Advance!BSD – thoughts on a not-for-profit project to support *BSD (2/2)

[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2021/advance_bsd_pt2.gmi [Edit (22/07/21)]Yet another poll on Reddit asking for the preferred means of communication ended with great support for continuing the project in a Subreddit of its own. So after today the … Continue reading Advance!BSD – thoughts on a not-for-profit project to support *BSD (2/2)

Advance!BSD – thoughts on a not-for-profit project to support *BSD (1/2)

[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2021/advance_bsd_pt1.gmi There are multiple reasons why I am a BSD user and enthusiast. For one thing I enjoy using systems where the design benefits from the holistic approach (whole OS vs. "kernel … Continue reading Advance!BSD – thoughts on a not-for-profit project to support *BSD (1/2)

FreeBSD package building pt. 5: Sophisticated Synth

[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2021/freebsd_package_building_pt5.gmi In the previous posts of this series, there was an introduction to package building on FreeBSD and we discussed basic Synth usage. The program's configuration, working with compiler cache and using … Continue reading FreeBSD package building pt. 5: Sophisticated Synth

FreeBSD package building pt. 4: (Slightly) Advanced Synth

[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2021/freebsd_package_building_pt4.gmi In the previous posts of this series, there was an introduction to package building on FreeBSD and we discussed basic Synth usage. The program's configuration, working with compiler cache and using … Continue reading FreeBSD package building pt. 4: (Slightly) Advanced Synth

FreeBSD package building pt. 3: Intermediate Synth

[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2021/freebsd_package_building_pt3.gmi In this article we'll continue exploring Synth. After covering a general introduction to package building as well as Synth's basic operation in the previous articles, we're going to look at the … Continue reading FreeBSD package building pt. 3: Intermediate Synth

FreeBSD package building pt. 2: Basic Synth

[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2021/freebsd_package_building_pt2.gmi The previous article was an introduction into package building on FreeBSD in general. It also included references to various other articles about package management and working with ports. Familiarity with those … Continue reading FreeBSD package building pt. 2: Basic Synth

FreeBSD package building pt. 1: Introduction and test system

[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2021/freebsd_package_building_pt1.gmi In 2017 I started to post a series of well-received articles that was meant to culminate in a tutorial on building packages on FreeBSD. I wrote about the history of package … Continue reading FreeBSD package building pt. 1: Introduction and test system

FreeBSD router take 2 (pt. 4): Demoting my ISP’s router

[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2021/bsd_router_take_2_pt4.gmi Since I built my first OPNsense-based router, it had been a secondary router only. Its "WAN" port was connected to my ISP's modem/router box which dealt with establishing the actual Internet … Continue reading FreeBSD router take 2 (pt. 4): Demoting my ISP’s router

FreeBSD router take 2 (pt. 3): Excursion – De-hardening OPNsense for 2022?

[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2021/bsd_router_take_2_pt3.gmi After OPNsense announced that they would rebase on vanilla FreeBSD instead of going on with HardenedBSD, I wrote the previous article on what "security" means when it comes to networked devices … Continue reading FreeBSD router take 2 (pt. 3): Excursion – De-hardening OPNsense for 2022?

FreeBSD router take 2 (pt. 2): Excursion – FreeBSD and security

[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2021/bsd_router_take_2_pt2.gmi After I completed the previous article, Franco Fichtner announced that OPNsense and HardenedBSD will be parting ways. I'm happy to see that they are parting ways in good terms. So there … Continue reading FreeBSD router take 2 (pt. 2): Excursion – FreeBSD and security