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435: Year End Interview

December 30th, 2021 | 33 mins 51 secs

berkeley, bsd, computer challenge, dataset, dataswamp, distribution, dragonflybsd, freebsd, games, gaming, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, release, shell, shell community, software, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, webzine, zfs, zpool

In this last episode of 2021, we interview Solene from OpenBSD. She’s blogging about her experiences with OpenBSD on dataswamp.org, the webzine she created, how she got involved and other topics. Enjoy and best wishes for 2022!

434: It’s Quiz-mas time

December 23rd, 2021 | 58 mins 30 secs

berkeley, bsd, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, host interviews, howto, interview, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, release, shell, software, special interview, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, xmas, zfs, zpool

In this special xmas episode we let the audience interview us using questions they sent us and we’ll answer now. Tom, Allan, JT, and I are all here, so stay tuned for some interesting answers to your questions.

433: GhostBSD of Christmas

December 16th, 2021 | 29 mins 18 secs

berkeley, bsd, chdir, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, eden x2, freebsd, ghostbsd, gui, gui package manager, guide, hardenedbsd, hewlett packard, howto, hp, interview, modem, netbsd, octopkg, open source, openbsd, operating system, opnsense, os, packages, ports, posix_spawn, release, shell, software, t510, thin client, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, v7, via, via eden, web interface, zfs, zpool

GhostBSD 21.11.24 ISO available, why v7 matters so much, OpenBSD on VIA Eden X2 powered HP t510 Thin Client, OctoPkg GUI Package Manager, chdir(2) support in posix_spawn(3), install doas on FreeBSD, Access Modem's Web Interface with OPNsense, and more

432: Introducing OpenZFS 3.0 - Yeah

December 9th, 2021 | 54 mins 43 secs

awk, berkeley, bsd, bsd user group, bug, dataset, developer summit, distribution, doas, dragonflybsd, freebsd, guide, habug, hardenedbsd, howto, infrastructure, interview, netbsd, open source, openbsd, openzfs, openzfs 2.0, openzfs 3.0, operating system, os, packages, parallel processing, ports, release, shell, software, status update, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, user group, wayland, zfs, zpool

HAMBug hybrid meeting, Demystifying OpenZFS 2.0, OpenZFS 3.0 introduced at Dev Summit, HardenedBSD Home Infrastructure Status, Running Awk in parallel, FreeBSD Announces Wayland 1.19.91, and more

431: FreeBSD EC2 Agents

December 2nd, 2021 | 43 mins 57 secs

agents, berkeley, bsd, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, ec2, freebsd, gnome, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jenkins, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, opnsense, os, packages, ports, release, risc-v architecture, shell, software, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, webzine, zfs, zpool

Why use OpenBSD part 2, FreeBSD on the RISC-V Architecture, OpenBSD Webzine Issue 4, Ending up liking GNOME, OPNsense 21.7.5 released, Jenkins with FreeBSD Agents in EC2, and more

430: OpenBSD Onwards

November 25th, 2021 | 45 mins 46 secs

2021 q3 status, berkeley, bsd, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, freebsd, full disk encryption, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, monitoring, netbsd, open source, openbsd, openbsd catchup, operating system, os, packages, pool manipulation, ports, q3 status report, raspberry pi, recovery mode, release, rescue system, shell, software, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool

Manipulate a ZFS pool from Rescue System, FreeBSD 3rd Quarter Report, Monitoring FreeBSD jails form the host, OpenBSD on RPI4 with Full Disk Encryption, Onwards with OpenBSD, and more

429: Advanced ZFS Snapshots

November 18th, 2021 | 39 mins 4 secs

berkeley, bsd, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, foundation, freebsd, freebsd audio, fundraiser, fundraising, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, laptop power, midnightbsd, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, power consumption, release, shell, snapshots, software, spelling fixes, trident, trueos, tuning power, tutorial, typos, unix, wireguard setup, zfs, zfs snapshots, zpool

FreeBSD Foundation October Fundraising Update, Advanced ZFS Snapshots, Full WireGuard setup with OpenBSD, MidnightBSD a Linux Alternative, FreeBSD Audio, Tuning Power Consumption on FreeBSD Laptops, Thoughts on Spelling Fixes, and more.

428: Cult of BSD

November 11th, 2021 | 54 mins 21 secs

berkeley, bsd, cultbsd, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, it, measure, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, power, power efficiency, release, scheduler, shell, software, top, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool

OpenBSD Part 1: How it all started, Explaining top(1) on FreeBSD, Measuring power efficiency of a CPU frequency scheduler on OpenBSD, CultBSD, a whole lot of BSD bits, and more.

427: Logging is important

November 4th, 2021 | 43 mins 45 secs

authentication, berkeley, bsd, build, dataset, developer, distribution, dragonflybsd, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, log, logging, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, opnsense, os, packages, pfsense, ports, pot, release, setup, shell, software, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, workstation, zfs, zpool

Build Your FreeBSD Developer Workstation, logging is important, how BSD authentication works, pfSense turns 15 years old, OPNsense Business Edition 21.10 released, getting started with pot, and more

426: OpenBSD 7.0 Hero

October 28th, 2021 | 59 mins 12 secs

berkeley, boost, bsd, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, performance, ports, release, shell, slog, software, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, uvm, uvm faults, wayland, zfs, zpool

A Good Time to Use OpenZFS Slog, OpenBSD 7.0 is out, OpenBSD and Wayland, UVM faults yield significant performance boost, and more.

425: Releases galore

October 21st, 2021 | 41 mins 57 secs

berkeley, bsd, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, freebsd, ghostbsd, guide, hardenedbsd, hello system, howto, interview, libressl, lumina, midnightbsd, netbsd, open source, openbgpd, openbsd, opensense, operating system, os, packages, patches, ports, release, riscv, shell, software, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, vortex86dx, zfs, zpool

The New Architecture on the Block, OpenBSD on Vortex86DX CPU, lots of new releases, and more.

424: Unveiling OpenBSD’s pledge

October 14th, 2021 | 49 mins 41 secs

berkeley, bsd, comparing, comparison, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, encryption, freebsd, full disk encryption, geli, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, j language, language port, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, pledge, porting, ports, python, release, shell, software, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, unveil, zfs, zpool

J language working on OpenBSD, Comparing FreeBSD GELI and OpenZFS encrypted pools, What is FreeBSD, actually?, OpenBSD's pledge and unveil from Python, and more.

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