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NOTES
This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap (https://www.tarsnap.com/bsdnow) and the BSDNow Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/bsdnow)
Headlines
GhostBSD: From Usability to Struggle and Renewal (https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/journal/browser-based-edition/downstreams/ghostbsd-from-usability-to-struggle-and-renewal/)
Why You Can’t Trust AI to Tune ZFS (https://klarasystems.com/articles/why-you-cant-trust-ai-to-tune-zfs/?utm_source=BSD%20Now&amp;amp;utm_medium=Podcast)
News Roundup
Introducing bpflogd(8): capture packets via BPF to log files (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250425074505)
What I'd do as a College Freshman in 2025 (https://muratbuffalo.blogspot.com/2025/04/what-id-do-as-college-freshman.html)
FreeBSD and KDE Plasma generations (https://euroquis.nl//freebsd/2025/03/02/kde5.html)
Improvements to the FreeBSD CI/CD systems (https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/improvements-to-the-freebsd-ci-cd-systems/)
FreeBSD as a Workstation (https://darknet.sytes.net/wordpress/index.php/2025/03/16/freebsd-as-a-workstation/)
Tarsnap
This weeks episode of BSDNow was sponsored by our friends at Tarsnap, the only secure online backup you can trust your data to. Even paranoids need backups.
Feedback/Questions
Effie - FreeBSD as a Workstation (https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/611/feedback/effie%20-%20freebsd%20as%20a%20workstation.md)
Send questions, comments, show ideas/topics, or stories you want mentioned on the show to feedback@bsdnow.tv (mailto:feedback@bsdnow.tv)
Join us and other BSD Fans in our BSD Now Telegram channel (https://t.me/bsdnow)
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<p><strong><em>NOTES</em></strong></p>

<p>This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by <a href="https://www.tarsnap.com/bsdnow" rel="nofollow">Tarsnap</a> and the <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bsdnow" rel="nofollow">BSDNow Patreon</a></p>

<h2>Headlines</h2>

<p><a href="https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/journal/browser-based-edition/downstreams/ghostbsd-from-usability-to-struggle-and-renewal/" rel="nofollow">GhostBSD: From Usability to Struggle and Renewal</a></p>

<hr>

<p><a href="https://klarasystems.com/articles/why-you-cant-trust-ai-to-tune-zfs/?utm_source=BSD%20Now&utm_medium=Podcast" rel="nofollow">Why You Can’t Trust AI to Tune ZFS</a></p>

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<h2>News Roundup</h2>

<p><a href="http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250425074505" rel="nofollow">Introducing bpflogd(8): capture packets via BPF to log files</a></p>

<hr>

<p><a href="https://muratbuffalo.blogspot.com/2025/04/what-id-do-as-college-freshman.html" rel="nofollow">What I&#39;d do as a College Freshman in 2025</a></p>

<hr>

<p><a href="https://euroquis.nl//freebsd/2025/03/02/kde5.html" rel="nofollow">FreeBSD and KDE Plasma generations</a></p>

<hr>

<p><a href="https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/improvements-to-the-freebsd-ci-cd-systems/" rel="nofollow">Improvements to the FreeBSD CI/CD systems</a></p>

<hr>

<p><a href="https://darknet.sytes.net/wordpress/index.php/2025/03/16/freebsd-as-a-workstation/" rel="nofollow">FreeBSD as a Workstation</a></p>

<hr>

<h2>Tarsnap</h2>

<p>This weeks episode of BSDNow was sponsored by our friends at Tarsnap, the only secure online backup you can trust your data to. Even paranoids need backups.</p>

<h2>Feedback/Questions</h2>

<p><a href="https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/611/feedback/effie%20-%20freebsd%20as%20a%20workstation.md" rel="nofollow">Effie - FreeBSD as a Workstation</a></p>

<hr>

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<li><p>Send questions, comments, show ideas/topics, or stories you want mentioned on the show to <a href="mailto:feedback@bsdnow.tv" rel="nofollow">feedback@bsdnow.tv</a></p></li>
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<p><strong><em>NOTES</em></strong></p>

<p>This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by <a href="https://www.tarsnap.com/bsdnow" rel="nofollow">Tarsnap</a> and the <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bsdnow" rel="nofollow">BSDNow Patreon</a></p>

<h2>Headlines</h2>

<p><a href="https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/journal/browser-based-edition/downstreams/ghostbsd-from-usability-to-struggle-and-renewal/" rel="nofollow">GhostBSD: From Usability to Struggle and Renewal</a></p>

<hr>

<p><a href="https://klarasystems.com/articles/why-you-cant-trust-ai-to-tune-zfs/?utm_source=BSD%20Now&utm_medium=Podcast" rel="nofollow">Why You Can’t Trust AI to Tune ZFS</a></p>

