In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan Jude and Kris Moore interview Petra regarding the NetBSD Foundation and its operation of NetBSD behind the scenes. Also featured is the upcoming FreeBSD 11.0-RELEASE. Hit play below to tune in:
For this week’s roundup of BSD related content from BSD Now: http://www.bsdnow.tv/episodes/2016_10_05-the_foundation_of_netbsd_
The Google Summer of Code is held every year, giving students around the world an opportunity to showcase their coding talents. The following participants have been selected to represent FreeBSD on various projects ranging from security, virtualization, kernel, to cloud. Congrats to the following on their submissions to Google Summer of Code! Visit the official webpage to see the projects’ full descriptions.
FreeBSD Google Summer of Code 2016: https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/organizations/4892834293350400/
Past Summer of Codes: https://www.freebsd.org/projects/summerofcode.html
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Kris Moore and Allan Jude discuss Allan’s recent trip to EuroBSDCon, in addition to an interview titled “Bro on BSD”. Hit play below to tune in:
For this week’s round up of BSD related content from BSD Now – http://www.bsdnow.tv/episodes/2016_09_28-the_bsd_bromance
The developers of FreeBSD have announced that the 11.0-RELEASE will be delayed until October 5, due to a number of bugs found. Although the release ISO files were uploaded, an announcement was not yet made for the official 11.0-RELEASE and the developers ask users to hold off until it is done so.
Dear FreeBSD Community:
[Corrected the date.]
Although the FreeBSD 11.0-RELEASE has not yet been officially announced, many have found images on the Project FTP mirrors.
However, please be aware the final 11.0-RELEASE will be rebuilt and republished on the Project mirrors as a result of a few last-minute security fixes we feel are imperative to include in the final release.
FreeBSD users already running 11.0-RELEASE will be given instructions on how to safely upgrade systems to the 11.0-RELEASE-p1 in the final announcement email. Those building from source code can obtain the latest security updates from the releng/11.0 branch in Subversion:
svn://svn.freebsd.org/base/releng/11.0
As the FreeBSD Project strives to provide the best possible product, the Release Engineering team decided to build an updated release to include the fixes. At present, we expect to have the final release available
Wednesday, October 5th. If you have not yet downloaded 11.0-RELEASE, please wait for the official release announcement.
Thank you in advance for your patience waiting for 11.0-RELEASE, and of course for understanding the reasons behind the updated release.
Glen
On behalf of: re@
Official announcement: https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-announce/2016-September/001753.html
Related links:
Phoronix – FreeBSD 11.0-RELEASE Needs To Be Respun Due To Security Issues
Softpedia – FreeBSD 11.0 Operating System Lands October 5 Due to Last-Minute Security Issues
The folks at the FreeBSD Foundation provide us tips on using basic commands on FreeBSD — such as virtual consoles, video modes, user accounts, and using the advanced text editor. Head on to the link below for the full instructions.
A brief introduction to some of the commands and functionality of the FreeBSD operating system. This guide will cover the commands that a new user will need to initially start working with FreeBSD as well as how to use the FreeBSD manual pages for more information.
1. Configuring and Using Video Modes
1.1 Virtual Consoles
FreeBSD is configured to log users into the system console, this is identified as (ttyv0). System messages will be displayed in this console by default, occasionally causing issues if the user is entering commands.
FreeBSD also supports multiple virtual consoles to help with this problem. By default these consoles can be accessed by a combination of the alt and F-keys. For example, alt+F2 will open the first virtual console, alt+F3 will open the second, and so on. To re-access the system console use alt+F1.
Virtual Consoles can be used to create the feeling of having multiple screens that can be used. In addition, commands that have been entered on one console will continue to run when the user switches to a different console.
1.2 Changing Video Modes …
Full tutorial: https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/freebsd/how-to-guides/freebsd-set-up-tips/
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan Jude and Kris Moore discuss Allan’s upcoming plans for EuroBSDCon, as well as the latest updates to all things BSD. Press play below to tune in:
For this week’s roundup of BSD related content from BSD Now: http://www.bsdnow.tv/episodes/2016_09_21-eurobsd_dreamin
The developers of FreeBSD have made available the third release candidate of version 11. The official 11.0-RELEASE has been delayed due to a number of bugs and is slated for September 28. You can download the ISO/images for FreeBSD 11.0-RC3 here.
