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Announcing #BSDCan 2026 Travel Grants
Deadline: Friday the 19th!
To encourage and enable more first-time and returning attendees at BSDCan 2026, this year’s travel grant is a free room for up to five nights in a shared-bathroom private suite at the 90U residences.
Full details:
https://blog.bsdcan.org/2026/05/14/announcing-bsdcan-2026-travel-grants
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Init vs SystemD
This subject was highlighted in an interesting manner by the author.
The article is also very informative. You will learn a few to a lot of things about both systems.From my perspective the author seems to have forgotten one important thing.
He stated himself that Init follows the UNIX, not Linux, principle of doing one thing good.
The UNIX principle is way older than Linux itself, which makes me think that the author has not been around long enough, to know how interesting of a monstrosity systemD has become.
Regardless whether you like Init or systemD, you have to know that they have totally different concepts with similar final goals but in different manners.
The philosophies coding styles, modus operandi & configuration, differ so wildly from one to another, that you should not compare them, AT ALL
Never compare systemD with Init!
Realize one thing, if you do not want to see systemD, ever you have to migrate to one of the more advanced Open Source environments.
You shall be safe in freeBSD, openBSD, netBSD, ghostBSD, Open Indiana, Tribblix, Illumos, or any of the others which have been around much longer than Linus Torvalds was even an ID {idea} in the balls of his father.
You can even go for Open DOS, sinds that's single tasking no Init is neededYou should also not forget that you can always, write & program your own Init system or modify the current Init system itself, if you are stuck on a Linux flavor.
Stop bitching about which system is better.
They are totally different.
Live with one of them or write your own
Init is Open Source
systemD is Open SourceUse the power, choose or fork your favourite
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemd
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Init
https://linuxtldr.com/init-vs-systemd/
#Init #systemD #Linux #POST #freeBSD #openBSD #netBSD #ghostBSD #programming #sh #C #Lang
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Init vs SystemD
This subject was highlighted in an interesting manner by the author.
The article is also very informative. You will learn a few to a lot of things about both systems.From my perspective the author seems to have forgotten one important thing.
He stated himself that Init follows the UNIX, not Linux, principle of doing one thing good.
The UNIX principle is way older than Linux itself, which makes me think that the author has not been around long enough, to know how interesting of a monstrosity systemD has become.
Regardless whether you like Init or systemD, you have to know that they have totally different concepts with similar final goals but in different manners.
The philosophies coding styles, modus operandi & configuration, differ so wildly from one to another, that you should not compare them, AT ALL
Never compare systemD with Init!
Realize one thing, if you do not want to see systemD, ever you have to migrate to one of the more advanced Open Source environments.
You shall be safe in freeBSD, openBSD, netBSD, ghostBSD, Open Indiana, Tribblix, or any of the others which have been around much longer than Linus Torvalds was even an ID {idea} in the balls of his father.
You can even go for Open DOS, sinds that's single tasking no Init is neededYou should also not forget that you can always, write & program your own Init system or modify the current Init system itself, if you are stuck on a Linux flavor.
Stop bitching about which system is better.
They are totally different.
Live with one of them or write your own
Init is Open Source
systemD is Open SourceUse the power, choose or fork your favourite
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemd
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Init
https://linuxtldr.com/init-vs-systemd/
#Init #systemD #Linux #POST #freeBSD #openBSD #netBSD #ghostBSD #programming #sh #C #Lang
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Init vs SystemD
This subject was highlighted in an interesting manner by the author.
The article is also very informative. You will learn a few to a lot of things about both systems.From my perspective the author seems to have forgotten one important thing.
He stated himself that Init follows the UNIX, not Linux, principle of doing one thing good.
The UNIX principle is way older than Linux itself, which makes me think that the author has not been around long enough, to know how interesting of a monstrosity systemD has become.
Regardless whether you like Init or systemD, you have to know that they have totally different concepts with similar final goals but in different manners.
The philosophies coding styles, modus operandi & configuration, differ so wildly from one to another, that you should not compare them, AT ALL
Never compare systemD with Init!
Realize one thing, if you do not want to see systemD, ever you have to migrate to one of the more advanced Open Source environments.
