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Originally from upstate New York, Seth began playing drums at the age of three. By age nine, he was sitting in with local bands and even backing up his elementary school choir. He's been in the Nashville music scene for 20+ years and is currently the touring drummer for Carrie Underwood. When Seth isn't on the road, he is in the studio recording and collaborating with some of Nashville's top writers, musicians, and producers. Seth has been in the Nashville music scene for years and has played/recorded with the likes of rockers Quinn Loggins, Joey DeGraw and Sodium. On the rock country and country scene he has performed/recorded with Ruby Lovette (Curb), Anna Wilson (Curb), Amy Dalley (Curb), The Wilkinsons (RCA), The Marie Sisters (Universal/Republic), Wade Hayes (Columbia), Jeff Carson (Curb), Brian McComas (Lyric Street), SheDaisy (Lyric Street), Katrina Elam (Universal South), Gary Allan (MCA), The Wreckers (Maverick), Sarah Johns(RCA), Joe Nichols(Universal South), Julianne Hough(Curb), Phil Vassar, Chris Young, Rodney Adkins(Curb), The Band Perry, Sheryl Crow and Little Big Town(UMG), Keith Urban. TV appearances include, the CBS Early Morning Show, ABC's the View, The Grand Ole Opry Live, CMT's MWL, The CMA Music Festival on ABC, a live concert special with Gary Allan on both MTV and CMT, Good Morning America, Good Afternoon America, Jimmy Kimmel, Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, Dancing with the Stars, Craig Ferguson, The Talk, Jimmy Fallon, Ellen Degeneres, Fox and Friends, Live with Kelly and Michael, Canada a.m., CMT Awards, The ACA Awards, David Letterman, X-Factor and American Idol. Gear: Innovative Percussion, Gretsch, Zildjian, Remo, Gibraltar Some Things That Came Up: -3:00 Big musical family. Moving to Nashville at 18 years old. -4:40 Playing int he school band -5:30 Teacher George Lawrence! Passed on The Wilkinsons gig to Seth. -9:30 Seth's admiration of Carlos Vega. -16:00 Chris Cornell, Rob Lowe -19:00 Tuning hacks. -20:30 Game changer advice from Chris McHugh…(drum roll)… Puresound “Orchestral” snare wires on all drums. Since 2013 -23:00 Recording with Little Big Town with Jay Joyce producing. -24:40 “Practice! Practice! Get a good gig and make a lotta cash!” -27:00 Starstruck? No! Playing with Fogerty was pretty surreal. -29:30 There's No Business Like Show Business!!! Everything about it is appealllingggg! -31:30 The perks of the Vegas residency. Play Wednesday, Friday, Saturday. -33:20 Seth does body weight circuits. -34:00 Seth's home studio and maintaining an 8 acre property. -35:15 Rausch is German! -37:00 Keith Urban's band would watch Little Big Town open for them every night. Amazing, natural advertising for Seth. Led to the call for Keith Urban. -38:50 Seth met Cindy Blackman in Vegas -39:40 Advise for up and coming drummers.”Try Not to be an asshole”. “Lots of FAITH! Worrying doesn't do anyone any good. Take it day by day. -41:20 Seth is a model represented by The Block Agency! -42:00 Harry McCarthy as Seth's drum tech with Keith Urban. Drum Paradise Christmas party? -44:30 Studio and Touring balance -47:00 We hope Jim's Mom isn't listening! -49:00 “The Fave 5”…Seth's brick pizza oven. -51:00 Ultimate Tribute Band choice is Led Zeppelin -54:00 Take every gig and don't quit! Follow: www.sethrausch.com The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 30 of which have been #1 hits! Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com
Ungana nami Elizabeth Masanja katika kipindi cha Utume wa Walei, ambapo Studio nipo na Mwl. Verani Mushi, Mwl. Eliutery Kobelo na Mwl. Damian Ndimbo, Wajumbe wa kamati ya Uinjilishaji kutoka Jimbo Kuu la Dar es Salaam, wakiendelea na mada ya Jumuiya ndogondogo za Kikristu wakijita zaidi katika kulitegemeza Kanisa. L'articolo Je, Wafahamu mchango wa Jumuiya ndogondogo katika kulitegemeza Kanisa? proviene da Radio Maria.
Kevin and Colin discuss the beach intermission at MWL.
The Mobile World Live (MWL) team reviews MWC Barcelona 2024, delving into the big topics: AI, devices, regulation and APIs, as well as personal highlights including make-up, singing keynoters, MWL-branded dressing gowns, a Barbie-themed phone and interviewing a President. 0: 00: Intro 3:45: Team highlights 6:10: The show of AI? 9:48: Stand-out devices 14:35: The big regulation debate 16:25: Progress of APIs 18:45: Interview with Paolo Pescatore 25:05: What was missing from the show?
We go inside Mobile World Live's preparations for the big event in an alternative preview podcast, featuring discussions with the people on the ground behind MWL's TV service, the Show Daily newspaper and all our coverage in Barcelona.
Welcome to a brand new episode of the ¿Quién Tú Eres? podcast, where we explore the conflict we often face between "professionalism" & being our authentic selves. This week's guest is Francesca Mayca Wegner. A movement leader who dreams big and envisions the long-term possibilities around her, Francesca Mayca Wegner recognizes that it takes resources, access, and dedication to affect sustainable change and she has dedicated her life to that very mission. Francesca is the co-founder of Midwest Latina(MWL), an apparel and accessories brand that makes stuff for you to wear, so you feel good about how you look, who you are, and where you come from. As two first-generation Peruvian-American sisters who were born in Chicagoland and live in Milwaukee, Francesca and her sister Gabriella have always felt passionate about finding spaces and brands that make them feel like they belong. MWL is where design and identity unite for a one-of-a-kind Midwest Latina look—where cultura meets classic. Midwest Latinas is a reflection of Francesca and Gabriella's multifaceted identities and creates space for other Midwest Latinas to be seen and celebrated. Francesca also serves as President and Chief Possibilities Officer of Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee (HPGM). Appointed in April 2021, she is an advocate, connector, and convener, and has led the organization through a record growth period with its membership, philanthropic gifts, and revenue during one of the most challenging times within the global landscape. A trailblazer known for her advocacy of others, Francesca was recognized in 2021 by Madison365 as one of ‘Wisconsin's 36 Most Influential Latino Leaders,' as both a ‘40 Under 40 Winner' and as a ‘Power Broker & Executive to Watch' by the Milwaukee Business Journal in 2022, and BizTimes named her a 2023 ‘Notable BIPOC Executive,' which was especially meaningful as she was nominated by her HPGM team. In her free time, you can find Francesca cozying up with a good book or podcast at a local coffee shop with a cafecito in hand or spending time with her husband Ted and their dogs, Michael Jordan and Scottie. In this episode, Francesca tells us how she had to leave her people-pleasing tendencies behind to become her most authentic self. As a survivor of domestic violence, she's had to learn how to read the emotions of others and diffuse any and all tension in order to survive. And as an adult, she still felt she had to use these same survival tactics at work, even when she's the executive. But by catering to everyone else's needs, she was neglecting her own. It wasn't until she was insulted behind closed doors and heard that she “wasn't brown enough” to count as diversity within her company, that she decided to put down the weight of people-pleasing and start speaking up for herself. Listen to hear all this and more on the ¿Quién Tú Eres? Podcast. Follow Francesca on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francescamaycawegner/ Instagram: @francescamwegner Follow Pabel on: Website: https://plurawl.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plurawl/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@plurawl LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/plurawl/ Keep up with the podcast: Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/quientueres/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/quientueres/support Our AI-Powered Journaling App is Ready to Test! Sign Up for a Focus Group here: https://calendly.com/plurawl/app-user-feedback?mc_cid=976e6dd2a0&month=2023-10 Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Cedar Rapids Kernels win the MWL title and an Iowa native wins MasterChef!
This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for September 21, 2023.According to the National Weather Service there will again be a slight chance of rain all day on Thursday. Besides that it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 78 degrees.As one the fastest growing metro regions in the Midwest, and second only in the state to Des Moines, Iowa City officials are looking for ways to lessen traffic congestion, provide alternative transportation options and improve commute times.But which transit style makes the most sense?Iowa City Council members voted 6-0 Tuesday to hire a consulting firm to explore the feasibility of adapting the existing Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway corridor right of way between Iowa City and North Liberty to accommodate a bus rapid transit system.Bus rapid transit is a high-capacity system designed to deliver fast and efficient service that may include dedicated bus lanes, busways, traffic signal priority, off-board fare collection, elevated platforms and new stations, according to the Federal Transit Administration.The transit system has advanced throughout the county in the last decade as congestion has increased and community leaders have sought affordable transit alternatives, according to the agency. Such systems operate in big cities like Los Angeles and Atlanta, and are growing in popularity in the Midwest including Cleveland, Omaha and Kansas City.Because it contains features similar to a light rail or subway system, bus rapid transit often is considered more reliable, convenient and faster than regular bus service, according to federal transit officials. And with the right features, it can avoid the delays that can slow regular buses, like being stuck in traffic and queuing to pay fares on board.The warden of the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility resigned earlier this month, just six months after starting the job.“Kris Karberg resigned from his position as warden of the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility effective September 1, 2023,” Department of Corrections Spokesman Nick Crawford said in an email. “Deputy Warden Don Harris became acting warden effective the same day.”Karberg had been warden at Fort Dodge since Feb. 17, when the Corrections Department transferred him from Anamosa State Penitentiary, where he had been warden since 2021.The Gazette reached out to Karberg, who declined to comment extensively on why he'd left the Iowa Corrections Department. He said he was likely moving back to South Dakota, where he'd lived before taking the Anamosa job.Karberg was deputy warden at the Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield, S.D., for three years before moving to Iowa. Earlier in his career, he spent 10 years providing private security in Southwest Asia, Belize and Afghanistan where he was a contractor for the U.S. State Department, he told the Iowa Board of Corrections in 2021.On Wednesday night, Emmanuel Rodriguez hit a second-inning grand slam, the Cedar Rapids Kernels built an early 5-0 lead and went on to beat Great Lakes, 7-6, in the winner-take-all Game 3 of the Midwest League Championship Series in front of a boisterous crowd of just over 2,000 at Veterans Memorial Stadium.Players sprayed each other with bottles of sparkling cider on the field during a massive celebration that began with a victory dogpile around the pitcher's mound when Rodriguez secured the final out with a catch of a fly ball. It is the Cedar Rapids franchise's first MWL title since 1994.
Mary Wells Lawrence foi uma publicitária norte-americana. Sua sede por reconhecimento em um ambiente masculino e hostil, transformaram o mercado para sempre. Nascida em 1928, em Ohio, MWL começou sua carreira em 1951, trabalhando como redatora para uma loja de departamentos. Dois anos depois, se mudou para Nova Iorque. Trabalhou como gerente de publicidade da Macy's até ser contratada pela agência de publicidade McCann-Erickson, onde trabalharia até 1956. Dps se tornou redatora-chefe da Doyle Dane Bernbach, agência da qual se tornaria vice-presidente em 1963. Sua genialidade seria reconhecida na Jack Tinker and Partners, agência renomada por sua criatividade e inovação, de onde Wells viraria sócia sênior. Ali, foi responsável pela repaginada da Braniff Airways, criando uniformes juntamente com Emilio Pucci para os comissários!. Criou o slogan “end of the plain plane”. Tinha um salário e renome atípicos para uma mulher de seu tempo, mas que continuava sendo muito menor do que o de vários homens menos competentes. Após o sucesso com a Braniff, e tendo sido negada a promoção prometida por seus chefes, MW criou, com dois colegas, sua própria agência: a Wells Rich Greene. Tornou-se uma das primeiras mulheres a presidir uma grande empresa, e passou a comandar a agência com o maior e mais rápido crescimento na década de 1970. Inventou a campanha “I ♡ NY”, que visava atrair mais turistas para Nova Iorque, e acabou criando um dos símbolos (e slogans!) mais famosos do mundo até hoje. Quando a WGR abriu capital, em 1968, Mary Wells se tornou a primeira CEO de uma empresa na Bolsa de Valores de Nova Iorque, e uma das executivas mais ricas do mundo. Tendo lutado contra cânceres de bexiga e na mama durante a década de 1980, a mais lendária das publicitárias se aposentou em 1990, após mais de 40 anos de uma carreira brilhante. Aos 95 anos, Mary Wells Lawrence segue viva, e talvez tenha até assistido “Mad Men” – sabendo que a protagonista, Peggy Olson, foi amplamente inspirada em sua trajetória!