A summary of changes since 11.0-RC2 includes:
o A boot issue affecting booting from large volumes has been fixed. o A boot issue affecting powerpc/powerpc has been fixed. o Debugging options have been turned off for arm64/aarch64. o The libarchive(3) library has been updated. o The cron(8) utility has been updated to include a bug fix. o An ipfw(4) 'set enable/disable' bug has been fixed. o The arm64/aarch64 kernel has been updated to print a warning when running on pass 1.1 hardware. A list of changes since 10.0-RELEASE are available on the releng/11.0 release notes: https://www.freebsd.org/releases/11.0R/relnotes.html Please note, the release notes page is not yet complete, and will be updated on an ongoing basis as the 11.0-RELEASE cycle progresses.
Official announcement: https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2016-September/085645.html
Related links:
Softpedia – FreeBSD 11.0 Gets One Last Release Candidate Build, Final Version Is Coming Soon
Phoronix – FreeBSD 11.0 RC3 Released, OS Still Trying To Get Out This Month
Phoronix discussion – FreeBSD 11.0 RC3 Released, OS Still Trying To Get Out This Month
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Kris Moore and Allan Jude discuss Netflix’s use of FreeBSD and the upcoming EuroBSDCon. Press play below to tune in:
For this week’s roundup of BSD related content: http://www.bsdnow.tv/episodes/2016_09_14-net_scaling_privacy
SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwired – September 06, 2016) – iXsystems announced today that the fifth MeetBSD California conference will take place at UC Berkeley’s Clark Kerr campus on November 11-12. As in past years, this year’s MeetBSD California will once again follow a mixed “unConference” format and will feature breakout sessions, discussion groups, and talks from prominent figures in the BSD community.
MeetBSD California is the premier BSD Conference in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since its inception in 2008, MeetBSD California has been held every two years in Silicon Valley, bringing together BSD community members from all over the region and around the world.
Previous settings for MeetBSD California have included the Google and Yahoo! Campuses, Hacker Dojo in Mountain View, and the Western Digital campus in San Jose. The BSD operating system was developed in the early ’90s at this year’s venue, UC Berkeley.
Kirk McKusick, one of the instigators of BSD at Berkeley in the 1980s, says, “I am thrilled to have a BSD Conference return to the campus at which it started. I look forward to catching up on all the latest work going into the BSD systems and especially look forward to the party at the historic Hillside Club on Friday evening.”
“For this fifth installment of the MeetBSD California conference, we’re proud to bring it home to where it all began,” says Matt Olander, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer of iXsystems. “UC Berkeley provides the perfect backdrop for the accomplishment of BSDrelated development milestones. We’re looking forward to the insightful discussions that will take place at this year’s MeetBSD.”
For more information about MeetBSD or to register to attend, visit MeetBSD.com or email info@meetbsd.com.
The FreeBSD Foundation has released their updates for the month of August. This include development progress on the FreeBSD tool chain, Clang, LLVM, fundraising initiatives and ways to reach their goals, welcoming new board members Kylie Liang and Philip Paeps, FreeBSD advocacy, and a word from Glen Barber of the Release Engineering team. Download the PDF below for the full report.
Dear FreeBSD Community Member,Normally, August is a slow month for companies, but not here at the Foundation! We were busy at the Cambridge Developer Summit, working non-stop preparing for the FreeBSD 11.0 release, implementing many changes and improvements to the operating system, creating new advocacy literature to hand out at upcoming conferences, and of course, fundraising.Please take a minute or two to read through all the work we did this past month to support FreeBSD. Then share on social media and with your company to help us promote our work and encourage individuals and companies to make a financial contribution to help us continue our efforts.Deb
FreeBSD Foundation August 2016 Update – https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/FreeBSD-Foundation-August-2016-Update.pdf
https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/news-and-events/newsletter/freebsd-foundation-update-august-2016/
