BSD Now

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

315 episodes of BSD Now since the first episode, which aired on September 4th, 2013.

  • 492: Feeling for NetBSD

    February 2nd, 2023  |  38 mins 43 secs
    amd64, architecture, berkeley, bsd, cd, ci, continuous integration, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, execute-only, filesystem, freebsd, gcc, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, modula-2, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, qa, quality assurance, release, rust, shell, software, storage, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool

    Writing your own operating system, Continuous Integration and Quality Assurance Update, feeling for the NetBSD community, Testing wanted: execute-only on amd64, GCC uses Modula-2 and Rust, do they work on OpenBSD, Unix is dead; long live Unix, and more

  • 491: Catch the Spammers

    January 26th, 2023  |  42 mins 18 secs
    berkeley, binary compatibility, bsd, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, ebook, filesystem, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, leaks, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, release, reproducible builds, shell, software, spam, spam trap, storage, summit, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, unix shell prompt, venice, zfs, zpool

    Dragonfly BSD 6.4 is out, Running OpenZFS – Choosing Between FreeBSD and Linux, OpenBSD Mastery: Filesystems ebook leaks, catching 71% spam, crazy unix shell prompts, Linux Binary Compatibility: Ubuntu on FreeBSD, Reproducible Builds Summit Venice 2022, and more

  • 490: New Year’s Plan9’ing

    January 19th, 2023  |  46 mins 13 secs
    berkeley, bsd, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, kde, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, plan9, ports, release, shell, software, status report, storage, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, vintage computing, zfs, zpool

    FreeBSD Foundation’s Software Development review of 2022, what can we learn from Vintage Computing, OpenBSD KDE Status Report 2022, a Decade of HardenedBSD, In Praise of Plan9, and more

  • 489: Refreshing Perspective

    January 12th, 2023  |  36 mins 11 secs
    active directory, berkeley, bsd, dataset, dhcp server, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, hdmi sound output, howto, interview, jails, netbsd, networking, open source, openbsd, openiked, operating system, os, packages, plasma 5 gui, ports, release, samba, shell, software, storage, tmux, trident, trueos, tutorial, tv speakers, unix, zfs, zpool

    FreeBSD vs. Linux – Networking, HDMI sound output through TV speakers on FreeBSD 13, Getting started with tmux, Samba Active Directory, OpenIKED 7.2 released, FreeBSD Plasma 5 GUI Install, DHCP server howto in German, and more

  • 488: Old ping(8) bug

    January 5th, 2023  |  35 mins 25 secs
    authentication gateway, berkeley, bsd, bug, dataset, debugging, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, foundation, freebsd, fundraising, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, internet of things, interview, iot, jails, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ping, ports, release, shell, software, ssh, storage, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool

    Finding a 24 year old bug in ping(8), The Role of Operating Systems in IOT, Authentication gateway with SSH on OpenBSD, FreeBSD 12.4 is out, and more

  • 487: EuroBSDcon Interviews Pt. 2

    December 29th, 2022  |  34 mins 19 secs
    berkeley, bsd, bsd.tv, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, john baldwin, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, release, shell, software, storage, trident, trip report, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool

    This year end episode of BSDNow features a trip report to EuroBSDcon by Mr. BSD.tv, as well as an interview with FreeBSD committer John Baldwin. Happy New Year, 2023!

  • 486: EuroBSDcon interviews

    December 22nd, 2022  |  39 mins 1 sec
    berkeley, brooks davis, bsd, dataset, distribution, donate, donation, dragonflybsd, filesystem, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, netbsd, olivier cochard-labbe, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, release, shell, software, storage, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, year-end fundraising, zfs, zpool

    This special episode features two interviews we did at EuroBSDcon in Vienna this year. We talk with FreeBSD developers about how they got started, their current projects and more. Also, consider donating to your favorite BSD Foundation to keep the projects going.

  • 485: FreeBSD Home Assistant

    December 15th, 2022  |  43 mins 32 secs
    apple, awk, berkeley, brian kernighan, bsd, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, freebsd, graphics processing unit, guide, hardenedbsd, history, home assistant, howto, interview, jail, jails, m1 gpu, mimmutable, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, release, shell, software, storage, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool

    Tails of the M1 GPU, Getting Home Assistant running in a FreeBSD 13.1 jail, interview with AWK creator Dr. Brian Kernighan, Next steps toward mimmutable, Unix's (technical) history is mostly old now, and more

  • 484: Birth of stderr

    December 8th, 2022  |  36 mins 26 secs
    berkeley, bhyve, bootloader, bsd, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, font, free space, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, kvm, m1, m2, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, random, release, shell, software, standard error, stderr, steam, storage, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, virtual, virtualization, vm, workstation, zfs, zpool

    Virtualization showdown, The Birth of Standard Error, why Steam started picking a random font, Maintaining Sufficient Free Space with ZFS, updated Apple M1/M2 bootloader, code, FreeBSD on my workstation, and more

  • 483: ZFS Time Machine

    December 1st, 2022  |  50 mins 46 secs
    berkeley, bsd, client, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, emulator, filesystem, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, httm, interview, jails, netbsd, nfs, nushell, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, release, research unix, server, shell, simh pdp-11, software, time machine, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, version 6, zfs, zpool

    Research Unix Version 6 in the Open SIMH PDP-11 Emulator, The Hot Tub Time Machine is Your ZFS Turn-Back-Time Method, NFS on NetBSD: server and client side, HardenedBSD October 2022 Status Report, Nushell : Introduction, and more

  • 482: BSD XFCE Desktop

    November 24th, 2022  |  39 mins 20 secs
    alpine linux, berkeley, bsd, considerations, dataset, desktop, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, minimalist, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, quick setup, reason, release, root on zfs, shell, software, storage, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, xfce, zfs, zpool

    5 Key Reasons to Consider Open Source Storage, OpenBSD Minimalist Desktop, BSD XFCE, Alpine Linux VM on bhyve - with root on ZFS, FreeBSD Jail Quick Setup with Networking, and more.

  • 481: Fiery Crackers

    November 17th, 2022  |  47 mins 54 secs
    avoid, avoidance, aws, berkeley, bsd, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, firecracker, freebsd, guide, gzip, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, linux, minio, netbsd, nvme, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, performance, ports, postgres, q3, questions, reddit, release, shell, software, speedup, status report, tar, third quarter, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, vendor lock-in, zfs, zpool

    FreeBSD Q3 2022 status report, Leveraging MinIO and OpenZFS to avoid vendor lock in, FreeBSD on Firecracker platform, How Much Faster Is Making A Tar Archive Without Gzip, Postgres from packages on OpenBSD, Upgrading an NVMe zpool from 222G to 1TB drives, Don't use Reddit for Linux or BSD related questions, and more.