystem-related project and are interested in how ZFS could make it better? Are you interested in the future of software-defined storage?

If any of these are you, you should consider presenting at the OpenZFS User and Developer Summit 2026! Our CfP is open until September 11, and we'd love to hear from you!

https://openzfs.org/wiki/OpenZFS_User_and_Developer_Summit_2026

#Linux #FreeBSD #illumos #NAS #homelab

@Toxic_Flange I'm glad I'm not the only one to suffer USB-type panics in #illumos - it's the only wrinkle I've had using it in production for this database.

I didn't need fast USB (it's just a JetKVM), so I've been using this as a workaround;

echo "exclude: xhci" >> /etc/system

It was hard to swallow the cost of 256GB of DDR5; but I've pushed this poor 2.2TB database as far as I can with a Threadripper 1950X and consumer NVME drives... next iteration:

9550X3D + 256GB RAM
2x7.68TB U.2 NVME Drives (Kioxia CD8)
Optane 990

I'm hoping to triple performance, because my current setup is barely hanging on to it's workload. Next question: #illumos or #linux ?

RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@stefano/117143645809189838

illumos is great for those platforms

#illumos #SmartOS #OwnYourData

Months ago (or a year ago, by now), I bought a few Intel N150 mini PCs for dirt cheap, between 120 and 150 Euro each (depending on the RAM).
Two of them sat untouched on my desk for months, almost making me regret buying them.
Today, I'm glad I did: considering how high hardware prices are getting, having a little backup supply doesn't hurt.
And one of them is about to host SmartOS.

#illumos #OwnYourData

Two new preprints from my #research center!

"Is Cleaning Costly? Evaluating the -fret-cleanAnti-Return-Oriented Programming Mitigation from the OpenBSD Operating System" — an evaluation and critique of #cybersecurity #engineering: https://briancallahan.net/preprints/Callahan_Shaikh_IEEE_CARS_2026.pdf (and #blog post about it: https://briancallahan.net/blog/20260811.html)

"Write Your Way to Better Cybersecurity Awareness Training with Active Word Games" — about identifying creating cybersecurity training as a site of learning worthwhile of studying: https://briancallahan.net/preprints/Wroblewski_et_al_IEEE_CARS_2026.pdf

#academic #academia #professor #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #dragonflybsd #unix #linux #illumos #solaris #compiler #compilers #cybersec #cyber #informationsecurity #infosec

For the interested, you can read a preprint of our latest #research on the #OpenBSD -fret-clean flag here:

https://briancallahan.net/preprints/Callahan_Shaikh_IEEE_CARS_2026.pdf

#freebsd #netbsd #dragonflybsd #bsd #linux #unix #solaris #illumos #compiler #compilers #llvm #gcc #rop #cybersecurity #cybersec #cyber #security #infosec #informationsecurity

Made a small PR towards Forgejo to allow its build on NetBSD (I found out that the pkgsrc-wip contributor is already working on packaging it, but was blocked) and illumos - as these are broken at the moment, in 16.x branch: pretty much dumb addition or removal of type cast to int64 in one particular module.

#Forgejo #illumos #NetBSD #pkgsrc

@gyptazy Danke Dir! Wir fanden es auch super 1) einen zu haben und 2) soviel Interesse zu sehen! Danke auch an das Team der #FrOSCon21 #illumos

Ansonsten nerden wir ein wenig zu den Themen #illumos, OpenSource und allgemein IT herum. https://fraosug.de/ #fraosug

NexentaStor – a Unix operating system based on the illumos kernel and is a direct fork of OpenSolaris. NextenaStor provides a graphical and text-based interface for system management. https://archiveos.org/nexentastor/ #solaris #illumos #unix

Thank you @FrOSCon team for all your work and making this conference so lovely. Also a big thanks for everybody involved in our #illumos stand. Lots of shirts handed over to old and new people involved. #froscon

If you’ve made any #illumos contribution, be at #froscon - get your illumos shirt for free

Little shout out to the #FOSS worlds underdog #opensource OS projects:
- #illumos
- #HaikuOS
- #DragonFlyBSD
- #Redox
- #GNUHurd
- #ReactOS

All cool projects that always need some extra hands.

