This mockup is the design touchstone for Agora -- it's the visual design language it's pursuing.

#programming #linux #freeBSD #openBSD #wayland #opensource #floss

@stefano I wouldn't be concerned too much for #Linux . The project has gone through much worse, but it's possible for this AI drama to end in a rollback or a fork war.

Linus is clearly going through a midlife crisis ATM. I don't blame him, he's never been perfectly stable, and this AI crap is driving many of us insane already..

This #AI stuff will likely calm down once the bubble bursts, AI companies backtrack/go broke, AI becomes unaffordable, and Linus is forced to touch grass once again.

shared by a friend of mine, after the recent Linus Torvalds news. although I wouldn't know if strictly speaking intended to be related

#noai #noslop #slop #ai #llm #antiai #freesoftware #opensource #foss #floss #linux #kernel #dev #ensloppification #slopnation

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a picture with the overall caption "open source in 2026" in the footer, showing two photos of a woman. the first photo shows her visibly and intensely disgusted next to the text "low-quality contributors from new developers". the second photo shows her with a suddenly curious inquiring and almost excited look, next to the text "low-quality AI contributions from long-time developers". the picture plays with the absurdity with how suddenly the woman's mood changes, the two pictures being implied to have been taken just seconds apart since they share the same lighting and background.

No, it's not just a screenshot render, it really works! Here's video proof, a screencast I took today.

#programming
#linux
#freebsd
#bsd
#openbsd
#netbsd
#ai

Currently, libagora-core, -text, and -drawing work well, and -app is in progress. The Window Server works, but is unaccelerated just now; full acceleration will be implemented later on.

#programming
#linux
#freebsd
#bsd
#openbsd
#netbsd
#ai

Agora is composed of several sub-projects:

- libagora-core, equivalent to Core Foundation
- libagora-drawing, equivalent to Core Graphics
- libagora-text, equivalent to Core Text
- libagora-app, equivalent to Application Kit
- WindowServer, a Wayland-based window server specifically for Agora
- Agora Workspace, a to-be-designed file manager
- Agora Dock, a to-be-designed Dock

More will be added as Agora grows.

#programming
#linux
#freebsd
#bsd
#openbsd
#netbsd
#ai

Hello, Mastodon!

Agora Desktop is a project to produce a Mac-like desktop environment and UI toolkit, based on the Cocoa API, for Linux and the BSDs.

Up front disclosure: This project makes use of agentic coding in the hands of a 30+ year programming veteran, so if that's a dealbreaker, feel free to ignore it entirely, flames go to /dev/null. Positive interactions only!

#programming #linux #freebsd #bsd #openbsd #netbsd #ai

The creator of Paint.NET is trying to get it to work on Wine, and at the same time, someone has created an open-source Linux clone of it.

https://github.com/Univers4craft/paint.software

#gnulinux #linux #foss #paintnet #paintnetalternative

No dear #linux users none of the #bsd s is a drop in replacement for your favorite #distribution . Not every hardware under the sun is 100% supported.

Look at the hardware compatibility lists of the given projects before you set yourself up for frustrations.

#FreeBSD has the broadest mainstream hardware support.

Especially for #NetBSD read this first

https://www.unitedbsd.com/d/1158-netbsd-hardware-compatibility-thread

Thinking about switching to #NetBSD to avoid #Linux #AI tainted kernel, and the thing that is worrying me most is package managers. I've been using #Debian and derivatives for about twenty years mainly because of its excellent package manager. Is there anything which does similar dependency tracking in the #BSD world?

Non l'ho ancora iniziato ma sembra molto interessante!

"Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment

In this course, students will learn to develop complex system-level software in the C programming language while gaining an intimate understanding of the Unix operating system (and all OS that belong to this family, such as Linux, the BSDs, and even Mac OS X) and its programming environment. "

#unix #unixITA #linux #linuxITA #bsd #bsdITA #netbsd #guufxmmp #guufITA

https://stevens.netmeister.org/631/

TBF, my biggest concern about this whole #linux/#LLM meltdown thing finally reaching public visibility is actually that FreeBSD got a *mammoth* 250k grant from the Linux Foundation and suddenly FreeBSD decided AI was cool.

I run @netbsd and macOS/Darwin and I worry that the @FreeBSDFoundation I long have supported will suddenly go the way of Linux.

Bro, no. Cloud LLMs are a disaster waiting to happen. I didn't migrate to a solar DC just to watch my land become uninhabitable for your FOMO.