You shall be safe in freeBSD, openBSD, netBSD, ghostBSD, Open Indiana, Tribblix, or any of the others which have been around much longer than Linus Torvalds was even an ID {idea} in the balls of his father.
You can even go for Open DOS, sinds that's single tasking no Init is neededYou should also not forget that you can always, write & program your own Init system or modify the current Init system itself, if you are stuck on a Linux flavor.
Stop bitching about which system is better.
They are totally different.
Live with one of them or write your own
Init is Open Source
systemD is Open SourceUse the power, choose or fork your favourite
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemd
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Init
https://linuxtldr.com/init-vs-systemd/
#Init #systemD #Linux #POST #freeBSD #openBSD #netBSD #ghostBSD #programming #sh #C #Lang
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Init vs SystemD
This subject was highlighted in an interesting manner by the author.
The article is also very informative. You will learn a few to a lot of things about both systems.From my perspective the author seems to have forgotten one important thing.
He stated himself that Init follows the UNIX, not Linux, principle of doing one thing good.
The UNIX principle is way older than Linux itself, which makes me think that the author has not been around long enough, to know how interesting of a monstrosity systemD has become.
Regardless whether you like Init or systemD, you have to know that they have totally different concepts with similar final goals but in different manners.
The philosophies coding styles, modus operandi & configuration, differ so wildly from one to another, that you should not compare them, AT ALL
Never compare systemD with Init!
Realize one thing, if you do not want to see systemD, ever you have to migrate to one of the more advanced Open Source environments.
You shall be safe in freeBSD, openBSD, netBSD, ghostBSD, Open Indiana, Tribblix, or any of the others which have been around much longer than Linus Torvalds was even an ID {idea} in the balls of his father.
You can even go for Open DOS, sinds that's single tasking no Init is neededYou should also not forget that you can always, write & program your own Init system or modify the current Init system itself, if you are stuck on a Linux flavor.
Stop bitching about which system is better.
They are totally different.
Live with one of them or write your own
Init is Open Source
systemD is Open SourceUse the power, choose or fork your favourite
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemd
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Init
https://linuxtldr.com/init-vs-systemd/
#Init #systemD #Linux #POST #freeBSD #openBSD #netBSD #ghostBSD #programming #sh #C #Lang
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Init vs SystemD
This subject was highlighted in an interesting manner by the author.
The article is also very informative. You will learn a few to a lot of things about both systems.From my perspective the author seems to have forgotten one important thing.
He stated himself that Init follows the UNIX, not Linux, principle of doing one thing good.
The UNIX principle is way older than Linux itself, which makes me think that the author has not been around long enough, to know how interesting of a monstrosity systemD has become.
Regardless whether you like Init or systemD, you have to know that they have totally different concepts with similar final goals but in different manners.
The philosophies coding styles, modus operandi & configuration, differ so wildly from one to another, that you should not compare them, AT ALL
Never compare systemD with Init!
Realize one thing, if you do not want to see systemD, ever you have to migrate to one of the more advanced Open Source environments.
You shall be safe in freeBSD, openBSD, netBSD, ghostBSD, Open Indiana, Tribblix, or any of the others which have been around much longer than Linus Torvalds was even an ID {idea} in the balls of his father.
You can even go for Open DOS, sinds that's single tasking no Init is neededYou should also not forget that you can always, write & program your own Init system or modify the current Init system itself, if you are stuck on a Linux flavor.
Stop bitching about which system is better.
They are totally different.
Live with one of them or write your own
Init is Open Source
systemD is Open SourceUse the power, choose or fork your favourite
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemd
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Init
https://linuxtldr.com/init-vs-systemd/
#Init #systemD #Linux #POST #freeBSD #openBSD #netBSD #ghostBSD #programming #sh #C #Lang
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NetBSD 11 RC4 is here! Huge thanks to all the devs getting this ready for the final release.
Quick reminder since we are almost halfway through the year: The NetBSD Foundation needs our help to keep things running. If you appreciate clean code, software freedom, and an OS that literally runs on anything, OS which rejects A.I. slop, please consider making a donation. Let's help them hit their 2026 goals!
