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@FediThing @WeirdWriter FreeBSD (as well as OpenBSD and NetBSD) is a great Open Source Operating system. For many use cases, it can be even more efficient than Linux. This is an old post, but will give you an idea: https://it-notes.dragas.net/2022/01/24/why-were-migrating-many-of-our-servers-from-linux-to-freebsd/Also, have a look at this: https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/10/03/i-solve-problems-eurobsdcon/And, for any questions, feel free to ask. The hashtag #FreeBSD is usually enough to trigger a lot of friends

@jbrownesq Search in YouTube direct... apparently "xxx" triggers age sign in (even though it's part of the name)

'Performance is abysmal, bus contention is bonkers, but it does work' https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/07/14/engineer-shoves-linux-peg-through-sega-32x-shaped-hole/5271028

https://klarasystems.com/articles/native-inotify-in-freebsd/ – Mark Johnston A seemingly simple file monitoring problem exposed deep limitations in FreeBSD’s traditional EVFILT_VNODE approach. This article explores how race conditions, scalability issues, and Linux compatibility challenges ultimately led to the development of a native inotify implementation for FreeBSD 15. … @klarainc@bird.makeup (automated)

Linux creator calls OpenBSD crowd a bunch of "monkeys" and criticizes those who publicize security flaws to gain notoriety. https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/torvalds-attacks-it-industry-security-circus-1/

NIS+ got removed from Solaris back at the end of 2009. So it got removed from OpenSolaris and thus illumos, as that was before the fork. This was announced long before. As a heavy NIS+ user at the time, we were somewhat dismayed to read the announcement. Sun said it would be no problem, LDAP was a superior replacement. We actually tried LDAP, and to call it an unmitigated disaster would be far too generous. Apart from the excessive hardware requirements, endless bugs, woeful performance, and lack of basic functionality, there was an almost total lack of administrative tooling. My understanding is that NIS itself is also slated for the chop in Solaris 11 at some point. In theory, you could reinstate NIS+ in illumos - we have the whole commit history so reverting 6874309 wouldn't be so bad. Whether you could get it to work properly is another matter.

Appia Foundation is an international collaboration formed to build a practical means of assessing that AI systems meet the obligations and expectations of consumers across the supply chain. Working with stakeholders across industry, government and policy, Appia Foundation aims to bridge foundational international standards with practical, trusted assessments across the global AI value chain. https://appiafoundation.org/

hardware corruption?! Sometimes, errors occur when the USB connection is physically disturbed. Other times, there's no obvious explanation. I might be hands-off, with my cat nowhere near, at the time.

… Let's move on. It's still quite newsworthy; Cody Franklin used the phrase "recently". Until yesterday, I never heard anyone from TrueNAS or IXsystems talk about the transition. I learnt something new.

Linux kernel boss Linus Torvalds has signaled he’ll push back when he receives irrelevant pull requests, after complaining that developers are making badly timed and trivial submissions, sometimes after using AI to review code. Torvalds foreshadowed changes in his weekly state of the kernel update, which on Sunday announced the release of a fifth release candidate for version 7.1 of the Linux kernel… https://www.theregister.com/a/5245549 https://lkml.org/lkml/2026/5/24/466

I built a native ambient sound generator … : r/freebsd https://github.com/elytraVIII/ElytAmbience a native ambient sound generator built for the BSD desktop. It is a high-performance rewrite of the popular Blanket application, specifically optimized for FreeBSD and GhostBSD. On an old train, listening to birdsong. Perfect. [image: 1779517938538-f481c96c-ccac-4503-a48e-c763242ab1bc-image.jpeg]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@emaste/116597496244280489We booted Debian and FreeBSD 15 using QEMU accelerated with bhyve/vmm for the first time. This is an epic milestone for the FreeBSD community and beyond ! : r/freebsd <https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1tk0eja/we_booted_debian_and_freebsd_15_using_qemu/> – Mario Zio.＂Further development is needed...a lot of development...but anyway this is a storic moment....we can use another hypervisor. This time in cooperation with the storic and mature QEMU. FreeBSD is second to none.This success has been possible thanks to the competence of Abhinav Chavali who started this project for the GSOC 2025 ; thanks bro.It's built on top of dumrich's work. …＂#FreeBSD #bhyve #QEMU #Linux #Debian @freebsd SummerOfCode2025Projects/VMMAcceleratorSupportForQEMU - FreeBSD Wiki — <https://wiki.freebsd.org/SummerOfCode2025Projects/VMMAcceleratorSupportForQEMU>Cc @stefano @dexter @seanwbruno @dch

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Let's Learn Linux: Customize and use the shell environment — Lesson 3/3 Learn how to customize and use the shell environment in Bash — this is lesson 105.1 from the LPIC-1 exam curriculum (102-500). https://watch.linuxrenaissance.com/w/dP34rjVzPGEVThnJgEQjc6

Last week I bought a Rode Interview PRO wireless microphone. It is a beautiful piece of hardware — properly wireless, with onboard storage so I can record street interviews without worrying about signal drops. I have been waiting for sunny weather to take it out for its first real test. On paper, Linux support should be a non-issue. Plug it in, it shows up as USB mass storage, copy your WAV files off, done. And that part works perfectly. I pulled my first recordings off, edited them, everything was fine. https://linuxrenaissance.com/post/krode/

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. https://club.unix.rocks/commentary/under-linux/ ping: https://framapiaf.org/@fcambus@mastodon.sdf.org/116557961134185563

(06/15) ⇒ Linux Kernel 7.1 is a Feature Release That Could Be Useful For You Don't let the .1 fool you, this release has plenty to offer. https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-kernel-7-1-release/ ⇒ GNU Linux-libre 7.1-gnu Released With More Driver Deblobbing, Unhappy With i486 Removal Following yesterday's release of the upstream Linux 7.1 kernel release, GNU Linux-libre 7.1 is out with its new build for de-blobbing various drivers from loading non-free-software microcode/firmware and other sanitizing of the kernel code in the name of software freedom. https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Linux-Libre-7.1

Closed. Result: 3% Windows 22% macOS 32% BSD (see the responses in Mastodon) 43% Linux. [image: 1776459246089-97c873d0-8fd9-45d3-ad89-80033e7d6b95-image.jpeg] Additional responses in Reddit: Daily driver: macOS, BSD, Linux, or Windows? : r/freebsd

See: https://pixelcluster.github.io/VRAM-Mgmt-fixed/