Posts in category OpenBSD

In Other BSDs for 2019/08/17

Aug 17, 2019 ~ Written by justin sherrill
This is a somewhat pre-made post coming off a week on the road, so I packed it chock-full. The UNIX Philosophy in 2019.  (via) Converse to previous: Brian Will – Replacing the Unix tradition. Summer Sun and microsystems. How does a “real” Unix system feel compared to *BSDs and Linux? GSoC 2019 Report Update: Incorporating [...]
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Package updates for -stable branch no...

Aug 14, 2019 ~ Written by openbsd journal
In a very welcome development, Solene Rapenne (solene@) announced that binary package updates for the most popular platforms will be available for the latest OpenBSD release. The announcement reads: The OpenBSD base system has received binary updates for security and some other important problems in the base OS through syspatch(8) f [...]
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In Other BSDs for 2019/08/10

Aug 10, 2019 ~ Written by justin sherrill
A reminder: if you have a BSD user group and I’m not posting about your meetings, please make sure I know about it. The OpenBSD Ada Library.  (via) BSD Link Roundup 7.29. Project Trident 19.07-U1 now available.  No, wait, 12-U1 now available. Valuable News – 2019/07/29. Nvidia optimus drivers for FreeBSD.  ( (Read more...)
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6.6-beta has been tagged

Aug 10, 2019 ~ Written by openbsd journal
Theo de Raadt (deraadt@) has just tagged 6.6-beta: CVSROOT: /cvs Module name: src Changes by: deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org 2019/08/09 21:56:02 Modified files: etc/root : root.mail share/mk : sys.mk sys/arch/macppc/stand/tbxidata: bsd.tbxi sys/conf : newvers.sh sys/sys : param.h usr.bin/signify: [...]
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Game of Trees

Aug 10, 2019 ~ Written by openbsd journal
Stefan Sperling (stsp@) is developing a version control system, "Game of Trees". From <https://gameoftrees.org/>: Game of Trees (Got) is a version control system which prioritizes ease of use and simplicity over flexibility. Got is still under development; it is being developed exclusively on OpenBSD and its target audi [...]
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snmp(1) added to -current

Aug 09, 2019 ~ Written by openbsd journal
Martijn van Duren (martijn@) has committed a new Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) client, snmp(1): CVSROOT: /cvs Module name: src Changes by: martijn@cvs.openbsd.org 2019/08/09 00:17:59 Added files: usr.bin/snmp : Makefile mib.c mib.h smi.c smi.h snmp.1 snmp.c snmp.h snmpc.c Log message: Imp [...]
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In Other BSDs for 2019/08/03

Aug 03, 2019 ~ Written by justin sherrill
A bumper crop this week! Video on OpenBSD, a presentation at NYCBUG by Andre Buskvekster, happening on the 7th.  I’ll post a reminder on the 6th. OpenBSD ttyplot examples. Something blogged (on pkgsrcCon 2019). NetBSD 9.0 release process has started.  Aarch64 support sounds good. TrueNAS 11.2 out. PHP and OpenBSD talk by Mario Campos o [...]
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tpmr(4) driver added to -current

Aug 02, 2019 ~ Written by openbsd journal
David Gwynne (dlg@) has committed to -current another new network driver - an 802.1Q Two-Port MAC Relay driver, tpmr(4). The main commit message explains the raison d\'être: CVSROOT: /cvs Module name: src Changes by: dlg@cvs.openbsd.org 2019/07/31 21:05:46 Added files: sys/net : if_tpmr.c Log message: add tpmr(4), [...]
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Touchpad, Interrupted

Aug 02, 2019 ~ Written by openbsd journal
On his blog, Joshua Stein (jcs@) has written an [another!] excellent article on an involved investigation into a complex issue: the non-arrival of interrupts for certain touchpad devices.
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OpenBGPD 6.5p1 released.