Grab the RC: https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_11_0_rc4_available
Support the foundation: https://www.netbsd.org/donations/
#NetBSD #FOSS #OpenSource #antiaislop #Linux -
📍 NetBSD 11.0-RC4 Comes As Hopefully The Last Release Candidate
｢ Following NetBSD 11.0-RC3 from early April, NetBSD developers hope NetBSD 11.0-RC4 is the last release candidate needed before officially releasing NetBSD 11.0. With it being a year and a half since the NetBSD 10.1 milestone and a year since NetBSD 11 was branched, this new BSD operating system update is ready to meet the world ｣
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📍 NetBSD 11.0-RC4 Comes As Hopefully The Last Release Candidate
｢ Following NetBSD 11.0-RC3 from early April, NetBSD developers hope NetBSD 11.0-RC4 is the last release candidate needed before officially releasing NetBSD 11.0. With it being a year and a half since the NetBSD 10.1 milestone and a year since NetBSD 11 was branched, this new BSD operating system update is ready to meet the world ｣
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📍 NetBSD 11.0-RC4 Comes As Hopefully The Last Release Candidate
｢ Following NetBSD 11.0-RC3 from early April, NetBSD developers hope NetBSD 11.0-RC4 is the last release candidate needed before officially releasing NetBSD 11.0. With it being a year and a half since the NetBSD 10.1 milestone and a year since NetBSD 11 was branched, this new BSD operating system update is ready to meet the world ｣
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📍 NetBSD 11.0-RC4 Comes As Hopefully The Last Release Candidate
｢ Following NetBSD 11.0-RC3 from early April, NetBSD developers hope NetBSD 11.0-RC4 is the last release candidate needed before officially releasing NetBSD 11.0. With it being a year and a half since the NetBSD 10.1 milestone and a year since NetBSD 11 was branched, this new BSD operating system update is ready to meet the world ｣
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📍 NetBSD 11.0-RC4 Comes As Hopefully The Last Release Candidate
｢ Following NetBSD 11.0-RC3 from early April, NetBSD developers hope NetBSD 11.0-RC4 is the last release candidate needed before officially releasing NetBSD 11.0. With it being a year and a half since the NetBSD 10.1 milestone and a year since NetBSD 11 was branched, this new BSD operating system update is ready to meet the world ｣
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In the spirit of there always being 1 more #vi clone than one thinks, notice that @lpar 's list is lacking Ali Gholami Rudi's #neatvi which is packaged in #pkgsrc and about a decade old now.
https://pkgsrc.se/editors/neatvi
And even then the rule still applies. There's 1 more clone: Sterling Huxley's and Brent Roman's #viless, a quarter of a century old and what #BusyBox supplies.
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I recently wrote http://jdebp.info/FGA/original-vi.html and was thinking of doing something like this, to augment it; because Sven Guckes's list (https://guckes.net/vi/clones.html) is definitely dated and incomplete, nowadays.
It does not have #NeoVIM (for obvious reasons). Most lists of clones miss that there are several forks of Bostic #nvi, not least the two forks that are in #FreeBSD and #NetBSD base. Similarly, #DragonFlyBSD has forked nvi2.
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I recently wrote http://jdebp.info/FGA/original-vi.html and was thinking of doing something like this, to augment it; because Sven Guckes's list (https://guckes.net/vi/clones.html) is definitely dated and incomplete, nowadays.
It does not have #NeoVIM (for obvious reasons). Most lists of clones miss that there are several forks of Bostic #nvi, not least the two forks that are in #FreeBSD and #NetBSD base. Similarly, #DragonFlyBSD has forked nvi2.
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I recently wrote http://jdebp.info/FGA/original-vi.html and was thinking of doing something like this, to augment it; because Sven Guckes's list (https://guckes.net/vi/clones.html) is definitely dated and incomplete, nowadays.
It does not have #NeoVIM (for obvious reasons). Most lists of clones miss that there are several forks of Bostic #nvi, not least the two forks that are in #FreeBSD and #NetBSD base. Similarly, #DragonFlyBSD has forked nvi2.
