This is my attempt to get Vulkan going on NetBSD

https://github.com/segaboy/vulkan-netbsd

#github #netbsd

🌟 Introducing BSD.cafe 🌟

Excited to present the first building block of the BSD Cafe project! When I registered this domain months ago, I envisioned a themed bar where we can casually chat about *BSD systems, Linux, and Open-Source technology among friends, acquaintances, and patrons. But like any bar, discussions can cover a wide range of topics while respecting everyone.

BSD.cafe will be a hub for various tools and services, powered by *BSD.

The first brick is a new Mastodon instance, a gateway to the Fediverse. Registration is open, and the server will be moderated under clear guidelines promoting good behavior and zero tolerance for hate towards anyone. Inclusivity, respect, and constructive dialogue are the key values of this new instance.

The main server is currently hosted in Finland on a small VM, based on #FreeBSD. Services are divided into VNET jails, connected in a LAN via a local bridge. A VPN system is also present and have been able to move individual jails to different, more powerful, machines.

Multimedia data and cache are hosted on another physical server (FreeBSD, within a jail), with Cloudflare in front. The aim is to cache and geodistribute data, reducing network traffic on the main VPS.

Reverse proxy (frontend), mail server, media server, and the instance itself are reachable via #ipv6.

The instance started empty. No unnecessary content was pre-loaded; I want it to grow organically based on users' interests and following. There won't be any preemptive blocks at this stage. Users are encouraged to promptly report anything they find worth flagging.

Join us at https://mastodon.bsd.cafe to build a constructive and inclusive community—a safe and relaxing space for everyone.

Our wiki, located at https://wiki.bsd.cafe, features essential links and articles related to the BSD world. It provides an overview of the tools, services, rules, uptime, and more information about the BSD Cafe Services.

A Matrix server, a Miniflux RSS Reader, the Wiki itself, and the BlendIT Lemmy instance are all part of the BSD Cafe services, with more to come.

#BSD #OpenSource #Fediverse #Community #Tech #Networking #Mastodon #Inclusivity #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DragonflyBSD #Linux #OSS #SysAdmin #Miniflux #RSS #Matrix

We have an executable.

Updated timelime:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 Jun 30 18:20 .depends_done
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 13 Jul 1 13:26 .build_done
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 13 Jul 1 19:52 .install_done

$ time qgis --version
QGIS 3.44.11-Solothurn 'Solothurn' (exported)

real 0m9.938s
user 0m9.854s
sys 0m0.071s

$ ldd `which qgis` | grep -i sql
-lQt5Sql.5 => /usr/pkg/qt5/lib/libQt5Sql.so.5
-lsqlite3 => /usr/pkg/lib/libsqlite3.so

#NetBSD 10

@lcheylus and on #netbsd it seems they only ported an ada version

Make your own Read-Only Device with NetBSD

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/09/10/make-your-own-readonly-device-with-netbsd/

#ITNotes #NetBSD #RunBSD #Repost

I only now notice that my "What has (can) the EU Cyber Resilience Act done (do) for you?" article, in its tracked incarnation https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2026/06/what-has-can-eu-cyber-resilience-act.html made it onto @vermaden's Valuable news: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/06/29/valuable-news-2026-06-29/ #cra #cybersecurity #cyberresilience #development #security #freesoftware #libresoftware #openbsd #netbsd #freebsd #bsdcan #eurobsdcon

@wezm

It's standardized to the extent that the escape sequences are valid, now. It's just up to the implementation to choose, from the two choices, and to document what they do.

With issue 7, using those escape sequences in a BRE would have made it ill-formed.

There's a fair amount of stuff in the world of POSIX and C and C++ where things are implementation-defined. It's a distinct thing from not actually being standardized.

The sad thing is that HP-UX will likely never be fixed. But #Illumos and #OpenBSD could be. They're both #HenrySpencer-derived, like #NetBSD and #FreeBSD, and dropping in that part of the Evans code for those three escape sequences wouldn't be that hard.

#SingleUnixSpecification #RegularExpressions #Unix #OpenGroup

@chesheer @cos

It would be interesting to trace the relationships, if any, between the twain.

Here's something for your doco: Pendleton's actual shar posting to comp.unix.wizards in 1988, complete with UUCP bang paths in the signature block.

https://groups.google.com/g/comp.unix.wizards/c/HVObC4kIJ9g/m/q6PYo0bEUL8J

Notice that Pendleton did VMS emulation before emacs.

https://groups.google.com/g/comp.unix.questions/c/zvywB_vQt2s/m/bg2TiwXL8aUJ

Also note that the BSDs have cfmakeraw(3) available in the C library.

