Isn't it time for yet another old #OpenBSD story? Yes it is!

Today, we'll see how a specificity of the HP 9000/300 series workstations still survives in most BSD flavours those days, even those which do not support these systems anymore.

http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/topcat.html

If any of my work on #OpenBSD, or my highlight posts here (or elsewhere) has been helpful in the past, a small recurring monthly donation would be extremely appreciated. ​

https://brynet.ca/wallofpizza.html

https://bsd.network/@brynet/114458997143046937

@b0rk I see Puffy 🐡 🧡

#OpenBSD

For anyone running #amavisd on #OpenBSD 7.9 you will discover that it refuses to start up.

You need a patch, courtesy of Alpine Linux, which fixes the problem (hopefully the Mastodon formatting does not break everything):

--- amavisd.orig Fri Apr 24 19:49:23 2026
+++ amavisd Tue May 19 15:52:04 2026
@@ -18790,7 +18790,7 @@
auto::Net::SSLeay::dump_peer_certificate));
}
push(@modules, qw(Net::DNS::RR::TXT Text::ParseWords
- auto::Crypt::OpenSSL::RSA::new_public_key)) if $extra_code_dkim;
+ Crypt::OpenSSL::RSA)) if $extra_code_dkim;
push(@modules, 'Anomy::Sanitizer') if $enable_anomy_sanitizer;
Amavis::Boot::fetch_modules('REQUIRED ADDITIONAL MODULES', 1, @modules);

@@ -30827,10 +30827,6 @@
$mod_names{'Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::DKIM'}) {
push(@modules, qw(
Crypt::OpenSSL::RSA
- auto::Crypt::OpenSSL::RSA::new_public_key
- auto::Crypt::OpenSSL::RSA::new_key_from_parameters
- auto::Crypt::OpenSSL::RSA::get_key_parameters
- auto::Crypt::OpenSSL::RSA::import_random_seed
Digest::SHA Error));
}
# HTML/HeadParser.pm

Apply with:

cd /usr/local/sbin
patch -p0 < amavisd.patch

​

Well, it seems that my efforts to wire up an ancient webcam attached to a BeagleBone Black running #OpenBSD so that the degus can have their own gopher hole (with a gemini mirror but ... fluffy rodents need gopher holes first) and thus provide the people of the internet with fresh #degucontent will likely lead to some patches in OpenBSD's uvideo driver.

Found a bug where the Logitech QuickCam Pro 5000 only attached as an audio device. With help from folks affiliated with @bsdnl and tech@ and especially Kirill Korinsky the uvideo driver bug now seems to be fixed :)

Make your pets #runbsd, it's good for everyone!

This might be a good time to reprise "Recent and not so recent changes in OpenBSD that make life better (and may turn up elsewhere too)" (2021), https://nxdomain.no/~peter/recent-and-not-so-recent_changes_in_openbsd_that_make_life_better.html and "You Have Installed OpenBSD. Now For The Daily Tasks." (2024 but updated) https://nxdomain.no/~peter/openbsd_installed_now_for_the_daily_tasks.html #openbsd

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https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/06/01/valuable-news-2026-06-01/

Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

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#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

#FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #badjoke

UTF8 email with DMA: DragonFly Mail Agent https://lobste.rs/s/acsqgj #email #openbsd
https://www.vincentdelft.be/post/post_20260530

@grahamperrin I'm thanking #OpenBSD for there being #vmm even if it's nowhere as featureful as QEMU, otherwise looking forward to seeing even QEMU getting forked...

An #OpenBSD install a day keeps the doctor away, or beloved Balkan babushka home decor serving background to restoring my mom's old laptop to its utmost computing glory...

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Toshiba laptop running OpenBSD installer, on a bed with green cover.

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Colorful real and artificial plants in fancy vases, decorated with fake bees with anthropomorphic eyes hanging to the vases... Windowsill, outside the window there's also greenery.

The #eurobsdcon 2026 Call for Papers: Submit by June 20th!

https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/cfp/

Submit by June 20th, come to Brussels September 9-13 and mingle with #BSD people!

We also offer pre-submission guidance/mentoring, see within.

Wonder what BSD and the conferences are about? See https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html

@EuroBSDCon #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #freesoftware #libresoftware #brussels #bruxelles

BSDCan https://www.bsdcan.org/2026/ Talk Friday 2026-06-19: 14:30 - 15:20 DMS 1130
What has (can) the EU Cyber Resilience Act done (do) for you?
Peter Hansteen
https://www.bsdcan.org/2026/timetable/timetable-What-has-can.html
To register https://www.bsdcan.org/2026/registration.html @bsdcan #cra #cyberresilience #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd

OpenBSD 7.9 will be deployed on the hosts as soon as possible!
We want to wait for the first errata to appear.

21 new VMs were added and 61 VMs were renewed.

We donated €1125 to the #OpenBSD Foundation, €66755 since we started.

Thank you, our users, and OpenBSD developers for an awesome OS!

Stay safe, healthy & sane!

#RUNBSD in 2026

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Phoebe Teaching Joey refers to a scene from the Friends television series in which character Phoebe Buffay attempts to teach character Joey Tribbiani French by making him repeat words after her. In March 2020, the scene gained popularity in memes online, with Phoebe attempting to explain various concepts to Joey but ultimately failing. This one has the following exchange: Phoebe: Just Joey: Just Phoebe: Update Joey: Update Phoebe: And Joey: And Phoebe: Shutdown Joey: Update And Restart

Openrsync: An implementation of rsync, by the OpenBSD team

https://github.com/kristapsdz/openrsync

#github #openbsd

🌖 GitHub - kristapsdz/openrsync: BSD 授權的 rsync 實作
➤ 打造簡約、高效的跨平臺檔案同步解決方案
✤ https://github.com/kristapsdz/openrsync
openrsync 是一個採用 ISC 授權（BSD 類）的 rsync 協定實作，最初源於 OpenBSD 的 rpki-client 專案。它旨在提供一個輕量且相容於現代 rsync（支援協定版本 27）的替代方案。雖然其核心支援平臺為 OpenBSD，但也具備良好的可移植性，可在多種 UNIX 系統上編譯運行。該工具不僅完全重現了 rsync 的核心同步算法，還透過清晰的模組化架構（如 sender 與 receiver 的分離）與詳細的手冊頁面，為開發者提供了極佳的學習參考。
+ 這對於在 FreeBSD 或 OpenBSD 等偏好 BSD 授權系統的用戶來說是一大福音，畢竟原版 rsync 的 GPL 授權在某些場景下並不總是首選。
+ 閱讀原始碼後，發現其架構比原版 rsync 簡潔許多，對於
#開源軟體 #系統工具 #網路同步 #OpenBSD