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And I don't plan to stop anytime soon (or ever?)

I couldn't have asked for a more correct, well-documented, and secure system. I took my hardened /etc/* files and added them to VCS for reproducing new environments quickly.

I first began following OpenBSD 6.5 and first deployed OpenBSD 7.5 for my side projects, and as of 7.8 I am using OpenBSD in production.

I've been using Linux as my daily driver for 10+ years. I'll probably stick with Linux on desktop but OpenBSD has virtually replaced all of my hosting. I recently spun up a new Linux VM only to power it down shortly after attempting to configure systemd... It just can't compare to rc(8).

I'll end this rant now. Some useful links/people that got me through the last couple years:

• https://www.openbsdhandbook.com/
• https://undeadly.org/
• https://docs.vultr.com/category/bsd-guides
• anything by kristaps and bcallah@
• r/OpenBSD

This is an excellent post. Thank you for the share!

e: It'd be cool to have this as a manual page, all of the syscalls laid out in a table with code references. I'm keeping this in mind as an OpenBSD user.

@izder456 said:

@naltun report your experience to this thread please when you do:
https://github.com/outpaddling/desktop-installer/issues/30

thanks for the kind words!

et voila

Thanks for the work on desktop-installer @izder456 I'll update the PR with my experience when I get a chance

e: retake screenshot

e: I added a comment in the PR thread

I recently relocated to a place with no local BSD/Linux/Unix user group. There is a burgeoning IT scene of local geeks and professionals and I think it's a ripe environment for a Unix user group.

My motivation: I'm passionate about discussing ethics in IT, teaching Unix-fu, and helping people install free/open Unix (install fests let's gooo).

Does anyone have any experience with running a user group? What feedback do you have?

Long live liberated Unix

I saw this yesterday and want to give it a try. The C code was fun to review.

e: Found a small typo in a code comment and submitted a patch to parados (which was merged )

@grahamperrin said:

A user group solely for locals to meet in person and, occasionally, online?

Exactly. I was part of my Computing Society at university; it was a great way to meet, learn, and share. I haven't attended a LUG/BUG in years... I miss being part of a 3rd place for Unix nerds and am up to try and steward a group.

@ianmjones said:

the OpenBSD Handbook, that is a treasure trove of information!

It's been arguably the most valuable resource. Vultr guides are also worth checking out! (I used it to help deploy a self-hosted email server)

Welcome back to OpenBSD. A lot of new features are worth checking out (vmm(4), pf(4), etc.)

I self-hosted OpenIndiana for a while but have since been become interested in OmniOS. Does anyone have firsthand experience with crossbow?

@grahamperrin Codeberg is giving 502s :') I'll check again later as I'm interested in seeing what this commit adds .

I'd say whoever thinks OpenBSD is slopware needs to review their own tech stack. I've been reviewing the source tree for a couple years now and it has made me a much better (and safer) C hacker. I also finally understand what a sane .conf file should look like, too.

I hadn't come across this CVE. Thanks for the share!

I've been getting into RISC-V by working on a fork of xv6 [0]. I started following RISC-V development from the beginning, but am only now writing code targeting the ISA -- and it's been fun!

[0] https://github.com/mit-pdos/xv6-riscv

Free yourself. Go back to the old ways. Especially if you're angry about the influx of new people and AI bots stealing your attention... Whatever you do, don't get tricked into running an operation that's half tech incubator and half daycare for people whose parents gave them a keyboard and no social skills.