The recording of the October 1st, 2026 #bhyve Production User Call is up:

https://youtu.be/FtPwUs5bJIM

We discussed Reviews that need your attention and testing, keelOS, the Triton hypervisor-agnostic control plane, repeatable #FreeBSD development VMs , Apiary news and yet another deep dive into responsible #AI, and more!

"Don't forget to slam those Like and Subscribe buttons."

You can support all Call For Testing efforts via BSD Fund: https://bsdfund.org

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So, how's BSD for people who are more in the "general demographic" end of the spectrum? Games (including Proton-like compatibility tools)? Browsing? Office tools?

Think someone who currently uses Linux Mint, Ubuntu, etc.

#Linux #BSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #FreeBSD

My 2027 UNIX wishlist.

-NetBSD gets ZFS on root, and in the installer.
-NetBSD gets FreeBSD's jails, including VNET support.

<or>

-FreeBSD fully and finally declares a no AI policy.

As much as I like OpenBSD, neither of those things have ANY chance of making it into their source.

Also, has anyone forked a slop free tmux, yet?

#UNIX #NetBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #BSD

Writing about #FreeBSD GELI for #openzfsmastery, which means I need to review GELI. I wrote about GELI in 2014, but reviewing my old books always feels unpleasant at best.

It's good to know that I've become a better writer in the last 12 years but damn, I was a pretty crappy writer back then.

I'm still a crappy writer, but less crappy is an improvement.

RE: https://mastodon.sdf.org/@netbsd/117396625341557692

Hey #FreeBSD folks, NetBSD hit more than double their funding target after adopting a strong no-LLMs policy. Something to think about while you draft yours, perhaps?

🚨 Monday PSA 🚨

We will be bringing a selection of books, booklets and stickers, which are looking for a new home.

If you are interested, and in of course the Late Autumn BSD-NL Conference Day in November, grab your tickets!

If you want to talk out the event you can drop your abstract at: https://events.bsdnl.nl/late2026/

All the other details:

📅 2026-11-07 @ 09:30-end
📍 Utrecht, NL
🌐 https://bsdnl.nl/
🎫 https://tickets.bsdnl.nl/bsdnl/late26/

#RUNBSD #BSDNL #OpenBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #HardenedBSD

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Selection of books by Michael W Lucas and The Book of PF by Peter Hansteen in a cardboard box.

That's chapter 10 of #openZFSmastery, on delegation, done! Covers delegating to users, #FreeBSD jails, and unprivileged #proxmox containers.

Wishing proxmox had better ZFS integration, but maybe it'll come.

Want your name in the book? https://mwl.io/sponsor

But now, pajamas and Ted Lasso.

Suuuuuure.

#GetFediHired #HateThisJob #FreeBSD

I can delegate a dataset to a running #FreeBSD #jail, but I can't start a jail on a delegated dataset.

Trying to recall if this is normal? #sysadmin

(No, I don't normally delegate datasets to jails.)

The September 29th, 2026 Jail/Zones Production User Call is up:

https://youtu.be/LxzXBXy8VjU

We discussed the PID 1 virtualization review, jail to physical host migration, #Daemonless in #FreeCORE, LibreNMS in Daemonless, Zoom alternatives, VM Actions for GitHub, C#UDA in #FreeBSD, the Daemonless Fjord GUI, Daemonless/Sylve integration and a CLI tool, a kernel work queues proposal, and more!

"Don't forget to slam those Like and Subscribe buttons."

You can support all Call For Testing efforts via BSD Fund: https://bsdfund.org

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The day after the European *BSD event of the year! 😈⛳🐡

We would like to thank all the attendees who made time to visit the event in Brussels 🇧🇪.
Great to read so many great comments here... much ​

One more time a A BIG UP to OC for taking care of us these days. ​
- Kristof Provost (@kp)
- Cristina Boca
- Aymeric Wibo
- Philipp Buehler (@double_p)

If you missed a talk or couldn't attend at all, all the videos are online!
https://exquisite.tube/c/ebc2026/videos

#EuroBSDCon #EuroBSDCon2026 #EuroBSDCon2027 #BSD #RUNBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD

Closing session from the European *BSD event of the year! 😈⛳🐡

The stream of the closing session had some challenges, see here it is in all it's glory!

https://exquisite.tube/w/xkUjYkVYdcKWwq8Jnr1aMz

Thank you all for coming, safe travels and we will miss you!

Videos from the first day are published as well, the second will follow very soon!

EuroBSDCon 2027 in Bratislava, Slovakia 🇸🇰
September xx-xx, 2027

#EuroBSDCon #EuroBSDCon2026 #EuroBSDCon2027 #BSD #RUNBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD

The European *BSD event of the year 2026 has come to an end! For real now... ​​ 😈⛳🐡

A colossal shout-out to everyone who attended, spoke, helped organize and made this event awesome!

