NEW VIDEO - Can You Solve This Strange FreeBSD Mail Mystery? Fixing DB5 Issue!

#FreeBSD #Unix #opensource #garyhtech

https://youtu.be/Y-xtxEpl_yM?si=h3Pk8xCX2frV5soT via @YouTube

Somehow, I'm a bit proud...

#Proxmox #ProxmoxVE #ProxLB #DutchProxmoxDay #Conferences #Opensource #devops #coding #netherlands

https://gyptazy.com/proxlb-at-the-dutch-proxmox-day-2025/

Java’s Not Gone, It’s Just Hiding in Plain Sight

From powering Minecraft on the PlayStation to driving high-performance financial systems, Java remains a quiet force behind technologies we use every day.
Our latest blog takes a thoughtful look at how this long-standing language continues to make an impact, sometimes where you’d least expect it.

👉 Read more:
https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/from-minecraft-to-markets-java-hiding-in-plain-sight/

#FreeBSD #Java #OpenSource #TechTrends #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment

@waltman Tell them that they can host their own #OpenSource #Bitwarden server. That’ll give them something they can roll up on their own.

/ @bitwarden

Hey there, Fedi Friendos!

Who's headed to #FOSSY this weekend?

https://2025.fossy.us

#PDX #OpenSource #FreeSoftware

I am recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to work at Polytechnic Institute of Paris for 30 months, in the fields of #SoftwareEngineering and #Cybersecurity The recruited person will work on leveraging @swheritage as a knowledge base to improve the state of the art of (binary) software composition analysis (SCA), to detect the presence and details of #OpenSource software shipped within IT products. See https://institutminestelecom.recruitee.com/l/en/o/post-doctorante-ou-post-doctorant-en-genie-logiciel-et-cybersecurite-cdd-de-30-mois-2-5 for details and application instructions. #getfedihired

I am sure that most of you know about this free and open-source security tool that bans hosts causing multiple authentication errors on Linux or Unix. It could be a lifesaver for developers or IT professionals, protecting many services including SSH and web services.

https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban

#opensource #unix #linux #security

Looking for HR & payroll software? Look no further! Frappe HR has everything you need to drive excellence in your organization. It's a complete HRMS opensource solution with 13+ modules, covering everything from Employee Management, Onboarding, and Leaves to Payroll, Taxation, and beyond!

https://github.com/frappe/hrms

#opensource

I’m looking for anyone in my circles who:

• is a front-end web developer
• has some design sense
• understands the allure of buying a Linux computer
• is open to paid work

A Linux computer company reached out asking if I was available for paid work on their website and while I would love to, I’m just not able to find the time right now. But they’re a great company and I would love to connect them with someone!

#Linux #OpenSource #WebDesign #WebDev

Hacker slips malicious 'wiping' command into Amazon's Q AI coding assistant - and devs are worried https://www.zdnet.com/article/hacker-slips-malicious-wiping-command-into-amazons-q-ai-coding-assistant-and-devs-are-worried/ by @sjvn

#Opensource only works well and securely if you actually look at the code. #AI #Security

`vet` is a CLI tool that acts as a safety net for the common but risky `curl | bash` command. It lets you inspect remote scripts for changes, run them through a linter, and require your explicit approval before they can execute on your developer or production machine.

Repo https://github.com/vet-run/vet

#security #unix #linux #opensource

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The Problem: We've all seen this pattern for installing software: This is convenient, but you're blindly trusting the remote script. ``` curl -sSL https://example.com/install.sh | bash ``` This is dangerous. The script could be malicious, the server could be compromised, or a transient network error could result in executing a partial script. The Solution: vet vet wraps this process in a secure, interactive workflow: Fetch: It downloads the remote script to a temporary location. Diff & Review: It shows you what, if anything, has changed since the last time you ran this script. Lint: If you have shellcheck installed, it automatically analyzes the script for potential bugs or malicious patterns. Confirm: It prompts you for explicit approval before executing anything. The new, safer way: ``` vet https://example.com/install.sh ```

Since Microsoft is organising a European Sovereign Tech Fund, we should ask Lockheed Martin to put together a European Sovereign Defense Fund. There’s probably also opportunity here to bring Amazon in to advise on EU labour standards and have McDonald’s take the lead on food safety policy in the EU.