You want to feel healthy and amazing. The problem is that current healthcare is notorious for gimmicks and sexy marketing. With an abundance of mediocre options, what do you do to feel better?In this season 2 MWL podcast finale we asked the best clinicians and coaches we know for some advice to help you.Considering all dimensions of health [physical, emotional, social, intellectual, financial, spiritual, occupational, environmental] what is ONE thing you can do TODAY to improve your health?Our interview guests answered in whatever way they felt most inspired. You have thoughts and behaviors available to you right now, free of charge that can immensely improve your wellbeing- especially when a behavior you adopt today is practiced overtime.My hope is that this season is thought provoking and inspires you to take action. Please continue to share Move Without Limits with your friends, family and colleagues. Please continue to subscribe and rate us- it really helps us out!We would be so thankful if you would write us a review! Thank you!To schedule an evaluation with Reload CLICK HERETo book a session with a coach CLICK HERELearn more about Reload on YouTube and our website www.reloadpt.comBe sure to follow us on Instagram!@reload.pt@malloryreilly_ot@dr.gary.dylanDiggin' the intro/outro jam? Check out my friend, Joe Spinelli on SoundCloud!
10-year professional wrestler Moonshine Mantel, talks about the rewards that come from training new talent in the Kansas City area. He shares about his experience in MWL and SWE wrestling promotions. Moonshine also gives advice on how wrestlers can talk to promoters about money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Tauany Barbosa e Thiagão Mauá comentam sobre a luta dos trabalhadores da MWL de Caçapava (SP), que estão há três meses sem receber salário.
2:38 - Saudi Arabia has been ranked 3rd top destination for migrants for the second year in a row, According to the UN World Migration Report 2022. Richard's one big thing is the World Migration Report 2022, the eleventh in the world migration report series, which has been produced to “contribute to an increased understanding of migration throughout the world.”The report can be accessed here: https://worldmigrationreport.iom.int/wmr-2022-interactive/12:58 - Big cats! Saudi Arabia welcomes birth of 2 Arabian leopards in the latest win for Kingdom's conservation efforts. Lucien's one big thing is this story, which is the latest development in Saudi Arabia's recent emphasis on natural conservation. Saudi Arabia's Princess Reema Bint Bandar Al-Saud, the Ambassador to the United States, has personally championed the cause of big cat conservation, having founded a charity called Catmosphere and emphasizing the critical need to ensure big cats globally survive and are reintroduced to the wild.You can see Assouline's book on Big Cats here: https://bit.ly/3pMvUm822:17 - Yallah! 6 top storylines on Saudi Arabia to get you up to speed headed into the weekend.•New Saudi Companies Law 2022: Key Changes, and Next Steps for Companies in KSAOn 28 June 2022, the Saudi Cabinet of Ministers approved the New Companies Law, and it was published in the official gazette (Umm Al Qura newspaper) on 4 July 2022. The New Law will come into effect on or around 1 January 2023, replacing the previous Companies Law which was issued 10/11/2015 and the Law of Professional Companies issued 25 September 2019. The implementing regulations of the New Law are expected to be released prior to the New Law taking effect.•Salman Rushdie attack ‘unacceptable' to Islam, says MWL chief Al-IssaMuhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa, secretary-general of the Muslim World League, called the attack on writer Salman Rushdie “a crime that Islam does not accept.” In an interview with Arab News on the side of his participation in a conference on inter-religious dialogue in the Italian city of Rimini, he said: “Islam is against violence and can never admit any method of violence. Religious and intellectual issues, including phrases that may read in full or partly as offensive, cannot never be dealt with in these violent ways.”•Pride of Ukraine: Usyk beats Joshua, keeps heavyweight beltsOleksandr Usyk kissed the blue-and-yellow flag of Ukraine and looked to the Saudi Arabian sky as he waited to discover if he had honored his war-torn country by retaining his world heavyweight titles. Six months ago, he was patrolling the streets of Kyiv with an automatic rifle and defending Ukraine from the invading Russians. Inside the King Abdullah Sport City arena, the still-undefeated Usyk lived up to his billing as the sporting pride of Ukraine by beating Anthony Joshua in a closely fought rematch to keep his WBA, WBO and IBF belts. “I devote this victory to my country, to my family, to my team, to all the military defending this country,” the 35-year-old Usyk said through a translator. “Thank you very, very much.”•Saudi Energy Ministry completes legal framework for rollout of EV charging stationsSaudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy, in cooperation with other related government agencies and in integration with the private sector, haslaunched the regulations for the rollout of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations so as to ensure quality, efficiency and protection of users and facilities across the Kingdom, according to a report in Saudi Gazette.•KAPSARC sets new record in Saudi Arabia with five LEED EBOM Platinum certificationsThe U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) awarded King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) in Saudi Arabia five Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certificates under the Existing Building: Operation and Maintenance (EBOM) rating system with a rating of over 80 points. KAPSARC's facilities are the only buildings in the Kingdom to have achieved LEED-EBOM Platinum certification.•Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman inaugurated the master plan for the ‘Rua al-Madinah Project' that lies east of the Prophet's Mosque.The Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday that the project will increase the occupant capacity and be able to host 30 million Umrah pilgrims.
Earlier in the year, I caught up with a number of Defence Partners to talk about how they, and their Defence Member and Family, navigated the pandemic, lockdown and COVID restrictions throughout 2020 and more recently 2021. They all had varied experiences. Some had a surprisingly positive story to tell while others were understandably pushed to the absolute brink, for various reasons, including long separations, uncertainty, isolation and support and services that found it hard to move with the ever-changing situation and needs of Defence Families. Lessons were learnt and some hard decisions, going forward, may have to be made about how Defence life will work for us in the future but overwhelmingly it is clear that we all just did our best when faced with some impossible situations. These are the stories of Defence Partners Chantelle, Stephanie, Julia (along with her Army husband Jai) and Lauren. Next Week- Part 2 of podcast episode Defence Partners Navigating the Pandemic, the last MWL ep for 2021, will be available to listen to. Ready to join the MWL community? Click through the link to get connected xx www.militarywifelife.com.au
This week on the Podcast, I speak with Minister for Veterans' Affairs & Minister for Defence Personnel Andrew Gee about his top priorities when it comes to supporting and acknowledging Defence Partners and Families. Minister Gee and I also have an open and real conversation about: His thoughts on partners and families being key contributors to defence capability The impact partners and families have on the well-being of the defence member The value he sees defence partners and families providing the community & defence How current policy and programs fit with the value partners and families provide His take on the key issues and challenges defence partners and families currently face The opportunities the Minister sees when it comes to solving those issues & challenges The invaluable insight he got from the recent National Defence Partner Roundtable Why we need a more comprehensive understanding of the partner and family experience The steps the Minister is taking to introduce a possible Ministerial Advisory Council to help inform policy How to gather the right data on defence partners and families to shape effective policy Partnering with the Australian Institute of Family Studies to redesign the ADF Family Survey Why it's time for more innovation in the way that programs are designed & delivered Looking at trialling Coworking hubs on defence bases to support and connect defence partners The role the Veteran Wellbeing Centres will play for current defence partners and families How partner employment contributes to ADF workforce development & why supporting career portability is key How the Minister thinks defence partners and families have fared during COVID A commitment to seriously push for the introduction of a National Defence Families day Whether it might be time to review defence partner and family policy in a major way Ready to join the MWL community? Click through the link to get connected xx www.militarywifelife.com.au
Let's talk about defence partners and gender equality in the workplace! In this week's podcast episode, I talk to two amazing women in positions of leadership about why it's up to all of us, especially employers, to challenge gender bias and inequality. Chair of the Defence Bank Board Fran Raymond and Defence Bank Chief People Officer Kristen Bugeja talk about; - Why it's important employers talk about gender equality - This year's International Women's Day theme ‘Choose to Challenge' - Supporting defence partners into meaningful employment - Studies that show organisations with women in positions of leadership outperform others - What other organisations can learn from Defence Bank when it comes to supporting defence partners in the workplace - Why girls and women need equal access to good education and good jobs, including leadership roles - The importance of constantly reviewing and challenging policies, training initiatives and an organisations culture - The steps Defence Bank have taken to support and understand the needs of their defence partner employees - How COVID has changed the way Defence Bank operates and has opened up even more opportunities for their defence partner employees To find out about career opportunities at Defence Bank click through the below link. https://www.defencebank.com.au/about-us/careers/ Ready to join the MWL community? Click through the link to get connected xx www.militarywifelife.com.au
In this week's podcast episode, I talk to Air Force Spouse Catherine about keeping the lines of communication open with your defence member, making friends and putting family first. Catherine and I also talk about; Meeting her now-husband in an unusual way in an unexpected place Becoming friends and learning that they had so much in common Being upfront and honest about the extra challenges they may face as a defence couple Dating, becoming engaged soon after and just months later getting married Spending more time apart than together during their first year of marriage An overseas posting with 3 weeks notice and how she made it work Coming to terms with leaving her job and not working while overseas Making the most of their time overseas and the challenge of making friends A possible promotion on the horizon and what that will mean for their family What is best for their family and whether that includes defence Her teaching career and being upfront with employers about long term commitments The challenge of making friends and nurturing relationships when posting in and out Not knowing what support you need until you need it and figuring out how to find it Ready to join the MWL community? Click through the link to get connected xx www.militarywifelife.com.au
In this week's podcast episode, I talk to DFA's newly appointed Defence Family Advocate of Australia Sandi Laaksonen-Sherrin. Sandi and I talk about; What her vision is when it comes to stepping into the role of Defence Family Advocate of Australia for DFA (Defence Families of Australia) Why it's important that there is an advocacy group for defence partners and families How DFA remains independent of defence and provides frank advice to the Minister DFA's advocacy pillars and what DFA will be pushing hardest on in the immediate future How DFA know what to advocate for on behalf of defence partners and families Why you don't need to have personal experience to contact DFA about a defence partner or family issue you would like to bring attention to How defence partners and families can have their say on particular topics or issues of concern What the next 12 months look like for DFA and advocating for defence partners and families DFA's short term and long-term goals for defence partners and families How DFA ensures they are representative of the defence partner and family community Why DFA is working on new opportunities to make it easier for defence partners and families to have a voice The work DFA have been doing to create an Advocacy Map due to be released in late November 2021 How the advocacy map will be used as a tool by DFA to empower defence partners and families to get involved Some of the key area's DFA has had an impact on in recent times thanks to their advocacy DFA's involvement when it comes to the Royal Commission into Veteran suicide and why it is important to provide a voice for defence families and veterans Her thoughts on whether it's time family policy, support & services undergo a review Why DFA's employment program ended and what is happening next when it comes to DFA and partner employment How Defence partners and families stay informed about all that DFA is currently advocating for To find out more about DFA and the work that they do or to talk to them about an issue or concern you would like DFA to advocate for you or the wider defence community on, get in contact with your State/Territory rep by visiting the DFA website. Or to stay across any DFA updates and the release of their Advocacy Map sign up for their newsletter here or jump across to their socials and follow along. Ready to join the MWL community? Click through the link to get connected xx www.militarywifelife.com.au
In this week's podcast episode, I talk to Air Force Spouse Elise about making defence life work for her, connection, community and her passion to help other defence couples navigate challenges through strong communication. Elise and I also talk about; How she met her Defence Member by chance at the races Forming a great friendship and both getting busy with their careers Losing touch and then eventually reconnecting and deciding to be together Getting engaged, married and having a baby all in a few years The reality of Defence life and getting comfortable with being solo a lot Deployment challenges and refusing to accept surface-level communication The isolation of working from home, solo parenting and the impact on her mental health Deciding not to miss out on life just because her Husband wasn't home How connecting with the Defence community had an unexpected and positive impact Finding support and friendship with people who GOT IT The frustration she felt knowing her career would always come second The importance of finding a way for her career to work with defence life Deciding to start a business to help defence couples better communicate Why her online program Partners Elsewhere is about prevention to avoid crisis Partnering with a Psychologist to help defence couples build strong foundations How her program helps defence couples to understand what each other is feeling Why the program aims to make the defence members transition home after separation easier and the flow on How to get your defence member on board with giving the program a go To find out more about Elise's business PE Health and her specific online program for Defence Couples called Partners Elsewhere Military Relationship Program click on the link below. https://www.pehealth.org/military-couples For those interested in signing up for the program Elise is offering the MWL Community a 50% off discount code for the first 100 couples to sign up to the Partners Elsewhere Military Relationship Program. Use code MWL50 *Code starts 11/11/21 Ready to join the MWL community? Click through the link to get connected xx www.militarywifelife.com.au
This week on the Podcast, Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley shares her Defence Partner journey. After meeting at a function and bonding over our defence life experiences I took a chance and asked Mrs Hurley if she might consider coming on the MWL podcast to tell her story. It was the end of the night and she had mingled and chatted for hours and I was the last in a line of eager people wanting a few minutes of her time. I was bursting to tell Mrs Hurley in person that I admired the way she had worked, all those years ago, to bring defence partners together through a typed magazine she had helped establish called the Spouses of Somalia. It was a magazine meant for defence partners and families of those troops on deployment in Somalia of which His Excellency, General the Honourable David Hurley Commanded the 1st Battalion during Operation SOLACE in 1993. Mrs Hurley and I chatted and laughed and took comfort in that sense of shared knowing. That knowing that doesn't even need to be explained between defence partners. We know what each other has experienced. We know that feeling of missing your person. We know the excitement and adventure that is often balanced with so much unknown and the feeling of new. We know the challenges faced and the celebrations experienced. The leaving and the coming home. The tears. The amazing community. The moving and the starting over. It is that sense that we know even without explanation. We just know. Mrs Hurley and I were engrossed in our conversation so much so that even a tap on the shoulder and a waiting Governor-General wasn't going to pull Mrs Hurley away. We connected over the fact that the MWL Podcast was like a modern-day version of the typed magazine she had helped put together in an effort to connect and inform defence partners. The Spouses of Somalia magazine acknowledged that defence partners and families played a huge role in the support of the defence member and their successes. It gave those experiencing separation and the unknown a sense of belonging and information. Mrs Hurley may live a very public life alongside the Governor-General but I wanted to ask her about the life that came before the fancy titles. The life that included a defence house in Wagga, posting adventures overseas, emotional reunions and welcome home dinners at Pizza Hut. I wanted to hear about her life and her defence partner journey. I'm honoured to welcome Mrs Hurley onto the Podcast and share her story.
