Episode 6 of Dark Blue Weekly released

https://darkblueraven.com/sites/news/dbw-e6.php

#darkblueweekly #darkblueraven #darkblueproject #opensource #freesoftware #linux #bunsenlabs #porteux #linuxcontainers #hyprland

Maybe it would be useful, instead of big-tech AI / LLM bashing, if those valid concerns could be at least partly focussed by FOSS making training of home-run models to bring edge/offline AI/LLM to homelab, to allow us to learn about the tools and use them how we see fit without being over-reliant on big tech and internet connectivity. For example a decent offline AI assistant for #linux commandline #aibashing #llmbashing #MachineLearning #foss #homeai #edgeai #RESILIENTAI #trainingai @homelab

New 𝗨𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗕𝗦𝗗 [Uplift Privileges on FreeBSD] article on vermaden.wordpress.com blog

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/03/01/uplift-privileges-on-freebsd/

#verblog #freebsd #linux #illumos #solaris #sudo #doas #su #mdo

Bootc and OSTree: modernizing Linux system deployment

Bootc and OSTree represent a new way of thinking about Linux system deployment and management. Building on container and versioning concepts, they offer robust and modern solutions to meet the current needs of administrators and developers.
↫ Quentin Joly

Slowly, very slowly, I've been starting to warm up to the relatively new cr

https://www.osnews.com/story/144506/bootc-and-ostree-modernizing-linux-system-deployment/

#Linux

Local food bank needed a decent desktop computer at their warehouse. This is all donated hardware revived with #linux #nixbook

I love this work!

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Lenovo think centre desktop setup running nixbookos

Back in 2022, surrounded by colleagues who were infused with "open source scepticism", I wrote "Open Source in Enterprise Environments - Where Are We Now and What Is Our Way Forward?" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/opensource_enterprise_notes.html as an explainer.

Hopefully a useful thing for others too, with links therein #freesofware #opensource #enterprise #openbsd #freebsd #netbsd #linux

For anybody wondering why I prefer #NetBSD over #Linux, compare the code for a small tool like whois(1):

NetBSD:
https://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/usr.bin/whois/whois.c?annotate=HEAD

372 lines, easy to read

Linux:
https://github.com/rfc1036/whois/blob/next/whois.c

1617 lines in the main program; unchecked malloc(3), misc buffer overflow opportunities, magic numbers, "/* This function has multiple memory leaks.*/", mixed spaces and tabs, another 2K of glue code, ...

KISS, man, KISS.

This article talks about an "age verification" law. Which it's titled as such, but it's more of a "mandatory parental control law" impacting all operating systems on PC's, mobile devices and general-computing-devices in California.

Reading the law's text it seems to require the OS to store a primary user's date of birth, and provide an API for finding out which age range band the user falls in. (<13 | <16 | <18)

Applications are required to query the API at first run, and behave accordingly.

It doesn't seem to mandate any VERIFICATION of the birthdate itself.

It seems to be an open question how #FLOSS operating systems and apps would abide by this.

#linux #bsd #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #haiku #haikuos

https://www.alstonprivacy.com/california-enacts-digital-age-verification-law

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1043

#NetBSD 🚩: for when you need your OS to run on anything, including prism power!

#Linux #unix #runbsd

#NetBSD Fun Facts
#Linux #unix #runbsd

@rl_dane Unfortunately you are correct. #UserInterface Design, of course, isn't limited to #computers. There aren't too many new #vehicles these days that do *not* have a #touchscreen #infotainment #center. They are a distraction.

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Same goes for #synthesizers. Many #digital #synths have gorgeous touchscreens but few #tactile #controls. Menu diving has always been an issue on these devices but it's definitely worsened. A lot of my time architecting new sounds is spend navigating an OS with my fingertips.

On the flip side, these instruments are ridiculously powerful. Multiple SoCs and running #Linux!
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Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟮/𝟮𝟯 (Valuable News - 2026/02/23) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/02/23/valuable-news-2026-02-23/

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

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

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟮/𝟮𝟯 (Valuable News - 2026/02/23) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/02/23/valuable-news-2026-02-23/

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

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

Ich habe wieder was geschrieben.... #opensource #linux #dataport #phoenix. Eine schallende Ohrfeige vom Hamburger Rechnungshof für Dataport. Und Schleswig-Holstein zeigt wie man es richtig macht. #steuergeldexport.

Rechnungshof-Jahresbericht: Managementfehler und dubiose Beschlüsse bei Dataport Phoenix - Golem.de

https://www.golem.de/news/rechnungshof-jahresbericht-managementfehler-und-dubiose-beschluesse-bei-dataport-phoenix-2602-205486.html

@pixx @OpenComputeDesign @kabel42

> But I'm not running a datacenter so who cares what i want 😂

The sad truth of modern #Linux.

Time to upgrade the #Homelab: adding a third #Proxmox host and replacing a CPU of one node.

I'd love to get another 1 TB SSD - but those prices..