CC @EUCommission

#EU #USA #corporateCapture #europeanSovereignTechFund #microsoft #github #openSource #freeSoftware #tech #freedom #humanRights #democracy

Window Maker Live

｢ Window Maker Live is an installable Linux Live ISO based on the current Bookworm branch of Debian. The system uses the Window Maker window manager as its default graphical user interface. Window Maker Live's components have been carefully preconfigured and the desktop environment has a consistent visual appearance ｣

https://wmlive.sourceforge.net/

#windowmaker #linux #opensource

Awesome. Proxmox (VMware alternative and FLOSS software) Donates €10,000 to The Perl and Raku Foundation

https://www.perl.com/article/proxmox-donates-to-tprf/

#opensource

@stefano This is great news and certainly an improvement to both open source and FreeBSD.

While *I* would have preferred #xfce over #kde in the installer (because I am an XFCE user) that's not the point. The point being the FreeBSD team, based on user survey results, is *listening.*

To the people who leave comments like "it's too late" or "we already have Linux" then the point has been missed. What's great about #opensource is the plethora of choices. With #FreeBSD 15 offering #KDE, it means the quality of choices just improved.

Repo https://github.com/HumanSignal/label-studio

Purpose: Label Studio is an open source data labeling tool. It lets you label data types like audio, text, images, videos, and time series with a simple and straightforward UI and export to various model formats. It can be used to prepare raw data and more.

#opensource

Edit: this is a positive, pro Open Source post, not a "us" against "them". When an Open Source project makes progress, is a progress for all the Open Source world.

FreeBSD 15.0 will allow users to install KDE Desktop directly from the installer. This is great news. I'm reading the comments on various news sites: “It’s too late”, or “What’s the point? No one uses it”. Or even “We already have Linux, we don’t need another OS”.

I may sound repetitive, but I really don’t understand why, in the Open Source world, people aren’t happy to have more alternatives to consider. Whether it's social networks, operating systems, or software in general, many seem to get stuck on the most popular solution and almost ideologically reject alternatives.
Fear of change?
Maybe - which is why progress is welcome, because once they see what other solutions are capable of, I’m sure they'll start to give them a chance.

Just yesterday I was talking about this with a colleague, but I’ll write about it in another post.

Time for my coffee.

#FreeBSD #OSS #OpenSource

FINALLY! I'm happy to announce the R1 Open Source Project, a new project where release news, articles and documentation about Linux, BSD and FOSS software will be published

The new Mastodon account of the project can be followed here: @r1os
AND the account is also hosted on the BSD Cafe. Cheers to @stefano at this point.

All future FOSS release announcements will be published on the project account.

So grab a cup of coffee and stay tuned for a new website I'm currently preparing and will hopefully announce in a few days.

#opensource #freesoftware #linux #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd

🎉 Whether you’ve contributed 1 line of code or 1,000 — your work matters.

Open source is nothing without its people.

#FreeBSD #opensource

FreeBSD is making strides toward supporting Plasma as an out-of-the-box installer option by the 15.0 release. That means a smoother setup for folks who want a functional desktop right from install

Check out the GitHub issue that’s driving this forward:

https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/proj-laptop/issues/25

Original post by @kkremitzki: https://mastodon.social/@kkremitzki/114866829934967996

It’s an exciting step forward for more desktop usability on FreeBSD. Thoughts?

#FreeBSD #KDE #PlasmaDesktop #OpenSource #UnixLike

I know this is for a car, but many a thing cried out at a command line. 😅

#git #programming #gitlab #mergerequest #foss #opensource

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A bumper sticker in a bold serif font says "LET ME MERGE I HAVE TO PEE"

Why Some Satellites Use NetBSD?

https://machaddr.substack.com/p/why-some-satellites-use-netbsd

#HackerNews #NetBSD #Satellites #SpaceTech #HackerNews #OpenSource

#ProxLB compatibility tested with #Proxmox 9.

