#Openbsd

2025-07-08

Though I don't use #BSD I do really respect it and I'm happy watching it slowly but surely get better and better from the sidelines. I like the feeling of intentionality behind it and also in the case if #openBSD I like the puffer fish logo #puffy is so cool.

2025-07-08

@ajn142 @nuintari @dan

I think that we need to start the Internet rumour that BSD was invented by Arthur C. Clarke and xe explicitly denied that you take "A", "I", "X" and add 1 to each letter.

And for those that believe it, there's then "z/OS" turning into "apt".

(-:

#IBM #HAL #2001ASpaceOdyssey #ArthurCClarke #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #dadjokes #Debian #SciFi

What do OpenBSD people use for static analysis of C code?

Valgrind was available for a while but it seems to have been removed now

Apparently there is something called the "Clang Static Analyzer", but I'm not sure how to actually use it (it seems you have to compile your program with specific Clang flags?)

I know there are countless other bugs in my code, but its nice to see "no leaks detected" when I do some stupid shit with void pointers :)

#openbsd #c #gcc #clang

2025-07-07

@xris @HadasWeiss

Couldnt get a clear grip on your interests from your feed, so came here to say this too. Also markets ( #invisibleHand - theory of moral sentiments, and the wealth of nations) , #qualityControl, and #openBSD, I reckon. I'm delving these at the moment and it's super interesting. Also Enterprise Resource Planning software suites (specifically #ERP5 but it might prove too deep for my delving ability) and sometimes #cybernetics (which goes back to #mathematical #complexity and #communicationTheory ).

academia.edu/31793918/Walter_A

adamsmithworks.org/texts

man.openbsd.org

#askMastodon #askMathstodon #math #maths #mathematics #adamSmith #Cicero #Shewart #Deming #Wiener #Shannon #ERP #ADHD

Stefan Sperlingstsp@bsd.network
2025-07-07

"Hi Stefan, [...] I tested E810 on #FreeBSD, it does ~6.4 Gbe out of the box, which is slower than ~10Gbe on #OpenBSD. Great work!"

Huh?!? :flan_think:​

This confirms it. Our universe is currently upside-down.

Paul SomeoneElsepkw@snac.d34d.net
2025-07-07
OK I have been deep into #C programming for a while now.
For a few reaons:

1. * I love BSD and #OpenBSD specifically, and would be thrilled to
contribute or even make a simple C program as a port.
Like super thrilled. I have been a pretty high level programmer with
big companies and that doesn't impress me much. Having a byline in
an OpenBSD CVS commit ... drool :P

2. JOBS and work! I think there might be some work out there for me
in C. And I don't think AI/LLM can do it's vibe code thing there.

3. FFI ! Even though I don't love C, what I do love is programming
in multiple idioms and/or systems at the same time. It calms my
squirrel brain. I can rapidly shift from idiom to idiom and that is
actually a positive thing in this kind of thing. Oh A FFI is "foreign funtion
interface". Like most high level languages let you drop into C code.
I did it first in common-lisp and it's friggin awesome. So part of me learning
C is just so I can do things in C in high level langs.

A typical example is using a C library where there are not already bindings.
Say you wanna use curl or sqlite in a lang that doesn't have bindings for those.
Or more fundamentally this is where those bindings come from.


* more of 1. Because of OpenBSD I see
that programming isn't just about the language. I don't love C the language.
But that is immaterial in the big picture. It's like being an english speaker and
saying I don't like the english language. It doesn't mean I'm gonna start
speaking a different language. Immaterial ... of course you use the language
of the system you are in. At least as a first principle.
Bradley Tauntbt@bsd.cafe
2025-07-07

It's not version 6.4, but I already have a smooth install of KDE Plasma on my M73 Tiny desktop running on top of #OpenBSD

#kde #plasma #x11

Image of a terminal on KDE plasma showing the stats of the current computer in neofetch.
Stefano Marinellistefano@bsd.cafe
2025-07-07

When I complain that some software (or its dependencies) doesn't work on *BSD but requires Linux, I'm not criticizing Linux. For me, it's not an OS battle, but a matter of freedom and avoiding a dangerous and rampant computing monoculture. And when people reply to me with "well, just use it on Linux" - while they're giving me sensible advice - they're missing the crucial point: if it ONLY runs on Linux, it's not Linux's fault, but we are, precisely, creating a dangerous monoculture.

