Follow us at @_DiscoverBSD

That's right. I am not gonna tweet BSD related stuff on my personal Twitter account but from @_DiscoverBSD.

So feel free to follow me there. I would be happy. BSD twitter list was also moved, now containing as much as 61 members.

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BSD News 02/06/14

Last week in BSD
Releases: DragonFly BSD, ArchBSD, GhostBSD
Other News: BSDTalk, OpenBSD, ArchBSD, Unix, twitter, FreeBSD, BSDCan, PC-BSD


Releases

ArchBSD: New iso and img for i686 and x86_64 

Claudiu Traistaru wrote:
New ISO`s (still experimental ) are available on the ftp. Have fun and try to provide feedback using our irc channel #archbsd available on irc.freenode.net or the http.

DragonFly 3.8 release candidate available

Please try the release candidate if you can.  I have links in post to users@/kernel@.  Don’t forget the remaining issues!  Planned release date is June 4th.

DragonFly 3.8RC2 out 



GhostBSD 4.0 BETA 1 now available

After a long awaited time the first BETA build of the 4.0-RELEASE release cycle is available on SourceForge for the amd64 and i386 architectures.
The image checksums, ISO images and USB images are available here:
http://www.ghostbsd.org/download-4.0

Other news

BSDCan 2014 Videos Online   

Via the fine folks at BSDNow, videos from BSDCan are finally being made available:

• Karl Lehenbauer, BSDCan 2014 Keynote
• Mariusz Zaborski and Pawel Jakub Dawidek, Capsicum and Casper
• Luigi Rizzo, In-kernel OpenvSwitch on FreeBSD
• Dwayne Hart, Migrating from Linux to FreeBSD for Backend Data Storage
• Warner Losh, NAND Flash and FreeBSD
• Simon Gerraty, FreeBSD bmake and Meta Mode
• Bob Beck, LibreSSL - The First 30 Days
• Henning Brauer, OpenBGPD Turns 10 Years Old
• Arun Thomas, BSD ARM Kernel Internals
• Peter Hessler, Using BGP for Realtime Spam Lists
• Pedro Giffuni, Features and Status of FreeBSD's Ext2 Implementation
• Matt Ahrens, OpenZFS Upcoming Features and Performance Enhancements
• Daichi Goto, Shellscripts and Commands
• Benno Rice, Keeping Current
• Sean Bruno, MIPS Router Hacking
• John-Mark Gurney, Optimizing GELI Performance
• Patrick Kelsey, Userspace Networking with libuinet
• Massimiliano Stucchi, IPv6 Transitioning Mechanisms
• Roger Pau Monné, Taking the Red Pill
• Shawn Webb, Introducing ASLR in FreeBSD

The Friendly Sandbox | BSD Now 39  

This time on the show we'll be talking with Jon Anderson about Capsicum and Casper to securely sandbox processes. After that, our tutorial will show you how to encrypt all your DNS lookups, either on a single system or for your whole network. News, emails and all the usual fun, on BSD Now - the place to B.. SD.

Interesting articles
OpenBSD Developer Bob Beck Interviewed on BSDTalk 
Preventing the next Heartbleed 
A trip down Unix memory lane 
Groff the BSD Goat 
How to block traffic by country-IPs? 
BSDCan 2014 - John's Recap  
BSDCan 2014 - Craig's Recap 
BSDCan Trip Report: Warren Block 
BSDCan Trip Report: Michael Dexter 
[UPDATE] BSD and/on Twitter 
Expand FreeNAS with plugins 


Code stuff
New Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2014-005 libXfont multiple vulnerabilities 
DragonFly in GCC tests 
wpa_supplicant, hostapd updated 
Development News GhostBSD - 5/29/2014 
Weekly Feature Digest 30 
In Other BSDs for 2014/05/31 

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[UPDATE] BSD and/on Twitter

Hey, so it's been some time, so I thought I will update the list, as there been some changes (additions).  Right now the list contains 56 members - stuff that is related to BSD or could be useful for BSD folks.Any recommendations for list very welcome.

Enjoy!

1. GroffTheBSDGoat @GroffTheBSDGoat

    
2. DesktopBSD @DesktopBSD

   The official account of the DesktopBSD OS 

   
   

   
   
3. OpenSMTPD, Inc @OpenSMTPD

   We deliver ! 

   
   

   
   
4. OpenZFS @OpenZFS

    
5. BSD Now @bsdnow

   Official Twitter Account of the BSDNow Podcast 

   
   

   
   
6. The EdgeBSD Project @EdgeBSD

   Research & innovation platform, Industrial-grade quality, Modern and functional 

   
   

   
   
7. CloudBSD @CloudBSD

   FreeBSD and Linux Cloud Servers with a 100% network and hardware uptime guarantee, IPv4 and IPv6, and over 1000 Gigabits of Network Capacity. 

   
   

   
   
8. mirama @HMDViking

   Operating System for HMD 

   
   

   
   
9. redports.org @redports

   Redports is a free service for FreeBSD port maintainers and committers to build test and verify your ports before submitting them. 

   
   

   
   

   
   
10. GhostBSD @GhostBSD1

    GhostBSD is an operating system based on FreeBSD for home and office users. 