#readline #ile #Unix #emacs #VMS #termios #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD

Great news! My presentation for #EuroBSDCon has been accepted!

Expect a mix of disasters, horror stories, recoveries, BSDs, and one very, very long day.

Stay tuned!

#EuroBSDCon2026 #BSD #RunBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #Linux

@aaribaud Kudos to reinoud@n.o for his UDF work #NetBSD

@nuintari Isn't this some kind of Unix heritage? I see that for packages in my #NetBSD box it is a common thing: all rc scripts installed to somewhere like /usr/pkg/share/examples/… and package installation script suggests to copy them to the /etc/rc.d/ if I want to start them with /etc/rc.conf

I suppose, this is for package reinstallation without removing the rc scripts for them? I have some modifications in some scripts and they aren't lost after package reinstallation.

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟲/𝟮𝟵 (Valuable News - 2026/06/29) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/06/29/valuable-news-2026-06-29/

Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟲/𝟮𝟵 (Valuable News - 2026/06/29) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/06/29/valuable-news-2026-06-29/

Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

@ryoon I will update my #netbsd 10.1 to 11 when we're done with the #RCs

Edit: Soon I hope

My home server is upgraded to #NetBSD/amd64 11 RC5.

#NetBSD #pkgsrc 2026Q2 is now fully underway.

There’s no easy way to move a kernel from NetBSD to an AmigaOS partition, so I had to xz it, split it, copy it over using MS-DOS disk images using a Gotek with FlashFloppy, then join and xz -d on the Amiga side.

#m68k is really taking off! The virt68k port that @thorpej has made is nothing short of amazing. It can now compile practically anything in a VM with 3 gigs of memory and 4 gigs of swap, faster than a real m68060.

This lets us compile large packages that weren’t previously possible or that required a lot of manual tweaking, like llvm-21.1.8, clang-21.1.8, webkit-gtk-2.36.8nb29.

More to come!

Kudos to Greg T for fixing whatever was not working with gdal on #NetBSD, so now I can generate geo-referenced (or GeoSpatial) PDFs from #QGIS
The pkgsrc 2026 Q2 has the code; waiting for packages to be built but meanwhile I compiled QGIS locally.

The wrong answer (old issue):
$ gdalinfo --formats | grep -i PDF
PDF -raster,vector- (w+): Geospatial PDF (*.pdf)

The correct answer:
$ gdalinfo --formats | grep -i PDF
PDF -raster,vector- (rw+uvs): Geospatial PDF (*.pdf)

Pics!

Alt...

Geo-PDF of Manhattan with a few points of interest. PDF displaying latitude / longitude in lower right corner (Grand Central Terminal).

Alt...

Viking app with Manhattan in the middle. App displaying latitude / longitude in bottom margin (for Grand Central Terminal)

@netbsd @jmcunx @restorante @ruri @jaypatelani

True. Multiple CPUs can make for challenging maintenance, but then that is #NetBSD's strength "It runs NetBSD". Its just frustrating when you want to build your own code with the latest so that you can address all those warnings and errors gcc is so found of complaining about.

@sirwumpus @restorante @ruri @jaypatelani

What version of #NetBSD are you on with gcc v10 ? I am on NetBSD 11 RC5 and that has gcc 12.5.0 (20260326).

But in #pkgsrc I see "gcc14-14.3.0nb1". One thing about #NetBSD and #pkgsrc it is easy to have multiple versions of software installed :) Granted I know nothing about ada and gcc 14, so maybe the port is not working the way you hope ?

Note: I kind of like the long release cycles. As for curses/ncurses, I am not sure why that is a issue.

@restorante @ruri @jaypatelani

#NetBSD Cons: keeps using gcc 10 instead of 14+ (pain when trying to install ADA (GNATS); no easy to upgrade the system compiler. Fiights between Curses and NCurses. ...

@restorante @ruri

Bostic's nvi!; small install; support for a huge variety of systems (I had need for a Cobalt box long ago). Its BSD, not SysV (clone); classic rc init; kqueue when I used to play with that stuff. It just easier to install, configure, and use. Odds are if it works on #NetBSD it will work any where (Linux still misses core POSIX.1 stuff). It runs forever without need of an upgrade every few months.

@ruri @restorante Linux emulation on #NetBSD isn't quite what you'd normally think of as emulation. It's more of a shim translation layer with no overhead.