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I recently wrote http://jdebp.info/FGA/original-vi.html and was thinking of doing something like this, to augment it; because Sven Guckes's list (https://guckes.net/vi/clones.html) is definitely dated and incomplete, nowadays.
It does not have #NeoVIM (for obvious reasons). Most lists of clones miss that there are several forks of Bostic #nvi, not least the two forks that are in #FreeBSD and #NetBSD base. Similarly, #DragonFlyBSD has forked nvi2.
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I recently wrote http://jdebp.info/FGA/original-vi.html and was thinking of doing something like this, to augment it; because Sven Guckes's list (https://guckes.net/vi/clones.html) is definitely dated and incomplete, nowadays.
It does not have #NeoVIM (for obvious reasons). Most lists of clones miss that there are several forks of Bostic #nvi, not least the two forks that are in #FreeBSD and #NetBSD base. Similarly, #DragonFlyBSD has forked nvi2.
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New #blog #post: Package Manager Tier List
https://rldane.space/package-manager-tier-list.html
1521 words
Note: this is a very off-the-cuff tier list, using speed as the main qualifier, but the article explains exceptions to that as it goes on.
cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton @giantspacesquid @Twizzay @stfn
(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)
#rlDaneWriting #blost #DeadLikeMe #Linux #BSD #RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #Debian #Arch #pacman #AUR #Fedora #homebrew #flatpak #snap #OpenSuSE #RPM
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New #blog #post: Package Manager Tier List
https://rldane.space/package-manager-tier-list.html
1521 words
Note: this is a very off-the-cuff tier list, using speed as the main qualifier, but the article explains exceptions to that as it goes on.
cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton @giantspacesquid @Twizzay @stfn
(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)
#rlDaneWriting #blost #DeadLikeMe #Linux #BSD #RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #Debian #Arch #pacman #AUR #Fedora #homebrew #flatpak #snap #OpenSuSE #RPM
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New #blog #post: Package Manager Tier List
https://rldane.space/package-manager-tier-list.html
1521 words
Note: this is a very off-the-cuff tier list, using speed as the main qualifier, but the article explains exceptions to that as it goes on.
cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton @giantspacesquid @Twizzay @stfn
(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)
#rlDaneWriting #blost #DeadLikeMe #Linux #BSD #RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #Debian #Arch #pacman #AUR #Fedora #homebrew #flatpak #snap #OpenSuSE #RPM
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New #blog #post: Package Manager Tier List
https://rldane.space/package-manager-tier-list.html
1521 words
Note: this is a very off-the-cuff tier list, using speed as the main qualifier, but the article explains exceptions to that as it goes on.
cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton @giantspacesquid @Twizzay @stfn
(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)
#rlDaneWriting #blost #DeadLikeMe #Linux #BSD #RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #Debian #Arch #pacman #AUR #Fedora #homebrew #flatpak #snap #OpenSuSE #RPM
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New #blog #post: Package Manager Tier List
https://rldane.space/package-manager-tier-list.html
1521 words
Note: this is a very off-the-cuff tier list, using speed as the main qualifier, but the article explains exceptions to that as it goes on.
cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton @giantspacesquid @Twizzay @stfn
(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)
#rlDaneWriting #blost #DeadLikeMe #Linux #BSD #RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #Debian #Arch #pacman #AUR #Fedora #homebrew #flatpak #snap #OpenSuSE #RPM
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Beneath the Linux surface: the UNIX legacy, a lively ecology
https://club.unix.rocks/commentary/under-linux/An open invitation to Linux users across the board, offering a closer look at the penguin and its iceberg, a walk across the ecosystems that make it possible, an exploration beyond one’s biome.
#linux #bsd #solaris #unix #openbsd #freebsd #netbsd #illumos #plan9
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Beneath the Linux surface: the UNIX legacy, a lively ecology
https://club.unix.rocks/commentary/under-linux/An open invitation to Linux users across the board, offering a closer look at the penguin and its iceberg, a walk across the ecosystems that make it possible, an exploration beyond one’s biome.