In this week's podcast episode, I talk with Navy Spouse Chantelle about making the transition from single and solo to figuring out defence life and finding your community. Chantelle and I also talk about; How a chance meeting would lead to a whirlwind romance that Chantelle tried her best to avoid Why it took her Defence member 6 months to tell her he wasn't just a “government” employee and was in the Navy Coming to terms with now being in love with a defence member and someone who will go away for months on end How an overseas trip for work and being away from each other helped Chantelle make her mind up about her feelings Being together 6 months, going defacto, moving in together and deciding to move states together The isolation Chantelle felt after moving to a location where she knew no one Realising what being a defence partner really meant and making the transition Coming to terms with the amount of time spent apart and finding out separations aren't just deployments but are also workups, courses and more Getting on the same page and managing differing expectations The positive impact a trainer from Cerberus had on her defence member and their relationship Finding out she was 5 months pregnant with her second child a short time after moving away from family and friends Her family having a hard time coming to terms with her changed goals and priorities Working up the courage to go along to a Defence community house and the positive impact it had on her mental health and life Finding her community after struggling with the isolation of defence life The difference having support makes during deployments, separations and on hard days The importance of being your own person, doing your own thing, focusing on what you can control and realising you have a choice Ready to join the MWL community? Click through the link to get connected xx www.militarywifelife.com.au
In this week's podcast episode, I talk to the Founder and Manager of the not-for-profit organisation The Younger Heroes, a program designed to reconnect current and former ADF members with their children. Damien and I also talk about; How his experience as a military kid and the death of a mate led him to start the Younger Heroes Why starting an organisation that brought parents and children together for a 3 day/2 night experience in nature was the answer The time, research and tears that went into developing the Younger Heroes program How the Younger Heroes program allows current and former ADF members the space to reconnect with their children in a technology-free environment The change the program has undergone along the way and why it went from being a Father/Son program to including all ADF members and their children How the program works on creating and strengthening the bonds with your children The household trauma some children experience watching a parent face mental health struggles and why this program helps The lack of support and programs that exist for Veteran parents and their children Teaching parents and children how to communicate and talk about their problems Why the program isn't just for those Veterans who have PTSD but also for those who have had deployments, separations and periods of disconnect from their children The importance of having a positive impact on a child's wellbeing early on to prevent future mental health challenges or trauma Future plans for Younger Heroes and why Damien would love to offer a program for Defence Partners and Defence Families. Who can signup for the Younger Heroes program and how To find out more about the Younger Heroes program or to signup for a future program visit the website by clicking this link Ready to join the MWL community? Click through the link to get connected xx www.militarywifelife.com.au
In this week's podcast episode, I talk to Air Force Spouse Donna about Defence life, living with a Disability and deciding not to post with her Husband. Donna and I also talk about; Meeting each other, buying a house within 6 months and moving in together Being legally blind and recognised as a dependent with special needs The extra challenges Donna needs to consider when it comes to being legally blind and moving How Donna learnt to enjoy her own company early on in their relationship Why having an understanding employer when it comes to defence life and having a disability has made all the difference Deciding MWDU and not posting with the defence member will work best for their family Why being able to continue her career and have a family support network close is just as important as her defence member's career The sacrifices Donna would have to make if she did post with her defence member and why MWDU is the best choice at the moment Why having the ability and choice to change her mind about being MWDU gives Donna comfort The difficulty and overwhelm in accessing support and services via defence organisations and the happy balance Donna has now found How COVID restrictions and lockdowns have had a positive impact on her family with regards to postings and staying together as a family Why going with the flow as a spouse is a good thing but not necessarily easy when you are a planner Ready to join the MWL community? Click through the link to get connected xx www.militarywifelife.com.au
In this week's podcast episode, I talk to Spouse and CEO of Frontline Yoga Rachael Day about the benefits of Yoga and why Veterans and Spouses should give it a go. Rachael and I also talk about; How Frontline Yoga started and why they offer FREE classes for Veterans, their families and spouses The range of physical and mental health benefits practising Yoga can have especially for the defence community Why practising Yoga alongside other support therapies can reduce your baseline of stress and have so many flow-on effects Seeing Yoga as good for your body and your mind and not something that is only for a certain type of person Research that shows 10 minutes of Yoga a day has similar scientific studied effects as medication How attending a Yoga class can connect, create community and a support network with those facing similar challenges How Yoga can have an unexpected positive impact on a better night's sleep Some of the barriers people have that stops them from seeing Yoga as an option The introduction of Zoom Yoga classes during COVID Future plans to keep providing a range of classes in various locations & online The hope to take Frontline Yoga classes to defence personnel at bases around the country To find out how you can take part in a Frontline Yoga class in person or online click through to the website here Ready to join the MWL community? Click through the link to get connected xx www.militarywifelife.com.au
In this week's podcast episode, I talk to Army Spouse Emma about the first few years of Defence and Spouse life, working for yourself and connecting with your community. Emma and I also talk about; Why she was the one to suggest an Army career to her partner Going from being a civilian couple to a defence couple Focusing on her studies and how Emma and her partner made it work Going from living together to living apart during training The plan to reunite, moving and finding her feet in a new location What happened when her partner changed direction How COVID had a positive impact on Emma's plans and fast-tracked her partner's training Finding work, setting up her own business and making connections Falling pregnant and posting into a new location Feeling her way through their first posting Why the time Emma had put into online connections made finding friends in her new location so much easier Re-establishing her business in a new location and why she decided to set up a Biz Network to help others The reason Emma set up the Townsville Defence Biz Network in partnership with another spouse and future plans The Support the Biz Network provides for Spouses and Veterans Business owners Juggling Mum life, being a biz owner, defence life and her partner being away If you would like to find out about or connect in with the Townsville Defence Biz Network click here Ready to join the MWL community? Click through the link to get connected xx www.militarywifelife.com.au
In this week's podcast episode, I talk to Racheal Cosgrove who is a Defence Member and the Events Director for DEFGLIS the Defence LGBTI Information Service. Racheal and I talk about; How and why DEFGLIS started Who DEFGLIS support and represent How DEFGLIS has changed and evolved over the years The impact DEFGLIS has had on the lives of LGBTI defence members and their families Why it is important to have a group like DEFGLIS The safe and secure space DEFGLIS offers for LGBTI members and their families Why DEFGLIS are working to stamp out discrimination in the workplace Some of the ways DEFGLIS have helped changed Defence policy & practices Why it is so important DEFGLIS continue to advocate for policy change The annual events DEFGLIS run to help connect the LGBTI defence community The success of this years first DEFGLIS Day Out and the hope for it to be an annual event for DEFGLIS families & the wider defence community The impact not feeling as though you can come to work as your whole self creates Why feeling misunderstood or unsupported at work leads to a 30% reduction in output and how that impacts capability How to be an ally for fellow defence families who are part of the LGBTI community How those who are part of the LGBTI Defence community can reach out for help and support If you would like to find out more information about DEFGLIS or pass on the links to someone who might be interested there are a few ways to do so; Website- https://www.defglis.com.au/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/DEFGLIS Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/defglis/ Ready to join the MWL community? Click through the link to get connected xx www.militarywifelife.com.au
In this week's podcast episode, I talk to new Navy Spouse Jeni about navigating defence life, the first posting and everything in-between. Jeni and I also talk about; Being together 13 years before Defence came into the picture How looking for a career change led her Husband to the Navy Researching the impact Defence life would have on their family How hearing the experiences of other defence families was invaluable Why joining the Navy took months of paperwork and interview's How Jeni felt once her Husband was finally accepted & given 1-month notice The disconnect Jeni felt when she wasn't included in the process by Defence Having to figure out solo parenting and living without her husband Coming to terms with taking on the mental and physical load of the household Figuring out her capacity and pulling back where she could to prevent burnout Learning about and dealing with Toll and DHA ahead of their first move Going from a full-time wage to living on an Officer training wage How Jeni plans on securing meaningful employment in their new location Going with the flow when it comes to Defence Life and future postings Ready to join the MWL community? Click through the link to get connected xx www.militarywifelife.com.au
In this week's podcast episode, I talk to Executive Officer Leanne Kyle from the Defence Bank Foundation about the life-changing impact the Defence Community Dogs Program is having for the Dogs, Inmates, Veterans and their Families. Leanne and I also talk about; The Defence Bank Foundation and why they decided to support the DCD program What the DCD program is and how it supports dogs, inmates and Veterans Why the program decided to only use rescue dogs and give them a second chance at life The benefits inmates at correctional facilities gain from helping train the dogs The time, effort and money it takes to train a dog ready for a Veteran Why the dogs have just as much impact on the lives of the Veterans family members as they do on the Veterans lives How the support of the Defence Bank Foundation has resulted in over 50 dogs being trained and homed with Veterans The extensive process to match a dog with a Veteran and their individual needs Why so many Veterans leave getting an assistance dog as a last resort How Defence Bank is further supporting the program by donating even more Why any Veteran living with mental health challenges or PTSD should consider getting an assistance dog To find out more about the Defence Bank Foundation or the Defence Community Dogs program follow below; https://www.defencebank.com.au/foundation https://www.dcdogs.com.au/ And to find out more about how you can support the Defence Community Dogs Program through a Defence Bank low rate credit card visit the website here https://www.defencebank.com.au/creditcard Ready to join the MWL community? Click through the link to get connected xx www.militarywifelife.com.au
In this week's podcast episode, I talk to Veteran Matt and spouse Mel about their whirlwind romance, doing long distance, transitioning out of defence and future plans. Matt and Mel also talk about; Meeting 1 week before Matt was due to post interstate Having big conversations and committing to long-distance 1 week in Making sacrifices, leaving family and moving to be with Matt How Mel established herself in a new location through social groups The reality of future postings and the strain on their relationship Thinking about leaving defence and focusing on family Mel supporting Matt with his decision to leave defence Why Matt started preparing for transition years before it came time Finding an opportunity and the quick 3 week turn around to transition What actually happens when you decide to discharge Navigating the help and support available when transitioning Why Matt decided to help others transitioning by starting a podcast The importance of hearing others transition stories Why every defence member should plan for transition ahead of time What the future holds, planning for a family and building a forever home To find out how to listen or more info about Matt's podcast Service and Beyond follow along below https://www.facebook.com/serviceandbeyond https://www.instagram.com/serviceandbeyondpodcast/ Ready to join the MWL community? Click through the link to get connected xx www.militarywifelife.com.au
