#Tag
As a proof, scrot output on NetBSD... aka, screenshot 🙂
Still, fonts are missing, but I only needed to download a few configs from my website to make it usable for me.
ratpoison, dmenu, firefox, emacs - and I can make a lot of work done...
#netbsd #ratpoison #xterm
As a proof, scrot output on NetBSD... aka, screenshot 🙂
Still, fonts are missing, but I only needed to download a few configs from my website to make it usable for me.
ratpoison, dmenu, firefox, emacs - and I can make a lot of work done...
#netbsd #ratpoison #xterm
Every now and then when I come back to use my daily driver running #Debian #Linux, I got surprised why #apt still does not provided short-formed commands like #pkg in #FreeBSD and #pkgin in #NetBSD do such as:
# FreeBSD#Unix #BSD #FOSS
pkg ins vim # same as pkg install vim
pkg sea vim # same as pkg search vim
# NetBSD
pkgin in vim # same as pkgin install vim
pkgin se vim # same as pkgin search vim
# while in Debian
apt search vim # no apt se/sea
apt install vim # no apt in/ins
Since my home server not intended for use by any people outside of my city (plus some VPN endpoints in other countries) — it is ok to ban some unwanted countries and cities from which I don't expect anything good, except attempts to hack my box to use my resources or set me up 
.
So I added some GeoIP blocking to the npf with script to update GeoIP list — I blocked China, Iran, North Korea, etc and Moscow (because there are a lot of government and commercial backed bots coming from here). Results are good — the bots don't disappeared completely but the speed of adding new IPs to the blacklist is decreased 
Sadly, I was unable to add USA and UK to the list, because looks like there are some limits (not found how to increase them 
), which disallows to load a lot of CIDRs for these countries to the blacklist.
Since my home server not intended for use by any people outside of my city (plus some VPN endpoints in other countries) — it is ok to ban some unwanted countries and cities from which I don't expect anything good, except attempts to hack my box to use my resources or set me up .
So I added some GeoIP blocking to the npf with script to update GeoIP list — I blocked China, Iran, North Korea, etc and Moscow (because there are a lot of government and commercial backed bots coming from here). Results are good — the bots don't disappeared completely but the speed of adding new IPs to the blacklist is decreased
Sadly, I was unable to add USA and UK to the list, because looks like there are some limits (not found how to increase them ), which disallows to load a lot of CIDRs for these countries to the blacklist.
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My BSDCan submission has been approved!
It will be wonderful to be back in Ottawa, meet again all the "old" (and new) friends from the BSD world and, this time, present something that has saved me more than once... and it’s based on NetBSD!
#BSDCan #BSDCon #NetBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #DragonFlyBSD #RunBSD #BSDCan2026 #Ottawa #Canada #BSD
EDIT: more here: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@stefano/116000601385091531
I’ve just received a wonderful email. I’m so excited!
More about this in the coming days.
#MAME 0.285 compiles on #HaikuOS after adding a small upstream patch (a missing #include).
If you're struggling to compile the latest version of MAME (I bet #FreeBSD and #NetBSD probably have the same issue), give this a go: https://github.com/mamedev/mame/commit/ffde4d3920ae99d2730db83982ffa9f8fbd8abd2
Anyway, there's a PR on HaikuPorts for the update, so it should be with you lovely people in the next few days.
#MAME 0.285 compiles on #HaikuOS after adding a small upstream patch (a missing #include).
If you're struggling to compile the latest version of MAME (I bet #FreeBSD and #NetBSD probably have the same issue), give this a go: https://github.com/mamedev/mame/commit/ffde4d3920ae99d2730db83982ffa9f8fbd8abd2
Anyway, there's a PR on HaikuPorts for the update, so it should be with you lovely people in the next few days.
Deadline this weekend - apply by Feb 1st, 2026!
Do you want to go to EuroBSDCon https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/ but need support to do so?
Or do you know someone in that situation? Apply for the Paul Schenkeveld Travel Grant before February 1st, 2026!
https://eurobsdconfoundation.org/travel-grant.html
#eurobsdcon #netbsd #openbsd #freebsd #conference #travelgrant
Deadline this weekend - apply by Feb 1st, 2026!