Aug 02, 2019 ~ Written by openbsd journal
Claudio Jeker (claudio@) has announced the release of a new version of OpenBGPD: We have released OpenBGPD 6.5p1, which will be arriving in the OpenBGPD directory of your local OpenBSD mirror soon. This is the first stable update for the 6.5 version. Read more…
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In Other BSDs for 2019/07/27

Jul 27, 2019 ~ Written by justin sherrill
All over the map this week. Broken ports?  (OpenBSD games) Realtime bandwidth terminal graph visualization. What’s the point of the Single UNIX Specification? Resuming ZFS send. A Chapter from the FBI’s History with OpenBSD and an OpenSSH Vuln.  (via). OpenBSD and NetBSD machines at Open Source Conference 2019 Nagoya.  (via) Valu [...]
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In Other BSDs for 2019/07/20

Jul 20, 2019 ~ Written by justin sherrill
And overflow continues!  I am secretly pleased. Nginx and acme-client on OpenBSD. random ip id comments.  Linked cause OpenBSD and DragonFly are specially noted for IP ID handling. DTracing PostGres.  (via). What is the overarching philosophy of BSD that defines the OS family? OpenBSD::Unveil(3p) added to -current.  I like this sort of exter [...]
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BSDNow 307: Twitching with OpenBSD

Jul 19, 2019 ~ Written by justin sherrill
BSD Now 307 accomplishes another trifecta week, mentioning Free, Net, and Open, and also mentioning that vBSDCon’s call for papers closes tomorrow – I’m mentioning it now cause it’ll be too late to mention for In Other BSDs this weekend.
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SEMIBUG tonight: OpenBSD on the deskt...

Jul 16, 2019 ~ Written by justin sherrill
Hopefully I am not too late posting this: SEMIBUG meets tonight, and the presentation is Eddie Thieda, talking about OpenBSD on the desktop.
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In Other BSDs for 2019/07/13

Jul 13, 2019 ~ Written by justin sherrill
Done early, for once!  I managed to complete this by Thursday night. LLDB: watchpoints, XSTATE in ptrace() and core dumps. OpenBSD Community goes Platinum for 2019! Streaming to Twitch using OpenBSD. High quality / low latency VOIP server with umurmur/Mumble on OpenBSD. OPNsense 19.1.10 released, and then OPNsense 19.7 RC1 released. vBSDCon& [...]
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OpenBSD::Unveil(3p) added to -current

Jul 12, 2019 ~ Written by openbsd journal
Andrew Fresh (afresh1@) has committed OpenBSD::Unveil(3p), a Perl interface to unveil(2): CVSROOT: /cvs Module name: src Changes by: afresh1@cvs.openbsd.org 2019/07/09 14:41:54 Added files: gnu/usr.bin/perl/cpan/OpenBSD-Unveil: Unveil.xs gnu/usr.bin/perl/cpan/OpenBSD-Unveil/lib/OpenBSD: Unveil.pm gnu/usr.bin/perl/cpan/Op [...]
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aggr(4) driver added to -current

Jul 10, 2019 ~ Written by openbsd journal
David Gwynne (dlg@) has committed to -current a dedicated Link Aggregation (EEE 802.1AX) driver, aggr(4). The main commit message explains the raison d\'être: CVSROOT: /cvs Module name: src Changes by: dlg@cvs.openbsd.org 2019/07/04 19:35:58 Added files: sys/net : if_aggr.c Log message: add aggr(4), a dedi [...]
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OpenBSD Community goes Platinum for 2...

Jul 07, 2019 ~ Written by openbsd journal
Ken Westerback wrote in with some good news: The OpenBSD Foundation is happy to announce that individual contributions from the OpenBSD community have again exceeded CDN$50,000, making the community the 1st Platinum level donor for 2019! These smaller regular contributions are the backbone of longer term spending planning. The Found [...]
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In Other BSDs for 2019/07/06

Jul 06, 2019 ~ Written by justin sherrill
I have a backlog of more BSD links to add, beyond this – it was a busy week! ChiBUG meets this Tuesday. Developers: How PINE64 is creating a community to compete with Raspberry Pi’s.  Linked because of the apparently-decent BSD support on PINE64 stuff.  (via) And now for something completely different: NetBSD on the last G4 (Rea [...]
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In Other BSDs for 2019/06/29

Jun 29, 2019 ~ Written by justin sherrill
Last minute, again. import vulkan-loader for Vulkan API support.  (via) Setting up services in a FreeNAS Jail. “Sudo Mastery 2nd Edition” cover art reveal. FreeBSD 11.3-RC3 is out. Valuable News – 2019/06/24. OPNsense Routing & Ubiquiti Edgeswitches – VLAN Issues. The big Steam Summer Sale 2019 is on – with ~77 games (Read m [...]
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