In this week's podcast episode, I talk to RAAF Spouse Meagan about balancing her medical career with defence life, being values-driven and changing direction. Meagan and I also talk about; Being high school sweethearts and both going their separate ways Reuniting years later while both visiting family Deciding to be together while living on opposite sides of the country Long-distance dating and trying to plan to at least live in the same state The push and pull of Meagan's medical career and her husband's defence career Starting a family, being a junior Doctor and posting in and out Changing and coming to terms with new long-term plans Getting clear on her values and what she really wanted for her life How a change in direction resulted in Meagan starting her own business Why it is important to focus on your values to avoid harboring resentment How Meagan is helping Defence Partners through her business The Life Doctor To find out more about Meagan's business The Life Doctor or to follow along visit; https://www.meagankruger.com/ https://www.facebook.com/drmeagankruger https://www.instagram.com/dr.meagan.kruger/ Ready to join the MWL community? Click through the link to get connected xx www.militarywifelife.com.au
In PART 2 of episode 94, I talk to Army spouse Kaz about her husband’s shocking injury that led to his discharge, finding and receiving the right support and moving on. TRIGGER WARNING- There is some discussion of suicide in this episode. If this episode brings anything up for you please contact FREE ADF mental health service Open Arms on 1800 011 046 or in case of emergency call 000. Kaz and I also talk about; A chance meeting that triggered one of her husband’s worst episodes What happened when he went missing and was out of communication Fearing the worst and the devastating phone call Kaz received How her husband’s diagnosis and treatment settled things down Dealing with being on high alert all the time while living normal life Not knowing where to turn for help and support Her Husband fighting against the help and being retriggered Finally coming to an understanding of what triggers her husband Getting on the same page and working as a team Opening up conversation for others through her book Broken Soldier What the future holds for Kaz and her family Click on the link below if you would like to follow Kaz and Matt’s journey. https://www.facebook.com/mybrokensoldier Or to find out more about Kaz’s book (mentioned in this ep) My Broken Soldier- The untold story of life beyond the front line click through to her website http://www.kazpage.com.au/ Ready to join the MWL community? Click through the link to get connected xx www.militarywifelife.com.au
In PART 1 of episode 93, I talk to spouse Kaz about defence life, back to back deployments and her husband’s shocking injury that led to his discharge. TRIGGER WARNING- There is some discussion of suicide in this episode. If this episode brings anything up for you please contact FREE ADF mental health service Open Arms on 1800 011 046 or in case of emergency call 000. Kaz and I also talk about; Her husband joining reserves to ease them into defence life How a few weekends of reserve time turned into so much more Back to back deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan Her husband’s intent to transfer to full-time Army and join the SAS How an accident while on a 10-day training exercise changed everything What happened when Kaz received the call to say her husband had been injured Why her husband ended up going back out field and what happened when he returned home The injuries he sustained and being misdiagnosed for months and months Her husband reaching breaking point with his pain and not knowing where to turn The long fight to get the help and support her husband needed The impact his injury had on him and their family Finally receiving a diagnosis and why that caused her husband to spiral Her husband wishing he had died on deployment and what Kaz did next How Kaz stepped up for her husband to demand the help he needed Click on the link below if you would like to follow Kaz and Matt’s journey. https://www.facebook.com/mybrokensoldier Or to find out more about Kaz’s book (mentioned in this ep) My Broken Soldier- The untold story of life beyond the front line click through to her website http://www.kazpage.com.au/ Ready to join the MWL community? Click through the link to get connected xx www.militarywifelife.com.au
In this week's podcast episode, I talk to Reserve Army spouse Kim about how Reserve life actually works. Kim and I also talk about; Meeting her husband while he was a Navy recruit Living in the same posting location back to back Having the support and understanding of her military family The stress of her husband being medically discharged & finding a civilian job Why her husband decided to get back in after being medically discharged Going from fulltime Navy to Army Reserve How Kim juggles having a foot in civvy world and defence world The lack of support or understanding for Reserve families Struggling with her identity as a defence partner The amazing bonds and friendships formed thanks to defence life Ready to join the MWL community? Click through the link to get connected xx www.militarywifelife.com.au
In this week's podcast episode, I talk to Navy spouse Cheree about what it’s like when your husband joins defence a little later in life. Cheree and I also talk about; The first posting experience and her military member deploying within a few months. Building a support network and the lifelong friends she made on the first posting. The challenges she has faced while searching and securing employment. An international posting to Hawaii and the amazing experiences they had. The difference in spouse and family support overseas and in Australia. The pre-planning that goes into posting and resettling when you have kids with special needs. Taking defence life as it comes and making the best of it. Reaching out for support even if it means stepping out of your comfort zone. Why Cheree gets involved in events and catchups in an effort to help others. Their next posting and preparing for sea time and separation after back to back shore postings. Ready to join the MWL community? Click through the link to get connected xx www.militarywifelife.com.au
When the nominations for the MWL Lots of Love boxes land in my inbox it’s hard for me not to get attached to those stories. Just reading about the connections and the amazing things spouses are doing that are prompting their friends and family to nominate them, is truly a privilege. This weeks podcast episode is about the stories behind the Lots of Love Box nominations. I talk to spouse Chantelle, a Lots of Love box recipient. Chantelle details the connection and deep friendship she formed with the spouse who went out of their way to nominate her despite, at the time, facing their own loss and tragedy. I also talk to Defence Banks Michael O’Reilly about the importance of acknowledging all that spouses do and why Defence Bank wanted to support the Lots of Love Boxes. And spouse Julia, also a Lots of Love box recipient talks about the fast friendship she formed with the spouse who nominated her and the amazing feeling of knowing someone just “gets it” and has your back through the challenges and celebrations of Defence life. To find out how to nominate a spouse for a Lots of Love Box click through to the Military Wife Life website here To find out more about Defence Bank and the great work they're doing in the Defence community click through to the website here Ready to join the MWL community? Click through the link to get connected xx https://militarywifelife.com.au/join-the-community/
In this week's podcast episode, I talk to RAAF spouse Nicole about why a mindset shift has totally changed the way she experiences defence life. Nicole and I also talk about; Meeting her now Husband while he was studying at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) Realising that the member doesn't just sign up for a job but a lifestyle Moving to Newcastle for her husbands first posting and not being formally recognised as a couple Trying to find housing, work and friends while not yet being entitled to any support Feeling like she didn't fit and questioning whether the defence lifestyle was for her Deciding to go forward with a different mindset to help her see the positives Why having regular check-ins on her mental health is so important What it's like to live on base in Richmond NSW and why it is a tick on her defence bucket list Why signing up for spouse related activities, even if they aren't your thing, can lead to great friendships Ready to join the MWL community? Click through the link to get connected xx www.militarywifelife.com.au
In this week's podcast episode, I talk to NSW Legacy President Nikki Hollis about how Legacy started, what they’re about and who they support. Nikki and I also talk about; How a dependant of an ADF member or Veteran can access support Why a dependant can put their hand up for support at anytime What you can access support through Legacy for and the process Breaking down the misconception that Legacy is only for older widows The help they offer for ADF families experiencing hardship due to the member or veteran having a physical disability or mental illness Why Legacy need our support through donations now more than ever Their major yearly fundraising efforts- Badge Week and Anzac Day How to volunteer as a Legatee and the difference you can make To find out more information about Legacy and the specific support services they offer click through to the Legacy website https://www.legacy.com.au/clubs/nsw/sydney/ or call 1800 LEGACY. Legacy provide support for young families and children, aging and vulnerable widows, and dependants with disabilities through holidays and camps, social activities, income support, claims help, emergency relief, the school-age education support, tertiary education support and community visitors and Legatees. Please Note: Legacy provides support for the families of ADF men and women who have lost their lives or their health as a result of 1 day or more of operational service. Ready to join the MWL community? Click through the link to get connected xx www.militarywifelife.com.au
In this week's podcast episode, I talk to spouse Amanda about why she doesn't allow her Army Husbands job to control her life. Amanda and I also talk about; Not really knowing, in the beginning, what it meant to be an Army spouse Why she was hesitant to even acknowledge she was a spouse Moving in together and experiencing a deployment 6 months into the relationship A horrible experience with another Army wife and how it impacted her forming a support network Being MWDU for the majority of their relationship and why it works for their family 3 kids and 6 deployments and how she juggles being solo, working and family life alone Why going back to work fulltime after her 3rd baby just wasn't going to work The physical toll juggling it all had on her and the positive changes she made Starting her own online business to allow her to slow down while continuing her career Ready to join the MWL community? Click through the link to get connected xx www.militarywifelife.com.au
This week on BSDNow, we interview Nick Wolff about how FreeBSD is used across the State of Ohio and some of the specific technology used. That, plus the latest news is coming your way right now on BSDNow, the place to This episode was brought to you by Headlines Doc like an Egyptian: Managing project documentation with Sphinx (https://opensource.com/business/16/1/scale-14x-interview-dru-lavigne) In case you didn't make it out to SCALE a few weeks back, we have a great interview with Dru Lavigne over at OpenSource.com which goes over her talk on “Doc like an Egyptian”. In particular she discusses the challenges of running a wiki for documentation for PC-BSD and FreeNAS which prompted the shift to using Sphinx instead. “While the main purpose of a wiki is to invite user contributions and to provide a low barrier to entry, very few people come to write documentation (however, every spambot on the planet will quickly find your wiki, which creates its own set of maintenance issues). Wikis are designed for separate, one-ish page infobytes, such as how-tos. They really aren't designed to provide navigation in a Table of Contents or to provide a flow of Chapters, though you can hack your pages to provide navigational elements to match the document's flow. This gets more difficult as the document increases in size—our guides tend to be 300+ pages. It becomes a nightmare as you try to provide versioned copies of each of those pages so that the user is finding and reading the right page for their version of software. While wiki translation extensions are available, how to configure them is not well documented, their use is slow and clunky, and translated pages only increase the number of available pages, getting you back to the problems in the previous bullet. This is a big deal for projects that have a global audience. While output-generation wiki extensions are available (for example, to convert your wiki pages to HTML or PDF), how to configure them is not well documented, and they provide very little control for the layout of the generated format. This is a big deal for projects that need to make their documentation available in multiple formats.“ She then discusses some of the hurdles of migration from the Wiki to Sphinx, and follows up with some of the differences using Sphinx you should be aware of for any documentation project. “While Sphinx is easy to learn, it does have its quirks. For example, it does not support stacked tags. This means, for example, you can not bold italic a phrase using tags—to achieve that requires a CSS workaround. And, while Sphinx does have extensive documentation, a lot of it assumes you already know what you are doing. When you don't, it can be difficult to find an example that does what you are trying to achieve. Sphinx is well suited for projects with an existing repository—say, on github—a build infrastructure, and contributors who are comfortable with using text editors and committing to the repo (or creating, say, git pull requests).