[Перевод] Сервер, которому не суждено было жить

На днях я прочитал новость, которая оживила воспоминания о важном — и болезненном — эпизоде моей карьеры. Это история о доверии, технологиях… и задачах, которые не всегда можно решить. Где-то 16 лет назад со мной связался давний друг. Его беспокоила ситуация, связанная с одним общим знакомым. Если в двух словах, то дело было в том, что один наш знакомый предприниматель — администратор и владелец нескольких компаний — внезапно скончался. Это был человек, который рулил всеми процессами, и его уход поставил жену с детьми в затруднительное положение.

https://habr.com/ru/companies/ruvds/articles/911044/

#ruvds_перевод #администрирование #обслуживание_серверов #бизнес #системное_администрирование #linux #netbsd

So someone here did a poll so we can have some numbers about people who know about #BSD and their age:

https://fosstodon.org/@linux_mclinuxface/114356643693779995

It seems most BSD people are old. 71% have chosen "over 35 and know about BSD".

But a another good poll could be that how many #Linux users know about BSD. Maybe I should do one?

PS: I'm under 35 myself.

#FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #FOSS #OS #OperatingSystem #opensource #freesoftware #opensourceOS #poll

I can understand the excitement you are having :>

It's all a bit "almost, but not quite", isn't it?

#FreeBSD has trouble with more than 4GiB of RAM on the #RaspberyPi 4, and does not even acknowledge the 5 (from 2023) in its doco.

#NetBSD does not support the Raspberry Pi 5 yet, has a 3GiB limit on the 4, and in its doco encourages EFI bootstrap, using a TianoCore port, over a more direct method.

But the Pi bootstrap that loads the EFI firmware doesn't support the EFI partition table, so one has to go back to using the old "MBR" one.

And USB doesn't work because the stock NetBSD build doesn't include pci drivers for the Pi. So one has to re-cross-compile the operating system.

#OpenBSD encourages EFI firmware, too, and has a workaround for the 3GiB DMA problem, but likewise the Pi 5 is alien to its doco.

The hardware vendor points at its own operating system, of course, which hides the details behind opaque tooling and whose doco calls such details "legacy".

New #blog post!

Let's explore virtualizing the different BSDs on Apple Silicon.

https://briancallahan.net/blog/20250222.html

#BSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD #Unix #Linux #virtualization #apple #macOS #arm #aarch64 #arm64

FreeBSD and NetBSD Zig Cross-Compilation Support https://lobste.rs/s/glf6w3 #freebsd #netbsd
https://ziglang.org/devlog/2025/#2025-05-20

@scriptkiddie ...because #NetBSD won't run on a Raspberry Pi 400.

Can you help somebody skill up on a BSD related topic?

Submit a tutorial at https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/

See https://2025.eurobsdcon.org for information about the conference.

See you in Zagreb!

#eurobsdcon #bsd #conference #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #unix #development #devops #freesoftware #libresoftware #skillup #upskill

People working on Linux or the BSDs (or illumos based OSes, etc), are you using two monitors? And, if so, what do you use them for?
I'm trying to understand if it makes sense to keep two monitors on my desk

Please boost

#Linux #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #illumos #SmartOS #OmniOS #IT #SysAdmin

listen to Grandpa.

#FreeBSD #RunBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #illumos #SmartOS #OmniOS #Tribblix #Solarish

I think I've fixed an issue with #MBSE #BBS failing to link on #NetBSD and if my remaining tests turn out positive, that would be very appreciated.

Do you have an interesting project on a BSD and want to present?

EuroBSDCon 2025, Zagreb, September 2025 - Call for Talk and Presentation proposals is open

Feel free to submit at https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/

Please also visit the main website https://2025.eurobsdcon.org/ for information about the conference.

See you in Zagreb!

#eurobsdcon #bsd #conference #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #unix #development #devops #freesoftware #libresoftware @eurobsdcon

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Direction NetBSD pour le début d'une série de lives sur la virtualisation ! À très vite sur https://twitch.tv/ahp_nils ! #sysadmin #devops #twitchfr #twitchstreamer #TwitchStreamers #NetBSD #BSD #qemu #nvmm

Register now for BSDCan https://www.bsdcan.org/2025/index.html and get the Saturday reception for free!

Schedule https://indico.bsdcan.org/event/5/timetable/?layout=room#20250613.detailed #bsdcan #bsd #unix #unixlike #openbsd #netbsd #freebsd #conference #development #devops #sysadmin #libresoftware #freesoftware

#NetBSD https://mastodon.sdf.org/@washbear/114501668062966365

A wild #blog post appears!

I revived pkgsrc on AIX.

(Yes, I already sent a PR to NetBSD.)

https://briancallahan.net/blog/20250516.html

#linux #unix #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #dragonflybsd #aix #ibm #solairs #illumos #pkgsrc #opensource #freesoftware

You've probably seen the local root privilege escalation vulnerability in GNU screen(1):
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/12/1

The note there suggests that #NetBSD ships with a vulnerable version of screen(1). This is incorrect: NetBSD includes screen(1) in #pkgsrc as a _possible add-on package_ you can choose to install. It does _not_ include screen(1) in the base system.

