We are deeply saddened by the passing of Mike Karels, a pivotal figure in the history of BSD UNIX, a respected member of the FreeBSD community, and the Deputy Release Engineer for the FreeBSD Project. Mike’s contributions to the development and advancement of BSD systems were profound and have left an indelible mark on the Project. Mike’s vision and dedication were instrumental in shaping the FreeBSD we know and use today. His legacy will continue to inspire and guide us in our future endeavors. Our thoughts are with Mike’s family, friends, and all who knew him. He will be greatly missed.
FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE Announcement, Automatic dark mode with OpenBSD and dwm, dhcp6leased(8) imported to -current, DHCPv6-PD - First steps by florian@, Replacing my OPNsense gateway hardware by a Protectli appliance, How to alter file owernship and permissions with a feedback information, and more.
The FreeBSD project is pleased to announce that the 2024 FreeBSD Core Team election has concluded, and the following eight members now take office as the thirteenth Core Team:
Author wanted a communication tool for the NoGoo.me searxng instance they manage. But they want a software with small footprint so they used GoToSocial.
Author finally got KDE plasma 6 running on FreeBSD, kinda, watch to see how it went.
Since migrating many servers from Proxmox to FreeBSD, we have consistently felt that the VMs are more responsive. It's time to conduct some concrete tests.
This blog post explains how to configure an OpenBSD workstation with extreme privacy in mind.
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We are deeply saddened by the passing of Mike Karels, a pivotal figure in the history of BSD UNIX, a respected member of the FreeBSD community, and the Deputy Release Engineer for the FreeBSD Project. Mike’s contributions to the development and advancement of BSD systems were profound and have left an indelible mark on the Project. Mike’s vision and dedication were instrumental in shaping the FreeBSD we know and use today. His legacy will continue to inspire and guide us in our future endeavors. Our thoughts are with Mike’s family, friends, and all who knew him. He will be greatly missed.
OpenBSD-current now has IPv6 prefix delegation available via the new dhcp6leased(8) deamon. Now before he committed the code, Florian Obser wrote a blog post on the process of developing the new program in a piece called DHCPv6-PD - First steps.
My personal BSDCan Devsummit and Schedule, Syncthing, Paperless-ngx, neovim, Things we always remind ourselves while coding, and more.
The FreeBSD 14.x series enhances the system’s overall performance, security, and stability. The release includes substantial updates in various areas, such as networking, storage, virtualization, userland, and kernel improvements. FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE is the latest version in the 14-STABLE branch. It includes enhancements, security patches, and updated features to improve user experience and system stability. This article discusses the notable changes and improvements that FreeBSD 14.x offers.