Russ Sharek
and 1 other
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Having answered the question a number of times, I decided to finally document¹ why/how I ended up using BSDs instead of Linux, taking a page from @vermaden's playbook².
tl;dr: a bit of push from Linux, a bit of pull from the BSDs.
RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@gumnos/115551343732704834
This is a great post.
It's not "against" something - it just explains why Tim prefers to use the BSDs.
Stefano Marinelli
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It's Monday, heading towards the dark winter in the Northern hemisphere, but you can look forward to BSD conferences in the new year. See
"What is BSD? Come to a conference to find out!"
It's where the Internet comes from! -- https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html - https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/11/what-is-bsd-come-to-conference-to-find.html - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/peterhansteen_without-the-bsd-code-no-internet-the-bsd-activity-7393293662849241088-DZFB? -https://medium.com/@peter.hansteen/what-is-bsd-come-to-a-conference-to-find-out-06acd7d77fd8
#BSD #Unix #FreeBSD #OpenBSBD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD #Freesoftware #Libresoftware #BSDlicense #permissivelicensing
It's Monday, heading towards the dark winter in the Northern hemisphere, but you can look forward to BSD conferences in the new year. See
"What is BSD? Come to a conference to find out!"
It's where the Internet comes from! -- https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html - https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/11/what-is-bsd-come-to-conference-to-find.html - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/peterhansteen_without-the-bsd-code-no-internet-the-bsd-activity-7393293662849241088-DZFB? -https://medium.com/@peter.hansteen/what-is-bsd-come-to-a-conference-to-find-out-06acd7d77fd8
#BSD #Unix #FreeBSD #OpenBSBD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD #Freesoftware #Libresoftware #BSDlicense #permissivelicensing
Stefano Marinelli
boosted
"What is BSD? Come to a conference to find out!" It's where the Internet comes from!
https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html
https://medium.com/@peter.hansteen/what-is-bsd-come-to-a-conference-to-find-out-06acd7d77fd8
https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/11/what-is-bsd-come-to-conference-to-find.html
#BSD #Unix #FreeBSD #OpenBSBD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD #Freesoftware #Libresoftware #BSDlicense #permissivelicensing
"What is BSD? Come to a conference to find out!" It's where the Internet comes from!
https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html
https://medium.com/@peter.hansteen/what-is-bsd-come-to-a-conference-to-find-out-06acd7d77fd8
https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/11/what-is-bsd-come-to-conference-to-find.html
#BSD #Unix #FreeBSD #OpenBSBD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD #Freesoftware #Libresoftware #BSDlicense #permissivelicensing
Stefano Marinelli
boosted
It is really time to ditch Linux...
phoronix.com/forums/forum/phor…
When Attila joins Gengis Khan... 😖
I am desperate for having the time to ditch #Linux at least on my personal computers... 😭
It is really time to ditch Linux...
phoronix.com/forums/forum/phor…
When Attila joins Gengis Khan... 😖
I am desperate for having the time to ditch #Linux at least on my personal computers... 😭
Stefano Marinelli
boosted
The new @BoxyBSD platform gained some new features for a better #BSD experience!
* The new portal now also finally supports VNC access to your BSD based VPS instances!
* You can finally select ISO files which offers you even to install any BSD or #OpenSolaris version from scratch or to install your VPS instance based on your personal needs without relying on a ready2use image. More images can be added upon request quickly. Simply get in touch with @gyptazy
* You can now get up to 2 free VPS instances to test and evaluate HA setups, multi-region setups etc.
* Extended DN42 peering (where you can also use your DN42 IPv4 addresses)
This is created by @gyptazy and if you're interested into more information, just come to the FOSDEM 2026 for a chat!
#FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #SmolBSD #MidnightBSD #DragonflyBSD #RUNBSD #FreeVPS #Hosting #IPv6 #DN42 #community #opensource #fosdem
The new @BoxyBSD platform gained some new features for a better #BSD experience!
* The new portal now also finally supports VNC access to your BSD based VPS instances!
* You can finally select ISO files which offers you even to install any BSD or #OpenSolaris version from scratch or to install your VPS instance based on your personal needs without relying on a ready2use image. More images can be added upon request quickly. Simply get in touch with @gyptazy
* You can now get up to 2 free VPS instances to test and evaluate HA setups, multi-region setups etc.
* Extended DN42 peering (where you can also use your DN42 IPv4 addresses)
This is created by @gyptazy and if you're interested into more information, just come to the FOSDEM 2026 for a chat!
#FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #SmolBSD #MidnightBSD #DragonflyBSD #RUNBSD #FreeVPS #Hosting #IPv6 #DN42 #community #opensource #fosdem
🦾 6 BSDs Worth Trying Instead of Linux
https://www.howtogeek.com/bsds-worth-trying-instead-of-linux/
#BSD #FreeBSD #GhostBSD #MidnightBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DragonFlyBSD #opensource #unix
Stefano Marinelli
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Dear fellow *BSD aficionado,
First and foremost: our sincere gratitude for your interest and intention to attend our conference. We love having such an amazing community and were looking forward to meeting you once again at the Late 25 edition of BSD-NL.
Unfortunately, we have to postpone this edition. We did not get enough ticket orders in to make it viable. Reflecting back, this was mainly our fault. We announced this edition way too late. Plus, there are other events at the same day, which is less than ideal. We will take these lessons to heart (and practice).
We will, most definitely, organise a new event somewhere in spring - the Early 26 edition. And we would like to see you there!
Sincere apologies. We will do better.
#BSDNL #RUNBSD #BSD #OpenBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #HardenedBSD #SecBSD #DragonflyBSD
Dear fellow *BSD aficionado,
First and foremost: our sincere gratitude for your interest and intention to attend our conference. We love having such an amazing community and were looking forward to meeting you once again at the Late 25 edition of BSD-NL.
Unfortunately, we have to postpone this edition. We did not get enough ticket orders in to make it viable. Reflecting back, this was mainly our fault. We announced this edition way too late. Plus, there are other events at the same day, which is less than ideal. We will take these lessons to heart (and practice).
We will, most definitely, organise a new event somewhere in spring - the Early 26 edition. And we would like to see you there!
Sincere apologies. We will do better.
#BSDNL #RUNBSD #BSD #OpenBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #HardenedBSD #SecBSD #DragonflyBSD
Stefano Marinelli
boosted
Do want to hangout with like minded *BSD people? Are you using *BSD in any, way, shape or form? Professional? Daily driver? Occasional? As a hobby? Interested in it but don't know where to start?
You are in luck! You can still get your ticket for the BSD-NL Conference - Late 2025 ❗️🐡😈⛳
📆 2025-11-08 / November 8th 2025
🕐 10:00-23:00 CET
📍 Brouwerij Maximus (Utrecht)
🌐 https://bsdnl.nl
Get your 🎟️ at https://tickets.bsdnl.nl/bsdnl/late25/
#BSDNL #RUNBSD #BSD #OpenBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #HardenedBSD #SecBSD #DragonflyBSD
Do want to hangout with like minded *BSD people? Are you using *BSD in any, way, shape or form? Professional? Daily driver? Occasional? As a hobby? Interested in it but don't know where to start?
You are in luck! You can still get your ticket for the BSD-NL Conference - Late 2025 ❗️🐡😈⛳
📆 2025-11-08 / November 8th 2025
🕐 10:00-23:00 CET
📍 Brouwerij Maximus (Utrecht)
🌐 https://bsdnl.nl
Get your 🎟️ at https://tickets.bsdnl.nl/bsdnl/late25/
#BSDNL #RUNBSD #BSD #OpenBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #HardenedBSD #SecBSD #DragonflyBSD
Michael Dexter
and 1 other
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It's that time of the year again where we, waaaaaay to late, announce the next edition of the BSD-NL Full Day Event - Late 2025 🐡😈⛳
📆 2025-11-08 / November 8th 2025
🕐 10:00-23:00 CET
📍 Brouwerij Maximus (Utrecht)
🌐 https://bsdnl.nl
If you have a talk prepared already we want to hear from you! You can submit your abstract at https://events.bsdnl.nl/
Hack! You can even register for the event already... the price we charge is to cover lunch. https://tickets.bsdnl.nl/bsdnl/late25/
See you there!!
#BSDNL #RUNBSD #BSD #OpenBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #HardenedBSD #SecBSD #DragonflyBSD
It's that time of the year again where we, waaaaaay to late, announce the next edition of the BSD-NL Full Day Event - Late 2025 🐡😈⛳
📆 2025-11-08 / November 8th 2025
🕐 10:00-23:00 CET
📍 Brouwerij Maximus (Utrecht)
🌐 https://bsdnl.nl
If you have a talk prepared already we want to hear from you! You can submit your abstract at https://events.bsdnl.nl/
Hack! You can even register for the event already... the price we charge is to cover lunch. https://tickets.bsdnl.nl/bsdnl/late25/
See you there!!
#BSDNL #RUNBSD #BSD #OpenBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #HardenedBSD #SecBSD #DragonflyBSD