Jay I tried NetBSD as a desktop, and it felt like stepping into the '90s in a good way https://www.howtogeek.com/i-tried-netbsd-as-a-desktop-and-it-felt-like-stepping-into-the-90s-in-a-good-way/
CiotBSD Leanpub Book LAUNCH 🚀 Three Essays on NetBSD by Chris Pinnock https://leanpub.com/blog/leanpub-book-launch-three-essays-on-netbsd-by-chris-pinnock/
CiotBSD Jails, Not Containers: FreeBSD Isolation Done Right https://klarasystems.com/articles/jails-not-containers-freebsd-isolation-done-right/ Jails vs LXC: What’s the Right Choice for Infrastructure? https://klarasystems.com/articles/jails-vs-lxc-whats-the-right-choice-for-infrastructure/
CiotBSD Represent FreeBSD in Your Community https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/represent-freebsd-in-your-community/
CiotBSD g2k26 Hackathon Report: Job Snijders (job@) on rpki-client(8) progress https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260714094547
CiotBSD FreeBSD 16 Retires The Last Of Its GPL Code From Its Base System https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-16-Goes-GPL-Free FreeBSD Laptop Support Continues Improving With WiFi, GPU & Audio Driver Work https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-Laptops-June-2026
kc9udx NetBSD 11.0 has been released, apparently. It hasn't been announced yet but it's there for download. I was in the middle of upgrading a machine to 11.0RC7 when that disappeared. I've since upgraded three machines to 11.0.
jmcunx kc9udx Thanks, I saw a reference to it in IRC by someone but I thought it was a typo. But I think I will try and be patient and wait for an official announcement 🙂
CiotBSD ⇒ MidnightBSD 4.0.7 RELEASE MidnightBSD 4.0.7 RELEASE is uploading right now. It contains a number of security updates and is recommended for all users. https://bsdsec.net/articles/midnightbsd-security-midnightbsd-4-0-7-release
CiotBSD ⇒ Call for testing: OpenBSD vmm(4)/vmd(8) fd-ification Thanks to the tireless work of among others Dave Voutila (dv@), development of the OpenBSD/amd64 virtualization system vmm(4)/vmd(8) continues to make progress. Now breaking changes, but with with potential benefits in both process isolation and compartmentalization of functionality, are on the way. It almost goes without saying that this code needs testing. https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260804054218
CiotBSD ⇒ Dead Software Walking: The ongoing evolution of relayd(8) and httpd(8) Returning readers of this site may have noticed that the pace of development in relayd(8) and httpd(8) has been picking up recently. Now Rafael Sadowski (rsadowski@) has a new blog post out titled Dead Software Walking: The ongoing evolution of relayd(8) and httpd(8) where he tells the story. https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260805083816 https://rsadowski.de/posts/2026/dead-software-walking-relayd-and-httpd/
CiotBSD ⇒ bozohttpd.rocks Setup a simple web server with bozohttpd on NetBSD. https://bozo.httpd.rocks/
CiotBSD ⇒ BSD Now—675: Going GPL Free FreeBSD 16 goes GPL Free, The computer at the bottom of the lake, FreeBSD's new Board member, Phaethon, a new 68010 based Unix machine and more... https://www.bsdnow.tv/675
CiotBSD ⇒ OpenBGPD 9.2 released A sure sign that a new OpenBSD will soon be ready is that a new OpenBGPD release appears. On August 6th, 2026, the project released OpenBGPD version 9.2. https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260807061435 https://www.openbgpd.org/
Jay GSoC Port the Enlightenment desktop environment to NetBSD https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/gsoc2026_enlightenment
CiotBSD ⇒ Show memory information on OpenBSD Finding memory information and usage on OpenBSD requires a few commands and the right places to look. If you are used to Linux, then commands like free are no longer available. Let’s have a look at memory details on OpenBSD. https://bsd-audit.com/openbsd/memory-information-on-openbsd/ ⇒ Running your own mail server with OpenBSD and OpenSMTPD Self-hosting your own services such as a blog, website, or email is a valuable skill. It gives you a better understanding in the technology and usually also fun to do. With privacy under pressure and Big Tech continuing to store our data, this might be a good time to host your own mail server. https://bsd-audit.com/self-hosting/running-your-own-mailserver/
CiotBSD ⇒ Cleaning costs, or, examining the OpenBSD -fret-clean flag I start with apologies to williewillus, calvin, and reezer on Lobste.rs. Prior to July 9, I would have agreed with you all. But it appears I was wrong. There is no need to further engage; it is clear that critique-from-within is undesirable. Which is perfectly OK, because I stepped away from being on the inside. So let's just keep evaluating OpenBSD's mitigations and we'll continue to learn interesting things along the way. https://briancallahan.net/blog/20260811.html
