Happy to see NetBSD is in Google‘s Summer of Code again for 2o26:

https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/organizations/the-netbsd-foundation

#netbsd #google #summerofcode #gsoc

If you are in tech or interested and have not yet been to a regional #BSD conference, I would recommend you consider going to one.

A short description of the three major ones can be found in my recent piece "What is BSD? Come to a conference to find out!" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html (G-tracked https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/11/what-is-bsd-come-to-conference-to-find.html). Fun fact: I'll be at all three this year

#openbsd #netbsd #freebsd #asiabsdcon #bsdcan #eurobsdcon @bsdcan @EuroBSDCon

Now: Martin Husemann explaining about the #NetBSD Wi-Fi driver renewal #EuroBSDCon

Process Isolation on NetBSD with chroot https://lobste.rs/s/bfzbim #netbsd #security
https://overeducated-redneck.net/blurgh/netbsd-chroot-isolation.html

I'm slowly getting myself back to having a personal website.

First blog post is up. Trying to write an intro post felt weird, so I just wrote a technical article. It's about how I set up the chroot that caddy and anubis run in on the server (running #NetBSD 10.1):

https://overeducated-redneck.net/blurgh/netbsd-chroot-isolation.html

@philpem See if you can get #NetBSD/acorn26 running on it (an old release as port has been removed). My A5000 seems to be dead and I lost my A540 with 16MB.

While writing my article, it became clear to me how much responsibility — and especially experience — is required to touch areas like UVM or NPF inside NetBSD.

I’ve learned a lot over the past weeks. But I’m also honest enough to say: I don’t yet have the depth of experience needed to modify those subsystems responsibly.

So I made a conscious decision.

I’ve created a new experimental branch for secmodel_jail / jailctl / jailmgr that is strictly additive:

- No changes to existing kernel code paths

- No UVM hooks

- No NPF integration

- No hidden coupling between subsystems

It adds new code only.

The reason is simple: even without deep UVM or NPF integration, the security model already delivers significant practical value for me. And in this reduced, explicit form, the attack surface is clear and the audit scope sharply defined.

This feels like the right first alpha candidate: understandable, bounded, and reversible.

https://github.com/MatthiasPetermann/netbsd-src/tree/feature/jails-v1-ga

#netbsd

@kaveman
That's an odd error message to have.
Usually we get that with YouTube
Which continent are you in?

#BSD #netBSD #Linux #openBSD #freeBSD #ghostBSD #OpenSource #userland #uitilities #programming #technology #reading

@kaveman

Please use the link in this toot to directly access the source repository

https://ioc.exchange/@Radio_Azureus/116103250251003244

#BSD #netBSD #Linux #openBSD #freeBSD #ghostBSD #OpenSource #userland #uitilities #programming #technology #reading

@kaveman Thank you so much for mentioning my little experiment with bringing Jails to NetBSD here - I really appreciate it.

In the meantime I’ve brought it to a somewhat usable state (at least in its core) and experimented with some interesting - though highly experimental - integration paths with UVM and NPF.

I’m currently thinking about what the best next step would be. One idea is a stripped-down version that complements the kernel code - essentially just secmodel_jail+kauth+jailctl+jailmgr, but without UVM and without NPF integration - possibly as a pkgsrc package?

The current experimental state is described here:
https://www.petermann-digital.de/blog/netbsd-secmodel_jail-update/

(Sorry - at the moment it’s available in German only.)

#netbsd

Alt...

A visualization of a atom with the core (secmodel_jail) and orbits of jailctl and jailmgr.

Wonderful BSD news

Netbase shall bring netBSD userland utilities to Linux.

Version v0.1 is released by introducing a new endeavor to port netBSD userland utilities to Linux with minimal source changes

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The first release already includes a substantial set of core utilities, including
cat, echo, ln, mv, pwd, rm, rmdir, sleep, chmod, sync, date, mkdir, test, chown, basename, env, dirname, id, tee, yes, head, printf, wc, false, true, whoami, uniq, nice, tty, grep, domainname, hostname, and the ksh shell

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Read more about this subject in the provided link

https://linuxiac.com/netbase-brings-netbsd-userland-utilities-to-linux/

#BSD #netBSD #Linux #openBSD #freeBSD #ghostBSD #OpenSource #userland #uitilities #programming #technology #reading

Netbase Brings NetBSD Userland Utilities to Linux

｢ The goal is very interesting: to bring original NetBSD userland utilities, such as ls, cp, ps, and others, to Linux with minimal changes to the upstream source code ｣

https://linuxiac.com/netbase-brings-netbsd-userland-utilities-to-linux/

#netbsd #bsd #netbase

Netbase a port of the netbsd utilities for linux https://lobste.rs/s/ailcbn #linux #netbsd
https://github.com/littlefly365/Netbase

Netbase debuts with version 0.1, introducing a new effort to port NetBSD userland utilities to Linux with minimal source changes.
https://linuxiac.com/netbase-brings-netbsd-userland-utilities-to-linux/

#netbsd #linux #opensource

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Netbase debuts with version 0.1, introducing a new effort to port NetBSD userland utilities to Linux with minimal source changes.

