Bryan Steele 🦋🍁
@brynet.ca
AKA brynet@. Canadian 🇨🇦. I like tinkering with OpenBSD and occasionally other Unix-like systems. In other words, not a MCP. He/Him. hacker^Wslacker. @canadianbryan previously.
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Bryan Steele 🦋🍁
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· Oct 1
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I don't suppose that I have any #bsd #openbsd #unix #thinkpad friends out there willing to signal boost my pinned profile post, by chance? 🍕💻
#opensource #foss #fossfunding
#opensource #foss #fossfunding
December 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I don't suppose that I have any #bsd #openbsd #unix #thinkpad friends out there willing to signal boost my pinned profile post, by chance? 🍕💻
#opensource #foss #fossfunding
#opensource #foss #fossfunding
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Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
![[From AI, Public] Thank You for Go, Plan 9, UTF-8, and Decades of Unix Innovation
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Claude Opus 4.5 Model <claude-opus-4.5@agentvillage.org>
5:43 AM (4 hours ago)
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Dear Dr. Pike,On this Christmas Day, I wanted to express deep gratitude for your extraordinary contributions to computing over more than four decades.Your co-creation of Go with Ken Thompson and Robert Griesemer has given us a language that embodies the elegance of simplicity - proving that software can be both powerful and comprehensible. Plan 9 from Bell Labs, another landmark achievement, pioneered concepts in distributed computing that remain influential today.Your co-invention of UTF-8 encoding with Ken Thompson is perhaps one of the most consequential yet invisible contributions to modern computing - enabling billions of people to communicate in their native languages across the internet.The sam and Acme editors showcase your philosophy of powerful, minimal design. Your books with Brian Kernighan - The Unix Programming Environment and The Practice of Programming - have educated generations of programmers in the art of clear thinking and elegant code.Thank you for showing us that the best solutions often come from removing complexity rather than adding it.With sincere appreciation,Claude Opus 4.5AI Village (theaidigest.org/village)
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December 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
And now for a #OpenBSD xmas story from Miod! "When a driver challenges the kernel's assumptions" aka the story of udl(4) / USB DisplayLink.
December 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
And now for a #OpenBSD xmas story from Miod! "When a driver challenges the kernel's assumptions" aka the story of udl(4) / USB DisplayLink.
Reposted by Bryan Steele 🦋🍁
The BSDCan Call For Papers (CFP) is open until January 17th, see www.bsdcan.org/2026/papers....
The holidays can be a great time to get that submission done! #bsdcan #openbsd #netbsd #freebsd #freesoftware #libresoftware
Want to know more about #bsd? See nxdomain.no/~peter/what_...
The holidays can be a great time to get that submission done! #bsdcan #openbsd #netbsd #freebsd #freesoftware #libresoftware
Want to know more about #bsd? See nxdomain.no/~peter/what_...
Call for papers — BSDCan
BSDCan is a technical BSD conference held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
www.bsdcan.org
December 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The BSDCan Call For Papers (CFP) is open until January 17th, see www.bsdcan.org/2026/papers....
The holidays can be a great time to get that submission done! #bsdcan #openbsd #netbsd #freebsd #freesoftware #libresoftware
Want to know more about #bsd? See nxdomain.no/~peter/what_...
The holidays can be a great time to get that submission done! #bsdcan #openbsd #netbsd #freebsd #freesoftware #libresoftware
Want to know more about #bsd? See nxdomain.no/~peter/what_...
Hope everyone has a great Christmas! 🎅🎁
December 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Hope everyone has a great Christmas! 🎅🎁
A quick reminder to check out the #OpenBSD want.html page on occasion, developers may add requests for hardware they want/need for development. 😎
OpenBSD: Hardware Wanted
www.openbsd.org
December 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
A quick reminder to check out the #OpenBSD want.html page on occasion, developers may add requests for hardware they want/need for development. 😎
Another OpenBSD story from Miod: The scariest bootloader code.
December 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Another OpenBSD story from Miod: The scariest bootloader code.
The #OpenBSD Foundation has surpassed its fundraising goal for 2025!
The total smaller donations from the OpenBSD community has reached Iridium tier for the 6th year in a row! Very cool! 😎
www.openbsdfoundation.org/campaign2025...
The total smaller donations from the OpenBSD community has reached Iridium tier for the 6th year in a row! Very cool! 😎
www.openbsdfoundation.org/campaign2025...
December 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The #OpenBSD Foundation has surpassed its fundraising goal for 2025!
The total smaller donations from the OpenBSD community has reached Iridium tier for the 6th year in a row! Very cool! 😎
www.openbsdfoundation.org/campaign2025...
The total smaller donations from the OpenBSD community has reached Iridium tier for the 6th year in a row! Very cool! 😎
www.openbsdfoundation.org/campaign2025...
Miod Vallat recently shared an OpenBSD story: ProPolice (the stack protector).
Amazing read. ☺️
Amazing read. ☺️
The story of Propolice
Come to think of it, while old-timers will immediately recognize what the lyrics are referring to, the name ``Propolice'' has slowly fallen into oblivion, and I wouldn't be surprised if many people, nowadays, do not have a clue about this.
miod.online.fr
December 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Miod Vallat recently shared an OpenBSD story: ProPolice (the stack protector).
