Michael Dexter
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BSDTV
@bsdtv@bsd.network  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

A new BSDCan video has been posted:
Effective Bug Reports, Code Change Requests, and Conference Proposals by Michael Dexter @dexter

https://youtu.be/iaYL_NlU444

Open Source is participatory and BSD Unix is no exception, with its own unique development workflows and events. Bug reporting, code proposing, and event participation are fundamental elements of the BSD Unix community and despite appearances, are open to anyone to participate.

This talk will take a pragmatic tour of effective engagement on these topics with real-world examples and tips for:

Bug reports that are actionable and inspire attention

Code change requests and reviews that are more likely to review and acceptance

Conference proposals that stand out, accurately set expectations, and are more likely to be accepted

The secret is that all of that all of these are fundamentally indistinguishable: You are tasked with marketing your idea to others and must show your work, justify your points, demonstrate sincerity, and ultimately convince others of your initiative, regardless of its size.

For more information, please visit:
https://www.bsdcan.org/2025/
- and -
https://www.bsdcan.org/2025/timetable/timetable-Effective-Bug-Reports,.html

#runbsd #freebsd #opensource #unix
BSDTV
@bsdtv@bsd.network  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

A new BSDCan video has been posted:
Effective Bug Reports, Code Change Requests, and Conference Proposals by Michael Dexter @dexter

https://youtu.be/iaYL_NlU444

Open Source is participatory and BSD Unix is no exception, with its own unique development workflows and events. Bug reporting, code proposing, and event participation are fundamental elements of the BSD Unix community and despite appearances, are open to anyone to participate.

This talk will take a pragmatic tour of effective engagement on these topics with real-world examples and tips for:

Bug reports that are actionable and inspire attention

Code change requests and reviews that are more likely to review and acceptance

Conference proposals that stand out, accurately set expectations, and are more likely to be accepted

The secret is that all of that all of these are fundamentally indistinguishable: You are tasked with marketing your idea to others and must show your work, justify your points, demonstrate sincerity, and ultimately convince others of your initiative, regardless of its size.

For more information, please visit:
https://www.bsdcan.org/2025/
- and -
https://www.bsdcan.org/2025/timetable/timetable-Effective-Bug-Reports,.html

#runbsd #freebsd #opensource #unix
nixCraft 🐧
@nixCraft@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Found this on Imgur pic of IRIS Indigo, a line of workstations developed and manufactured by SGI, was first announced in July 1991. It ran IRIX Unix and was well known for various apps in the 90s such as those used in 3D Graphics and Animation, and other industries. There was a time when workstation/desktop OSes spied zero on you, and you were in total control of your data, unlike Microsoft, which dominates this space these days.

#unix #history
Dendrobatus Azureus
@Dendrobatus_Azureus@mastodon.bsd.cafe  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

In case you have not done so yet, surf the Wave of the fossify organization, check which of these applications are good for you, since they have no ads, they are free and open source and they are Good at One thing, just like a proper Unix program

