(https://media.bsd.network) (https://media.bsd.network) (../favicon.ico) (https://bsd.network/apple-touch-icon.png) (https://bsd.network/mask-icon.svg) (../manifest.json) Bryan Steele :flan_beard:: "I think it's about time for some #OpenBSD #80HYPE…" - BSD Network   (https://media.bsd.network/inert.css)  (https://bsd.network/api/oembed?format=json&url=https%3A%2F%2Fbsd.network%2F%40brynet%2F117407035545900963) (https://bsd.network/users/brynet/statuses/117407035545900963)           (../../media.bsd.network/packs/css/core/common-a844dc34.chunk.css)  (../../media.bsd.network/packs/css/flavours/glitch/common-7222a27e.chunk.css)   (https://bsd.network/)    (https://bsd.network/about/more) About (https://joinmastodon.org/apps) Mobile apps   (https://bsd.network/auth/sign_in) Log in (https://joinmastodon.org/#getting-started) Sign up    (https://bsd.network/@brynet) ()   Bryan Steele (:flan_beard:) (:flan_beard:)   @brynet@bsd.network     (https://bsd.network/users/brynet/remote_follow)   Follow I think it's about time for some (https://bsd.network/tags/OpenBSD) #OpenBSD  (https://bsd.network/tags/80HYPE) #80HYPE  (:flan_hacker:) (:flan_hacker:) ​ (:flan_cool:) (:flan_cool:)  Clang/LLVM 22 is now OpenBSD's base compiler on clang architectures, including updated libc++{,abi}, compiler-rt & libunwind support libraries.  (https://bsd.network/@brynet/116658062479940402) https:// bsd.network/@brynet/1166580624 79940402   OpenBSD/sparc64 switches to Clang by default! This was the last significant architecture to switch. This makes OpenBSD the only operating system to support sparc64 with a modern toolchain.  (https://bsd.network/@brynet/117130130536792528) https:// bsd.network/@brynet/1171301305 36792528   Since 7.9, Jonathan Gray (jsg@) has continued to update the drm graphics stack (inteldrm/radeondrm/amdgpu) bringing OpenBSD 8.0 to Linux 6.18.y/6.18.53, adding driver support for Intel Arc A-Series (DG2/Alchemist) cards.  Increased KVA (kernel virtual addresses) on amd64 (to 512G) now allows mapping more than 4G of VRAM (for example, GPU compute w/ Vulkan)  (https://freshbsd.org/openbsd/src?q=drm&committer[]=jsg) https:// freshbsd.org/openbsd/src?q=drm &committer[]=jsg   (https://bsd.network/@brynet/116794461642940154) https:// bsd.network/@brynet/1167944616 42940154   After a ton of work in Edmonton by Mike Larkin (mlarkin@) and Dave Voutila (dv@), OpenBSD vmm/vmd(8) now supports SMP guests up to 64 VCPUs per VM! (:flan_cool:) (:flan_cool:) ​ 🎉​  (https://bsd.network/@brynet/117295044109301163) https:// bsd.network/@brynet/1172950441 09301163   (https://bsd.network/@brynet/117299753668348206) https:// bsd.network/@brynet/1172997536 68348206   OpenBSD 8.0 adds qwz(4), new WiFi driver for Qualcomm WCN7850 "ath12k" devices.  (https://bsd.network/@brynet/116574369382033904) https:// bsd.network/@brynet/1165743693 82033904   A new driver, sambat(4), for monitoring battery status, cycle count/charge info on Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge (Snapdragon arm64) machines.  (https://bsd.network/@brynet/116600674574234896) https:// bsd.network/@brynet/1166006745 74234896   Accelerated swap encryption on amd64 and arm64 by using AES CPU instructions.  (https://bsd.network/@brynet/117090842236460135) https:// bsd.network/@brynet/1170908422 36460135   OpenBSD/arm64 and OpenBSD/riscv64 boards can now heartbeat blinking LEDs to show system load averages. (:flan_hurrah:) (:flan_hurrah:) ​ Das Blinkenlights!! (:flan_hurrah:) (:flan_hurrah:) ​  (https://bsd.network/@brynet/116879479168132932) https:// bsd.network/@brynet/1168794791 68132932   (https://bsd.network/tags/OpenBSD) #OpenBSD  httpd(8) now supports many new features: Setting custom HTTP response headers. New blocking/filtering rules based on received HTTP headers (e.g: User-Agent: )   (https://bsd.network/@brynet/117371604463587328) https:// bsd.network/@brynet/1173716044 63587328   (https://bsd.network/@brynet/116979133275422995) https:// bsd.network/@brynet/1169791332 75422995   See also rsadowski@'s report: (https://rsadowski.de/posts/2026/w2k26-edmonton-openbsd-hackathon/) https:// rsadowski.de/posts/2026/w2k26- edmonton-openbsd-hackathon/   .. and finally, (:flan_peek:) (:flan_peek:) ​ I made my first commit to (https://bsd.network/tags/OpenSSH) #OpenSSH  this release cycle!  (https://bsd.network/@brynet/117007833531799959) https:// bsd.network/@brynet/1170078335 31799959   And lots more to see in 8.0! (:flan_thumbs:) (:flan_thumbs:) ​(:flan_hacker:) (:flan_hacker:) ​    (2026-10-08T19:53:09+00:00)  (117407035545900963.html) (Oct 08, 2026, 19:53) Oct 08, 2026, 19:53  · (Public)   · (https://bsd.network/interact/117407035545900963?type=reply)  3  · (https://bsd.network/interact/117407035545900963?type=reblog)  38  · (https://bsd.network/interact/117407035545900963?type=favourite)  53     (https://fedi.txw.ca/objects/b7b437b7-2a6c-4054-8479-d5197cfb7046) (Public)   (Oct 09, 2026, 00:28) Oct 09, 2026, 00:28  (2026-10-09T00:28:31+00:00)  (https://fedi.txw.ca/users/plzupgrademe) ()    plzupgrademe  @plzupgrademe@fedi.txw.ca      (https://bsd.network/@brynet) @brynet   that is so cool (https://fedi.txw.ca/tag/bsd) #BSD is full of so much great stuff, wish I could switch my hubby easily to it for gaming   (https://bsd.network/interact/117408118476047737?type=reply)  0  (https://bsd.network/interact/117408118476047737?type=reblog)   (https://bsd.network/interact/117408118476047737?type=favourite)      (https://tty0.social/@frobozz/117437098343158801) (Public)   (Oct 14, 2026, 03:18) Oct 14, 2026, 03:18  (2026-10-14T03:18:31+00:00)  (https://tty0.social/@frobozz) ()    Frobnitz Coil Oil  @frobozz@tty0.social      (https://bsd.network/@brynet) @brynet   OpenBSD is the only OS I would contemplate running on an internet-facing host. So easy to keep it patched and updated!   (https://bsd.network/interact/117437098450892969?type=reply)  0  (https://bsd.network/interact/117437098450892969?type=reblog)   (https://bsd.network/interact/117437098450892969?type=favourite)      (https://mastodon.scot/@bitterdonald/117468280091715852) (Public)   (Oct 19, 2026, 15:28) Oct 19, 2026, 15:28  (2026-10-19T15:28:27+00:00)  (https://mastodon.scot/@bitterdonald) ()    Bitter Donald  @bitterdonald@mastodon.scot      (https://bsd.network/@brynet) @brynet   I wish I still had my UltraSPARC box. With BlueSCSI, I could have kept it running.   (https://bsd.network/interact/117468280184868067?type=reply)  0  (https://bsd.network/interact/117468280184868067?type=reblog)   (https://bsd.network/interact/117468280184868067?type=favourite)      (https://bsd.network/auth/sign_in)  Sign in to participate in the conversation     (BSD Network)   bsd.network is a *BSD-adjacent Mastodon Instance.  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