🎰 Linux kernel devs drop obligatory confession of AI tool usage

"The Maintainers Summit reached consensus to deprecate the Assisted-by Tag," said Sasha Levin, a Linux kernel developer and engineer at Nvidia, in a message to the Linux kernel mailing list last week. "Remove the documentation requiring it."

https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/14/linux-kernel-devs-drop-obligatory-confession-of-ai-tool-usage/5303140

#linux #kernel #ai #vibecoding #opensource

AntiX #Linux > AntiX #NetBSD

With #KDE

"Gigabyte recently announced new motherboards that use DDR4 RAM, a standard that launched in 2014, and other vendors support even older standards in brand-new kit."

The Register: DDR4 makes a comeback as component costs rise, while Linux offers an escape from forced upgrades https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/10/14/new-motherboards-old-ram-plenty-of-life-left-in-yesterdays-pcs/5303018 @theregister @lproven #Linux

This.

« #NetBSD seems to be thriving of late : as the #Linux world goes pro-AI, some of the AI-averse are turning to this explicitly AI-free project. »

› https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/13/netbsd-may-have-found-a-new-role-the-ai-free-foss-os/5302818

#OS #AI #SlopAI #ALifeWithoutSlop

RE: https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard/117438485935098528

this is a shame, I had wanted to move off Windows 10 to Linux but now I'm not so sure.

I wonder how many other laypeople like me are thinking the same?

#Linux

Jay 🚩 boosted

David Gerard [he/him] » 🌐 2026-10-14
@davidgerard@circumstances.run

How much slop is in Linux now? Ehh we decided not to tell you

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20261009083137.3-1-sashal@kernel.org/

I'm sure there are non-AI versions on Linux, but which ones are they?
And when laypeople like me see the head Linux guy go all in on AI despite everyone's reservations, what are we to think?

#Linux #AI

@Lazarou well, fwiw, some of us, already long on linux, are now so despondent at the wholesale slopbot invasion here, apparently welcomed with open arms, that the possibility of jumping to #FreeBSD or #NetBSD, or even a bespoke little curio like #Haiku, is now being seriously investigated. i fled windoze for linux in 2014, only first discovering it in december 2013, & it's been magical. i never imagined a day would come where it would be necessary to flee from linux 🥺😭

#DropbearPooterising #Linux #LinuxWomen #FOSS
#FuckGenerativeAI #FuckSlopbots #AntiAI #NoAI

I've started the #HardenedBSD release engineering process to account for the #FreeBSD security advisories announced today.

I'll be including some other fixes, including the DNSSEC certificate pinning issue with hbsd-update and the mitigation for the #inotify vulnerability in #Linux that also is applicable to FreeBSD.

FreeBSD implemented a mitigation on 07 Oct 2026 with commit c2ac0db7150c53d3902dbe1c507d96cbacfcadc6 (devfs: Explicitly disable inotify).

I should have new builds published by the end of this weekend.

#infosec

I'm thinking of replacing an old laptop's Windows 10 system with a #BSD system instead of #Linux.

Most of the articles I see on the BSDs tend to downplay user interface. I'm very comfortable with the command line, but I want my GUI too.

Has anyone had any daily experience with this sort of setup? I am leaning towards #FreeBSD or #DragonflyBSD but I don't know about the available desktops.

#NetBSD #OpenBSD

Cyclic (graph) history: I used to tinker and enjoying #Linux whilst having Windows 98 and then 2000 as my "last resort" system for gaming and tasks that weren't easy to do on Slackware. Proprietary software just felt weird to use, honestly, on a personal level.

25 years later I have a #NetBSD box that I'm getting used to while having Linux as a reserve/occasional gaming OS. Slopware just feels weird to use, honestly, on a personal level :)

RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@Larvitz/117439985621962261

Absolutely! I daily-drive FreeBSD as my desktop OS, and it’s genuinely fantastic.

FreeBSD is more than capable of being a full-fledged desktop OS. People really need to move past the “servers only” stereotype.

The performance, stability, power efficiency, and ZFS integration make it a fantastic desktop experience! ❤

#FreeBSD #OpenBSD #Linux #Unix #BSD

Jason Bowen 🇺🇦 boosted

Larvitz » 🌐 2026-10-14
@Larvitz@mastodon.bsd.cafe

"FreeBSD is only for servers" needs to be permanently retired.

Running FreeBSD 15.1 on the trusty ThinkPad T480, and the desktop experience is outright sublime:

- Idle power draw: hovering at an absurd ~2.0W package power
- Wi-Fi: 802.11ax rock-solid
- Hardware video acceleration: fully working in both Firefox and Chrome
- Webcam and audio: working flawlessly
- Productivity: Xfce 4.20 on X11 flying along on ZFS
- Yes, even Factorio runs like a dream

Between the battery efficiency, sane base system, and native ZFS, this machine feels faster and quieter than it has in years.

2026 really is the year of the BSD desktop.

#FreeBSD #ThinkPad #T480 #Unix #BSD #OpenSource #Xfce #Factorio

I know zero Linux.

