🌗 Sijmen 的 Wii 伺服器：用 64MB 記憶體挑戰極限
➤ 64MB RAM 的極致體驗：當 Wii 化身為 NetBSD Web 伺服器
✤ http://wii.sjmulder.nl/
Sijmen J. Mulder 近期完成了一項有趣的實驗，將一臺硬體規格僅有 729 MHz CPU 與 64MB 記憶體的 Nintendo Wii 改裝為一臺運行 NetBSD 10.1 的家用伺服器。他成功繞過了 Wii 原生硬體的限制，透過設定靜態 IPv6 位址與調整網路配置，讓網頁內容能直接透過 IPv6 傳輸。對於尚未普及 IPv6 的用戶，他則利用現有的 Nginx 伺服器進行反向代理。這項計畫不僅展現了對過時硬體的極致應用，更挑戰了現代網頁開發對於記憶體與運算資源的過度依賴。
+ 這實在太瘋狂了！看到 NetBSD 在這種古董機上運作，比單純看它跑遊戲讓人興奮多了。
+ 很喜歡這種「去中心化」的嘗試，證明瞭簡單的 CRUD 網站根本不需要現代雲端那些動輒 16 核、64GB RAM 的誇張配置。
#技術開箱 #復古硬體 #NetBSD #伺服器架設

#NetBSD 11.0 RC4 just dropped!

"We found a few more issues to fix in RC4, and also updated a lot
of bundled third party code due to security issues, including
OpenSSH, OpenSSL, Postfix, bind, xz and more.

"We would love to release this state as 11.0 soonish and hope no big
fallout will be found in this RC."

https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-11.0_RC4/

🤔 je me suis lancé dans l'écriture d'un petit programme en c qui pourrait être un simple script shell mais c'est histoire de refaire un peu de code après un certain temps d'abandon, un truc que je n'ai pas vu venir c'est que sous #openBSD le programme terminait avec un code de retour 133 et un magnifique message Trace/BTP trap (core dumped), j'ai essayé le programme sur #freeBSD #netBSD #debianLinux et #voidLinux aucun de ces OS ne m'ont retourné d'erreur. Je viens de résoudre mon problème sur openBSD simplement en passant les arguments classiques int argc, char *argv[ ] à la fonction main ce que je ne faisais pas avant et qui passe crème sur les autres OS🤷

NetBSD デバイスドライバの DMAポーリング処理での bus_dma(9) API 呼び出し - tsutsuiの作業記録置き場
https://tsutsui.hatenablog.com/entry/netbsd-dma-driver

いさきさん向けにメモ

#はてなブログ #NetBSD

Open Source Conference Japan in #Nagoya coming up on 23rd of May!

https://event.ospn.jp/osc2026-nagoya/

Mostly Linux, but also a #NetBSD booth set up as well!

#OSPN #OpenSourceConference #Japan #OpenSource

New #blog #post: Package Manager Tier List

https://rldane.space/package-manager-tier-list.html

1521 words

Note: this is a very off-the-cuff tier list, using speed as the main qualifier, but the article explains exceptions to that as it goes on.

cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton @giantspacesquid @Twizzay @stfn

(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)

#rlDaneWriting #blost #DeadLikeMe #Linux #BSD #RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #Debian #Arch #pacman #AUR #Fedora #homebrew #flatpak #snap #OpenSuSE #RPM

llama.cpp and a local LLM running on the Nintendo Wii U with #NetBSD because why not?

Beneath the Linux surface: the UNIX legacy, a lively ecology
https://club.unix.rocks/commentary/under-linux/

An open invitation to Linux users across the board, offering a closer look at the penguin and its iceberg, a walk across the ecosystems that make it possible, an exploration beyond one’s biome.

#linux #bsd #solaris #unix #openbsd #freebsd #netbsd #illumos #plan9

#Linux users who haven't tried #NetBSD yet will be haunted by these tonight:

@ironbeagle Looks like #NetBSD there is: https://mastodon.sdf.org/@netbsd/116537862178252362

@MsDropbear42

Beneath the Linux surface: the UNIX legacy, a lively ecology https://lobste.rs/s/ct9mlh #freebsd #illumos #linux #netbsd #openbsd
https://club.unix.rocks/commentary/under-linux/

Beneath the Linux surface: the UNIX legacy, a lively ecology https://club.unix.rocks/commentary/under-linux/ #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #illumos

And we get a new #Slackware kernel today (5.15.206) to correct the very last CVE from #DirtyFrag - nothing published on the web site yet, but I suspect that's the one.

Also: one more Linux kernel update or zero day and I will seriously consider moving to #OpenBSD or #NetBSD for good...

I am idly considering installing #NetBSD on my current #ArchLinux (BTW) laptop just to have #Emacs on a different platform.

I'm kind of finicky, I guess.