“ Initial FreeBSD RISC-V Architecture Port Committed. (http://freebsdfoundation.blogspot.com/2016/02/initial-freebsd-risc-v-architecture.html) Touching on a story we mentioned a few weeks back, we have a blog post from from Annie over at the FreeBSD foundation talking about the details behind the initial support for RISC-V. To start us off, you may be wondering what is RISC-V and what makes it special?RISC-V is an exciting new open-source Instruction-Set Architecture (ISA) developed at the University of California at Berkeley, which is seeing increasing interest in the embedded systems and hardware-software research communities. Currently the improvements allows booting FreeBSD in the Spike simulator, from the university of Berkeley, with enough reliability to do various things, such as SSH, shell, mail, etc. The next steps include getting multi-core support working, and getting it working in simulations of Cambridge's open-source LowRISC System-on-Chip functioning, and ready for early hardware. Both ports and packages are expected to land in the coming days, so if you love hacking on branch new architectures, this may be your time to jump in. *** FreeBSD Bhyve hypervisor supporting Windows UEFI guests (https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=295124) If you have not been following bhyve lately, you're in for a treat when FreeBSD 10.3 ships in the coming weeks bhyve now supports UEFI and CSM booting, in addition to its existing FreeBSD userboot loader, and grub-bhyve port The EFI support allows Windows guests to be run on FreeBSD Due to the lack of graphics, this requires making a custom .iso to do an ‘Unattended Install' of Windows, but this is easily done just editing and including a .xml file The bootrom can now allocate memory Added some SATA command emulations (no-op) Increased the number of virtio-blk indirect descriptors Added a Firmware guest query interface Add -l option to specify userboot path FreeBSD Bhyve Hypervisor Running Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard (https://jameslodge.com/freebsd-bhyve-hypervisor-running-windows-server-2012-r2-standard/) In related news, TidalScale officially released their product today (http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tidalscale-releases-its-system-scaling-hyperkernel-300216105.html) TidalScale is a commercial product based on bhyve that allows multiple physical machines to be combined into a single massive virtual machine, with the combined processor power, memory, disk I/O, and network capacity of all of the machines *** FreeBSD TACACS+ GNS3 and Cisco 3700 Router (http://www.unixmen.com/freebsd-tacacs-gns3-and-cisco-3700-router/) “TACACS+ – (Terminal Access Controller Access Control System plus) — is a session protocol developed by Cisco.” This tutorial covers configuring FreeBSD and the tac_plus4 port to act as an authentication, authorization, and accounting server for Cisco routers The configuration of FreeBSD, the software, and the router are covered It also includes how to set the FreeBSD server up as a VM on windows, and bridge it to the network I am sure there are some network administrators out there that would appreciate this *** Interview - Nick Wolff - darkfiberiru@gmail.com (mailto:darkfiberiru@gmail.com) / @darkfiberiru (https://twitter.com/darkfiberiru) News Roundup Papers We Love Presents : Bryan Cantrill on Jails & Solaris Zones (http://lists.nycbug.org/pipermail/talk/2016-February/016495.html) The folks over at NYCBug point us to “Papers We Love”, a New York based meetup group where past papers are presented. They have a talk scheduled for tomorrow (Feb 11th) with Bryan Cantrill discussing Jails and Solaris Zones The talk starts at 7PM at the Tumblr building, located between 5th and Park Ave South on 21st street “We're crazy excited to have Bryan Cantrill, CTO of Joyent, formerly of Sun Microsystems, presenting on Jails: Confining the omnipotent root (https://us-east.manta.joyent.com/bcantrill/public/ppwl-cantrill-jails.pdf). by Poul-Henning Kamp and Robert Watson and Solaris Zones: Operating System Support for Consolidating Commercial Workloads (https://us-east.manta.joyent.com/bcantrill/public/ppwl-cantrill-zones.pdf) by Dan Price and Andy Tucker!” The abstract posted gives us a sneak peak of what to expect, first covering jails as a method to “partition” the operating system environment, but maintaining the UNIX “root” model. Next it looks like he will compare and contrast with the Solaris Zones functionality, which creates virtualized application execution environments, within the single OS instance. Sounds like a fantastic talk, hopefully somebody remembers to record and post it for us to enjoy later! There will not be a live stream, but a video of the event should appear online after it has been edited *** FreeBSD Storage Summit (https://wiki.freebsd.org/201602StorageSummit) The FreeBSD Foundation will be hosting a Storage Summit, co-located at the USENIX FAST (Filesystems And Storage Technology) conference Developers and Vendors are invited to work on storage related issues This summit will be a hackathon focused event, rather than a discussion focused devsummit After setup and introductions, the summit will start with a “Networking Synergies Panel”, to discuss networking as it relates to storage After a short break, the attendees will break up into a number of working groups focused on solving actual problems The current working groups include: CAM Scheduling & Locking, led by Justin Gibbs: “Updating CAM queuing/scheduling and locking models to minimize cross-cpu contention and support multi-queue controllers” ZFS, led by Matt Ahrens: topics will include enabling the new cryptographic hashes supported by OpenZFS on FreeBSD, Interaction with the kernel memory subsystem, and other upcoming features. User Space Storage Stack, led by George Neville-Neil This event offers a unique opportunity for developers and vendors from the storage industry to meet at an event they will likely already be attending *** Tor Browser 5.5 for OpenBSD/amd64 -current is completed (http://lists.nycbug.org/pipermail/talk/2016-February/016514.html) “The Tor BSD Diversity Project (TDP) is proud to announce the release of Tor Browser (TB) version 5.5 for OpenBSD. Please note that this version of TB remains in development mode, and is not meant to ensure strong privacy, anonymity or security.” “TDP (https://torbsd.github.io) is an effort to extend the use of the BSD Unixes into the Tor ecosystem, from the desktop to the network. TDP is focused on diversifying the Tor network, with TB being the flagship project. Additional efforts are made to increase the number of *BSD relays on the Tor network among other sub-projects” Help test the new browser bundle, or help diversify the Tor network *** “FreeBSD Mastery: Advanced ZFS” Table of Contents (http://blather.michaelwlucas.com/archives/2548) We brought you the news about sponsoring the Advanced ZFS book that MWL is working on, now Michael has given us the tentative chapter layout of the (sure to be a classic) tome coming from him and Allan. 0: Introduction 1: Boot Environments 2: Delegation and Jails 3: Sharing 4: Replication 5: zvols 6: Advanced Hardware 7: Caches 8: Performance 9: Tuning 10: ZFS Potpourri In addition to the tease about the upcoming book, michael has asked the community for assistance in coming up with the cover art for it as well. In particular it should probably be in-line with his previous works, with a parody of some other classic art-work. If you have something, go tweet out to him at @mwlauthor Beastie Bits Online registration for AsiaBSDCon 2016 now open SOON (https://2016.asiabsdcon.org/index.html.en) BhyveCon 2016 (http://bhyvecon.org/) NYC*BUG shell-fu talk slides (http://www.nycbug.org/index.cgi?action=view&id=10640) Possible regression in DragonFly i915 graphics on older Core2Duos (http://lists.dragonflybsd.org/pipermail/users/2016-February/228597.html) Videos from FOSDEM 2016. BSD dev room was k4601 (http://video.fosdem.org/2016/) Feedback/Questions Andrew - SMART Tests (http://slexy.org/view/s2F39XEu9w) JT - Secure File Delete (http://slexy.org/view/s20kk6lzc9) Jordan - Migrate (http://slexy.org/view/s21zjZ0ci8) Lars - Pros and Cons of VM (http://slexy.org/view/s2Hqbt0Uq8) Alex - IPSEC (http://slexy.org/view/s2HnO1hxSO) ***
This week on BSDNow, we will be talking shop with Josh Paetzel of FreeNAS fame, hearing about his best do's and do-nots of using ZFS in production. Also, a quick iX Systems Mission Complete (https://www.ixsystems.com/missioncomplete/) Submit your story of how you accomplished a mission with FreeBSD, FreeNAS, or iXsystems hardware, and you could win monthly prizes, and have your story featured in the FreeBSD Journal! *** FreeNAS Logo Design Contest (https://www.ixsystems.com/freenas-logo-contest/) Rules and Requirements (https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/freenas-logo-design-contest.39968/) For those of you curious about Kris' new lighting here are the links to what he is using. Softbox Light Diffuser (http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OTG6474?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00&pldnSite=1) Full Spectrum 5500K CFL Bulb (http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00198U6U6?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00) *** This episode was brought to you by Headlines A Brief look back at 2015 (http://fossforce.com/2015/12/bsd-brief-look-back-2015/) As we start the show this week, we begin with a brief look back at BSD in 2015, brought to us by Larry at FOSS force. Aside from his issue with tap-to-click on the touchpad, his PC-BSD experience has been pretty good. (Larry, if you hear this, jump on #pcbsd on FreeNode and we will lend a hand) He mentions that this really isn't his first time running BSD, apparently back in ye-olden days he got NetBSD up and running on a PowerBook G3, until an update brought that experience to abrupt ending. He gives a shout-out to the FreeBSD Foundation as being a great go-to source for wrapup on the previous year in FreeBSD land, while also mentioning the great 4.4 release of DragonFly, and some of the variants, such as RetroBSD and LiteBSD He leaves us with a tease for 2016 that work is ongoing on Twitter to port over Mopidy, a python based extensible music server *** A look forward at BSD events throughout 2016 (http://www.bsdevents.org/scheduler/) After a quick look back at 2015, now its time to start planning your 2016 schedule. The BSDEvents site has a calendar of all the upcoming conferences / shows where BSD will have a presence this year. There are quite a few items on the agenda, including non BSD specific conferences, such as SCALE / Fosdem and more. Take a look and see, you may be able to find something close your location where you can come hang out with other BSD developers. (or better yet), if a linux conference is coming to your town, think about submitting a BSD talk! Additionally, if getting BSD Certification is something on your 2016 resolutions, you can often take the test at one of these shows, avoiding the need to travel to a testing center. *** The 'Hidden' Cost of Using ZFS for Your Home NAS (http://louwrentius.com/the-hidden-cost-of-using-zfs-for-your-home-nas.html) An article was recently posted that seems to be trying to dissuade people from using ZFS for their home NAS It points out what experienced users already know, but many newcomers are not strictly aware of: Expanding a ZFS pool is not always as straightforward as you think it should be ZFS was designed to be expanded, and it handled this very well However, a ZFS pool is made up of VDEVs, and it is these VDEVs that provide the redundancy. RAID-Z VDEVs cannot be changed once they are created. You can replace each disk individually, and the VDEV will grow to its new larger size, but you cannot add additional disks to a RAID-Z VDEV At this point, your option is to add an additional VDEV, although best practises dictate that the new VDEV should use an equal number of disks, to avoid uneven performance So, if you started with a 6 disk RAID-Z2, having to add 6 more disks to grow the pool does seem excessive For the best flexibility, use mirrors. If you had used 6 disks as 3 mirrors of 2 disks each, you could then just add 2 more disks at a time. The downside is that using 2TB disks, you'd only have 6TB of usable space, versus the 8TB you would get from those disks in a RAID-Z2 This is the trade-off, mirrors give you better performance and flexibility, but less space efficiency It is important to note that the diagrams in this article make it appear as if all parity information is stored on specific drives. In ZFS parity is spread across all drives. Often times, the data written to the drive is not of a size that can evenly be split across all drives, so the data actually ends up looking like this (http://blog.delphix.com/matt/files/2014/06/RAIDZ.png) The errors as I see it in the original article are: It notes that the hidden cost of ZFS is that if you add a second RAID-Z VDEV, you will have a whole second set of parity drives. While this is a cost, it is the cost of making sure your data is safe. If you had an array with more than 12 drives, it is likely that you would to be able to withstand the failure of the larger number of drives The article does not consider the resilver time. If you did create a configuration with a very wide RAID-Z stripe, the failure of a disk would leave the pool degraded for a much longer time, leaving your pool at risk for that longer period. The article does not consider performance. Two RAID-Z2 VDEVs of 6 disks each will give much better performance than a single VDEV of 10 or 12 disks, especially when it comes to IOPS. *** ZFS Boot Enviroments now availble in the FreeBSD bootloader (https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=293001) It's been in phabricator for a while (and PC-BSD), but the support for Boot-Environments has now landed upstream in -CURRENT This work was helped by cross-project collaboration when an IllumOS Developer, Toomas Soome, started porting the FreeBSD loader to IllumOS to replace GRUB there This gives Beastie menu the ability to look at the ZFS disk, and dynamically list boot-environments that it finds. (Much nicer than GRUB, which required a pre-written configuration file) This work was extended further, when Toomas Soome also ported the Beastie Menu to the UEFI loader (https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=293233) which is now enabled by default for UEFI (https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=293234) All of these changes are scheduled to be merged back in time for FreeBSD 10.3 as well. There is also a patch being worked on to support booting from ZFS in UEFI (https://reviews.freebsd.org/D4515) This is exciting times for doing neat things with ZFS on root, these plus Allans forthcoming GELI support (https://reviews.freebsd.org/D4593) will negate the necessity for GRUB on PC-BSD for example (Kris is very happy) *** Interview - Josh Paetzel - email@email (mailto:email@email) / @bsdunix4ever (https://twitter.com/bsdunix4ever) ZFS Support *** News Roundup RetroBSD being tested on ESP32 (http://retrobsd.