There is praise of NetBSD, I’ve been wanting to shift an old laptop to Mint (still a long time before I can do this).
Linux has gone AI, but isn’t that all sorts of distributions, are all of them affected?
Does NetBSD have pretty options? The website suggests it is very utilitarian.

#linux #netbsd

RedGem : un moteur de jeu 3D et son éditeur qui vous laissent écrire votre gameplay en Ruby, avec Blender pour construire vos niveaux.

Les builds partent en un clic vers Linux, Windows et Android. Physique Jolt, interpréteur mruby, multiplayer via relay inclus ⬇️
https://github.com/carlosdanielpohlod/redgem

#Ruby #Linux #Android #Gaming #GameDev

📬 Ma veille dev, chaque vendredi par email → https://l.camilleroux.com/sig-kxg

I made a meme, totally unrelated to the #Linux kernel going full SLOP

#NetBSD #AI #NeverSlop

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Old Swedish Chef meme from a decade or two ago, chasing orc and a few animals, captioned "NetBSD" chasing "AI maintainers" "AI SLOP" "EXPLOITS"

Sometimes I joke about this timeline being a dumpster fire, but then I see that an official Fortnite client is coming to Linux. Which ALSO means pigs HAVE learned how to fly. And I smile a bit...

(No, I don't play Fortnite, but the biggest game in the world finally getting official Linux support is a massive thing, and it WILL start a positive snowball effect.)

#Gaming #Linux

🚀 #Gitte 0.11.0 is out!

* Search the commit graph by message, author or commit ID
* Filter branches, tags & remotes in the sidebar (Ctrl+K)
* Commit trailers with templates & sign-off
* Amend the previous commit, including unstaging changes to remove them
* Choose your initial repository view
* Custom repository logos

Plus UI improvements & lots of fixes.

Flathub: https://flathub.org/apps/de.wwwtech.gitte
macOS: https://gitlab.com/dehesselle/gitte_macos/-/releases/v0.11.0-180
Repo: https://codeberg.org/ckruse/Gitte

#git #gnome #linux #macos

So, how's BSD for people who are more in the "general demographic" end of the spectrum? Games (including Proton-like compatibility tools)? Browsing? Office tools?

Think someone who currently uses Linux Mint, Ubuntu, etc.

#Linux #BSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #FreeBSD

Linus "left behind" Torvalds

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=whTs09_ozN+e09GU68N1wPP56MUzDjrg9rnKxQUa0A_4Q@mail.gmail.com/

#linux #kernel #aislop #vibecoding

I started filling my new OS with my files and projects.
I connected an external drive… There is no lsblk on FreeBSD? Well, I decided to setup syncthing first. Installed it. There is no ss to list open ports? Ah, found sockstat - very similar. Okay, it’s running on its weird 8384 port. Next, decided to create separate ZFS datasets for folders I was going to sync. zfs create and zfs allow. Seems easy but two folders always mount as root:wheel and only the third as my user. Is this because I ran zfs create without sudo, strange…
#linux #freebsd #syncthing

My favorite #Linux distro is #NetBSD

*runs*

#FlagLinux #shitpost

Anyway I just finished the (preliminary) #OpenZFS support patches for #Linux 7.4. I'll just hold on to it until at least 7.3 appears 🤷

"NetBSD seems to be thriving of late: as the Linux world goes pro-AI, some of the AI-averse are turning to this explicitly AI-free project.

The NetBSD project’s Mastodon feed reports that it received a record 120 donations last month, and it has far exceeded its target:

“We received $120,282 USD in total. Naturally, this has completely filled up our donations target bar which was set at $50,000. Time to fund some projects!”

It’s a welcome contrast to the usual stories of under-funded FOSS projects, and it follows a visible uptick in people asking about NetBSD in the FOSS Unix groups we read, ever since Emperor Penguin Torvalds said that Linux was not an anti-AI project back in July, and the following month, the Debian project polled its developers on AI use, and they chose to permit AI-generated contributions."

https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/13/netbsd-may-have-found-a-new-role-the-ai-free-foss-os/5302818

#OpenSource #AI #GenerativeAI #FLOSS #BSD #NetBSD #Linux

Let's settle this once and for all! 👻

Linux vs. BSD! 😈

Which side are you on? 🐧🐡

#Linux #Debian #Arch #ArchLinux #Fedora #FedoraLinux #BSD #OpenBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD

I found a new toy for Linux
Adobe Paintshop has been cloned for Linux.
PhotoCraft is available here
https://photocrafthub.com/photocraft-for-linux
#linux
#graphicseditor
#software

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PhotoCraft v0. 8.2

@chadmccullough @toxy my information might be outdated, but:

✨ Whatever BSD you choose, it will be great. They are all great. ✨

If you're coming from #Linux, you might feel more at home in #FreeBSD, it has many features that are similar to common Linux distros.