https://www.fossify.org/apps/

#FOSS #fossify #free#OpenSource#POSIX#Android#Unix

The image displays a smartphone screen with a gallery application open. The screen is divided into two main sections: the top section shows the gallery interface with a green background and the title "Clean UI" in white text. Below this, there is a smartphone image displaying various photo thumbnails organized into categories such as "Motion," "Animals," "Nature," "Videos," "Food," "Cute," and "Camera." Each category has a count of photos, with "Motion," "Animals," "Nature," "Food," and "Cute" each having 100 photos, and "Videos" having 10. The bottom section of the screen features buttons for downloading the app from Google Play and a "Read more" button. The status bar at the top shows the time as 20:17, the battery level at 92%, and a 4G signal.
The image displays a smartphone screen with a gallery application open. The screen is divided into two main sections: the top section shows the gallery interface with a green background and the title "Clean UI" in white text. Below this, there is a smartphone image displaying various photo thumbnails organized into categories such as "Motion," "Animals," "Nature," "Videos," "Food," "Cute," and "Camera." Each category has a count of photos, with "Motion," "Animals," "Nature," "Food," and "Cute" each having 100 photos, and "Videos" having 10. The bottom section of the screen features buttons for downloading the app from Google Play and a "Read more" button. The status bar at the top shows the time as 20:17, the battery level at 92%, and a 4G signal.
The image displays a smartphone screen with a gallery application open. The screen is divided into two main sections: the top section shows the gallery interface with a green background and the title "Clean UI" in white text. Below this, there is a smartphone image displaying various photo thumbnails organized into categories such as "Motion," "Animals," "Nature," "Videos," "Food," "Cute," and "Camera." Each category has a count of photos, with "Motion," "Animals," "Nature," "Food," and "Cute" each having 100 photos, and "Videos" having 10. The bottom section of the screen features buttons for downloading the app from Google Play and a "Read more" button. The status bar at the top shows the time as 20:17, the battery level at 92%, and a 4G signal.
The image shows a mobile device screen displaying the Fossify website. At the top, there is a black status bar with the time "20:17," a Gmail icon, a star icon, a notification icon, and a battery icon showing 92% charge. Below the status bar, the Fossify logo is displayed, featuring a green square with a white bird-like symbol and the word "FOSSIFY" in gray text. A green navigation bar with options "Apps," "Blog," "About," and "English" is visible. The main content area has a black background with green text stating "Our products." It describes Fossify apps as community-backed, open-source, and ad-free, mentioning they are a fork of the [@]SimpleMobileTools suite. The text continues, explaining that Fossify aims to continue the legacy of simple and private tech. At the bottom, there is a green button with the text "See the Big Picture," and a calendar section with the word "Calendar" in gray text. The URL "fossify.org/apps" is visible in the browser's address bar at the bottom of the screen. Provided by @altbot, generated privately and locally using Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.952 Wh
The image shows a mobile device screen displaying the Fossify website. At the top, there is a black status bar with the time "20:17," a Gmail icon, a star icon, a notification icon, and a battery icon showing 92% charge. Below the status bar, the Fossify logo is displayed, featuring a green square with a white bird-like symbol and the word "FOSSIFY" in gray text. A green navigation bar with options "Apps," "Blog," "About," and "English" is visible. The main content area has a black background with green text stating "Our products." It describes Fossify apps as community-backed, open-source, and ad-free, mentioning they are a fork of the [@]SimpleMobileTools suite. The text continues, explaining that Fossify aims to continue the legacy of simple and private tech. At the bottom, there is a green button with the text "See the Big Picture," and a calendar section with the word "Calendar" in gray text. The URL "fossify.org/apps" is visible in the browser's address bar at the bottom of the screen. Provided by @altbot, generated privately and locally using Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.952 Wh
The image shows a mobile device screen displaying the Fossify website. At the top, there is a black status bar with the time "20:17," a Gmail icon, a star icon, a notification icon, and a battery icon showing 92% charge. Below the status bar, the Fossify logo is displayed, featuring a green square with a white bird-like symbol and the word "FOSSIFY" in gray text. A green navigation bar with options "Apps," "Blog," "About," and "English" is visible. The main content area has a black background with green text stating "Our products." It describes Fossify apps as community-backed, open-source, and ad-free, mentioning they are a fork of the [@]SimpleMobileTools suite. The text continues, explaining that Fossify aims to continue the legacy of simple and private tech. At the bottom, there is a green button with the text "See the Big Picture," and a calendar section with the word "Calendar" in gray text. The URL "fossify.org/apps" is visible in the browser's address bar at the bottom of the screen. Provided by @altbot, generated privately and locally using Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.952 Wh
Dendrobatus Azureus
@Dendrobatus_Azureus@mastodon.bsd.cafe  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

In case you have not done so yet, surf the Wave of the fossify organization, check which of these applications are good for you, since they have no ads, they are free and open source and they are Good at One thing, just like a proper Unix program

