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Stefano Marinelli<p>Running NetBSD on my Amiga 4000 </p><p><a href="https://sandervanderburg.blogspot.com/2025/02/running-netbsd-on-my-amiga-4000.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sandervanderburg.blogspot.com/</span><span class="invisible">2025/02/running-netbsd-on-my-amiga-4000.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a></p>
R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵 :MiraLovesYou:<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://c.im/@kzimmermann" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kzimmermann</span></a></span></p><p>I wonder how <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/netbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> would run.</p><p>(Considering that NetBSD still runs (with X11) on mid-nineties m68k Macs 😄)</p>
JdeBP<p>[…Continued]</p><p><a href="https://tty0.social/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a>, <a href="https://tty0.social/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a>, and <a href="https://tty0.social/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> still directly maintain actual utmpx files</p><p>Once one realizes that instead of looking at this as login running stuff one can regard it as effectively UPSERT/DELETE triggers on the active logins table, that need not be enacted by login at all, the most currently BSD-ish way of doing this presents itself: a kqueue() EVFILT_VNODE watch on utmpx/utx.active and some way of detecting what the diffs are.</p><p>[Continued…] <a href="https://tty0.social/tags/Debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Debian</span></a> <a href="https://tty0.social/tags/DesktopBus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DesktopBus</span></a> <a href="https://tty0.social/tags/nosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nosh</span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>My inaugural article for the BSD Journal is slated for publication - it will be released Monday morning. </p><p>The first authors are already being granted their accounts to contribute new, engaging content - by the community, for the community. </p><p>Stay tuned!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSDJournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSDJournal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSDCafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSDCafe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/StayTuned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StayTuned</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RunBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RunBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a></p>
Jay 🚩 :runbsd:<p>Happy <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/WorldEmojiDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldEmojiDay</span></a>! :flan_cool: <br>Of course it runs NetBSD... on all of them.<br>💻 🖥️ 🍞 🎮 🚀 🛰️ 🗄️ </p><p>How would you describe your <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> setup using only emoji? =&gt; 🚩 ⚙️ 💻<br><a href="https://bsd.network/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/Portability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Portability</span></a> <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/BSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSD</span></a> <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/Unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unix</span></a></p>
Daniel<p>NetBSD and Linux are known to also run on the Amiga. How they are installed on an Amiga 4000 today, Sander van der Burg describes in two entries of his blog for Debian 3.1 and NetBSD 10.1.</p><p><a href="https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-07-00062-EN.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-</span><span class="invisible">07-00062-EN.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Amiga4000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga4000</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Debian</span></a></p>
GaryH Tech<p>NEW VIDEO - FreeBSD User tries NetBSD! Is it much Different? </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unix</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/garyhtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>garyhtech</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/_uKJuk9Lojo?si=C3OgsSdu8_ZDbf1J" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/_uKJuk9Lojo?si=C3OgsS</span><span class="invisible">du8_ZDbf1J</span></a> via @YouTube</p>
Laurent Cheylus<p>Program published for EuroBSDCon 2025 conference - Zagreb, Croatia; September 25-28, 2025 <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/BSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSD</span></a> <a href="https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/schedule/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/sch</span><span class="invisible">edule/</span></a></p>
Peter N. M. Hansteen<p>EuroBSDcon 2025 Scedule published: <a href="https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/schedule/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/sch</span><span class="invisible">edule/</span></a></p><p>Register at <a href="https://tickets.eurobsdcon.org/eurobsdcon/zagreb/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tickets.eurobsdcon.org/eurobsd</span><span class="invisible">con/zagreb/</span></a></p><p>General info: <a href="https://2025.eurobsdcon.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">2025.eurobsdcon.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Where + when : Zagreb, Croatia; September 25-28, 2025</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eurobsdcon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eurobsdcon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conference</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freebsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freebsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openbsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/netbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>netbsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unix</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>development</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/devops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>devops</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freesoftware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/libresoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libresoftware</span></a></p><p>(again for the ones in the back or in far flung time zones or vacation mode which turns out the same)</p>
JdeBP<p>The good news is that I now have functional Debian 12 and NetBSD 10 machines with <a href="https://tty0.social/tags/nosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nosh</span></a> service/system management, various <a href="https://tty0.social/tags/djbwares" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>djbwares</span></a> services running in addition the basic ones, and with user-space virtual terminals on the attached display and keyboards/mice in place of the kernel virtual terminals.</p><p>There are a couple of niggles that need sorting. I also need to re-test that the <a href="https://tty0.social/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a>/#Debian <a href="https://tty0.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> work hasn't broken <a href="https://tty0.social/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a>, too.</p><p>But I can sit at the machines and do regular TUI stuff.</p>
Stefano Marinelli<p><strong>Vermaden’s Valuable News: A Monday Must-Read</strong></p> <p>Mondays are always tough, I think that’s true for everyone. But one thing that makes me happy it’s Monday is the consistent arrival of the “Valuable News” from Slawomir Wojciech Wojtczak – or simply Vermaden – <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-url mention" href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@vermaden" target="_blank">@vermaden</a> – as we know him. His newsletter covers the world of *BSD and Unix, technology in general, and offers a look at articles (both old and new) about the world and life in general.</p> <p>Vermaden has been publishing his weekly newsletter for many years, and it’s a go-to […]</p> <p><a href="https://journal.bsd.cafe/2025/07/15/vermadens-valuable-news-a-monday-must-read/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journal.bsd.cafe/2025/07/15/ve</span><span class="invisible">rmadens-valuable-news-a-monday-must-read/</span></a></p>
Andy Ball<p>Trying <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> 10.1 on a <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a> Zero.</p>