Tot volgend jaar in Bratislava!

Vidíme sa budúci rok v Bratislave!

See you next year in Bratislava!

EuroBSDCon 2027 in Bratislava, Slovakia 🇸🇰
September xx-xx, 2027

#EuroBSDCon #EuroBSDCon2026 #EuroBSDCon2027 #BSD #RUNBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD

The last day of talks at the European *BSD event of the year has come to an end! 😈⛳🐡

A colossal shout-out to everyone who made this event awesome! Bedankt!!

A big up to OC for taking care of us these days. 🫶🏻
- Kristof Provost
- Cristina Boca
- Aymeric Wibo
- Philipp Buehler

And let's not forget the fantastic talks and tutorials by:
- Alexander Bluhm
- Alice Sowerby
- Allan Jude
- Andreas Kirchner
- Anne Currie
- Balaje Sankar
- Baptiste Daroussin
- Benedict Reuschling
- Beni Keller
- Bojan Novković
- Brooks Davis
- Charalampos Mainas
- Charlie Li
- Dave Cottlehuber
- George Neville-Neil
- Harold Gutch
- Henning Brauer
- Hiroki Sato
- Johannes Thyssen Tishman
- Kent Inge Fagerland Simonsen
- Kirk McKusick
- Kristaps Dzonsons
- Lukas Engelhardt
- Maciej Jan Broniarz
- Marc Espie
- Martin Vahlensieck
- Mateusz Piotrowski
- Matthieu Herrb
- Michael Dexter
- Moin Rahman
- Olivier Certner
- Organizers
- Ori Bernstein
- Patrick M. Hausen
- Peter N. M. Hansteen
- Pierre Emeriaud
- Pierre Pronchery
- Stefan Sperling
- Stefano Marinelli
- Stephen Borrill
- Taylor R Campbell
- Thomas Pasqualini
- Varinka Ohanyan
- Vinícius Z.
- Walter Belgers
- Yu-Chiang (Date) Huang
- Zhen-Rong Wu

🤘 You all rocked the stage! 🤘

#EuroBSDCon #EuroBSDCon2026 #EuroBSDCon2027 #BSD #RUNBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD

Laatste dag van de European *BSD event of the year! 😈⛳🐡

The last day of the event starts today!

Registration and ☕☕☕ starts at 09:00

The second keynote starts at 09:30 in D.0.02, The current state of "Green AI" by Anne Currie.

After the break at 10:30, there will be three tracks, also streaming via Peertube and Youtube:

- D.0.02
https://exquisite.tube/w/dFceGLUNjX8niTHc96TVEv
https://youtube.com/live/NmdWRQYrJrA?feature=share

- D.0.03
https://exquisite.tube/w/2WFqRYvcpmYAEPRUZsdyo3
https://youtube.com/live/yPoU4QEv_u8?feature=share

- D.0.07
https://exquisite.tube/w/1AVDEMompLM1SPr9uWzecp
https://youtube.com/live/AcOPLWc-_UE?feature=share

There is a 15 minute break between each talk to give you plenty of time to move from one room to another and grab some ☕
Lunch will be served after the family picture at 12:30. :)

At 18:15 the closing session of EuroBSDCon will be in D.0.02

You can find the full program and streams at: https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/program.html

EuroBSDCon 2026 in Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪
September 09-13, 2026

#EuroBSDCon #EuroBSDCon2026 #BSD #RUNBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #Talks

From EuroBSDCon 2026: "What has (can) the EU Cyber Resilience Act done (do) for you?" by Peter Hansteen - video https://exquisite.tube/w/pZuKtVxhfgGYYayG81SwVa article https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_hascan_eu_cra_donedo_for_you.html @eurobsdcon #eurobsdcon #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #cra #cyberresilience #softwareengineering #engineerup #softwaredevelopment #PDE #digitalelements

Praatjes festijn op de European *BSD event of the year! 😈⛳🐡

The tutorials are behind us, now the first day of two days of talks.

Registration and ☕☕☕ starts at 09:00

The opening session will be at 10:00 and at 10:30 the keynote in D.0.02, What has (can) the EU Cyber Resilience Act done (do) for you? by Peter Hansteen.

After the keynote at 11:15, there will be three tracks, also streaming via Peertube and Youtube

- D.0.02
https://exquisite.tube/w/dFceGLUNjX8niTHc96TVEv
https://youtube.com/live/HvRMsLWcBdI?feature=share

- D.0.03
https://exquisite.tube/w/2WFqRYvcpmYAEPRUZsdyo3
https://youtube.com/live/93Fede4hPZI?feature=share

- D.0.07
https://exquisite.tube/w/bPdoz2UUAxACHQooyUpXiw
https://youtube.com/live/t_1x70mciQw?feature=share

There is a 15 minute break between each talk to give you plenty of time to move from one room to another and grab some ☕
12:00 lunch will be served and the last talk will be between 17:00-17:45.