@mikrotik @fdroidorg morning. #alpinelinux #openbsd and #netbsd. It works as expected on #voidlinux glibc version. Will try again on musl when I get home on Saturday.

As for native version, phone app or Flatpak... ideally the first, will use the second and Flatpak only if there is no other choice.

@lcheylus running #NetBSD ? 🤠

#Introduction ― I'm a 6th year #medicine student, aspiring #neurology
resident. Some topics I'm interested into:

#neuroscience #cognitivescience #neuroimaging #pathology #virology
#bioinformatics #socialism #pacifism #minimalism #collectivism
#cooperatives #environmentalism #climatechange #sustainability
#permaculture #vegan #existentialism #posthumanism #postmodernism #scifi
#cyberpunk #foss #unix #netbsd #sdf #gopher #privacy #bbs
#decentralization #selfhosting #lisp #retrocomputing

@EF While true, I am most familiar with #FreeBSD hence the recommendation for that one specifically. I've barely touched #NetBSD once and have only used #OpenBSD a couple times, both over a decade ago. The FreeBSD team has also made considerable effort improving laptop support.

@jzb

I just wrapped up an interesting call that was originally scheduled for last week but rescheduled for today. The client is looking for a unique setup, and thanks to having an early re-read of the fantastic The Book of PF - 4th Edition, I was able to propose some configurations that had completely slipped my mind. The client is extremely curious, and this will likely lead to a new OpenBSD deployment in an interesting environment.

At the same time, I received an email from a professor at an Italian university whom I had encouraged to extend his lectures to include BSDs. I piqued his curiosity as well and proposed a session specifically on firewalls, focusing on OpenBSD and pf. He will be reading The Book of PF soon and will likely add it to his students' recommended reading list. I'll probably present them, too.

In short - one book, a thousand new possibilities. Infinite thanks to @pitrh for the massive and wonderful work behind it.

https://nostarch.com/book-of-pf-4th-edition

#OpenBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #RunBSD #PF #Firewalling #IT #SysAdmin

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟮/𝟭𝟲 (Valuable News - 2026/02/16) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/valuable-news-2026-02-16/

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

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

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟮/𝟭𝟲 (Valuable News - 2026/02/16) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/valuable-news-2026-02-16/

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

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

https://www.itpro.com/software/development/ai-generated-code-is-fast-becoming-the-biggest-enterprise-security-risk-as-teams-struggle-with-the-illusion-of-correctness

#BSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD

System Administration: Week 4: Package Management

In this video, we continue our discussion of the difference and relationship between the operating system and so-called "add-on software". We conclude that in order to install and maintain all such software, we want to use a package manager, and illustrate common features by example of the 'dpkg', 'rpm', and #NetBSD's #pkgsrc tools.

https://youtu.be/dU66_sPjnXg

#sysadmin #devops #sre

Alt...

A diagram illustrating the relationship between OS, Package Management, and the different components: Add-on software, System Software, Applications/Utitlities/ Kernel/Firmware / Hardware

World #RISC-V Days - Gujarat India

#NetBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #RunBSD

https://community.riscv.org/events/details/risc-v-international-risc-v-synergy-forums-technical-talks-and-webinars-presents-world-risc-v-days-gujarat-india/

Happy #ilovefs day, everyone!

A huge thank you to all the amazing free software community members who build and distribute the software we use everyday.

A special thank you (because I like and use these projects) to the Xfce team, the GrapheneOS developers, the Fedora and openSUSE community, the LibreOffice community, and the wonderful people behind the BSDs.

On another year of awesome free and open source software.

#opensource #freesoftware #linux #bsd #fedora #opensuse #archlinux #gentoo #voidlinux #debian #ubuntu #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #almalinux #rockylinux #libreoffice #grapheneos #xfce #gnome #kdeplasma #lxqt

System Administration: Week 4: OS Installation

In this video, we perform a step-by-step manual installation of #NetBSD onto a virtual machine to illustrate the details of the process, including partitioning, boot loader installation, OS set extraction etc.

We also discuss planning of the OS installation by looking at data classification into shareable/non-shareable and static/variable data and think about how to scale this process.

https://youtu.be/XRTDMgIpK68

#sysadmin #devops #sre

Make Your Own CDN with NetBSD

NetBSD is a lightweight, stable, and secure operating system that supports a wide range of hardware, making it an excellent choice for a caching reverse proxy.

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/09/03/make-your-own-cdn-netbsd/

#NetBSD #RunBSD #ITNotes #CDN #Caching #IT #SysAdmin

Celebrating #WorldRadioDay with the most portable OS on the planet. 🌍

Whether it's the embedded controller inside a vintage radio or the legendary NetBSD Toaster 🍞, the ham/ 📻category in #pkgsrc has you covered.

Why just make toast when you can transmit packets over the airwaves at the same time?
#NetBSD #SDR #PacketRadio #HamRadio #VintageComputing #Linux #unix