#linux #bsd #solaris #unix #openbsd #freebsd #netbsd #illumos #plan9
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Beneath the Linux surface: the UNIX legacy, a lively ecology
https://club.unix.rocks/commentary/under-linux/An open invitation to Linux users across the board, offering a closer look at the penguin and its iceberg, a walk across the ecosystems that make it possible, an exploration beyond one’s biome.
#linux #bsd #solaris #unix #openbsd #freebsd #netbsd #illumos #plan9
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Beneath the Linux surface: the UNIX legacy, a lively ecology
https://club.unix.rocks/commentary/under-linux/An open invitation to Linux users across the board, offering a closer look at the penguin and its iceberg, a walk across the ecosystems that make it possible, an exploration beyond one’s biome.
#linux #bsd #solaris #unix #openbsd #freebsd #netbsd #illumos #plan9
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Beneath the Linux surface: the UNIX legacy, a lively ecology
https://club.unix.rocks/commentary/under-linux/An open invitation to Linux users across the board, offering a closer look at the penguin and its iceberg, a walk across the ecosystems that make it possible, an exploration beyond one’s biome.
#linux #bsd #solaris #unix #openbsd #freebsd #netbsd #illumos #plan9
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I am idly considering installing #NetBSD on my current #ArchLinux (BTW) laptop just to have #Emacs on a different platform.
I'm kind of finicky, I guess. :chaos:
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Continuing adventures in #NetBSD on my Thinkpad...
I managed to get #XFCE up and running using the NetBSD Guide (disabling XDM helped). Tip: `pkgin install xfce4-extras` to get some useful panel widgets. Also, I managed to configure an additional Wi-fi network successfully (the coffee shop I am at right now). I installed Firefox 128. They have newer versions in the repository, but I wanted a slightly old version with less bullshit.🧵
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Continuing adventures in #NetBSD on my Thinkpad...
I managed to get #XFCE up and running using the NetBSD Guide (disabling XDM helped). Tip: `pkgin install xfce4-extras` to get some useful panel widgets. Also, I managed to configure an additional Wi-fi network successfully (the coffee shop I am at right now). I installed Firefox 128. They have newer versions in the repository, but I wanted a slightly old version with less bullshit.🧵
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Continuing adventures in #NetBSD on my Thinkpad...
I managed to get #XFCE up and running using the NetBSD Guide (disabling XDM helped). Tip: `pkgin install xfce4-extras` to get some useful panel widgets. Also, I managed to configure an additional Wi-fi network successfully (the coffee shop I am at right now). I installed Firefox 128. They have newer versions in the repository, but I wanted a slightly old version with less bullshit.🧵
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Continuing adventures in #NetBSD on my Thinkpad...
I managed to get #XFCE up and running using the NetBSD Guide (disabling XDM helped). Tip: `pkgin install xfce4-extras` to get some useful panel widgets. Also, I managed to configure an additional Wi-fi network successfully (the coffee shop I am at right now). I installed Firefox 128. They have newer versions in the repository, but I wanted a slightly old version with less bullshit.🧵
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Continuing adventures in #NetBSD on my Thinkpad...
I managed to get #XFCE up and running using the NetBSD Guide (disabling XDM helped). Tip: `pkgin install xfce4-extras` to get some useful panel widgets. Also, I managed to configure an additional Wi-fi network successfully (the coffee shop I am at right now). I installed Firefox 128. They have newer versions in the repository, but I wanted a slightly old version with less bullshit.🧵
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Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟱/𝟭𝟭 (Valuable News - 2026/05/11) available.
https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/05/11/valuable-news-2026-05-11/
Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/
#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday
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Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟱/𝟭𝟭 (Valuable News - 2026/05/11) available.
https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/05/11/valuable-news-2026-05-11/
Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/
#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday
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Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟱/𝟭𝟭 (Valuable News - 2026/05/11) available.
https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/05/11/valuable-news-2026-05-11/
Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/
#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday
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Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟱/𝟭𝟭 (Valuable News - 2026/05/11) available.
https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/05/11/valuable-news-2026-05-11/
Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/
#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday
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Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟱/𝟭𝟭 (Valuable News - 2026/05/11) available.
https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/05/11/valuable-news-2026-05-11/
Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/
#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday
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#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #search #searchengine #frogfind #NetBSD #arcticfox #unix
Catch of the Day: "Of course it runs NetBSD!" 🐡🦊
Hey Retro Fans!