If you thinking about contributing, #NetBSD could use some love (I'm biased, it is my favourite) and I heard their source is pleasant to read.

Depending on how much you want to focus on security, #OpenBSD will make you smile a lot.

I have used all three of them a gazillion years ago, especially with old PowerPC macs and some servers I had lying around.

An advice would be to take all three of them for a spin on a virtual machine, get a feel for setting them up to your liking.

Lots of pretty active bsd people here, you might find a good community. I don't know now but:

https://www.unitedbsd.com/

used to be a great resource and community.

It has circulated in the news already, but the final version of this #paper is now ready: « #TrustingTrust #Attack against an Entire #Linux #Distribution through Binary Manipulation » https://upsilon.cc/~zack/research/publications/scored-2026-trusting-trust.pdf

In it we show how to generalize the historical Ken Thompson's attack to an entire distro, when its bootstrap seed isn't trusted.

Kudos to my co-authors A. Sharma, M. Monperrus, @Zimm_i48 and especially @luj who led this work.

To be presented at #SCORED26 next month. #supplychain #security

Linus Torvalds Working On A Hefty Linux Kernel Improvement With Claude Code

A new branch named "noref-filemap-read-with-llm" contains kernel improvements he's been working on with the help of AI / LLMs, Claude Code specifically

"The code, the test programs, the review behind the list above and the first draft of this text were done with an LLM coding assistant (Claude Code) under my direction. The measurements were run on my machine."

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linus-Torvalds-Claude-Code

#linux #ai

Does anyone know of a serious study (not just conjecture) of why #Linux became more popular than #BSD?

In a way I'm almost glad that Linus Torvalds is turning out to be such a turd (as if it weren't already possible to guess): single-handedly he might be doing more to wreck the privileged position that #Linux has held in amateur computing and thank heaven for that because it's likely to mean diversification in the field (in time) as more and more people get disgusted with the Linux scene and start agitating for alternatives. Linux really is the Microsoft Windows of hobby OSes, which isn't entirely a bad thing I admit

Happy Thanksgiving, Canada! 🍁

Thank you to the volunteers, members, educators, developers and community partners who help make Linux and open source more accessible across the country.

Whether you’re with loved ones, working or enjoying a quiet day, we wish you a warm and peaceful Thanksgiving.

— Linux Association of Canada

#Thanksgiving #Linux #OpenSource #Canada

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Warm Thanksgiving table with pumpkins, autumn leaves, glowing candles and rustic place settings. Bilingual text reads “Happy Thanksgiving” and “Joyeuse Action de grâce.” The Linux Association of Canada logo appears at bottom left, with “Image generated with AI” at bottom right.

🎤 Upcoming at SeaGL 2026:
📍 05:00 PM on October 23
🗣️ "Scan My Brainrot"
👥 Speaker(s): James Sundquist (Living Cartoon Company)
📍 Room: Room 250
🏷️ Track: Performance Art
📝 Bring your questions and get local, offline answers on the spot! Or, just watch a parade of sketche...

#SeaGL2026 #art #networking #linux #ai #FLOSS
🔗 https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/GJUD9U/

Will Linux phones become a viable alternative to the Android/iOS duopoly?

Amos B. Batto has published an incredibly detailed look at the state of Linux on smartphones. It's an excellent read you really shouldn't skip.

Five years ago, Linux phones looked like they were poised to become a viable alternative to the Android/iOS duopoly that has an iron grip

https://www.osnews.com/story/146134/will-linux-phones-become-a-viable-alternative-to-the-android-ios-duopoly/

#Linux #Mobile

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟭𝟬/𝟭𝟮 (Valuable News - 2026/10/12) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/10/12/valuable-news-2026-10-12/

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

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

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟭𝟬/𝟭𝟮 (Valuable News - 2026/10/12) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/10/12/valuable-news-2026-10-12/

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

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

@dalias @Bahay @peppermintos
Also, Hyprland/Omarchy (which I presume this was about, you deleted your post) has bad technical merit as well. Omarchy‘s original code is 100% slop; and Hyprland (or specifically, Hyprportal) has had some bad security holes as well.
#hyprland #omarchy #linux

Hi everyone!

For our upcoming ISO refreshes, we’re shifting from X11 to XLibre.

Xorg is basically in maintenance mode, XLibre is actively getting updates, security patches, and features. Plus, we're sticking with X for the foreseeable future looks like XFCE is supporting both X and Wayland ❤️

If you would like to test our latest build based on (Debian) here is the link.
https://nightly.peppermintos.org/deb64/flagship/

#Linux #PeppermintOS #XLibre #Debian #Devuan #XFCE #OpenSource

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