Solène @solene@bsd.network

When I'm asked why OpenBSD is good and that I want to reply honestly, I have no argument.

From a technical point of view, I can't tell any strong benefits using OpenBSD, NetBSD or FreeBSD over Linux, although this doesn't mean they are bad.

It would be easy for me to be "cargo-culting" facts, being a "fanboy" or enumerating features that are exclusive to one (and they are rare, except if you are looking for the very very same feature!).

The truth is that what one OS will do better than an other, it will also do worse in another area.

It's important that we keep the BSD systems as relevant Linux alternatives: for software diversity, innovation and freedom of choice.

#linux #openbsd #foss #opensource #netbsd #freebsd

Good news everyone, I'm now working as a freelancer!

https://www.lambda-solene.eu

You can #hire me for almost anything #Linux / #BSD / #QubesOS related, teaching, writing documentation or code.

The terms nowadays that would fit would be #devops or #devsecops , but it would be reductive to limit my services to these buzzwords in my opinion.

Please, boycott Google's email service Gmail. Here is why you should do so:

They are considering almost all small email servers as spam, this mean Google users have to look in their spam folder when they receive email from someone considered small. This kills freedom.

On top of that, gmail addresses are the biggest source of spam around nowadays, isn't it sarcastic?

There are a few good email provider around that are free, some other are paid but really cheap. If something is free, you should ask yourself how they make money.

I'm very happy to announce you can now sponsor me on Patreon

My dream would be able to have enough patrons to be able to work more on my blog, the OpenBSD Webzine or open source projects It's not easy to make a living with Open Source, but you can help here

➡ https://patreon.com/user?u=23274526

October 2023 UPDATE: I'm now on Liberapay too if you prefer this platform

➡ https://liberapay.com/solene

Lot of fun tonight! #ham short wave listening after I moved to a elevated and isolated place for a better signal reception.

The #trike (3 wheels #recumbent bike) is awesome for this because I was able to use my laptop while sitting comfortably in my seat, water at hand.

I did meet NOBODY while staying at this place for 2 hours :D

I have been able to record radios in the 15, 12 and 10 meters bands and also in the 70cm band using a #sdr on #linux Skywave distro (work out of the box)

Now I'm back on a motorbike, I decided to wear those highly flashy and reflective jackets to be seen by other on the road.

It's hard to find if it's actually useful or counter productive, any thoughts?

I'm also looking for advices to improve my visibility from behind, I have a huge 56 liters Kawasaki top case almost hiding me, and it does seem super well equipped in reflective stuff on it.

✌️

#motorbike #roadsafety

On Linux, if you installed Firefox from Flatpak and you have choppy/stuttering video rendering, it's a Firefox packaging bug. I don't know how to explain, but it looks like my video player as drunk too much caffeine

The solution is to install ffmpeg 23.08:

flatpak install runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.ffmpeg-full/x86_64/23.08

#Firefox package in #flatpak is trying to use ffmpeg 24.08 although it's not compatible, which leads to weird video rendering.

See https://github.com/ublue-os/bazzite/issues/1987

Wanna try fish shell 4.0.0, the latest release featuring a Rust rewrite, but it's not available in your package manager yet?

Build it from sources

- install git, cargo and rust
- git clone https://github.com/fish-shell/fish-shell
- cd fish-shell
- git checkout 4.0.0
- cargo build --profile=release

The 3 binaries (fish, fish_indent, fish_key_reader) will be available in target/release/, you can move them somewhere in your $PATH

As a reminder, I'm hosting the service https://openports.pl to easily search stuff in #OpenBSD ports/packages collection.

The server is running -current and is publishing the list of all snapshots it went through. This can be useful if you are looking for information about working / defective snapshots.

https://openports.pl/snaps.txt

Thanks @OpenBSDAms for the free hosting VM

Mise à jour : coup de coeur pour une Kawasaki Versys 650 quasi neuve :flan_hearts: après avoir testé quelques modèles. On est bien à 2 dessus et je touche bien le sol une fois dessus. Je suis vraiment dégoutée car je voulais tester la Yamaha Niken GT, sauf qu'elle est hyper haute et une fois dessus j'ai les 2 pieds dans le vide, même en me penchant un peu... Ce qui est vraiment incompréhensible étant donné que la Versys a une hauteur de selle de 845 mm et la Niken 825 mm ???

✌️ je voudrais me remettre à la moto mais avec un passager, je fais 1m67 et le passager 1m80.

Je ne sais pas trop vers quoi m'orienter , on va plutôt faire des balades au cours d'une journée, rarement tailler la route sur plusieurs jours. Je pensais à un roadster ou un trail (mais la hauteur me fait un peu peur car je sais pas si je suis assez grande). Je vais surtout faire des routes à virage un peu défoncées vu que j'habite en zone forêt/rocheuse.

Je voudrais au moins 65 CH car y a 15 ans je roulais avec une Yamaha diversion 600 bridée à 34kw et c'était pas génial à 2...

J'ai fait un peu le tour des concessionnaires aujourd'hui, j'ai la Yamaha tracer 7 Gt (ou la 9 qui semble juste mieux sur tous les aspects) mais aussi la Kawasaki Z650RS qui m'ont bien plu. Les grosses routières sont sympas mais à 20000 euros ça fait un peut hors budget là, et pour des petits trajets je pense que ce serait dommage.

Bref, si vous avez des conseils pour que je reprenne la moto (permis A passé il y a 18 ans !) ou des modèles à recommander, je suis toute ouïe .

#moto #motard