    
    

    
    

    
    
11. Dave (BSDGuides) @bsdguides

     
12. OpenBSD www Changes @OpenBSD_www

    OpenBSD Commit messages in 140 characters or less. Just commits to the www module. For more see @OpenBSD_CVS

    
    

    
    

     
13. OpenBSD ports Change @OpenBSD_ports

    OpenBSD Commit messages in 140 characters or less. Just commits to the ports module. For more see @OpenBSD_CVS

    
    

     
14. OpenBSD src Changes @OpenBSD_src

    OpenBSD Commit messages in 140 characters or less. Just commits to the src module. For more see @OpenBSD_CVS

    
    

     
15. Jabir Project @JabirTech

    Jabir Technologies is an Operating System company 

    
    

    
    

    
    
16. pkgsrc @pkgsrc

    The Portable Packages Collection. News currently curated by @jperkin

    
    

    
    

     
17. FreeBSD Jobs @freebsdjobs

     
18. FreeBSD Help @freebsdhelp

    FreeBSD Help, Support, Tips & Advice. @FreeBSD Project Insights & Updates. Newbies and veterans welcome. Ask me anything! Tweets by @koobs

    
    

    
    

     
19. VirtualBSD @VirtualBSD

    Follow us for news and updates about VirtualBSD, the simplest way to experience a desktop ready FreeBSD. 

    
    

    
    

    
    
20. pfSense Official Twi @pfsense

    Official Twitter account of the pfSense open source firewall project 

    
    

    
    

    
    
21. MidnightBSD @midnightbsd

    The official MidnightBSD twitter feed for the open source operating system. 

    
    

    
    

    
    
22. Unix tool tip @UnixToolTip

    Daily tips M-F on Unix utilities from @JohnDCook

    
    

    
    

     
23. FreeNAS Community @FreeNASTeam

    The *Official* FreeNAS Team Twitter Stream 

    
    

    
    

    
    
24. DeforaOS Project @DeforaOS

    DeforaOS is an Operating System for ubiquitous, secure and transparent access to user resources. Simple and efficient, it runs on embedded platforms too. 

    
    

    
    

    
    
25. OpenBSD Journal @openbsdjournal

     
26. EuroBSDcon @eurobsdcon

    EuroBSDcon is the European conference from 25 to 28 September 2014 in Sofia for people working on and with 4.4BSD based operating systems and related projects. 

    
    

    
    

    
    
27. NYCBSDCon @nycbsdcon

     
28. Bitrig @bitrig

    Have at it! 

    
    

    
    
29. BSDtalk Bot @bsdtalk

    This is a bot that publishes new episodes of the BSDtalk podcast to Twitter. Admin: @zwischendrin

    
    

    
    

     
30. FreeBSD portmgr @freebsd_portmgr

     
31. AsiaBSDCon @asiabsdcon

    A technical conference for users and developers on BSD-based systems 

    
    

    
    

    
    
32. afterboot @afterboot

    things to check after the first complete boot 

    
    

    
    

    
    
33. BSDTV @BSDTV

    We are a BSD focused video pod-casting group. 

    
    

    
    

    
    
34. bsdfrance @bsdfrance

    L'association des utilisateurs francophones des BSD (FreeBSD NetBSD OpenBSD DragonFlyBSD et des autres ...) 

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
35. BSD News @bsdnewsnetwork

    If it happens in the BSD Universe then we report it! FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Mac OS X, and DragonflyBSD 

    
    

    
    

    
    
36. BSD magazine @BSDmag

    The free on-line monthly devoted to BSD systems. Join us as an author, betatester, reader. Take part in creating a good mag. 

    
    

    
    

    
    
37. DragonFly BSD @dragonflybsd

    Official DragonFly BSD Operating System Twitter 

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
38. freebsd foundationVerified account @freebsdfndation

    The FreeBSD Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the FreeBSD Project. 

    
    

    
    
39. The FreeBSD Diary @freebsddiary

    Practical examples 

    
    

    
    

    
    
40. FreshPorts @FreshPorts 

    The Place For Ports 

    
    

    
    

    
    
41. OpenBSD Europe @openbsdeurope

     
42. BSD Virtual Machines @bsdvm

    Our company offers virtual private servers on the most stable in the world BSD platform including FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD 

    
    

    
    

    
    
43. NetBSD Foundation @netbsd

     
44. FreeBSD Errata @freebsderrata

    Automatically generated feed of FreeBSD Errata Notices 

    
    

    
    

    
    
45. FreeBSD Security @freebsdsecurity

    Automatically generated feed of FreeBSD Security Advisories 

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
46. BSD VPS @bsdvps

    Offering VPS services for FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD. @arpnetworks is our company-wide Twitter account. 

    
    

    
    

    
    
47. Dru Lavigne @bsdevents

    BSD events, BSD booths, user group meetings, and promotional materials 

    
    

    
    

    
    
48. FreeBSD Central @freebsdcentral

    FreeBSD, the Power to Serve. All about FreeBSD. 

    
    

    
    

    
    
49. BSDCan @bsdcan

    The BSD Conference 

    
    

    
    

    
    
50. NetBSD News @NetBSDNews

     
51. iXsystems, Inc. @iXsystems 

    Enterprise Server & Storage Solutions for Open Source 

    
    

    
    

    
    
52. RootBSD @RootBSD

    FreeBSD hosting. FreeBSD Xen VPS. 

    
    

    
    

    
    
53. PC-BSD @PCBSD

    PC-BSD is a free operating system with ease of use in mind. 

    
    

    
    

    
    
54. FreeBSD ProjectVerified account @freebsd

    FreeBSD: The Power to Serve 

    
    

    
    

    
    
55. OpenBSD @openbsd

    Only two remote holes in the default install, in a heck of a long time! 

    
    

    
    

    
    
56. bsd @BSD___

You can also follow me @JanHovancik.

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