#Linux #SysAdmin #OSS #RunBSD #BSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #illumos

2025-07-07

@ottobackwards @dch Hmm.. #OpenBSD uses some kind of mechanism to prefer 5 GHz. I wonder if #FreeBSD would need to adopt a similar approach? I believe @stsp might know more about how OpenBSD does it.

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2025-07-07

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2025-07-07

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

Laurent Cheyluslcheylus@bsd.network
2025-07-07

uv, an extremely fast Python package and project manager written in Rust, now available in OpenBSD ports tree #Python #OpenBSD github.com/openbsd/ports/commi

2025-07-07

I learned a lot from this #OpenBSD #relayd talk, and I already put the information into production! I know the excellent OpenBSD manual pages document everything, but it is a bit different when you see it presented in a talk. youtube.com/watch?v=yW8QSZyEs6

2025-07-06

Taking a fun ride, upgrading a 7.3 system to the current 7.7 release. Had to find a mirror which still had 7.4+, since you have to go one dot at a time.

I made an early mistake, and got into a loop with "forward dependencies". But it seems to be doing OK now. But one more sign that Python should be avoided at all costs.

Steven Rosenbergpassthejoe@ruby.social
2025-07-06

I'm aready running Ungoogled Chromium in OpenBSD, and I just installed the Flatpak in Fedora Silverblue. I'm kind of happy to start out with a clean slate of bookmarks and extensions (don't have any at present).

This browser will be for personal use — as a Firefox replacement.

I'm pretty much transitioning away from using my personal gear for the day job, though I still have regular Google Chrome for that.

#OpenBSD #Fedora #FedoraAtomic #Silverblue #UngoogledChromium #Firefox

2025-07-06

Not everyone agrees with having a tool to use pledge and unveil in the command-line, but I sometimes find it useful. Here's a quick and dirty tool in C for that: git.sr.ht/~yuce/restrict

#openbsd

Screenshot of usage of restrict
2025-07-06
What a big surprise! I just found out that #OpenBSD suspend to S3 and wake up worked flawlessly on my #ThinkPad T470S. #X with good old #Fvwm and network with WiFi worked fine after wakeup. Fn function keys for backlight. I previously tested #FreeBSD and everything was working great too which is no surprise at all. I don't know if it's because tp had better support for #Unix or because devs tend to use tp thus support them at greater effort. Nevertheless, this is the best performance for the puffy and the beastie I have even seen on bare metal.
#RUNBSD #UseBSD #BSD #FOSS
Bradley Tauntbt@bsd.cafe
2025-07-06

I'm planning on making a mini-series about using #OpenBSD for multiple use-cases in everyday life.

The 3 main topics I'm looking to write-up are:

1. Full, daily driver desktop (running KDE Plasma 6.4 on both an m73 tiny and m2 macbook air)
2. Home router (via 2012 mac mini)
3. Web server / code forge (piggybacks off my httpd.rocks guide but more specific)

Hopefully I can get some initial outlines / writing done this week 🤞

2025-07-06

⚠️ Signups are currently deactivated!

We're now slightly below 1000 free VPS instances!

Within the last few weeks, coming with new locations around the world, we got more and more signups, where people can also test their setups across different geo locations @BoxyBSD.

Unfortunately, this also increases the required support which is really time consuming and only handled by @gyptazy. While everything is fully automated, support is another thing and I need a short break. Hope to open the signups quickly again.

PS: This project is completely free, not even any donation possibilities etc - just imagine a box would only cost 1$.

#FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #RUNBSD #BSD #Hosting #IPv6 #network #community #education #learning #VPS #FreeVPS #vServer #server #cloud

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