Finally got around to writing a proper Wii boot loader for #NetBSD so I don't have to copy kernels to the FAT partition anymore.

The boot loader builds entirely from the NetBSD source tree using libsa + libkern and can access msdos/ffsv1/ffsv2 partitions on the SD card via MINI IPC.

TODO - find some way (without a keyboard) to be able to tell it to boot a backup kernel.

The Call for Papers period for both #AsiaBSDCon and #BSDCan are open, until end of November for AsiaBSDCon, until Jan 17 for BSDCan.

If you can, submit!

Or read "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 if you nee some background information #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #dragonflyBSD

BSDCan 2026 is now accepting submissions for the June 2026 conference, see https://www.bsdcan.org/2026/papers.html and links therein for instructions.
Submissions deadline is January 17, 2026, the conference runs tutorials June 17-18, talks June 19-20.
#bsdcan #conference #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #bsd #development #networking #freesoftware #libresoftware

C'est l'heure de faire le ménage ! #virtualisation avec #NetBSD et #NVMM, tout de suite sur https://twitch.tv/ahp_nils ! #sysadmin #devops #twitchfr #twitchstreamer #TwitchStreamers #BSD #qemu

I got a "hankerin'" (as we say here) to try daily-driving #FreeBSD again, but I kind of want to wait until the desktop installer is ready.

@evgandr, how fast did you say you got FreeBSD to resume from S3, again?

I wouldn't mind trying #NETBSD again, but the instructions for #FDE (#FullDiskEncryption) looked quite daunting.

#NetBSD 🚩

This Isn't a Battle

After reading a post describing the FreeBSD community as 'toxic', I share a different perspective. This isn't a battle. It's a reflection on coexistence, the original Open Source spirit, and the quiet richness of taking a different path.

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/14/this-isnt-a-battle/

#MyNotes #IT #SysAdmin #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #Linux #OpenSource

Since, one Java application (OpenHAB) is used on my #NetBSD server I met with huge swap usage — always near 512 Mb of swap was used. This wasn't good, since I'm using SSD — I was afraid that my old SSD will wear out and die, but for now I don't have money to buy a new SSD disk

Tweaked Java initial and max heap sizes (-Xms, -Xmx) and some settings for GC, to call it more often in trade of OpenHAB responsiveness — obviously it didn't help. Then I tweaked NetBSD memory management to force system to use swap only if RAM is almost full — by this cool guide: https://imil.net/NetBSD/mirror/vm_tune.html

And it doesn't help too. Suddenly for me, but looks like these settings were applied to the kernel after reboot, not after call to sysctl.

So, for now I have a system with 800-900 Mb RAM in use and ZERO swap in use

#BSD #memoryManagement

Which of the usual suspects will have the first dmesg sent in from the new Steam cube computer machine thingie, #OpenBSD, #NetBSD, or #FreeBSD?

I am pretty undecided about this vote btw -

#OpenBSD has been first on a few modern platforms like the M1 macs and the RPi5, and when it comes to desktop use, it is possibly the easiest to work with, BUT
#NetBSD has the undisputable portability advantage, and has a noble and praiseworthy tradition of running on gaming consoles WHILE
#FreeBSD has the widest userbase and boy would these make a sweet sweet bastille or bhive enabled homelab, or a ZFS enabled streaming server...

Anyway, tell me what you think;

https://exquisite.social/@rqm/115555916678179950

@philpem I got the source in around 1999 after it was ported to #FreeBSD and I got it working on #NetBSD. I don't think it came via RISCiX, I think the chronologies wouldn't work

the list

#unix_surrealism #comic #poster #openbsd #freebsd #netbsd #dragonflybsd #9front #plan9 #glenda #cirno #girl #daemon #puffy #rabbit #mata #openblade

Alt...

MATACORP'S MOST WANTED HACKERS Fish Daemon Cirno OpenBlade Rabbit Frederick "the Hammer" Glenda II Sphence Purple "Penguin" Pentium-M Man Girl

RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@gumnos/115551343732704834

This is a great post.
It's not "against" something - it just explains why Tim prefers to use the BSDs.

#RunBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DragonflyBSD #IT

@freezr

#NetBSD does not have MS-DOS drive letters in any shape.

https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/gsoc2025_bubblewrap_sandboxing
#Bubblewrap #BSD #Security

This Isn't a Battle https://lobste.rs/s/l4vg9a #freebsd #linux #netbsd #openbsd
https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/14/this-isnt-a-battle/

This Isn't a Battle

After reading a post describing the FreeBSD community as 'toxic', I share a different perspective. This isn't a battle. It's a reflection on coexistence, the original Open Source spirit, and the quiet richness of taking a different path.

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/14/this-isnt-a-battle/

#MyNotes #IT #SysAdmin #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #Linux #OpenSource

Here's my setup: https://schmonz.com/2025/11/12/small-macs/

(Writing... muscles... loosening.)