<hr>

<h2>News Roundup</h2>

<p><a href="http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250425074505" rel="nofollow">Introducing bpflogd(8): capture packets via BPF to log files</a></p>

<hr>

<p><a href="https://muratbuffalo.blogspot.com/2025/04/what-id-do-as-college-freshman.html" rel="nofollow">What I&#39;d do as a College Freshman in 2025</a></p>

<hr>

<p><a href="https://euroquis.nl//freebsd/2025/03/02/kde5.html" rel="nofollow">FreeBSD and KDE Plasma generations</a></p>

<hr>

<p><a href="https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/improvements-to-the-freebsd-ci-cd-systems/" rel="nofollow">Improvements to the FreeBSD CI/CD systems</a></p>

<hr>

<p><a href="https://darknet.sytes.net/wordpress/index.php/2025/03/16/freebsd-as-a-workstation/" rel="nofollow">FreeBSD as a Workstation</a></p>

<hr>

<h2>Tarsnap</h2>

<p>This weeks episode of BSDNow was sponsored by our friends at Tarsnap, the only secure online backup you can trust your data to. Even paranoids need backups.</p>

<h2>Feedback/Questions</h2>

<p><a href="https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/611/feedback/effie%20-%20freebsd%20as%20a%20workstation.md" rel="nofollow">Effie - FreeBSD as a Workstation</a></p>

<hr>

<ul>
<li><p>Send questions, comments, show ideas/topics, or stories you want mentioned on the show to <a href="mailto:feedback@bsdnow.tv" rel="nofollow">feedback@bsdnow.tv</a></p></li>
<li><p>Join us and other BSD Fans in our <a href="https://t.me/bsdnow" rel="nofollow">BSD Now Telegram channel</a></p></li>
</ul>

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  <itunes:subtitle>Choosing The Right ZFS Pool Layout, changes in OpenBSD that make life better, GhostBSD 21.09.06 ISO's now available, Fair Internet bandwidth management with OpenBSD, NetBSD wifi router project update, NetBSD on the Apple M1, HardenedBSD August Status Report, FreeBSD Journal on Wireless and Desktop, and more.
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  <description>Choosing The Right ZFS Pool Layout, changes in OpenBSD that make life better, GhostBSD 21.09.06 ISO's now available, Fair Internet bandwidth management with OpenBSD, NetBSD wifi router project update, NetBSD on the Apple M1, HardenedBSD August Status Report, FreeBSD Journal on Wireless and Desktop, and more.
NOTES
This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap (https://www.tarsnap.com/bsdnow)
Headlines
Choosing The Right ZFS Pool Layout (https://klarasystems.com/articles/choosing-the-right-zfs-pool-layout/)
Recent and not so recent changes in OpenBSD that make life better (and may turn up elsewhere too) (https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2021/08/recent-and-not-so-recent-changes-in.html)
News Roundup
GhostBSD 21.09.06 ISO's now available (https://www.ghostbsd.org/ghostbsd_21.09.06_iso_now_available)
Fair Internet bandwidth management on a network using OpenBSD (https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2021-08-30-openbsd-qos-lan.html)
NetBSD wifi router project update (https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/wifi_project_status_update)
Bonus NetBSD Recent Developments: NetBSD on the Apple M1 (https://mobile.twitter.com/jmcwhatever/status/1431575270436319235)
***
### HardenedBSD August 2021 Status Report (https://hardenedbsd.org/article/shawn-webb/2021-08-31/hardenedbsd-august-2021-status-report)
### FreeBSD Journal July/August 2021: Desktop/Wireless (https://freebsdfoundation.org/past-issues/desktop-wireless/)
***
### Tarsnap
This weeks episode of BSDNow was sponsored by our friends at Tarsnap, the only secure online backup you can trust your data to. Even paranoids need backups.
Feedback/Questions
James - backup question (https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/420/feedback/James%20-%20backup%20question.md)
Jonathon - certifications (https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/420/feedback/Jonathon%20-%20certifications.md)
Marty - RPG CLI (https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/420/feedback/Marty%20-%20RPG%20CLI.md)
*** 
Send questions, comments, show ideas/topics, or stories you want mentioned on the show to feedback@bsdnow.tv (mailto:feedback@bsdnow.tv)
***
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<p><strong><em>NOTES</em></strong><br>
This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by <a href="https://www.tarsnap.com/bsdnow" rel="nofollow">Tarsnap</a></p>

<h2>Headlines</h2>

<h3><a href="https://klarasystems.com/articles/choosing-the-right-zfs-pool-layout/" rel="nofollow">Choosing The Right ZFS Pool Layout</a></h3>

<hr>

<h3><a href="https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2021/08/recent-and-not-so-recent-changes-in.html" rel="nofollow">Recent and not so recent changes in OpenBSD that make life better (and may turn up elsewhere too)</a></h3>