Also added a compatibility matrix, now.

https://github.com/gyptazy/ProxLB

#Proxmox9 #PVE #PVE9 #virtualization #loadbalancing #drs alternatives #opensource

The first version of Ubuntu Linux 4.10, codenamed "Warty Warthog," and it was released on Oct/2004. Ubuntu brought the Linux desktop experience to many developers and IT folks for the first time espcially forlks coming from Win/NT/2000 days. They were an early distro to support ease of installation for proprietary firmware and drivers for network, wifi, and sound/video, and that made them very popular as compared to other distros. They also used to send discs by post. #Linux #Ubuntu #OpenSource

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Ubuntu Linux 4.10, codenamed "Warty Warthog," desktop screenshot

Let's test #Proxmox 9 (Beta 1).

Time to test that all automation stuff still works with PVE 9; also ProxLB & Co :)

#opensource #ProxLB #ansible #automation #PVE #virtualization

!! VERY EARLY PREVIEW !!

KFediViewer (Preliminary name): An application for KDE Plasma, to view the personal data export of a Mastodon instance in a timeline-like manner.

Usefor if someone has exported the personal data as a .zip file from a Mastodon instance and want to view it locally.

Will be published sometimes 2025 on Codeberg under a free (FOSS) license 🙂

#fediverse #mastodon #kde #kdeplasma #linux #activitypub #opensource #foss

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Screenshot of KFediviewer. A local tool to view Mastodon data exports

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Expanded Image view of KFediviewer. A local tool to view Mastodon data exports

has Unix or Linux command (more like bash script) checks presence of various command line tools on the PATH and reports their installed version https://github.com/kdabir/has

#linux #unix #opensource

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This screenshot shows has command which checks presence of various command line tools and their versions on the path.

Leanpub book LAUNCH 🚀 Introduction to GIS Programming: A Practical Python Guide to Open Source Geospatial Tools by Qiusheng Wu

Watch here:

https://youtu.be/UFGSXOJ4nrE

#books #leanpublishing #selfpublishing #booklaunch #GIS #Python #OpenSource #Geospatial #RemoteSensing #DataScience #EarthEngine #geemap #leafmap #LeanpubPodcast

New update – #LibreOffice 25.2.5 is now available: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/07/17/tdf-announces-libreoffice-25-2-5/ #foss #OpenSource

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LibreOffice 25.2 banner

How I quickly spawn my #Proxmox Labs - Proxmox Cloud Image & Proxmox Bare-Metal Auto Installer

This way, you can just spin up your cluster in less than 5 minutes and continue your tests :)

#opensource #virtualization #devops #ProxmoxVE #labs #infrastructure #cicd

https://gyptazy.com/proxmox-cloud-image-bare-metal-auto-installation-image/

Did you know FreeBSD supports a wide range of CAD tools to power your creative projects?

Whether you're designing electrical circuits or building with digital Legos, FreeBSD offers a universe of design possibilities, all from one screen.

What CAD tools have you tried? Share your go-to picks or project wins in the comments!

Check out this video from FreeBSD community contributor RoboNuggie (Christopher Dalby):

https://youtu.be/_iCr6KMEbGM?si=eIdUHlnz2qOJxiIb

#FreeBSD #CADDesign #OpenSource #TechTools

Who really owns your customer data?

In my latest blog, I explore data sovereignty in marketing technology and why control over your data matters for businesses of all sizes.

From regulatory requirements to strategic advantages, there's practical steps to reclaim ownership of your marketing data provided and lots of other tips.

Read the full article: https://ruthcheesley.co.uk/blog/digital-sovereignty/who-really-owns-your-customer-data-a-marketers-guide-to-digital-independence

Let's start the conversation around #DataSovereignty in Marketing tools!

#DigitalSovereignty #OpenSource