Notices by Stefano Marinelli (stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe), page 2

@feld @announcements interesting. maybe I should go deeper with this and try to better understand the entire situation. Thank you for the head up!

@feld @announcements while the MIT license in Gitea could be more aligned with the BSD mindset, the federation support and the fact that Codeberg people are doing a great job was a good reason to deploy it

@h3artbl33d @EuroBSDCon I am also very much looking forward to it, and it's a great honor for me as well. I'm already wearing *that* smile, and I believe sharing this presentation will be a truly wonderful experience.

@h3artbl33d @EuroBSDCon oh no! It's BSD licensed!

@jae @h3artbl33d life is hard - enjoying the good moments and with good people is a sane way to carry on.

@jae @h3artbl33d Exactly. I've learned that by focusing more on what we have in common, rather than what divides us, life goes more smoothly for everyone.

Fortunately, @voron 's site on snac themes still has this screenshot, which I'm happy to share.

This response from the author of snac motivated me to continue, study, and appreciate this fantastic software for the Fediverse.
Snac is an example of true internet democracy: it runs everywhere and allows anyone to have their own autonomous, personal space in the Fediverse.

"Don't despair or quit", says an author who cares. And the Fediverse cares about them.

For today's #ThankYouTuesday, I want to thank grunfink - @grunfink - for the excellent work they do, quietly and with passion. I suggest that if you think snac is a good idea and you have the means, you offer them at least a coffee.

https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2

#snac #snac2 #Fediverse #OwnYourData

Goodnight, world

https://youtu.be/8uqPnY5hQDs

#Music #SoundTrackOfTheDay

@ricardo yep 😉

@barbosaaob 😆 and the open case? Why is the case open? Computers don't work like that! 😆

My home desktop - 1 March 2000 - a Pentium 233 MMX.
The OS was Debian Linux - you can see a printed Tux near the keyboard.
No broadband connection, just a 56k modem.
Iomega Zip drive - so I could download stuff at Uni and bring it back home.
One year later, this became my first 24/7 server.

#IT #SysAdmin #Linux #Debian #Throwback #Memories #Vintage #OldPhotos #OldTimes #OldNerd #OldMe #VintageSetup

The Barista's Nest

A Self-hosted, BSD-native Gemini Protocol Server Stack - by @rqm@exquisite.social - @rqm@journal.bsd.cafe

For those who are adventurous enough to explore the non-http corners of the Internet, the Gemini protocol is a delightful experience to use. It has been around a number of years, making the biggest bang around the time when discontent with the web’s general demise started to reach current heights (so maybe around 2022).

https://journal.bsd.cafe/2025/07/22/a-self-hosted-bsd-native-gemini-protocol-server-stack/

#Gemini #OpenBSD #RunBSD #BSDCafeJournal

Costal #SilentSunday

#Sea #Italy #Blue #Sunday #Summer #SummerVibes

@GustavinoBevilacqua @xabacadabra si, esattamente. E coincide con altre "evoluzioni". Mio suocero, agricoltore, racconta di come, negli anni, si siano sempre più ridotti i margini dei produttori perché erano (e sono) gli intermediari ad avere i guadagni maggiori.
Nel complesso, chi produce (e, in un certo qualmodo, chi consuma) sarà sempre la parte più debole della catena, schiacciato da dinamiche commerciali finalizzate ad arricchire chi è nel mezzo (che, spesso, non dà alcun valore aggiunto)

@xabacadabra link non ne ho, ma andando a memoria direi tra la metà degli anni 90 a metà anni 00.
È stato progressivo, ma ineluttabile

Once again today, #FreeBSD and #ZFS saved a setup. Suddenly, a colleague realized that a database was acting up - probably some massive operation had deleted something. The machine takes snapshots every 15 minutes and keeps them for a few hours, then one a day and keeps those for days. To make a long story short, the July 4th dump still had the correct data. To get there, we just had to clone all the snapshots (going back day by day) and test them.

Snapshots are one of the best inventions since sliced bread.

#RunBSD #OpenZFS

@BastilleBSD why not a Matrix room? BSD People love open protocols solutions 😉

@ricardo @feld @BastilleBSD I've used it some years ago, setting it for a client. It was working fine but they moved to slack 😢

When I think of BSD Cafe, I think of the atmosphere of the Italian bars from my childhood. I'll talk about this in detail at EuroBSDCon, but this photo really sums up the image I have. Places of relaxation, information, exchange of ideas, with the barista not just serving coffee but being a cog in the movement of social and cultural exchange among friends at the bar. And in this photo, there's also a detail about what I'll announce tomorrow. No, I'm not growing a mustache. For those, we have @evan

#BSDCafe #StayTuned