<hr>

<h2>News Roundup</h2>

<h3><a href="https://www.ghostbsd.org/ghostbsd_21.09.06_iso_now_available" rel="nofollow">GhostBSD 21.09.06 ISO&#39;s now available</a></h3>

<hr>

<h3><a href="https://dataswamp.org/%7Esolene/2021-08-30-openbsd-qos-lan.html" rel="nofollow">Fair Internet bandwidth management on a network using OpenBSD</a></h3>

<hr>

<h3><a href="https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/wifi_project_status_update" rel="nofollow">NetBSD wifi router project update</a></h3>

<ul>
<li>Bonus NetBSD Recent Developments: <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/jmcwhatever/status/1431575270436319235" rel="nofollow">NetBSD on the Apple M1</a>
***
### <a href="https://hardenedbsd.org/article/shawn-webb/2021-08-31/hardenedbsd-august-2021-status-report" rel="nofollow">HardenedBSD August 2021 Status Report</a>
### <a href="https://freebsdfoundation.org/past-issues/desktop-wireless/" rel="nofollow">FreeBSD Journal July/August 2021: Desktop/Wireless</a>
***
### Tarsnap</li>
<li>This weeks episode of BSDNow was sponsored by our friends at Tarsnap, the only secure online backup you can trust your data to. Even paranoids need backups.</li>
</ul>

<h2>Feedback/Questions</h2>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/420/feedback/James%20-%20backup%20question.md" rel="nofollow">James - backup question</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/420/feedback/Jonathon%20-%20certifications.md" rel="nofollow">Jonathon - certifications</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/420/feedback/Marty%20-%20RPG%20CLI.md" rel="nofollow">Marty - RPG CLI</a>
*** </li>
<li>Send questions, comments, show ideas/topics, or stories you want mentioned on the show to <a href="mailto:feedback@bsdnow.tv" rel="nofollow">feedback@bsdnow.tv</a>
***</li>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Choosing The Right ZFS Pool Layout, changes in OpenBSD that make life better, GhostBSD 21.09.06 ISO&#39;s now available, Fair Internet bandwidth management with OpenBSD, NetBSD wifi router project update, NetBSD on the Apple M1, HardenedBSD August Status Report, FreeBSD Journal on Wireless and Desktop, and more.</p>

<p><strong><em>NOTES</em></strong><br>
This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by <a href="https://www.tarsnap.com/bsdnow" rel="nofollow">Tarsnap</a></p>

<h2>Headlines</h2>

<h3><a href="https://klarasystems.com/articles/choosing-the-right-zfs-pool-layout/" rel="nofollow">Choosing The Right ZFS Pool Layout</a></h3>

<hr>

<h3><a href="https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2021/08/recent-and-not-so-recent-changes-in.html" rel="nofollow">Recent and not so recent changes in OpenBSD that make life better (and may turn up elsewhere too)</a></h3>

<hr>

<h2>News Roundup</h2>

<h3><a href="https://www.ghostbsd.org/ghostbsd_21.09.06_iso_now_available" rel="nofollow">GhostBSD 21.09.06 ISO&#39;s now available</a></h3>

<hr>

<h3><a href="https://dataswamp.org/%7Esolene/2021-08-30-openbsd-qos-lan.html" rel="nofollow">Fair Internet bandwidth management on a network using OpenBSD</a></h3>

<hr>

<h3><a href="https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/wifi_project_status_update" rel="nofollow">NetBSD wifi router project update</a></h3>

<ul>
<li>Bonus NetBSD Recent Developments: <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/jmcwhatever/status/1431575270436319235" rel="nofollow">NetBSD on the Apple M1</a>
***
### <a href="https://hardenedbsd.org/article/shawn-webb/2021-08-31/hardenedbsd-august-2021-status-report" rel="nofollow">HardenedBSD August 2021 Status Report</a>
### <a href="https://freebsdfoundation.org/past-issues/desktop-wireless/" rel="nofollow">FreeBSD Journal July/August 2021: Desktop/Wireless</a>
***
### Tarsnap</li>
<li>This weeks episode of BSDNow was sponsored by our friends at Tarsnap, the only secure online backup you can trust your data to. Even paranoids need backups.</li>
</ul>

<h2>Feedback/Questions</h2>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/420/feedback/James%20-%20backup%20question.md" rel="nofollow">James - backup question</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/420/feedback/Jonathon%20-%20certifications.md" rel="nofollow">Jonathon - certifications</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/420/feedback/Marty%20-%20RPG%20CLI.md" rel="nofollow">Marty - RPG CLI</a>
*** </li>
<li>Send questions, comments, show ideas/topics, or stories you want mentioned on the show to <a href="mailto:feedback@bsdnow.tv" rel="nofollow">feedback@bsdnow.tv</a>
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