Did you have a good weekend? Our bouncer at the FrogFind pond was certainly busy and waved a guest through yesterday that put a massive smile on our faces:
ArcticFox 52.9 on NetBSD!
Among hardcore Unix nerds, there is a famous catchphrase: "Of course it runs NetBSD!" This open-source operating system is legendary for its portability. It has been ported to run on almost anything with a processor—from old toasters and Sega Dreamcasts to massive server racks.
The fact that someone navigated to our pond using NetBSD is already awesome. But the combination with the ArcticFox browser makes it a masterpiece. ArcticFox is a lovingly maintained community fork (based on Pale Moon) specifically kept alive to enable modern browsing on exotic architectures, PowerPC Macs, and old UNIX derivatives.
Cheers to the tinkerers keeping exotic systems online!
Your FrogFind Team 🐸
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BSD-NL Conference Early 2026 - Eirik Øverby - On DOS, floppies, NetBSD and nostalgia https://exquisite.tube/w/dkV6kWiT9sp2y6xVwkH1iF
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#Fedora #Suse #Linux refugees are welcome to the #NetBSD world :)
https://www.theregister.com/oses/2026/05/10/both-fedora-and-ubuntu-will-get-ai-support-soon/5237409
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#Fedora #Suse #Linux refugees are welcome to the #NetBSD world :)
https://www.theregister.com/oses/2026/05/10/both-fedora-and-ubuntu-will-get-ai-support-soon/5237409
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#Fedora #Suse #Linux refugees are welcome to the #NetBSD world :)
https://www.theregister.com/oses/2026/05/10/both-fedora-and-ubuntu-will-get-ai-support-soon/5237409
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#Fedora #Suse #Linux refugees are welcome to the #NetBSD world :)
https://www.theregister.com/oses/2026/05/10/both-fedora-and-ubuntu-will-get-ai-support-soon/5237409
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#Fedora #Suse #Linux refugees are welcome to the #NetBSD world :)
https://www.theregister.com/oses/2026/05/10/both-fedora-and-ubuntu-will-get-ai-support-soon/5237409
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I installed #NetBSD on my #Thinkpad T580. Amazingly, it works. If you select to install XDM (X Display Manager) during installation, then you boot to a graphical login that loads a very primitive X environment with CTWM a window manager for X that gives off distinct 1992 vibes, which happens to be the year it was created. It's an austere #UNIX environment. Perfect, honestly. There are modern desktops in the package repository. My first impressions are A+.
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My Sunday challenge: installing #Devuan in place of #OpenBSD on my laptop so I can install #postmarketOS on an old tablet, because for some reason I only have a blue USB port on that laptop (my SFF PC has a whole bunch of USB ports, but none are blue). Let's see how well restoring the backup will work once I reinstall OpenBSD.
I wonder how many years worth of work would it take to create a #NetBSD / #smolBSD based mobile distro after #postmarketOS has done more progress...
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Lets try some #hashtag #wordsalad
Finishing internal #wiki notes on connecting across #Tailscale to boot a remote #Dell server via #iDRAC from a #proxmox iso image (on my #NetBSD laptop in a #Firefox window). Wipe, install, then install #pfSense and flip the Proxmox to be secured behind pfSense, and add a #Ruckus smartzone controller and some other VMs
All without physical access to the machine. Takes me way back to remote #Sun #Sparc installs via a #RS232 #Spiderport :-p
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Lets try some #hashtag #wordsalad
Finishing internal #wiki notes on connecting across #Tailscale to boot a remote #Dell server via #iDRAC from a #proxmox iso image (on my #NetBSD laptop in a #Firefox window). Wipe, install, then install #pfSense and flip the Proxmox to be secured behind pfSense, and add a #Ruckus smartzone controller and some other VMs
All without physical access to the machine. Takes me way back to remote #Sun #Sparc installs via a #RS232 #Spiderport :-p