Quite impressive that, even under a relatively large workload, #NetBSD's memory usage has never exceeded 240MB in the console environment. Most times, it's around 220MB or so.

And I'm talking a complex workload despite no X11, with tmux, multiple windows with lots of panes each running TUI applications, some as Python apps with a lot of overhead, browser with many tabs open, and even an ebook open to be read.

Yet, I'm not even close to the 512MB limit offered by this Pi1 Model B. This *is* impressive.

I got my new #OPNsense Router all built & OPNsense is installed.
WoW OPNsense is cool but crazy deep.
It's going to take a little time for me to learn OPNsense, so I will not be using it just yet.
I'm also finding out how little I know about FreeBSD.
I have played with #FreeBSD & #NetBSD here & there over many years but I never ran any BSD on my systems(Last time I was on a FreeBSD system was 2013).
Yes FreeBSD people this is where you LOL at the #Linux guy🐧
I plan to run #Suricata & #Zenarmor

Dear friends of the BSD Cafe,

This idea has been in my mind since the very beginning of this adventure, almost two years ago. Over time, several people have suggested it. But until recently, I felt the timing just wasn’t right - for many reasons. Today, I believe it finally is.

So I’m happy to announce a new service:
The BSD Cafe Journal - https://journal.bsd.cafe

At first, I thought I’d use BSSG for it (I even added multi-author support with this in mind), but in the end, it didn’t feel like the right tool for the job.

The idea is to create a multi-author space, with content published on a fairly regular basis. A reference point for news, updates, tutorials, technical articles - a place to inform and connect.
Just like people in Italy used to stop by cafes to read the newspaper and chat about the day’s news, the BSD Cafe Journal aims to be a space for reading, sharing, and staying informed - all in the spirit of the BSD Cafe.

What it’s not:
It’s not here to replace personal blogs, or excellent newsletters like @vermaden ’s. And it’s not an aggregator.

What it is:
A place where authors can write original content, share links to posts on their own blogs or elsewhere, publish guides, offer insights, or dive into technical explanations.

The guiding principles are the same as always: positivity, constructive discussion, promoting BSDs and open source in general. No hype (sharing a cool new service is fine, posting non-stop about the latest trend is not), no drama, no politics. The goal is to bring people together, not divide them. To inform, not inflame.
Respect, tolerance, and inclusivity are key. Everyone should feel welcome reading the BSD Cafe Journal - never judged, offended, or excluded.