At 19:00 the social event starts, for all the info on how to get there go to: https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/social.html

You can find the full program and streams at: https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/program.html

EuroBSDCon 2026 in Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪
September 09-13, 2026

#EuroBSDCon #EuroBSDCon2026 #BSD #RUNBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #Talks

EuroBSDCon is not a traditional conference, but a family gathering. The kind of family you like, the one you choose, the one that always makes you feel at home.

As soon as we landed, we dropped our bags off at the hotel luggage room and rushed straight to the conference venue.

It was fantastic to meet old and new friends again, with that kind of welcome that only BSD conferences can give you.

I've only had the chance to talk to a fraction of the people I'll meet over the next few days, and to me, that's fantastic.

#EuroBSDCon #EuroBSDCon2026 #RunBSD #BSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DragonFlyBSD

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Close-up of a EuroBSDCon 2026 speaker badge on a red lanyard, lying on a white fabric surface. The badge reads "Stefano Marinelli, BSD Cafe Barista" and features the EuroBSDCon logo, "Speaker" label, QR codes, BSD-themed artwork, and "Brussels, 9th - 13th Sep. 2026".

Just because contest while you are making your way to the European *BSD event of the year! 😈⛳🐡

The first three people to send selfies of themselves in from of all three peeing statues get one bottle of Westvleteren 12, 8 or blonde.

You can send these to @kp, who will be the judge and jury! 🍻

📅 You can check out the program at https://
events.eurobsdcon.org/2026/schedule/

EuroBSDCon 2026 in Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪
September 09-13, 2026

#EuroBSDCon #EuroBSDCon2026 #BSD #RUNBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD

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Image of KPs living room with in the foreground the Lego Tintin moon rocket, from the album "Destination Moon". In front of the rocket there are 3 bottles of beer. Westvleteren 12, 8 and blonde

Counting down, for real now, to the European *BSD event of the year! 😈⛳🐡

https://stagetimer.io/r/X21SK1YB/

📅 You can check out the program at https://
events.eurobsdcon.org/2026/schedule/

EuroBSDCon 2026 in Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪
September 09-13, 2026

#EuroBSDCon #EuroBSDCon2026 #BSD #RUNBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD

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Image of Homer Simpson on a blue background with the text: Let the countdown begin

Safe travels for everybody who is making their way to the European *BSD event of the year! 😈⛳🐡

📅 You can check out the program at https://
events.eurobsdcon.org/2026/schedule/

EuroBSDCon 2026 in Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪
September 09-13, 2026

#EuroBSDCon #EuroBSDCon2026 #BSD #RUNBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD

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4 images of Tom Hanks in in different roles. The first 3 images (probably) from Cast Away the last from (probably) The Terminal. The first image is an exited Tom Hanks and has the text: "First Day Traveling" Second image, looking more serious with the text: "Counting days left". Third image looking desperate and a little beat, "Last day". The last image looking anxiously in the camera, "Waiting at airport".

Learn about software engineering for cyber resiliency at EuroBSDcon 2026 in Brussels:

The night before CRAmas - why EU regulations are a gift to open source
Alice Sowerby, Pierre Pronchery and Peter Hansteen 2026-09-10, 10:30 full day

See https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2026/talk/RER8UZ/
To register: https://tickets.eurobsdcon.org/eurobsdcon/brussels/

#eurobsdcon #bsd #netbsd #openbsd #freebsd #development #engineering #cra #cyberresilience #cybersecurity

There will be a PF tutorial at EuroBSDCon 2026 in Brussels:

Network Management with the PF Packet Filter Toolset on OpenBSD and FreeBSD
Featuring Tom Smyth and Peter Hansteen, 2026-09-11, 10:30, full day

See https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2026/talk/RKCHRW/
To register: https://tickets.eurobsdcon.org/eurobsdcon/brussels/
#eurobsdcon #bsd #openbsd #freebsd #networking #firewall #security

We are counting down to the European *BSD event of the year! 😈⛳🐡

For when you need another reason to come to EuroBSDCon 2026, the closing auction!

Don't forget to bring your monies!!

If you haven't secured your spot yet, now's the time!
https://
tickets.eurobsdcon.org/

📅 You can check out the program at https://
events.eurobsdcon.org/2026/schedule/

EuroBSDCon 2026 in Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪
September 09-13, 2026

#EuroBSDCon #EuroBSDCon2026 #BSD #RUNBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD

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