Episode 628
Product Hype
September 11th, 2025
49 mins 11 secs
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About this Episode
The Hype is the Product, Programmers Aren’t So Humble Anymore—Maybe Because Nobody Codes in Perl, Is OpenBSD 10x faster than Linux?, How to install FreeBSD on providers that don't support it with mfsBSD, SSHX, Zvault Status Update, and more
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This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap and the BSDNow Patreon
Headlines
Programmers Aren’t So Humble Anymore—Maybe Because Nobody Codes in Perl
News Roundup
Is OpenBSD 10x faster than Linux?
How to install FreeBSD on providers that don't support it with mfsBSD
Undeadly Bits
- 4096 colours and flashing text on the console!
- Font caching no longer runs as root
- OpenSSH will now adapt IP QoS to actual sessions and traffic
Tarsnap
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