Stefano Marinelli
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one change in #FreeBSD pkgbase compared to freebsd-update is that when a kernel module is updated, you get an entire new kernel package (FreeBSD-kernel-generic) rather than just an updated module (foo.ko).
the downside is the update is larger, since the kernel package is about 45MB, but the upside is that because it updates /boot/kernel/kernel, the current patch level is always shown in uname -r after rebooting.
i think this is probably better overall, because a lot of people used to get confused about why they'd update to 15.0p3, but uname still showed 15.0p1, or whatever.
Stefano Marinelli
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The #eurobsdcon call for papers is on!
https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/cfp/
We offer pre-submission mentoring, see within!
@EuroBSDCon #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #freesoftware #libresoftware #brussels #bruxelles
Stefano Marinelli
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one change in #FreeBSD pkgbase compared to freebsd-update is that when a kernel module is updated, you get an entire new kernel package (FreeBSD-kernel-generic) rather than just an updated module (foo.ko).
the downside is the update is larger, since the kernel package is about 45MB, but the upside is that because it updates /boot/kernel/kernel, the current patch level is always shown in uname -r after rebooting.
i think this is probably better overall, because a lot of people used to get confused about why they'd update to 15.0p3, but uname still showed 15.0p1, or whatever.
The #eurobsdcon call for papers is on!
https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/cfp/
We offer pre-submission mentoring, see within!
@EuroBSDCon #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #freesoftware #libresoftware #brussels #bruxelles
Stefano Marinelli
boosted
Back in 2022, surrounded by colleagues who were infused with "open source scepticism", I wrote "Open Source in Enterprise Environments - Where Are We Now and What Is Our Way Forward?" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/opensource_enterprise_notes.html as an explainer.
Hopefully a useful thing for others too, with links therein #freesofware #opensource #enterprise #openbsd #freebsd #netbsd #linux
Back in 2022, surrounded by colleagues who were infused with "open source scepticism", I wrote "Open Source in Enterprise Environments - Where Are We Now and What Is Our Way Forward?" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/opensource_enterprise_notes.html as an explainer.
Hopefully a useful thing for others too, with links therein #freesofware #opensource #enterprise #openbsd #freebsd #netbsd #linux
Stefano Marinelli
boosted
Conferences - #asiabsdcon is only a couple of weeks away, the call for papers for #eurobsdcon starts tomorrow, and #BSDCan is on for June.
Read more via "What is BSD? Come to a conference to find out!" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html #openbsd #netbsd #freebsd #freesoftware #development #networking #security
Conferences - #asiabsdcon is only a couple of weeks away, the call for papers for #eurobsdcon starts tomorrow, and #BSDCan is on for June.
Read more via "What is BSD? Come to a conference to find out!" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html #openbsd #netbsd #freebsd #freesoftware #development #networking #security
Stefano Marinelli
boosted
FreeBSD 14.4 release candidate – please test
<https://mail-archive.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20260228000136.2C0F81F863>
– via <https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1rgs3mz/freebsd_144_release_candidate/>
FreeBSD 14.4 release candidate – please test
<https://mail-archive.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20260228000136.2C0F81F863>
– via <https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1rgs3mz/freebsd_144_release_candidate/>
I wish there was a bounty or something I could contribute to getting #FreeBSD up and running w/ hardware support on some of the SOCs used by #MNT. I don't have the skills to contribute to such an effort myself, but desperately want to see it happen. #BSD #MNTReform #MNTPocketReform
Stefano Marinelli
boosted
Happy Friday #FreeBSD
I wish there was a bounty or something I could contribute to getting #FreeBSD up and running w/ hardware support on some of the SOCs used by #MNT. I don't have the skills to contribute to such an effort myself, but desperately want to see it happen. #BSD #MNTReform #MNTPocketReform
Michael Dexter
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