Continuing adventures in #NetBSD on my Thinkpad...
I managed to get #XFCE up and running using the NetBSD Guide (disabling XDM helped). Tip: `pkgin install xfce4-extras` to get some useful panel widgets. Also, I managed to configure an additional Wi-fi network successfully (the coffee shop I am at right now). I installed Firefox 128. They have newer versions in the repository, but I wanted a slightly old version with less bullshit.

#NetBSD worked fine for some time on my #32bit #Thinkpad #X60. It even had #Firefox #nightly and that worked👍👍👍.
After some updates Firefox stopped working😡😡😡. I ditched NetBSD for #OpenBSD. Aaand no Firefox here😠😠😠😠😠😠!!!

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟱/𝟭𝟭 (Valuable News - 2026/05/11) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/05/11/valuable-news-2026-05-11/

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

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

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟱/𝟭𝟭 (Valuable News - 2026/05/11) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/05/11/valuable-news-2026-05-11/

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

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

#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #search #searchengine #frogfind #NetBSD #arcticfox #unix

Catch of the Day: "Of course it runs NetBSD!" 🐡🦊

Hey Retro Fans!

Did you have a good weekend? Our bouncer at the FrogFind pond was certainly busy and waved a guest through yesterday that put a massive smile on our faces:

ArcticFox 52.9 on NetBSD!

Among hardcore Unix nerds, there is a famous catchphrase: "Of course it runs NetBSD!" This open-source operating system is legendary for its portability. It has been ported to run on almost anything with a processor—from old toasters and Sega Dreamcasts to massive server racks.

The fact that someone navigated to our pond using NetBSD is already awesome. But the combination with the ArcticFox browser makes it a masterpiece. ArcticFox is a lovingly maintained community fork (based on Pale Moon) specifically kept alive to enable modern browsing on exotic architectures, PowerPC Macs, and old UNIX derivatives.

Cheers to the tinkerers keeping exotic systems online!

Your FrogFind Team 🐸

Alt...

NetBSD

BSD-NL Conference Early 2026 - Eirik Øverby - On DOS, floppies, NetBSD and nostalgia https://exquisite.tube/w/dkV6kWiT9sp2y6xVwkH1iF

#netbsd #dos #nostalgia

In 2006 I moved to another town and left my #FreeBSD desktop back at parents', no laptop. It had an always-on internet connection by then. My phone carrier had an sms to email gateway. My @SDF account had email filter scripts on #NetBSD

Therefore…

Python interpreter was accessible from my Nokia 1100. I could also text the title of a movie or music album, email filter script would get torrent, rsync'd to home, client would pick it up. Another script sent me sms over email when they were done.

TIL that #NetBSD doesn’t provide Linux emulation on #arm64.

#Fedora #Suse #Linux refugees are welcome to the #NetBSD world :)

https://www.theregister.com/oses/2026/05/10/both-fedora-and-ubuntu-will-get-ai-support-soon/5237409

#NetBSD

https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/09/macos-27-threatens-to-bury-time-capsule-foss-brings-a-shovel/5234824

My Sunday challenge: installing #Devuan in place of #OpenBSD on my laptop so I can install #postmarketOS on an old tablet, because for some reason I only have a blue USB port on that laptop (my SFF PC has a whole bunch of USB ports, but none are blue). Let's see how well restoring the backup will work once I reinstall OpenBSD.

I wonder how many years worth of work would it take to create a #NetBSD / #smolBSD based mobile distro after #postmarketOS has done more progress...

I installed #NetBSD on my #Thinkpad T580. Amazingly, it works. If you select to install XDM (X Display Manager) during installation, then you boot to a graphical login that loads a very primitive X environment with CTWM a window manager for X that gives off distinct 1992 vibes, which happens to be the year it was created. It's an austere #UNIX environment. Perfect, honestly. There are modern desktops in the package repository. My first impressions are A+.

Lets try some #hashtag #wordsalad

Finishing internal #wiki notes on connecting across #Tailscale to boot a remote #Dell server via #iDRAC from a #proxmox iso image (on my #NetBSD laptop in a #Firefox window). Wipe, install, then install #pfSense and flip the Proxmox to be secured behind pfSense, and add a #Ruckus smartzone controller and some other VMs

All without physical access to the machine. Takes me way back to remote #Sun #Sparc installs via a #RS232 #Spiderport :-p

On DOS, floppies, NetBSD and nostalgia https://lobste.rs/s/yrjcuu #netbsd #retrocomputing
https://exquisite.tube/w/dkV6kWiT9sp2y6xVwkH1iF

BSD-NL Conference - Early 2026 is over, already... 🐡😈⛳

We would like to thank all the attendees who made time to visit us in Utrecht.
And of course our wonderful speakers:

📹 https://exquisite.tube/w/38gDYhMNTNZimk3GcFnHNa
🌐 https://events.bsdnl.nl/early2026/talk/W9P9RT/
🎤 Let's find out how to get predictable IPv6 addresses assigned to OpenBSD VMs
by Florian Obser

📹 https://exquisite.tube/w/dkV6kWiT9sp2y6xVwkH1iF
🌐 https://events.bsdnl.nl/early2026/talk/BGGPZQ/
🎤 On DOS, floppies, NetBSD and nostalgia
by Eirik Øverby

You can see older videos at: https://exquisite.tube/c/bsdnlconference/videos

See you next time!