#macos #linux #netbsd

Kind of silly but I added support for the Wii's AES engine to #NetBSD today. The Wi-Fi stack can use it along with the cryptographic disk driver cgd(4).

A quick test of cgd(4) on a USB flash drive in AES-128-CBC mode shows 4.4 MB/s with the software implementation and 15 MB/s with hardware acceleration.

https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2025/11/11/msg158907.html

It's Monday, heading towards the dark winter in the Northern hemisphere, but you can look forward to BSD conferences in the new year. See

"What is BSD? Come to a conference to find out!"

It's where the Internet comes from! -- https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html - https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/11/what-is-bsd-come-to-conference-to-find.html - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/peterhansteen_without-the-bsd-code-no-internet-the-bsd-activity-7393293662849241088-DZFB? -https://medium.com/@peter.hansteen/what-is-bsd-come-to-a-conference-to-find-out-06acd7d77fd8
#BSD #Unix #FreeBSD #OpenBSBD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD #Freesoftware #Libresoftware #BSDlicense #permissivelicensing

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟭𝟭/𝟭𝟬 (Valuable News - 2025/11/10) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/valuable-news-2025-11-10/

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

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

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟭𝟭/𝟭𝟬 (Valuable News - 2025/11/10) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/valuable-news-2025-11-10/

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

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

New #NetBSD https://releng.netbsd.org/bulktracker/ release for those who celebrate :)

https://github.com/bsiegert/BulkTracker/releases/tag/v2025.11

RE: https://mastodon.social/@pitrh/115509098143295810

The BSD conferences are magical. The atmosphere is friendly. It's a family - a good one - with different views but a common goal: making great things, making smart choices in a positive environment.

#RunBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #EuroBSDCon #BSDCan #AsiaBSDCon

ce soir, #NPF la suite ! #virtualisation avec #NetBSD et #NVMM, tout de suite sur https://twitch.tv/ahp_nils ! #sysadmin #devops #twitchfr #twitchstreamer #TwitchStreamers #BSD #qemu

🍾🤡 #Bubblewrap, the high-tech innovation to #NetBSD, because who needs robust security when you can just pop your way to safety? 🎈✨ Welcome to the future of sandboxing: as strong as the packaging your last Amazon delivery came in. 🚀🛍️
https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/gsoc2025_bubblewrap_sandboxing #TechInnovation #Sandboxing #SecurityFail #FutureOfTech #HackerNews #ngated

Using bubblewrap to add sandboxing to NetBSD

https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/gsoc2025_bubblewrap_sandboxing

#HackerNews #bubblewrap #NetBSD #sandboxing #GSoC2025 #security #technology

Hey #NetBSD 🚩community! There's been discussion over the years about whether the NetBSD project should have its own unique mascot (separate from the general BSD Beastie).

I outlined a proposal for one back in 2021, including some concepts:
https://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-advocacy/2021/01/21/msg000828.html

What's the general feeling today? #RunBSD #OpenSource #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #DragonflyBSD

Using bubblewrap to add sandboxing to NetBSD

https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/gsoc2025_bubblewrap_sandboxing

#netbsd

GSOC 2025 Reports: Using bubblewrap to add sandboxing to NetBSD https://lobste.rs/s/ojxoor #netbsd
https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/gsoc2025_bubblewrap_sandboxing

Yes, the @bsdcan 2026 Call for papers is open! See https://www.bsdcan.org/2026/papers.html, submissions deadline is 17 January 2026.
#bsdcan #cfp #callforpapers #conference #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #freesoftware #libresoftware

Lil guide about OpenHAB4 installation into the NetBSD sandbox.

https://eugene-andrienko.com/it/2025/11/07/install-openhab4-to-netbsd.html

#NetBSD #OpenHAB #HomeAutomation

@lattera

That's not the Bourne shell.

That's the Almquist shell, first posted to comp.sources.unix in 1989 as v19i001 to v19i008. #KennethAlmquist was at the University of Washington.

The Bourne shell was released a decade earlier, and was copyrighted AT&T work.

No current BSD has the Bourne shell in base, because of the 1980s AT&T copyright problems.

#FreeBSD and #NetBSD have the Almquist shell as sh and #OpenBSD has one of the Korn shell variants.

#UnixShells

"What is BSD? Come to a conference to find out!" It's where the Internet comes from!

Read more: https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html
https://medium.com/@peter.hansteen/what-is-bsd-come-to-a-conference-to-find-out-06acd7d77fd8
https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/11/what-is-bsd-come-to-conference-to-find.html
#BSD #Unix #FreeBSD #OpenBSBD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD #Freesoftware #Libresoftware #BSDlicense #permissivelicensing

BSDCan 2026 is now accepting submissions for the June 2026 conference, see https://www.bsdcan.org/2026/papers.html and links therein for instructions.

Submissions deadline is January 17, 2026, the conference runs tutorials June 17-18, talks June 19-20.

#bsdcan #conference #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #bsd #development #networking #freesoftware #libresoftware