Everything is ready for the #illumos stand at @FrOSCon

⚠️ News/Changes:

BoxyBSD will bring in a feature for more advanced users for our free boxes. Instead of only selecting a set of pre-defined BSD based images, you'll soon also be able to create your install simply from scratch with full remote access to your box. This lets you perform custom installations of #FreeBSD, #NetBSD, #OpenBSD, #DragonflyBSD, #MidnightBSD but also of some other niche systems like #illumos

Unfortunately, this might still take some time and fully relies on the spare time of @gyptazy.

#freeVPS #VPS #BSD #Box #BoxyBSD #gyptazy #opensource #education #community #foss #runbsd #hosting #freehosting #learning #ipv6

(more Linux and FOSS news in previous posts of thread)

Git 2.51 released with preparations for hash function change from SHA-1 to SHA-256 (for better prevention of hash collisions), cruft-free multi-pack indexes, new internal stash representation:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Git-2.51-Released

Proton Lumo 1.1 released with more effective project planning and code generation, better performance, public source code for both web client and mobile apps:
https://proton.me/blog/lumo-1-1

Podman 5.6 released with new Quadlet management commands, --swap option for `podman machine init` command, updated `podman kube play` command to enhance Kubernetes compatibility, etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/8/podman-5-6-released-with-improved-quadlet-management-remote-client-capabilities-and-more/

Ventoy 1.1.06 released with TrueNAS Scale support, boot issues fixes:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/8/ventoy-1-1-06-truenas-scale-support-boot-fixes-and-enhanced-treeview-mode/

Illumos Cafe plans to revive interest in Illumos-based OSes like OpenIndiana, SmartOS, OmnisOS, and Tribblix:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Illumos-Cafe
(The more choice, the better. They probably won't really be suitable as daily drivers anytime soon (not even BSDs are for the majority of people) but maybe will get there once.)

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #OpenSourceNews #FOSS #Git #Proton #ProtonLumo #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #VersionControl #VCS #Podman #Container #Containerization #Ventoy #Illumos #illumos_cafe #IllumosCafe #OS #OperatingSystem #VersionControlSystem #Programming #Coding #Development #Dev #FosseryTech

@joel

A very quick précis is that it's a set of software tools that I'm close to releasing version 1.41 of, after a *long* hiatus involving a worldwide pandemic, broken disc drives, crushed PSUs, and some fairly eventful other stuff.

http://jdebp.info/Softwares/nosh/

They do system management, service management, user-space virtual terminals directly on display/HID hardware, and some login session stuff.

For an #Illumos analogy, think the SMF, plus SAC, plus ttymon. But done the #daemontools way.

Tomorrow the #opensource #FOSDEM #conference starts in #Brussels, #Belgium!

Let’s see if we can attract more people to #BSD based systems by providing free #vps running #FreeBSD, #NetBSD, #OpenBSD or even #illumos as an #opensolaris solution.

@gyptazy will be onsite to provide you more information or even stickers ;)

#freeVPS #RUNBSD #network #fediverse

The recording of the April 4th, 2024 bhyve Production User Call

https://youtu.be/Y_spbe5TEzo

We discussed the #Fudo security appliance which is now available as a #bhyve VM, TPM Emulation, a VM framework for #NetBSD, AMD SEV and untrusted public VM providers, identifying tap/bridge performance bottlenecks, diagnosing PCI Pass-Through (PPT) issues, and the various FUD surrounding #TrueNAS CORE and other #FreeBSD-based appliances.

#illumos

@DianeBruce @jcamos @stefano I keep thinking it would be fun to have an #illumos / #sunos oriented server, but I hardly imagine there’d be many users. But maybe there are more #mnx & #oxide fans than I imagine.
But we’ve all got to follow the BSD communities since that’s were a bunch of the exciting ZFS, Bhyve &c work is happening