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=37470) More hardware news for RetroBSD and LiteBSD I don't know much about this hardware, but there is a lot of discussion in the forum threads about it Not sure what you are supposed to accomplish with only 400kb of ram LITEBSD Brings 4.4BSD to PIC32 (https://hackaday.com/2016/01/04/litebsd-brings-4-4bsd-to-pic32/) It is interesting to see these super-small boards with only 512kb of memory, but will crypto offload support It is also interesting to see talk of 140mbps WiFi, can the processor actually handle that much traffic? BSD Unix-like OS is Resurrected for Embedded IoT Market (http://thevarguy.com/open-source-application-software-companies/bsd-unix-os-resurrected-embedded-iot-market) Related to the above stories, we also have an article about BSD making a resurgence on various Internet of things devices, which mentions both RetroBSD and LiteBSD The article mentions that this is an exciting development for embedded vars who now have an alternative licensed open-source OS to potentially use *** HardenedBSD's new Binary Updater (https://hardenedbsd.org/article/shawn-webb/2015-12-31/introducing-hardenedbsds-new-binary-updater) It looks like there is now another way to update your FreeBSD(hardened) system The post by Shawn Web, details how the new updater will work in future releases of HBSD Right now it looks fairly straight-forward, creating both the base.txz and kernel.txz, along with some data for etcupdate It includes a nice option for the kernel name in the update, allowing different kernels to be installed / updated at will Everything is cryptographically signed and verified using the base system openssl The build system is fairly simple, only requiring “sh/git/openssl” to create the binary updates Planned features also include updating of jails, and ZFS boot-environments *** Sometimes, processors need (BSD) love too (http://functionallyparanoid.com/2016/01/02/sometimes-processors-need-love-too/) We have a blog post from Brian Everly, talking about his long journey into legacy processors and the plans for the future to work on better supporting them on OpenBSD ports He begins with the story of his UNIX journey to today, and why this fostered his love for many of these old (and not so old) architectures, such as Sparc64, PPC32, i386. This journey ended up with the purchase of some legacy hardware (ebay is your friend), and the creation of a database listing the major port blockers on each platform This is the great kind of thing folks can do to step up and help a project, even as a weekend hobby it's great to run some hardware and help test / fix up issues that other developers maybe don't interact with as much anymore. *** Beastie Bits The standard MWL disclaimer (http://blather.michaelwlucas.com/archives/2510) PC-BSD 11.0-CURRENTJAN2016 Available (http://lists.pcbsd.org/pipermail/testing/2016-January/010350.html) NetBSD pkgsrc-2015Q3 statistics (http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-pkg/2015/12/28/msg016193.html) NetBSD pkgsrc-2015Q4 released (http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-pkg/2016/01/01/msg016213.html) First Reproducible builds conference in Athens (http://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/reproducible_builds_conference_in_athens) The creator of the original ThinkPad design passes away (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/06/thinkpad_designer_obituary) Feedback/Questions Andrew - High Contrast (http://slexy.org/view/s213iCKLwn) John - FreeNAS followup (http://slexy.org/view/s21ClGePLP) Giorgio - Custom Install (http://slexy.org/view/s21527pkO1) Don - ZFS Slowdowns (http://slexy.org/view/s2jOlCsjkU) Fred - Dual Boot PC-BSD/Linux (http://slexy.org/view/s21uaB0FDU) ***
Coming up in this week's episode, we'll be talking with one of OpenBSD's newest developers - Brent Cook - about the portable version of LibreSSL and how it's developed. We've also got some information about the FreeBSD port of LibreSSL you might not know. The latest news and your emails, on BSD Now - the place to B.. SD. This episode was brought to you by Headlines FreeBSD quarterly status report (https://www.freebsd.org/news/status/report-2014-04-2014-06.html) FreeBSD has gotten quite a lot done this quarter Changes in the way release branches are supported - major releases will get at least five years over their lifespan A new automounter is in the works, hoping to replace amd (which has some issues) The CAM target layer and RPC stack have gotten some major optimization and speed boosts Work on ZFSGuru continues, with a large status report specifically for that The report also mentioned some new committers, both source and ports It also covers GNATS being replaced with Bugzilla, the new core team, 9.3-RELEASE, GSoC updates, UEFI booting and lots of other things that we've already mentioned on the show "Foundation-sponsored work resulted in 226 commits to FreeBSD over the April to June period" *** A new OpenBSD HTTPD is born (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140724094043) Work has begun on a new HTTP daemon in the OpenBSD base system A lot of people are asking (http://www.reddit.com/r/BSD/comments/2b7azm/openbsd_gets_its_own_http_server/) "why?" since OpenBSD includes a chrooted nginx already - will it be removed? Will they co-exist? Initial responses seem to indicate that nginx is getting bloated, and is a bit overkill for just serving content (this isn't trying to be a full-featured replacement) It's partially based on the relayd codebase and also comes from the author of relayd, Reyk Floeter This has the added benefit of the usual, easy-to-understand syntax and privilege separation There's a very brief man page (http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi/OpenBSD-current/man8/httpd.8) online already It supports vhosts and can serve static files, but is still in very active development - there will probably be even more new features by the time this airs Will it be named OpenHTTPD? Or perhaps... LibreHTTPD? (I hope not) *** pkgng 1.3 announced (https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports-announce/2014-July/000084.html) The newest version of FreeBSD's second generation package management system (http://www.bsdnow.tv/tutorials/pkgng) has been released, with lots of new features It has a new "real" solver to automatically handle conflicts, and dynamically discover new ones (this means the annoying -o option is deprecated now, hooray!) Lots of the code has been sandboxed for extra security You'll probably notice some new changes to the UI too, making things more user friendly A few days later 1.3.1 (https://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports?view=revision&sortby=date&revision=362996) was released to fix a few small bugs, then 1.3.2 (https://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports?view=revision&revision=363108) shortly thereafter and 1.3.3 (https://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports?view=revision&revision=363363) yesterday *** FreeBSD after-install security tasks (http://twisteddaemon.com/post/92921205276/freebsd-installed-your-next-five-moves-should-be) A number of people have written in to ask us "how do I secure my BSD box after I install it?" With this blog post, hopefully most of their questions will finally be answered in detail It goes through locking down SSH with keys, patching the base system for security, installing packages and keeping them updated, monitoring and closing any listening services and a few other small things Not only does it just list things to do, but the post also does a good job of explaining why you should do them Maybe we'll see some more posts in this series in the future *** Interview - Brent Cook - bcook@openbsd.org (mailto:bcook@openbsd.org) / @busterbcook (https://twitter.com/busterbcook) LibreSSL's portable version and development News Roundup FreeBSD Mastery - Storage Essentials (https://www.tiltedwindmillpress.com/?product=freebsd-mastery-storage-essentials) MWL (http://www.bsdnow.tv/episodes/2013_11_06-year_of_the_bsd_desktop)'s new book about the FreeBSD storage subsystems now has an early draft available Early buyers can get access to an in-progress draft of the book before the official release, but keep in mind that it may go through a lot of changes Topics of the book will include GEOM, UFS, ZFS, the disk utilities, partition schemes, disk encryption and maximizing I/O performance You'll get access to the completed (e)book when it's done if you buy the early draft The suggested price is $8 *** Why BSD and not Linux? (http://www.reddit.com/r/BSD/comments/2buea5/why_bsd_and_not_linux_or_why_linux_and_not_bsd/) Yet another thread comes up asking why you should choose BSD over Linux or vice-versa Lots of good responses from users of the various BSDs Directly ripping a quote: "Features like Ports, Capsicum, CARP, ZFS and DTrace were stable on BSDs before their Linux versions, and some of those are far more usable on BSD. Features like pf are still BSD-only. FreeBSD has GELI and ipfw and is "GCC free". DragonflyBSD has HAMMER and kernel performance tuning. OpenBSD have upstream pf and their gamut of security features, as well as a general emphasis on simplicity." And "Over the years, the BSDs have clearly shown their worth in the nix ecosystem by pioneering new features and driving adoption of others. The most recent on OpenBSD were 2038 support and LibreSSL. FreeBSD still arguably rules the FOSS storage space with ZFS." Some other users share their switching experiences - worth a read *** More g2k14 hackathon reports (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140724161550) Following up from last week's huge list (http://www.bsdnow.tv/episodes/2014_07_23-des_challenge_iv) of hackathon reports, we have a few more Landry Breuil (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140724161550) spent some time with Ansible testing his infrastructure, worked on the firefox port and tried to push some of their patches upstream Andrew Fresh (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140728122850) enjoyed his first hackathon, pushing OpenBSD's perl patches upstream and got tricked into rewriting the adduser utility in perl Ted Unangst (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140729070721) did his usual "teduing" (removing of) old code - say goodbye to asa, fpr, mkstr, xstr, oldrdist, fsplit, uyap and bluetooth Luckily we didn't have to cover 20 new ones this time! *** BSDTalk episode 243 (http://bsdtalk.blogspot.com/2014/07/mandoc-with-ingo-schwarze.html) The newest episode of BSDTalk (http://www.bsdnow.tv/episodes/2014_03_05-bsd_now_vs_bsdtalk) is out, featuring an interview with Ingo Schwarze of the OpenBSD team The main topic of discussion is mandoc, which some users might not be familiar with mandoc is a utility for formatting manpages that OpenBSD and NetBSD use (DragonFlyBSD and FreeBSD include it in their source tree, but it's not built by default) We'll catch up to you soon, Will! *** Feedback/Questions Thomas writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s2xLRQytAZ) Stephen writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s21AYng20n) Sha'ul writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s2DwLRdQDS) Florian writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s2E05L31BC) Bob Beck writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s21Nmg3Jrk) - and note the "Caution" section that was added to libressl.org (http://www.libressl.org/) ***
Coming up this week on the show! We've got an interview with Dag-Erling Smørgrav, the current security officer of FreeBSD, to discuss what exactly being in such an important position is like. The latest news, answers to your emails and even some LibreSSL drama, on BSD Now - the place to B.. SD. This episode was brought to you by Headlines g2k14 hackathon reports (http://www.openbsd.org/hackathons.html) Nearly 50 OpenBSD developers gathered in Ljubljana, Slovenia from July 8-14 for a hackathon Lots of work got done - in just the first two weeks of July, there were over 1000 commits (http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&r=1&b=201407&w=2) to their CVS tree Some of the developers wrote in to document what they were up to at the event Bob Beck (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140713220618) planned to work on kernel stuff, but then "LibreSSL happened" and he spent most of his time working on that Miod Vallat (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140718072312) also tells about his LibreSSL experiences Brent Cook (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140718090456), a new developer, worked mainly on the portable version of LibreSSL (and we'll be interviewing him next week!) Henning Brauer (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140714094454) worked on VLAN bpf and various things related to IPv6 and network interfaces (and he still hates IPv6) Martin Pieuchot (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140714191912) fixed some bugs in the USB stack, softraid and misc other things Marc Espie (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140714202157) improved the package code, enabling some speed ups, fixed some ports that broke with LibreSSL and some of the new changes and also did some work on ensuring snapshot consistency Martin Pelikan (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140715120259) integrated read-only ext4 support Vadim Zhukov (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140715094848) did lots of ports work, including working on KDE4 Theo de Raadt (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140715212333) created a new, more secure system call, "sendsyslog" and did a lot of work with /etc, sysmerge and the rc scripts Paul Irofti (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140718134017) worked on the USB stack, specifically for the Octeon platform Sebastian Benoit (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140719104939) worked on relayd filters and IPv6 code Jasper Lievisse Adriaanse (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140719134058) did work with puppet, packages and the bootloader Jonathan Gray (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140719082410) imported newer Mesa libraries and did a lot with Xenocara, including work in the installer for autodetection Stefan Sperling (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140721125235) fixed a lot of issues with wireless drivers Florian Obser (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140721125020) did many things related to IPv6 Ingo Schwarze (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140721090411) worked on mandoc, as