OMG, I love #OpenBSD. Never seen a major update on a [Li|U]n[u|i]x OS going through so smooth. And the sysmerge command that walks you through every config file change and let's you diff/merge/install them, is the perfect icing on the cake. 🍰
#Microsoft just gave me the push I needed to wipe that #windows10 partition that I almost never boot into anyway. Being an #openbsd user that wants to get into #android app development, I am considering #voidlinux . What do you think fedi, any thoughts on the best option for me?
With Microsoft pushing their supercharged spyware soon, today is - like any other day - perfect to make the switch to #OpenBSD. The sane, well-documented, secure OS that isn't bloated and doesn't spy on you.
#OpenBSD has one of the best man pages out there - period. I always enjoy reading them. Mostly, answers are found in the Examples section or just straight by reading a bit. :openbsd:
This video pretty much sums up this:
🧵 …although I tend to favour OpenBSD and Linux for personal reasons, I find this decision OK. Certain open source projects lack clear, reasoned positions and decisions.
»NetBSD’s New Policy – No Place for AI-Created Code:
NetBSD bans AI-generated code to preserve clear copyright and meet licensing goals.«
sshd(8) split into multiple binaries- "After this changes, the listener binary will validate the configuration, load the hostkeys, listen on port 22 and manage MaxStartups only. All
session handling will be performed by a new sshd-session binary that the listener fork+execs." https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20240517092416#openbsd
Would be a free public shell account service based on #FreeBSD/#OpenBSD systems interesting for you? If yes, what would you run on it?
Please provide feedback, so @gyptazy can check if it makes sense to provide such a service (this is already available in a limited beta).
What to expect:
A free user login to a FreeBSD or #OpenBSD based system where multiple users can access it at the same time. You can do everything in your own home directory, run processes, open sockets, compile stuff etc. System is managed in general for you.
What you cannot do:
Make changes to the system in general, use low ports, install or modify things system wide.
So, my actively used computer fleet is as follows now:
Main desktop, for gaming and general use. Bonkers fast brand new Ryzen 9 and high end Radeon. Runs Fedora KDE.
Laptop - the mini Intel N100 laptop I reviewed. I love this tiny 10"-er so, so much (context, Thom!). Fedora KDE.
Workstation. My awesome dual-Xeon machine with a Radeon Pro w5700, 4K display, and gobs of cores. Runs #OpenBSD with Xfce now. For work, located in my office.
The spare parts box, built from some previous machines' parts. Runs Windows 10 now, sadly, specifically for League of Legends. Uses my previous 1440p 144Hz display.
I have a million other machines, too, but they're not in use. My wife has computers, too of course. Our house is uh, a bit of a computery place.