@Gammitin I think they're pulling 486 support from the kernel soon, if not already…

That said, I wonder if the BSDs still supports it? #BSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD

Gonna install #NetBSD 11 beta on my #PineBookPro, wish me luck

Upgraded* my workhorse to #NetBSD/amd64 10.1.

I've said somewhere I want to run NetBSD on a #286. Now obviously that's not actually possible, but I should be able to do the next best thing - run it on a 286 upgraded to a 486SLC!

But wait, most 286es only support 4MB RAM, although the ol' chum of a chip supports a whopping 16MB. So I have to find a motherboard that can do this.

Thing is, I already have one. See picture. But it's currently occupied doing very important Enterprisy stuff - it runs IBM OS/2 1.3 Extended Edition..but at least I know what I need!

Alt...

otherboard with a soldered 20MHz 286 CPU and a Citygate chipset.

Me: I'm gonna self-host a DNS resolver for my LAN. How fun!

named logs: success resolving ''le domain' after disabling qname minimization due to 'ncache nxdomain'

Me: Wait... Is my server broken or is it theirs?

*reads about QNAME minimization*

Me: this is why we can't have nice things.

#DNS #NetBSD

EuroBSDCon 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia was great!

At NetBSD devsummit I have presented «Running Docker (and more) in NetBSD via Lima». Lima (<https://lima-vm.io/>) permits to run Linux virtual machines (as guests) - with port forwarding and volumes sharing - and I have showed how NetBSD is supported and works as host!

Slides available at <https://www.NetBSD.org/gallery/presentations/leot/eurobsdcon2025-devsummit-lima/lima.pdf>.

I have now also imported Lima in pkgsrc as sysutils/lima.

#EBC25 #netbsd #pkgsrc

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟭𝟬/𝟮𝟬 (Valuable News - 2025/10/20) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/valuable-news-2025-10-20/

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

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

Finally got my NetBSD.org mail sorted! The main issue is that I didn't realize that the file named "Mailbox" in my home directory is the inbox :/

Anyway, I will try to use my #NetBSD address as much as possible for any BSD stuff. My first non-Gmail email address in years -- exciting!

@occult It doesn't sound silly. I was 77 when I started with #NetBSD and #OpenBSD after many, many years on #linux

Dear friends of the BSD Cafe,

As 2024 comes to an end, it’s time to reflect on what we’ve built together during the first full year of life for BSD Cafe. Launched on 20 July 2023, this project has grown far beyond what I could have imagined. While I haven’t tracked full uptime data, I can confidently say that the downtime was less than 30 minutes overall - even though the main VM hosting our services moved multiple times (including a switch from a Proxmox hypervisor to bhyve on FreeBSD, for the sake of alignment with our mission). In a world filled with over-engineered HA systems, we’ve outperformed many “big-name” cloud providers. Not bad for a community project, right?

For me, this has been an incredible journey. The users here are not just participants - they’re collaborators, and their positivity has been inspiring. The content shared and created at BSD Cafe has been valuable not only to the BSD community but beyond. What truly sets BSD Cafe apart is the openness for dialogue and exchange. Whether it’s social media posts, Matrix discussions, repositories in our brew, or RSS feeds, people seem to genuinely appreciate what we create and the conversations we foster.

BSD Cafe is a journey - one that grows, evolves, and continues. Our goal isn’t endless growth (we’re a community, not a business) but rather to maintain a welcoming, inclusive space where everyone feels a sense of positivity and belonging. For me, opening any service with “bsd.cafe” in the domain brings joy and pride. That’s the spirit I’ve tried to convey, and I hope it resonates with all of you, whether you’re active BSD Cafe users or friends of the community.

Promoting self-hosting and #OwnYourData has, as a side effect, inspired some users to “go solo” with their own setups. But even then, they remain part of BSD Cafe - in spirit, in purpose, and in connection.

Here’s a look at what we’ve achieved together this year:

- mastodon.bsd.cafe: 370 total users
Active in the past month: 207
Active in the past six months: 286
- snac.bsd.cafe: 14 total users
Active in the past month: 7
- blendit.bsd.cafe: 61 registered users
- matrix.bsd.cafe: 23 users
- brew.bsd.cafe: 29 users - 80 repositories
- freshrss.bsd.cafe: 25 users
- miniflux.bsd.cafe: 11 users
- press.bsd.cafe: 9 users
- myip.bsd.cafe: Constantly used by various users
- wiki.bsd.cafe: Could use a bit more love and content, but it fulfills its role as a functional homepage.
- tube.bsd.cafe: Still in testing - Peertube 7.0 update is on the way.

