Notices by Sohrab Behdani :freebsd: (sohrab@mastodon.bsd.cafe)

@frogzone

Adding tools like this can make sense for some platforms. Of course, there are cases where it won't help much, especially when the content is encrypted and the server cannot inspect it.

For example, if you run ClamAV with Nextcloud, it can help prevent a malicious file uploaded by one user from reaching another user who might be on Windows. Not everyone using these platforms is running GNU/Linux.

Microsoft has historically dealt with a huge amount of malware targeting Windows, mainly because of Windows' large user base, so they have a massive amount of threat intelligence and malware data.

For GNU/Linux users themselves, I don't think traditional antivirus provides the same value. The threat model is different, and what is considered a "malware problem" on Linux is often very different from the Windows ecosystem.

So I see tools like ClamAV more as a service-side protection layer for users, rather than something every Linux desktop user necessarily needs.

@silverpill @p @r@freesoftwareextremist.com @gabriel @rms @sun @lanodan

After a grueling 2,000-hour nationwide internet shutdown in Iran, international connectivity has finally returned to the Parch Linux servers.

This prolonged outage completely destroyed our SEO. Searching for our project yielded zero results for months, which took a massive toll on our visibility and progress. Now that we are back online, I am trying to figure out how to rebuild the lost trust of our international users and effectively promote the project again. Unfortunately, open-source news outlets have rarely covered us unless we directly request a feature.

Despite these hurdles, I am incredibly relieved that the connection is restored and people outside of Iran can finally see our work once more.

Hoping for freedom.

https://parchlinux.com

#ParchLinux #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #InternetFreedom #Iran

FreeBSD 15 + CDE is probably the closest you can get to sitting in front of a high-end UNIX workstation without owning a time machine.

Running Common Desktop Environment in 2026 feels strangely refreshing. No blur effects, no Electron, no notifications fighting for attention, No ai written code, just Motif, terminals, man pages, and a desktop paradigm that was already mature before I was born.

Current setup: • FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE • CDE • dtwm • bhyve • Motif everywhere

Today’s activity: reading bhyve(4) manuals and pretending I'm a UNIX admin in 1996.

#FreeBSD #BSD #CDE #Unix #Motif #bhyve #OpenSource #UnixPorn #RetroComputing #FOSS

I’m more tired than I actually want to code. The only reason I’ve been able to keep going so far is because of the encouragement from my dear friends. But one obvious issue is that free software in Iran is far more passive and outdated than you could even imagine. Well, for someone who uses cracked versions of Windows and Adobe software for free, you can’t expect them to come over to free software, let alone contribute to it.

And then, someone forks your project without complying with the GPL, monetizes it in a YouTube video they make, and profits off others’ work.

Just installed #freebsd, now im playing #Doom on it :D

Finally the #Camera for #pocoF1 is here with #Postmarketos Edge and Kernel 6.11 🥳

Not much perfect but it works!

#linuxmobile