Do you want to go to EuroBSDCon https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/ but need support to do so?
Or do you know someone in that situation? Apply for the Paul Schenkeveld Travel Grant before February 1st, 2026!
https://eurobsdconfoundation.org/travel-grant.html
#eurobsdcon #netbsd #openbsd #freebsd #conference #travelgrant
This morning I was thinking about something: one of the reasons why every enthusiast should consider going to a BSDCon is simple.
I eat a lot and I still come back slimmer 😄
2024 - EuroBSDCon: ate twice as much as usual, came back from Dublin 1 kg lighter.
2025 - BSDCan: breakfasts that could cover a whole day’s calories, huge delicious meals... came back from Ottawa 0.5 kg lighter.
2025 - EuroBSDCon: double breakfast (sweet + savory), massive lunches, delicious dinners (including a huge pizza, as @outofcreativity, @angie and @mwl can confirm) and still came back 0.5 kg lighter.
Positive emotions burn calories.
So come to BSDCons: you’ll come back happy and slimmer!
#RunBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DragonFlyBSD #BSDCon #AsiaBSDCon #BSDCan #EuroBSDCon
Indeed, I can confirm @stefano ate like a grown-up. 
#RunBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DragonFlyBSD #BSDCon #AsiaBSDCon #BSDCan #EuroBSDCon
This morning I was thinking about something: one of the reasons why every enthusiast should consider going to a BSDCon is simple.
I eat a lot and I still come back slimmer 😄
2024 - EuroBSDCon: ate twice as much as usual, came back from Dublin 1 kg lighter.
2025 - BSDCan: breakfasts that could cover a whole day’s calories, huge delicious meals... came back from Ottawa 0.5 kg lighter.
2025 - EuroBSDCon: double breakfast (sweet + savory), massive lunches, delicious dinners (including a huge pizza, as @outofcreativity, @angie and @mwl can confirm) and still came back 0.5 kg lighter.
Positive emotions burn calories.
So come to BSDCons: you’ll come back happy and slimmer!
#RunBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DragonFlyBSD #BSDCon #AsiaBSDCon #BSDCan #EuroBSDCon
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https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/valuable-news-2026-01-26/
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![Part of the script to update npf blacklists. Script contents:
# List of blocked countries:
# AE - United Arab Emirates
# AF - Afganistan
# BY - Belarus
# CN - China
# CU - Cuba
# HK - Hong Kong
# HU - Hungary
# IR - Iran
# KP - North Korea
# KW - Kuwait
# PK - Pakistan
# PS - Palestine
# TW - Taiwan
# UA - Ukraine
/usr/pkg/bin/curl --connect-timeout 30 --fail --interface re0 --ipv4 --silent \
--retry 3 --retry-connrefused --retry-delay 5 --retry-max-time 90 \
--show-error --proxy http://127.0.0.1:20172 \
-o - "$GEOIP_COUNTRIES_SOURCE" | \
/usr/bin/egrep '^[0-9.,]+((AE)|(AF)|(BY)|(CN)|(CU)|(HK)|(HU)|(IR)|(KP)|(KW)|(PK)|(PS)|(TW)|(UA))$' | \
/usr/bin/awk -F, '{ print $1, "-", $2 }' | \
/usr/pkg/bin/iprange > /usr/share/npf/blacklist.countries.new
if [ "$?" -ne "0" ]; then
echo "Failed to update countries blacklist"
rm -f /usr/share/npf/blacklist.netset.new \
/usr/share/npf/blacklist.countries.new
exit 3
fi
# List of blocked cities:
# Moscow
/usr/pkg/bin/curl --connect-timeout 30 --fail --interface re0 --ipv4 --silent \
--retry 3 --retry-connrefused --retry-delay 5 --retry-max-time 90 \
--show-error --proxy http://127.0.0.1:20172 \
-o - "$GEOIP_CITIES_SOURCE" | \
gzip -d | \](https://media.bsd.cafe/bsdmmedia01/media_attachments/files/116/008/301/480/033/592/original/d5334833be4a13cd.png)