usual, and also rewrote the openbsd.org man.cgi interface Ken Westerback (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140722071413) hacked on dhclient and dhcpd, and also got dump working on 4k sector drives Matthieu Herrb (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140723142224) worked on updating and modernizing parts of xenocara *** FreeBSD pf discussion takes off (https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2014-July/259292.html) Concerns from last week, about FreeBSD's packet filter being old and unmaintained, seemed to have finally sparked some conversation about the topic on the "questions" and "current" mailing lists (unfortunately people didn't always use reply-all so you have to cross-reference the two lists to follow the whole conversation sometimes) Straight from the SMP FreeBSD pf maintainer: "no one right now [is actively developing pf on FreeBSD]" Searching for documentation online for pf is troublesome because there are two incompatible syntaxes FreeBSD's pf man pages are lacking, and some of FreeBSD's documentation still links to OpenBSD's pages, which won't work anymore - possibly turning away would-be BSD converts because it's frustrating There's also the issue of importing patches from pfSense, but most of those still haven't been done either Lots of disagreement among developers vs. users... Many users are very vocal about wanting it updated, saying the syntax change is no big deal and is worth the benefits - developers aren't interested Henning Brauer, the main developer of pf on OpenBSD, has been very nice and offered to help the other BSDs get their pf fixed on multiple occasions Gleb Smirnoff, author of the FreeBSD-specific SMP patches, questions Henning's claims about OpenBSD's improved speed as "uncorroborated claims" (but neither side has provided any public benchmarks) Gleb had to abandon his work on FreeBSD's pf because funding ran out *** LibreSSL progress update (http://linux.slashdot.org/story/14/07/16/1950235/libressl-prng-vulnerability-patched) LibreSSL's first few portable releases have come out and they're making great progress, releasing 2.0.3 two days ago (http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=140599450206255&w=2) Lots of non-OpenBSD people are starting to contribute, sending in patches via the tech mailing list However, there has already been some drama... with Linux users There was a problem with Linux's PRNG, and LibreSSL was unforgiving (https://twitter.com/MiodVallat/status/489122763610021888) of it, not making an effort to randomize something that could not provide real entropy This "problem" doesn't affect OpenBSD's native implementation, only the portable version The developers (http://www.securityweek.com/openbsd-downplays-prng-vulnerability-libressl) decide to weigh in (http://www.tedunangst.com/flak/post/wrapping-pids-for-fun-and-profit) to calm the misinformation and rage A fix was added in 2.0.2, and Linux may even get a new system call (http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.cryptoapi/11666) to handle this properly now - remember to say thanks, guys Ted Unangst (http://www.bsdnow.tv/episodes/2014_02_05-time_signatures) has a really good post (http://www.tedunangst.com/flak/post/this-is-why-software-sucks) about the whole situation, definitely check it out As a follow-up from last week, bapt says they're working on building the whole FreeBSD ports tree against LibreSSL, but lots of things still need some patching to work properly - if you're a port maintainer, please test your ports against it *** Preparation for NetBSD 7 (http://mail-index.netbsd.org/current-users/2014/07/13/msg025234.html) The release process for NetBSD 7.0 is finally underway The netbsd-7 CVS branch should be created around July 26th, which marks the start of the first beta period, which will be lasting until September If you run NetBSD, that'll be a great time to help test on as many platforms as you can (this is especially true on custom embedded applications) They're also looking for some help updating documentation and fixing any bugs that get reported Another formal announcement will be made when the beta binaries are up *** Interview - Dag-Erling Smørgrav - des@freebsd.org (mailto:des@freebsd.org) / @RealEvilDES (https://twitter.com/RealEvilDES) The role of the FreeBSD Security Officer, recent ports features, various topics News Roundup BSDCan ports and packages WG (http://blogs.freebsdish.org/portmgr/2014/07/18/bsdcan-2014-ports-and-packages-wg/) Back at BSDCan this year, there was a special event for discussion of FreeBSD ports and packages Bapt talked about package building, poudriere and the systems the foundation funded for compiling packages There's also some detail about the signing infrastructure and different mirrors Ports people and source people need to talk more often about ABI breakage The post also includes information about pkg 1.3, the old pkg tools' EOL, the quarterly stable package sets and a lot more (it's a huge post!) *** Cross-compiling ports with QEMU and poudriere (http://blog.ignoranthack.me/?p=212) With recent QEMU features, you can basically chroot into a completely different architecture This article goes through the process of building ARMv6 packages on a normal X86 box Note though that this requires 10-STABLE or 11-CURRENT and an extra patch for QEMU right now The poudriere-devel port now has a "qemu user" option that will pull in all the requirements Hopefully this will pave the way for official pkgng packages on those lesser-used architectures *** Cloning FreeBSD with ZFS send (http://blather.michaelwlucas.com/archives/2108) For a FreeBSD mail server that MWL runs, he wanted to have a way to easily restore the whole system if something were to happen This post shows his entire process in creating a mirror machine, using ZFS for everything The "zfs send" and "zfs snapshot" commands really come in handy for this He does the whole thing from a live CD, pretty impressive *** FreeBSD Overview series (http://thiagoperrotta.wordpress.com/2014/07/20/here-be-dragons-freebsd-overview-part-i/) A new blog series we stumbled upon about a Linux user switching to BSD In part one, he gives a little background on being "done with Linux distros" and documents his initial experience getting and installing FreeBSD 10 He was pleasantly surprised to be able to use ZFS without jumping through hoops and doing custom kernels Most of what he was used to on Linux was already in the default FreeBSD (except bash...) Part two (http://thiagoperrotta.wordpress.com/2014/07/21/here-be-packages-freebsd-overview-part-ii/) documents his experiences with pkgng and ports *** Feedback/Questions Bostjan writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s214FYbOKL) Rick writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s21cWLhzj4) Clint writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s21A4grtH0) Esteban writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s27fQHz8Se) Ben writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s21QscO4Cr) Matt sends in pictures of his FreeBSD CD collection (https://imgur.com/a/Ah444) ***
Coming up this week, we'll be showing you how to chain SSH connections, as well as some cool tricks you can do with it. Going along with that theme, we also have an interview with Bryce Chidester about running a BSD-based shell provider. News, emails and cowsay turkeys, on BSD Now - the place to B.. SD. This episode was brought to you by Headlines PIE and ASLR in FreeBSD update (https://www.soldierx.com/news/Position-Independent-Executable-Support-Added-FreeBSD) A status update for Shawn Webb's ASLR and PIE work for FreeBSD One major part of the code, position-independent executable support, has finally been merged into the -CURRENT tree "FreeBSD has supported loading PIEs for a while now, but the applications in base weren't compiled as PIEs. Given that ASLR is useless without PIE, getting base compiled with PIE support is a mandatory first step in proper ASLR support" If you're running -CURRENT, just add "WITH_PIE=1" to your /etc/src.conf and /etc/make.conf The next step is working on the ASLR coding style and getting more developers to look through it Shawn will also be at EuroBSDCon (in September) giving an updated version of his BSDCan talk about ASLR *** Misc. pfSense news (https://blog.pfsense.org/?p=1347) Couple of pfSense news items this week, including some hardware news Someone's gotta test the pfSense hardware devices before they're sold, which involves powering them all on at least once To make that process faster, they're building a controllable power board (and include some cool pics) There will be more info on that device a bit later on On Friday, June 27th, there will be another video session (https://blog.pfsense.org/?p=1367) (for paying customers only...) about virtualized firewalls pfSense University (https://blog.pfsense.org/?p=1332), a new paid training course, was also announced A single two-day class costs $2000, ouch *** ZFS stripe width (http://blog.delphix.com/matt/2014/06/06/zfs-stripe-width/) A new blog post from Matt Ahrens (http://www.bsdnow.tv/episodes/2014_05_14-bsdcanned_goods) about ZFS stripe width "The popularity of OpenZFS has spawned a great community of users, sysadmins, architects and developers, contributing a wealth of advice, tips and tricks, and rules of thumb on how to configure ZFS. In general, this is a great aspect of the ZFS community, but I'd like to take the opportunity to address one piece of misinformed advice" Matt goes through different situations where you would set up your zpool differently, each with their own advantages and disadvantages He covers best performance on random IOPS, best reliability, and best space efficiency use cases It includes a lot of detail on each one, including graphs, and addresses some misconceptions about different RAID-Z levels' overhead factor *** FreeBSD 9.3-BETA3 released (https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2014-June/078959.html) The third BETA in the 9.3 release cycle is out, we're slowly getting closer to the release This is expected to be the final BETA, next will come the RCs There have mostly just been small bug fixes since BETA2, but OpenSSL was also updated and the arc4random code was updated to match what's in -CURRENT (but still isn't using ChaCha20) The FreeBSD foundation has a blog post (http://freebsdfoundation.blogspot.com/2014/06/freebsd-93-beta3-now-available.html) about it too There's a list of changes (https://www.freebsd.org/relnotes/9-STABLE/relnotes/article.html) between 9.2 and 9.3 as well, but we'll be sure to cover it when the -RELEASE hits *** Interview - Bryce Chidester - brycec@devio.us (mailto:brycec@devio.us) / @brycied00d (https://twitter.com/brycied00d) Running a BSD shell provider Tutorial Chaining SSH connections (http://www.bsdnow.tv/tutorials/ssh-chaining) News Roundup My FreeBSD adventure (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/*bsd-17/my-freebsd-adventure-continued-4175508055/) A Slackware user from the "linux questions" forum decides to try out BSD, and documents his initial impressions and findings After ruling out (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/*bsd-17/pc-bsd-10-0-is-now-available-4175493047/page2.html#post5142465) PCBSD due to the demanding hardware requirements and NetBSD due to "politics" (whatever that means, his words) he decides to start off with FreeBSD 10, but also mentions trying OpenBSD later on In his forum post, he covers the documentation (and how easy it makes it for a switcher), dual booting, packages vs ports, network configuration and some other little things So far, he seems to really enjoy BSD and thinks that it makes a lot of sense compared to Linux Might be an interesting, ongoing series we can follow up on later *** Even more BSDCan trip reports (http://freebsdfoundation.blogspot.com/2014/06/bsdcan-trip-report-li-wen-hsu.html) BSDCan may be over until next year, but trip reports are still pouring in This time we have a summary from Li-Wen Hsu, who was paid for by the FreeBSD foundation He's part of the "Jenkins CI for FreeBSD" group and went to BSDCan mostly for that Nice long post about all of his experiences at the event, definitely worth a read He even talks about... the food *** FreeBSD disk partitioning (http://blather.michaelwlucas.com/archives/2096) For his latest book series on FreeBSD's GEOM system, MWL asked the hackers mailing list for some clarification This erupted into a very long discussion (https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hackers/2014-June/045246.html) about fdisk vs gnop vs gpart So you don't have to read the 500 mailing list posts, he's summarized the findings in a blog post It covers MBR vs GPT, disk sector sizes and how to handle all of them with which tools *** BSD Router Project version 1.51 (http://sourceforge.net/projects/bsdrp/files/BSD_Router_Project/1.51) A new version of the BSD Router Project has been released, 1.51 It's now based on FreeBSD 10-STABLE instead of 10.0-RELEASE Includes lots of bugfixes and small updates, as well as some patches from pfSense and elsewhere Check the sourceforge page for the complete list of changes Bad news... the minimum disk size requirement has increased to 512MB... getting pretty bloated *** Feedback/Questions Fongaboo writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s21X4hl28g) David writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s20DELplMw) Kristian writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s2tmazORRN) ***
