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LibrePlanet 2023 videos

Presented by: James Gregora

James Gregora is a 3rd year law student at Rutgers with an interest in intellectual property and criminal justice issues.

https://framatube.org/w/vdScW3ApcAcFNsPLKe4U8m

#fsf #linux #gnu #freesofware #privacy #bsd #Enshittification

@hell Which seems strange. As a #BSD fan I'm happy to know there are other BSDs doing well like #FreeBSD, #GhostBSD, #OpenBSD, #HardenedBSD, etc. It means there is interest and diversity.

Did you know there's a quiz about everyone's favourite Unix mascot, Beastie?

https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1gnffwu/beastie_quiz_and_marshall_kirk_mckusick_talk/

#unix #bsd #beastie #quiz

@curtosis @mazhe just an update. I transitioned to #XIGMANAS since #zVault still has not had an update in 6 months. I may go back to it later but Xigmanas is up to #FreeBSD 14.3 so it is further along. Still learning, but I am using @BastilleBSD for my @jellyfin jail configuration & management. Things could be easier but they are at least working. 😁👍🏾
#RunBSD #BSD #NAS #Storage #ZFS

This is HUGE! Once the #widevine gets supported in other systems, especially #openbsd they will become much more viably for daily desktop usage.

#bsd #linux #drm

https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260118112808

ChaosBSD Is A New BSD For "Broken Drivers, Half-Working Hardware, Vendor Trash" Test Bed

https://www.phoronix.com/news/ChaosBSD

#BSD

Let's assume that I follow these #hashtags: #unix, #bsd, #netbsd etc. Then for the sake of argument I filter #freebsd. Now if a #toot contains the hashtags #netbsd and #freebsd should I see it in my timeline or not see it? Is there a #mastodon rule or is it a #client-rule?

ChaosBSD Is A New BSD For "Broken Drivers, Half-Working Hardware, Vendor Trash" Test Bed
#bsd

https://www.phoronix.com/news/ChaosBSD

The best way to reclaim your privacy is to own the infrastructure.

I migrated my email to a hardened FreeBSD setup. Encrypted at rest via ZFS, isolated via Jails, and owned by me. Not a data-mining giant.

If you want to build your own communication hub, here is the blueprint:

https://blog.hofstede.it/self-hosting-email-on-freebsd-a-secure-jailed-setup-with-postfix-and-dovecot/

#DigitalSovereignty #DeGoogle #Privacy #SelfHosted #BSD #Mailserver

Nyhedsmediet Phoronix skriver, at der er opstået en ny BSD-fork af FreeBSD med det mundrette navn ChaosBSD. ChaosBSD fungerer som en test-distro for drivere, der ikke er klar til at bliver integreret i FreeBSD.

Jeg kan ikke undgå at trække på smilebåndet, når jeg læser beskrivelsen af ChaosBSD på Github: "Where FreeBSD drivers go to get beaten into shape before upstream."

https://www.phoronix.com/news/ChaosBSD

#bsd #opensource #dkopensource #chaosbsd

#askfedi I'm looking to switch away from YouTube to #peertube

Is there a index anywhere of tech vidoes. Think #linux #bsd #tech #hardware #homeautomation ?

Answer: https://sepiasearch.org - thanks to @ErikDerBezwinger

#NecesitoUnaNuevaLaptop 🤔💻
Estoy buscando una nueva laptop para poder probar las últimas novedades de @opensuse y seguir practicando con @freebsd 🤖💻.
Mi laptop actual ya no da más y quiero mejorar mi experiencia con estos sistemas operativos 📚💸.
¿Alguien tiene recomendaciones de laptops que podrían ser adecuadas para mis necesidades?

#Gaming #Laptops #Tecnología #Computadoras #SistemasOperativos #Linux #BSD #today

Nick fra @thelinuxEXP er klar med flere nyheder:

* Budgie og GNOME dropper X11
* Wikipedia indgår aftale med AI-selskaber

https://tilvids.com/w/fAiuN5nAwMDMPUvEAeiiH9

#dkopensource #opensource #linux #bsd

Looking at exploring #BSD as possible new OS option

https://cyberia.bz/2026/01/looking-at-possible-move-to-bsd/

I've been running one Linux distro or another (mostly Debian) for 30 years, so how hard can it be to get a FreeBSD 15.0 ISO or memstick.img on a USB thumb drive for installation? Apparently, for me, very hard. 🤣

I'll figure this out. This is quite the humbling experience. 👍️

UPDATE: Using the dd command worked. I now have the FreeBSD ISO on the thumb drive. Should have tried this earlier.

Yet another UPDATE. ISO is on the thumb drive but still won't boot on the X1 Carbon. I have an older laptop I can try this on. The Boot Menu recognizes the thumb drive but won't boot.

One last UPDATE. Disabling secure boot resolved the issue. Thanks to everyone who chimed in with support. I really appreciate it!

#FreeBSD #BSD

🐡 OpenBSD-current now runs as guest under Apple Hypervisor

https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260115203619

#openbsd #bsd #apple

The same corporations who fund 80% of #Linux development are the same ones who are trying to trap us in their proprietary walled gardens, including #Microsoft, #Google, and #Meta. How can we trust that Linux is completely free of #enshittification and #privacy violations, and will be free in the future? What is stopping #faang from turning Linux into a locked down system similar to Windows, or stopping it altogether if it gets too popular? Is it time to switch to #bsd? https://www.linuxfoundation.org/about/members