https://www.fossify.org/apps/

#FOSS #fossify #free#OpenSource#POSIX#Android#Unix

The image displays a smartphone screen with a gallery application open. The screen is divided into two main sections: the top section shows the gallery interface with a green background and the title "Clean UI" in white text. Below this, there is a smartphone image displaying various photo thumbnails organized into categories such as "Motion," "Animals," "Nature," "Videos," "Food," "Cute," and "Camera." Each category has a count of photos, with "Motion," "Animals," "Nature," "Food," and "Cute" each having 100 photos, and "Videos" having 10. The bottom section of the screen features buttons for downloading the app from Google Play and a "Read more" button. The status bar at the top shows the time as 20:17, the battery level at 92%, and a 4G signal.
The image displays a smartphone screen with a gallery application open. The screen is divided into two main sections: the top section shows the gallery interface with a green background and the title "Clean UI" in white text. Below this, there is a smartphone image displaying various photo thumbnails organized into categories such as "Motion," "Animals," "Nature," "Videos," "Food," "Cute," and "Camera." Each category has a count of photos, with "Motion," "Animals," "Nature," "Food," and "Cute" each having 100 photos, and "Videos" having 10. The bottom section of the screen features buttons for downloading the app from Google Play and a "Read more" button. The status bar at the top shows the time as 20:17, the battery level at 92%, and a 4G signal.
The image displays a smartphone screen with a gallery application open. The screen is divided into two main sections: the top section shows the gallery interface with a green background and the title "Clean UI" in white text. Below this, there is a smartphone image displaying various photo thumbnails organized into categories such as "Motion," "Animals," "Nature," "Videos," "Food," "Cute," and "Camera." Each category has a count of photos, with "Motion," "Animals," "Nature," "Food," and "Cute" each having 100 photos, and "Videos" having 10. The bottom section of the screen features buttons for downloading the app from Google Play and a "Read more" button. The status bar at the top shows the time as 20:17, the battery level at 92%, and a 4G signal.
The image shows a mobile device screen displaying the Fossify website. At the top, there is a black status bar with the time "20:17," a Gmail icon, a star icon, a notification icon, and a battery icon showing 92% charge. Below the status bar, the Fossify logo is displayed, featuring a green square with a white bird-like symbol and the word "FOSSIFY" in gray text. A green navigation bar with options "Apps," "Blog," "About," and "English" is visible. The main content area has a black background with green text stating "Our products." It describes Fossify apps as community-backed, open-source, and ad-free, mentioning they are a fork of the [@]SimpleMobileTools suite. The text continues, explaining that Fossify aims to continue the legacy of simple and private tech. At the bottom, there is a green button with the text "See the Big Picture," and a calendar section with the word "Calendar" in gray text. The URL "fossify.org/apps" is visible in the browser's address bar at the bottom of the screen. Provided by @altbot, generated privately and locally using Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.952 Wh
The image shows a mobile device screen displaying the Fossify website. At the top, there is a black status bar with the time "20:17," a Gmail icon, a star icon, a notification icon, and a battery icon showing 92% charge. Below the status bar, the Fossify logo is displayed, featuring a green square with a white bird-like symbol and the word "FOSSIFY" in gray text. A green navigation bar with options "Apps," "Blog," "About," and "English" is visible. The main content area has a black background with green text stating "Our products." It describes Fossify apps as community-backed, open-source, and ad-free, mentioning they are a fork of the [@]SimpleMobileTools suite. The text continues, explaining that Fossify aims to continue the legacy of simple and private tech. At the bottom, there is a green button with the text "See the Big Picture," and a calendar section with the word "Calendar" in gray text. The URL "fossify.org/apps" is visible in the browser's address bar at the bottom of the screen. Provided by @altbot, generated privately and locally using Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.952 Wh
The image shows a mobile device screen displaying the Fossify website. At the top, there is a black status bar with the time "20:17," a Gmail icon, a star icon, a notification icon, and a battery icon showing 92% charge. Below the status bar, the Fossify logo is displayed, featuring a green square with a white bird-like symbol and the word "FOSSIFY" in gray text. A green navigation bar with options "Apps," "Blog," "About," and "English" is visible. The main content area has a black background with green text stating "Our products." It describes Fossify apps as community-backed, open-source, and ad-free, mentioning they are a fork of the [@]SimpleMobileTools suite. The text continues, explaining that Fossify aims to continue the legacy of simple and private tech. At the bottom, there is a green button with the text "See the Big Picture," and a calendar section with the word "Calendar" in gray text. The URL "fossify.org/apps" is visible in the browser's address bar at the bottom of the screen. Provided by @altbot, generated privately and locally using Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.952 Wh
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Dr. Brian Callahan
@bcallah@bsd.network  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

New #blog post. Let's write a peephole optimizer for #QBE that operates on #AArch64 assembly code. Three years ago, we did this for #AMD64 assembly code. But now that I have Arm machines, we can replicate the effort for another CPU architecture.

https://briancallahan.net/blog/20250901.html

#compiler #compilers #opensource #freesoftware #unix #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #dragonflybsd #linux #illumos #macos #assembler #assembly
Dr. Brian Callahan
@bcallah@bsd.network  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

New #blog post. Let's write a peephole optimizer for #QBE that operates on #AArch64 assembly code. Three years ago, we did this for #AMD64 assembly code. But now that I have Arm machines, we can replicate the effort for another CPU architecture.

https://briancallahan.net/blog/20250901.html

#compiler #compilers #opensource #freesoftware #unix #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #dragonflybsd #linux #illumos #macos #assembler #assembly
Luca Sironi
@luca@sironi.tk  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago
@Larvitz

Scene from 1994
You connect from a terminal, from a university lab, the only place where you have internet access, to your #unix server.
You type finger <user> to see if a friend/colleague/professor it's on line on the nearby room.
You see that he last typed on a terminal few minutes ago, so it's probably there, so you decide to

ytalk <user>

and have a chat.
Hey, but those command works as well if you use <user@some other university> !

Whoa, this thing is interconnected, it's federated !