#Linux

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Picture of a Lenovo ThinkCentre M910q Tiny, an Intel i5-7500T CPU and 32 GB of DDR4 RAM

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Picture of a rack showing an old HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen 8 NAS and three Lenovo ThinkCentre M910q VM hosts

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Screenshot of the Proxmox web interface before the upgrade: two hosts with 64 GB of memory each are shown.

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Screenshot of the Proxmox web interface after the upgrade: three hosts with a total of 12 CPU cores, roughly 4,5 TB of storage and 160 GB of memory are shown

The removal of TrueNAS legacy (CORE) leaves space for a tenth button.

What would you like?

The button need not be FreeBSD-specific. Discussions frequently attract users of other systems.

The sidebar of r/freebsd is crowded (very tall), and this cluster of buttons is relatively far down, so I doubt that it will gain much attention. Still, cafe community thoughts are welcome.

Three screenshots:

1. an overview of <https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/top/?sort=top&t=day> before removal of the TrueNAS button

2. the entire sidebar as represented at <https://sh.reddit.com/r/freebsd/about/>

3. focus on the other sub shortlist, and the other shortlist, within the sidebar.

Thanks.

#FreeBSD #BSD #Unix #Linux

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Screenshot: the r/freebsd subreddit before removal of the button for TrueNAS legacy (CORE).

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Screenshot: a representation of the entire sidebar (about r/freebsd).

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Screenshot: the part of the sidebar that includes the other sub shortlist and the vaguely-named other shortlist.

Y'know what? As an #opensource #advocate and #tech enthusiast, it's genuinely awesome to see increased mainstream coverage of #Linux and #FreeBSD. Unfortunately, a lot of these articles are riddled with mistakes, misinformation, clickbait, and overall low quality. A few minutes ago, while catching up on tech news I came across one #ZDNet author's frequent posts on Linux and FreeBSD.

To emphasize my point, I am only going to focus on one article titled, "After decades on Linux, FreeBSD finally gave me a reason to switch operating systems."

The following passages stuck out like sore thumb:

1.) "FreeBSD is more challenging than Linux."

-But is it really? Subjective, particularly if coming from a GUI-driven Linux distribution. Frankly I find FreeBSD easier because of the excellent documentation and coherent design.

2.) "FreeBSD is Unix-like" but further down he states, "Essentially, FreeBSD is Unix, where Linux is based on Unix."

-Contradictory, incorrect, and confusing for newcomers. FreeBSD is Unix. Linux (neither the kernel nor OS) is based on Unix.

3.) "Think of FreeBSD as a more challenging version of Linux. This operating system doesn't hold your hand, so you might learn a thing or two as you install it and the software you require. Even for a seasoned Linux veteran like me, FreeBSD can often be a head-scratcher."

-Challenging because it's *different than Linux*? FreeBSD doesn't hold your hand? What about #Debian, #Gentoo, #Arch, heck even #RHEL? Since the author didn't mention it, I'm going to assume he did not check the FreeBSD Handbook and his "seasoned Linux" experience has been using a Linux desktop for a couple years. Also, head-scratcher?! Being an experienced Debian user, I'd be scratching my head too if I just decided to use Gentoo on a whim. The trauma of hand-configuring the xorg.conf file was real.

Finally, contrary to the article's title, the author ended up not switching to FreeBSD.

-Clickbait.

I am all for more people exploring FreeBSD and Linux. They are great OSes but it is critical the information being reported is both accurate and consistent. For reference the article is linked below.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/freebsd-linux-review/

@wfk @gmc @freedosproject

IIRC, current #Linux, #FreeBSD and I think #OpenBSD no longer supports 486 systems. But I did see an article that #NetBSD can still be put on a 486. But I lost the link

With that said, if I had that system, I would put some form of DOS on it. Maybe sone day I will find one :)

TrueNAS CORE finally disappeared from the software status page for TrueNAS.

For posterity, November and December 2025:

<https://web.archive.org/web/20251114033428/https://www.truenas.com/software-status/>

<https://web.archive.org/web/20251127043850/https://www.truenas.com/docs/softwarestatus/>

<https://web.archive.org/web/20251218152018/https://www.truenas.com/docs/softwarestatus/>

<https://www.truenas.com/docs/softwarestatus/>

#iXsystems #TrueNAS #FreeBSD #Linux

Episode 5 of Dark Blue Weekly released

https://darkblueraven.com/sites/news/dbw-e5.php

#darkblueweekly #darkblueraven #darkblueproject #opensource #freesoftware #linux #asahilinux #kdeplasma #pipewire #linuxdesktop

Building Linux kernel 6.19.3 on Slackware using Patrick's official SlackBuilds, starting from my 6.18.13 config as a base.

-> 6.19 brings some nice ext4 improvements that caught my attention:

• Support for block sizes larger than page size (can improve buffered write performance in some workloads)
• Faster online defragmentation using folios instead of legacy buffer heads
• Smarter POSIX ACL caching, avoiding redundant permission checks on files without ACLs

Let's see how it goes! 🤞
#slackware #kernel #linux