Dear #openbsd fans: No, this is not true. FFS, even v2, sucks a lot. Is not that reliable. Enable patches from #NetBSD at least to mount /home with their integrity options. Maybe WABPL does it better.

https://why-openbsd.rocks/fact/ffs2/

addendum: I've found something more or less useful to do with the aforementioned setup. I'm still trying to iron out a few things, but it's amazing what a little overclocking can do.

I'm quite impressed at how reponsive #NetBSD on the #RapberryPi Model 1 B (without the "plus" but with 512MB RAM - it's a rather early board manufacured in 12/2011).

So I decided to run #MagickaBBS on it, simply because it was the only #BBS software that I was able to compile on NetBSD - most other bulletinboardsystem software will not compile on #NetBSD (evbarm platform) for one or another reason - what a shame.

Anyway, about five years ago, I've had quite a creative burst and designed several #ANSI screens that I've never put into use. But this seems to be the right time to finally change that.

Stay tuned or follow: #netbsdonoldpi (NetBSD on old Pi) - I'll try to provide further updates in case you are interested ...

Alt...

ASNI art of a wooden signpost representing the main menu of a classic bulletin board system. icicles hang from the top af the screen above the signpost.

if there's anything to say about #NetBSD or even #OpenBSD users (to an extent) its:

"if there's a will, there's a way"

or perhaps more accurately:

"if there's a way, someone will, even if impractical"

@hanshuebner das ist doch was für die #NetBSD Bubble :-)

Internally debating whether I should pick up a #ThinkPad T43 and using it as my main #NetBSD machine. Currently I have an X260 running #Slackware and an X1 Carbon 6th gen running #CRUX and #Debian but I don't have a machine I can dedicate solely to NetBSD. I also got my Raspberry Pi 4 running #SlackwareARM. I've always just had to run NetBSD in a VM, but I don't wish to anymore. Is it a worthwhile endeavor?

#FOSS #Linux #BSD #OpenSource

The Server That Wasn't Meant to Exist https://lobste.rs/s/ularz6 #netbsd
https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/05/13/the_server_that_wasnt_meant_to_exist/

In this gripping tale of IT horror 👻, our protagonist bravely battles malevolent server phantoms and existential cables while armed with nothing more than #NetBSD and #nostalgia. 💾 Just when you thought IT couldn't get more thrilling, we get a saga about trust and technology—because who needs dragons when you've got data? 🐉✨
https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/05/13/the_server_that_wasnt_meant_to_exist/ #ITHorror #ServerPhantoms #TechThriller #DataSaga #HackerNews #ngated

#netbsd

Exactly one month from today, I'll be at #BSDCan to present my talk "Why (and how) we're migrating many of our servers from Linux to the BSDs" (AKA: "I solve problems").

As the days go by, I feel increasingly honored to be a speaker at this event, more and more excited to live an experience similar to the incredible one I had last September at #EuroBSDCon in Dublin, and more confident than ever in the technical choices I’ve made over the years - which I’ll be happy to share.

BSD conferences aren’t just technical events - they’re snapshots of the BSD community as a whole: friendly, collaborative, pragmatic, and positive.

To everyone attending: see you in Ottawa!

https://indico.bsdcan.org/event/5/contributions/123/

#BSDCan2025 #RunBSD #BSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DragonflyBSD

I have a bunch of old #RaspberryPi Model 1 B+ gathering dust, so out of a mood I decided to install #NetBSD 10.1 on one of them and do a little overclocking. See, I'm quite fond of NetBSD, it's my favourite of the BSDs.

So now I just need to find a proper use for it ... 🤔

Alt...

NetBSD shell, green text on black background showing the CPU frequency as reported by the command: sysctl -a | grep 'freq' which is currently 1GHz but will drop to 700MHz when idle.

I have a bunch of old #RaspberryPi Model 1 B+ gathering dust, so out of a mood I decided to install #NetBSD 10.1 on one of them and do a little overclocking.

Works nice so far. Now I just need to find a proper use for it ... 🤔

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/05/13/the_server_that_wasnt_meant_to_exist/

#ITNotes #NoteHUB #blogging #data #horrorstories #netbsd #ownyourdata #server

@LaF0rge "LibreSSL was ported to other operating systems in the form of the libressl-portable project. Unfortunately, it is rarely packaged in Linux distributions, and is typically used in BSD environments." <- zumindest @netbsd benutzt im Base System OpenSSL, nicht LibreSSL

#NetBSD #OpenSSL

Question for all the #BSD admins out there: have you ever deployed #DragonflyBSD in production?

Personally I deployed my fair share of #OpenBSD and #pfsense firewalls in production. I've also encountered a few #FreeBSD servers and I know that SDF runs on #NetBSD but I've yet to see a DragonflyBSD machine in prod.

@darkuncle

But only on #NetBSD - provided you recompile the kernel with the correct options.

Takes a couple of days, but works flawlessly after that.

Here is one for @imil: viogpu(4) for #NetBSD, added into the MICROVM kernel!

I just booted NetBSD/riscv for the first time on qemu, running on a Raspberry Pi 400. #NetBSD #RiscV #RaspberryPi

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