Episode 649

The Desk Review

February 5th, 2026

1 hr 11 mins 37 secs

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About this Episode

ZFS Scrubs and Data integrity, Propolice, FreeBSD vs Slackware and more.

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This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap and the BSDNow Patreon

Headlines

Understanding ZFS Scrubs and Data Integrity

The story of Propolice

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[Tj's Desk](media/bsdnow649-tjs-desk.jpg)
[Ruben's Desk](media/bsdnow649-rubens-desk.jpg)

News Roundup

FreeBSD vs. Slackware: Which super stable OS is right for you?

Prometheus, Let's Encrypt, and making sure all our TLS certificates are monitored

Wait, a repairable ThinkPad!?

Tarsnap

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