#BSDNL #RUNBSD #BSD #OpenBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #HardenedBSD #SecBSD #DragonflyBSD

@codemonkeymike
https://discoverbsd.com/p/a91b288102

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2022/01/24/why-were-migrating-many-of-our-servers-from-linux-to-freebsd/

@stefano in on the Fediverse.

There are a few others on #FreeBSD #BSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD who will be willing to help.

If you really wanna revive the 32 bits, Use *BSD. These are mostly guaranteed, Especially #NetBSD

Today is the BSD-NL Conference - Early 2026 🐡😈⛳

In between all the hacking and slacking there will be talks!

You can catch the stream on: https://exquisite.tube/c/bsdnlconference/videos

🌐 https://events.bsdnl.nl/early2026/talk/W9P9RT/
🎤 Let's find out how to get predictable IPv6 addresses assigned to OpenBSD VMs
by Florian Obser

🌐 https://events.bsdnl.nl/early2026/talk/BGGPZQ/
🎤 On DOS, floppies, NetBSD and nostalgia
by Eirik Øverby

The full schedule 📅 https://events.bsdnl.nl/early2026/schedule/

📆 2026-05-09 / May 9th 2026
🕐 10:00-23:00 CET
📍 Brouwerij Maximus (Utrecht)
🌐 https://bsdnl.nl

#BSDNL #RUNBSD #BSD #OpenBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #HardenedBSD #SecBSD #DragonflyBSD

@sashin

Sadly, the non-systemd distros are getting fewer and fiddlier.

The no-ai operating systems are incredibly few. The only one I know of off the top of my head is #NetBSD.

All of the other ones are slop-friendly or slop-neutral.

It's sad that #Fedora doesn't seem to have the will or perhaps even understanding to take a principled stance on this. I can't say I expected a lot better of them, but one can freaking hope.

@thezerobit

#NetBSD has a no-slop policy

Various #FOSS OS communities' reactions to joining them:

#Linux: "Hey, welcome to the fam! Here's a stack of CDs I burned, see which one boots for you."
#FreeBSD: "Hey, we're glad you're here! Here's an amazing handbook to get you started, holler if you need a hand!"
#NetBSD: "Of course it runs NetBSD! Welcome! :D"
#OpenBSD: "Don't expect a lot of hand-holding, but we're all having fun with it, and hopefully you will enjoy the process, too."
#9front: "Are... you... sure you want to do this?"

😆

(For the record, I love them all. I only regret I haven't had much of a chance to play with #Haiku, or interact with that community, yet!)

Փաստացի եթե մեռնի NetBSD֊ի գաղափարը , որը իհարկե չի լինի , աշխարհում ուղղակի ճգնաժամ կտիրի , որովհետեւ շատ բան ա գալիս Unix֊ից ու շատ ցավալի ա , որ մենակ մի քանի համակարգերն են առաջ տանում , FreeBSD֊ն արդեն սխալներ ա անում , զուտ performance֊ի համարը ,որը աղտոտում ա ավանդական մինիմալիստիկ ոճը , so NetBSD֊ն շատ լավն ա լիքը առումներով #netbsd

@livefish Uh, I didn't remember that well — I showed you my #FreeBSD laptop or my #NetBSD server?

@domi

Wii IP6 webserver https://lobste.rs/s/3kjqec #netbsd #web
http://wii.sjmulder.nl

NetBSD as a Post-AI OS 🤔

#netbsd

The Wii homeserver is now live!

http://wii.sjmulder.nl

(IPv6 only, so if your ISP is stuck in the 1900s it'll have to wait until I get around to setting up some proxy or such.)

Edit: also proxied through IPv4 now

#Wii #NetBSD #HomeLab

@thestrangelet @cmccullough @mason

#NetBSD is the only one with a solid anti-AI policy.

Rubenerd: A hypothetical #NetBSD #Cyberdeck https://www.rubenerd.au/a-hypothetical-netbsd-cyberdeck/

#NetBSD #manpage

#NetBSD #manpage

@wordshaper @mhoye I feel vindicated for having stayed with #NetBSD for the last 15+ years.

Hello everyone, I made some updates to ManpageViewer, fixed some bugs, implemented interface improvements, now it's easier to read the manpages, and the search system has also been improved. As you can see, I also adopted another name. I also expanded the scope, with the creation of "Custom Manpages," I can add the manpages of a specific software.

https://man.nergahak.co.za/

#man #manpages #FreeBSD #MINIX #NetBSD #OpenBSD #UNIX #pkgsrc #DataBase