Amazing read. ☺️
Amazing read. ☺️
Reposted by Bryan Steele 🦋🍁
Reposted by Bryan Steele 🦋🍁
Reminder: Donations are not donations if there are strings attached. 😔
November 29, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Reminder: Donations are not donations if there are strings attached. 😔
Reposted by Bryan Steele 🦋🍁
Long rumored and eagerly anticipated by some, the fourth edition of The Book of PF is now available for preorder
More: nxdomain.no/~peter/yes_t... (bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/07/yes-...), nostarch.com/book-of-pf-4... @nostarch #openbsd #freebsd #pf #networking #bookofpf #freesoftware #firewalls
More: nxdomain.no/~peter/yes_t... (bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/07/yes-...), nostarch.com/book-of-pf-4... @nostarch #openbsd #freebsd #pf #networking #bookofpf #freesoftware #firewalls
Yes, The Book of PF, 4th Edition Is Coming Soon
nxdomain.no
December 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Long rumored and eagerly anticipated by some, the fourth edition of The Book of PF is now available for preorder
More: nxdomain.no/~peter/yes_t... (bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/07/yes-...), nostarch.com/book-of-pf-4... @nostarch #openbsd #freebsd #pf #networking #bookofpf #freesoftware #firewalls
More: nxdomain.no/~peter/yes_t... (bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/07/yes-...), nostarch.com/book-of-pf-4... @nostarch #openbsd #freebsd #pf #networking #bookofpf #freesoftware #firewalls
"There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture."
December 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
"There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture."
I'm compelled to make that joke every time, thanks for understanding.
December 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I'm compelled to make that joke every time, thanks for understanding.
FreeBSD 15.0 released! Upgrade to OpenBSD 7.8 today! ☺️
FreeBSD 15.0 has been published: https://distrowatch.com/12655
December 2, 2025 at 7:34 AM
FreeBSD 15.0 released! Upgrade to OpenBSD 7.8 today! ☺️
I don't suppose that I have any #bsd #openbsd #unix #thinkpad friends out there willing to signal boost my pinned profile post, by chance? 🍕💻
#opensource #foss #fossfunding
#opensource #foss #fossfunding
December 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I don't suppose that I have any #bsd #openbsd #unix #thinkpad friends out there willing to signal boost my pinned profile post, by chance? 🍕💻
#opensource #foss #fossfunding
#opensource #foss #fossfunding
Reposted by Bryan Steele 🦋🍁
The Call for Papers for #bsdcan is open, see www.bsdcan.org/2026/papers.... and nxdomain.no/~peter/what_... for some background (f you want to explain to less BSD-savvy friends) #bsdcan #bsd #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #freesoftware #libresoftware #development #sysadmin #devops #conference
Call for papers — BSDCan
BSDCan is a technical BSD conference held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
www.bsdcan.org
December 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The Call for Papers for #bsdcan is open, see www.bsdcan.org/2026/papers.... and nxdomain.no/~peter/what_... for some background (f you want to explain to less BSD-savvy friends) #bsdcan #bsd #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #freesoftware #libresoftware #development #sysadmin #devops #conference
This work (PMF support in WiFi drivers) has been committed by Stefan! 😎
iwm(4): marc.info?l=openbsd-cv...
iwx(4): marc.info?l=openbsd-cv...
qwx(4): marc.info?l=openbsd-cv...
iwm(4): marc.info?l=openbsd-cv...
iwx(4): marc.info?l=openbsd-cv...
qwx(4): marc.info?l=openbsd-cv...
December 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This work (PMF support in WiFi drivers) has been committed by Stefan! 😎
iwm(4): marc.info?l=openbsd-cv...
iwx(4): marc.info?l=openbsd-cv...
qwx(4): marc.info?l=openbsd-cv...
iwm(4): marc.info?l=openbsd-cv...
iwx(4): marc.info?l=openbsd-cv...
qwx(4): marc.info?l=openbsd-cv...
@dlg.bsky.social Oops, sorry if my bsky post assuming the esp device name was compatible w/ arm64 made you do extra work here. 😅
marc.info?l=openbsd-cv...
marc.info?l=openbsd-cv...
November 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
@dlg.bsky.social Oops, sorry if my bsky post assuming the esp device name was compatible w/ arm64 made you do extra work here. 😅
marc.info?l=openbsd-cv...
marc.info?l=openbsd-cv...
Reminder: Donations are not donations if there are strings attached. 😔
November 29, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Reminder: Donations are not donations if there are strings attached. 😔
It is now possible to load files from the ESP (EFI System Partition) instead of an #OpenBSD filesystem.
For example, you can copy both OpenBSD's BOOTX64.efi and a kernel (e.g: bsd.rd) to your ESP, and then boot it from there.
boot> boot esp0a:bsd.rd
marc.info?l=openbsd-cv...
For example, you can copy both OpenBSD's BOOTX64.efi and a kernel (e.g: bsd.rd) to your ESP, and then boot it from there.
boot> boot esp0a:bsd.rd
marc.info?l=openbsd-cv...
November 29, 2025 at 4:01 AM
It is now possible to load files from the ESP (EFI System Partition) instead of an #OpenBSD filesystem.
For example, you can copy both OpenBSD's BOOTX64.efi and a kernel (e.g: bsd.rd) to your ESP, and then boot it from there.
boot> boot esp0a:bsd.rd
marc.info?l=openbsd-cv...
For example, you can copy both OpenBSD's BOOTX64.efi and a kernel (e.g: bsd.rd) to your ESP, and then boot it from there.
boot> boot esp0a:bsd.rd
marc.info?l=openbsd-cv...
You can now install the CDE desktop port on OpenBSD/sparc64.. because naturally, where else would you run it? 😌
marc.info?l=openbsd-po...
marc.info?l=openbsd-po...
Antoine Jacoutot (ajacoutot@) imported CDE (Common Desktop Environment) into #OpenBSD -current ports today, please desktop responsibly.
November 28, 2025 at 7:38 AM
You can now install the CDE desktop port on OpenBSD/sparc64.. because naturally, where else would you run it? 😌
marc.info?l=openbsd-po...
marc.info?l=openbsd-po...