For detailed stats from our reverse proxy and general router (excluding media services, which generate most traffic but are handled via caching reverse proxies), you can check here - updated hourly: https://netstats.bsd.cafe

The journey of BSD Cafe continues, and I look forward to seeing where 2025 will take us. Together, we’ve built something special - something driven by passion, shared purpose, and a little bit of the BSD magic that makes all of this possible.

Here’s to a new year full of joy, serenity, and connection. Thank you for being part of this adventure.

Wishing you all a fantastic 2025 - and THANK YOU!
Stefano

#BSDCafe #BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeAnnouncements #BSDCafeUpdates #Fediverse #HappyNewYear #Mastodon #Snac #snac2 #lemmy #matrix #dokuwiki #forgejo #freshrss #miniflux #wallabag #peertube #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #RunBSD #BSD

Aw yeah, my #NetBSD installation instructions now appeared in the Slidgram documentation:

https://slidge.im/docs/slidgram/main/admin/install.html#netbsd-specific-instructions

@alexshendi @cstross I'm not sure how practical #NetBSD is on the #RaspberryPi 5B, either. Hopefully that improves over time.

NetBSD mail server with Postfix, BIND (for DNS), Dovecot, Pigeonhole (Sieve), SSL, DKIM and SPF

https://silas.net.br/tech/netbsd/netbsd-mailserver.html

#email #netbsd

@alexshendi @cstross Isn't it difficult to make #NetBSD work on a #RaspberryPi 500?

```
$ git clone --depth=1 --quiet https://github.com/NetBSD/src.git NetBSD-src
$ du -sh NetBSD-src
4.3G NetBSD-src
$
```
#NetBSD is between #FreeBSD and #WebKit,

@cstross

You could just install #NetBSD. And remember to use ed(1) and not one of the newer abominations.

#NetBSD is Discipline. 🚩

I wonder if #smolbsd can run on bare metal #netbsd

Me: I'm gonna self host a mail service on an old laptop, with my *very* residential and dynamic IP address. What could posibly go wrong?

Spamhaus: *checks ISP and IP range* You are not supposed to do that.

Outlook smtp server: "550 5.7.1 Get lost!"

Gmail: I don't like you. But it's only one mesage, and DMARC is good: You go to spam folder.

spambots: LOOKS LIKE MEAT'S BACK ON THE MENU, BOYS! 👹

Besides some test mesasges, 100% of the traffic is spambots sending invalid commands trying to find a vulnerability, I assume.

In the linux world I feel confident with my monitoring tools, iptables and fail2ban. But in NetBSD everything is new to me. So I have to be extra careful.

#SelfHosting #NetBSD #email #spam #bot

GRENDEL: FRIGHTENING SPECIAL

prev: https://merveilles.town/@prahou/115371694753633066

#unix_surrealism #comic #grendel #technomage #cirno #glenda #plan9 #unix #linux #penguin #openbsd #freebsd #netbsd #dragonflybsd #9front

Alt...

Fish presents his plan to the other mages. "...with the guards neutralized, we get the goods and escape through the tunnel. Any questions?" The usual mages are quiet. Girl says: "Nope!" Fish notices a weird rabbit he's never seen before in the audience. Fish: "Who the heck is that?" Grendel: "I'm Grendel!"

Alt...

Girl: "Yeah! That's Grendel!" Penguin: "He's always been here!" Beastie pretends to have bunny ears with his fingers. Fred: "Grendel is the most awesome plan9 mage!" Daemon: "If I had three wishes, I'd wish for Grendel to be my best friend three times!" Girl: "If you ever died, master, I would want Grendel to adopt me!" someone: "Me too" Grendel: "Aww, you guys!" Fish: "Are you all insane?!" Glenda shakes her head angrily.

Alt...

ANALOGNOWHERE PRESENTS: GRENDEL: FRIGHTENING SPECIAL

ZORK ZERO - The Revenge of MegaBoz

Played in graphics mode on xfrotz running on a Sharp Zaurus running NetBSD/zaurus 10.1.

A Late Night Diversion.

#infocom #ZorkZero #NetBSD #xfrotz

Alt...

X11 Window Dump: Zork Zero - The Revenge of Megaboz (Title Screen: Zork Zero written in grey 3D bricks, below in an orange cursive script "The Revenge of MegaBoz"

smolBSD — build your own minimal BSD system

｢ smolBSD is a meta-operating system built on top of NetBSD. It lets you compose your own UNIX environment — from a single-purpose microservice system to a fully-custom OS image — in just a few minutes ｣

https://smolbsd.org/

#smolBSD #netbsd #bsd