The platform I’ve chosen is WordPress, for several reasons: it’s portable (runs well on all BSDs), has great built-in role management (contributors, authors, etc.), and - last but not least - supports ActivityPub.
This means every author will have their own identity in the Fediverse (like: @stefano@journal.bsd.cafe ) and can be followed directly, and it’ll also be possible to follow the whole Journal.

Original and educational content is encouraged, but it’s also perfectly fine to link to existing articles elsewhere. Personally, I’ll link my technical posts from ITNotes whenever I publish them there.

The goal is simple: a news-oriented site, rich in content, ad-free, respectful of privacy - all under the BSD Cafe umbrella.

Content coordination will happen in a dedicated Matrix room for authors. There’ll also be a public room for discussing ideas, giving feedback, and sharing suggestions.

Of course, I can’t do this alone. A journal with no content is just an empty shell.
So here’s my call for action:
Who’s ready to lend a hand? If you enjoy writing, explaining, sharing your knowledge - the Journal is waiting for you.

#BSDCafe #BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeUpdates #BSDCafeAnnouncements #RunBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #illumos #Linux #OSS #OpenSource #BCJournal #BSDCafeJournal
journal.bsd.cafeThe BSD Cafe Journal – The BSD Cafe Journal: Your Daily Brew of BSD & Open Source News
More from The BSD Cafe Journal

Dear friends of the BSD Cafe,

This idea has been in my mind since the very beginning of this adventure, almost two years ago. Over time, several people have suggested it. But until recently, I felt the timing just wasn’t right - for many reasons. Today, I believe it finally is.

So I’m happy to announce a new service:
The BSD Cafe Journal - journal.bsd.cafe

At first, I thought I’d use BSSG for it (I even added multi-author support with this in mind), but in the end, it didn’t feel like the right tool for the job.

The idea is to create a multi-author space, with content published on a fairly regular basis. A reference point for news, updates, tutorials, technical articles - a place to inform and connect.
Just like people in Italy used to stop by cafes to read the newspaper and chat about the day’s news, the BSD Cafe Journal aims to be a space for reading, sharing, and staying informed - all in the spirit of the BSD Cafe.

What it’s not:
It’s not here to replace personal blogs, or excellent newsletters like @vermaden ’s. And it’s not an aggregator.

What it is:
A place where authors can write original content, share links to posts on their own blogs or elsewhere, publish guides, offer insights, or dive into technical explanations.

The guiding principles are the same as always: positivity, constructive discussion, promoting BSDs and open source in general. No hype (sharing a cool new service is fine, posting non-stop about the latest trend is not), no drama, no politics. The goal is to bring people together, not divide them. To inform, not inflame.
Respect, tolerance, and inclusivity are key. Everyone should feel welcome reading the BSD Cafe Journal - never judged, offended, or excluded.

The platform I’ve chosen is WordPress, for several reasons: it’s portable (runs well on all BSDs), has great built-in role management (contributors, authors, etc.), and - last but not least - supports ActivityPub.
This means every author will have their own identity in the Fediverse (like: @stefano ) and can be followed directly, and it’ll also be possible to follow the whole Journal.

Original and educational content is encouraged, but it’s also perfectly fine to link to existing articles elsewhere. Personally, I’ll link my technical posts from ITNotes whenever I publish them there.

The goal is simple: a news-oriented site, rich in content, ad-free, respectful of privacy - all under the BSD Cafe umbrella.

Content coordination will happen in a dedicated Matrix room for authors. There’ll also be a public room for discussing ideas, giving feedback, and sharing suggestions.

Of course, I can’t do this alone. A journal with no content is just an empty shell.
So here’s my call for action:
Who’s ready to lend a hand? If you enjoy writing, explaining, sharing your knowledge - the Journal is waiting for you.

journal.bsd.cafeThe BSD Cafe Journal – The BSD Cafe Journal: Your Daily Brew of BSD & Open Source News
More from The BSD Cafe Journal