We're back from BSDCan! This week on the show we'll be chatting with Brian Callahan and Aaron Bieber about forming a local BSD users group. We'll get to hear their experiences of running one and maybe encourage some of you to start your own! After that, we've got a tutorial on the basics of NetBSD's package manager, pkgsrc. Answers to your emails and the latest headlines, on BSD Now - the place to B.. SD. This episode was brought to you by Headlines FreeBSD 11 goals and discussion (http://blather.michaelwlucas.com/archives/2053) Something that actually happened at BSDCan this year... During the FreeBSD devsummit, there was some discussion about what changes will be made in 11.0-RELEASE Some of MWL's notes include: the test suite will be merged to 10-STABLE, more work on the MIPS platforms, LLDB getting more attention, UEFI boot and install support A large list of possibilities was also included and open for discussion, including AES-GCM in IPSEC, ASLR, OpenMP, ICC, in-place kernel upgrades, Capsicum improvements, TCP performance improvements and A LOT more There's also some notes from the devsummit virtualization session (http://blather.michaelwlucas.com/archives/2060), mostly talking about bhyve Lastly, he also provides some notes about ports and packages (http://blather.michaelwlucas.com/archives/2065) and where they're going *** An SSH honeypot with OpenBSD and Kippo (http://securit.se/2014/05/how-to-install-kippo-ssh-honeypot-on-openbsd-5-5-with-chroot/) Everyone loves messing with script kiddies, right? This blog post introduces Kippo (https://code.google.com/p/kippo/), an SSH honeypot tool, and how to use it in combination with OpenBSD It includes a step by step (or rather, command by command) guide and some tips for running a honeypot securely You can use this to get new 0day exploits or find weaknesses in your systems OpenBSD makes a great companion for security testing tools like this with all its exploit mitigation techniques that protect all running applications *** NetBSD foundation financial report (https://www.netbsd.org/foundation/reports/financial/2013.html) The NetBSD foundation has posted their 2013 financial report It's a very "no nonsense" page, pretty much only the hard numbers In 2013, they got $26,000 of income in donations The rest of the page shows all the details, how they spent it on hardware, consulting, conference fees, legal costs and everything else Be sure to donate to whichever BSDs you like and use! *** Building a fully-encrypted NAS with OpenBSD (http://www.geektechnique.org/projectlab/796/how-to-build-a-fully-encrypted-nas-on-openbsd.html) Usually the popular choice for a NAS system is FreeNAS, or plain FreeBSD if you know what you're doing This article takes a look at the OpenBSD side and explains how (http://www.geektechnique.org/projectlab/797/openbsd-encrypted-nas-howto.html) to build a NAS with security in mind The NAS will be fully encrypted, no separate /boot partition like FreeBSD and FreeNAS require - this means the kernel itself is even protected The obvious trade-off is the lack of ZFS support for storage, but this is an interesting idea that would fit most people's needs too There's also a bit of background information on NAS systems in general, some NAS-specific security tips and even some nice graphs and pictures of the hardware - fantastic write up! *** Interview - Brian Callahan & Aaron Bieber - admin@lists.nycbug.org (mailto:admin@lists.nycbug.org) & admin@cobug.org (mailto:admin@cobug.org) Forming a local BSD Users Group Tutorial The basics of pkgsrc (http://www.bsdnow.tv/tutorials/pkgsrc) News Roundup FreeBSD periodic mails vs. monitoring (http://deranfangvomende.wordpress.com/2014/05/11/freebsd-periodic-mails-vs-monitoring/) If you've ever been an admin for a lot of FreeBSD boxes, you've probably noticed that you get a lot of email This page tells about all the different alert emails, cron emails and other reports you might end up getting, as well as how to manage them From bad SSH logins to Zabbix alerts, it all adds up quickly It highlights the periodic.conf file and FreeBSD's periodic daemon, as well as some third party monitoring tools you can use to keep track of your servers *** Doing cool stuff with OpenBSD routing domains (http://www.skogsrud.net/?p=44) A blog post from our viewer and regular emailer, Kjell-Aleksander! He manages some internally-routed IP ranges at his work, but didn't want to have equipment for each separate project This is where OpenBSD routing domains and pf come in to save the day The blog post goes through the process with all the network details you could ever dream of He even named his networking equipment... after us (http://i.imgur.com/penYQFP.jpg) *** LibreSSL, the good and the bad (http://insanecoding.blogspot.com/2014/04/libressl-good-and-bad.html) We're all probably familiar with OpenBSD's fork of OpenSSL at this point However, "for those of you that don't know it, OpenSSL is at the same time the best and most popular SSL/TLS library available, and utter junk" This article talks about some of the cryptographic development challenges involved with maintaining such a massive project You need cryptographers, software engineers, software optimization specialists - there are a lot of roles that need to be filled It also mentions some OpenSSL alternatives and recent LibreSSL progress, as well as some downsides to the fork - the main one being their aim for backwards compatibility *** PCBSD weekly digest (http://blog.pcbsd.org/2014/05/weekly-feature-digest-28-photos-of-the-new-appcafe-re-design/) Lots going on in PCBSD land this week, AppCafe has been redesigned The PBI system is being replaced with pkgng, PBIs will be automatically converted once you update In the more recent post (http://blog.pcbsd.org/2014/05/weekly-feature-digest-29-pbing/), there's some further explanation of the PBI system and the reason for the transition It's got lots of details on the different ways to install software, so hopefully it will clear up any possible confusion *** Feedback/Questions Antonio writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s2UbEhgjce) Daniel writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s21XU0y3JP) Sean writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s2QQtuawFl) tsyn writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s20XrT5Q8U) Chris writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s2ayZ1nsdv) ***
Finally hit 30 episodes! Today we'll be chatting with Warren Block to discuss BSD documentation efforts and future plans. If you've ever wondered about the scary world of mailing lists, today's tutorial will show you the basics of how to get help and contribute back. There's lots to get to today, so sit back and enjoy some BSD Now - the place to B.. SD. This episode was brought to you by Headlines OpenBSD on a Sun T5120 (http://www.tedunangst.com/flak/post/OpenBSD-on-a-Sun-T5120) Our buddy Ted Unangst (http://www.bsdnow.tv/episodes/2014_02_05-time_signatures) got himself a cool Sun box Of course he had to write a post about installing and running OpenBSD on it The post goes through some of the quirks and steps to go through in case you're interested in one of these fine SPARC machines He's also got another post about OpenBSD on a Dell CS24-SC server (http://www.tedunangst.com/flak/post/Dell-CS24-SC-server) *** Bhyvecon 2014 videos are up (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bhyvecon%20tokyo&sm=3) Like we mentioned last week, Bhyvecon (http://bhyvecon.org/) was an almost-impromptu conference before AsiaBSDCon The talks have apparently already been uploaded! Subjects include Bhyve's past, present and future, OSv on Bhyve, a general introduction to the tool, migrating those last few pesky Linux boxes to virtualization Lots more detail in the videos, so check 'em all out *** Building a FreeBSD wireless access point (http://blog.khubla.com/freebsd/building-my-own-wireless-point) We've got a new blog post about creating a wireless access point with FreeBSD After all the recent news of consumer routers being pwned like candy, it's time for people to start building BSD routers (http://www.bsdnow.tv/tutorials/openbsd-router) The author goes through a lot of the process of getting one set up using good ol' FreeBSD Using hostapd, he's able to share his wireless card in hostap mode and offer DHCP to all the clients Plenty of config files and more messy details in the post *** Switching from Synology to FreeNAS (http://www.notquitemainstream.com/2014/03/15/why-im-switching-from-synology-to-freenas/) The author has been considering getting a NAS for quite a while and documents his research He was faced with the compromise of convenience vs. flexibility - prebuilt or DIY After seeing the potential security issues with proprietary NAS devices, and dealing with frustration with trying to get bugs fixed, he makes the right choice The post also goes into some detail about his setup, all the things he needed a NAS to do as well as all the advantages an open source solution would give *** Interview - Warren Block - wblock@freebsd.org (mailto:wblock@freebsd.org) FreeBSD's documentation project, igor, doceng Tutorial The world of BSD mailing lists (http://www.bsdnow.tv/tutorials/mailing-lists) News Roundup HAMMER2 work and notes (http://www.shiningsilence.com/dbsdlog/2014/03/18/13651.html) Matthew Dillon has posted some updated notes about the development of the new HAMMER version The start of a cluster API was committed to the tree There are also links to design document, a freemap design document, a changes list and a todo list *** BSD Breaking Barriers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buo5JlMnGPI) Our friend MWL (http://www.bsdnow.tv/episodes/2013_11_06-year_of_the_bsd_desktop) gave a talk at NYCBSDCon about BSD "breaking barriers" "What makes the BSD operating systems special? Why should you deploy your applications on BSD? Why does the BSD community keep growing, and why do Linux sites like DistroWatch say that BSD is where the interesting development work is happening? We'll cover the not-so-obvious reasons why BSD still stands tall after almost 40 years." He also has another upcoming talk, (or "webcast") called "Beyond Security: Getting to Know OpenBSD's Real Purpose (http://oreillynet.com/pub/e/3059)" "OpenBSD is frequently billed as a high-security operating system. That's true, but security isn't the OpenBSD Project's main goal. This webcast will introduce systems administrators to OpenBSD, explain the project's mission, and discuss the features and benefits." It's on May 27th and will hopefully be recorded *** FreeBSD in a chroot (http://dreamcat4.github.io/finch/) Finch, "FreeBSD running IN a CHroot," is a new project It's a way to extend the functionality of restricted USB-based FreeBSD systems (FreeNAS, etc.) All the details and some interesting use cases are on the github page He really needs to change the project name (https://www.freshports.org/net-im/finch) though *** PCBSD weekly digest (http://blog.pcbsd.org/2014/03/pc-bsd-weekly-feature-digest-22/) Lots of bugfixes for PCBSD coming down the tubes LZ4 compression is now enabled by default on the whole pool The latest 10-STABLE has been imported and builds are going Also the latest GNOME and Cinnamon builds have been imported and much more *** Feedback/Questions Bostjan writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s20SlvTcwd) (IRC suggests md5deep) Don writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s2PeMqXFid) kaltheat writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s21yii6KZe) (We use R0DE Podcast microphones and Logitech C920 HD webcams) Harri writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s21SkX19Cp) ***
We have a packed show for you this week! We'll sit down for an interview with Chris Buechler, from the pfSense project, to learn just how easy it can be to deploy a BSD firewall. We'll also be showing you a walkthrough of the pfSense interface so you can get an idea of just how convenient and powerful it is. Answers to your questions and the latest headlines, here on BSD Now - the place to B.. SD. This episode was brought to you by Headlines EuroBSDCon and AsiaBSDCon (http://2014.eurobsdcon.org/calendar/call-for-papers/) This year, EuroBSDCon will be in September in Sofia, Bulgaria They've got a call for papers up now, so everyone can submit the talks they want to present There will also be a tutorial section of the conference AsiaBSDCon (http://2014.asiabsdcon.org/timetable.html.en) will be next month, in March! All the info about the registration, tutorials, hotels, timetable and location have been posted Check the link for all the details on the talks - if you plan on going to Tokyo next month, hang out with Allan and Kris and lots of BSD developers! *** FreeBSD 10 on Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite (http://rtfm.net/FreeBSD/ERL/) The Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite is a router that costs less than $100 and has a MIPS CPU This article goes through the process of installing and configuring FreeBSD on it to use as a home router Lots of good pictures of the hardware and specific details needed to get you set up It also includes the scripts to create your own images if you don't want to use the ones rolled by someone else For such a cheap price, might be a really fun weekend project to replace your shitty consumer router Of course if you're more of an OpenBSD guy, you can always see our tutorial (http://www.bsdnow.tv/tutorials/openbsd-router) for that too *** Signed pkgsrc package guide (http://blog.saveosx.org/signed-packages/) We got a request on IRC for more pkgsrc stuff on the show, and a listener provided a nice write-up It shows you how to set up signed packages with pkgsrc, which works on quite a few OSes (not just NetBSD) He goes through the process of signing packages with a public key and how to verify the packages when you install them The author also happens to be an EdgeBSD developer *** Big batch of OpenBSD hackathon reports (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140212083627) Five trip reports from the OpenBSD hackathon in New Zealand! In the first one, jmatthew details his work on fiber channel controller drivers, some octeon USB work and ARM fixes for AHCI In the second (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140213065843), ketennis gets into his work with running interrupt handlers without holding the kernel lock, some SPARC64 improvements and a few other things In the third (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140213173808), jsg updated libdrm and mesa and did various work on xenocara In the fourth (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140214070023), dlg came with the intention to improve SMP support, but got distracted and did SCSI stuff instead - but he talks a little bit about the struggle OpenBSD has with SMP and some of the work he's done In the fifth (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140214130039), claudio talks about some stuff he did for routing tables and misc. other things *** Interview - Chris Buechler - cmb@pfsense.com (mailto:cmb@pfsense.com) / @cbuechler (https://twitter.com/cbuechler) pfSense Tutorial pfSense walkthrough News Roundup FreeBSD challenge continues (http://www.thelinuxcauldron.com/2014/02/13/freebsd-challenge-day-13-30/) Our buddy from the Linux foundation continues his switching to BSD journey In day 13, he covers some tips for new users, mentions trying things out in a VM first In day 14 (http://www.thelinuxcauldron.com/2014/02/14/freebsd-challenge-day-14-30/), he starts setting up XFCE and X11, feels like he's starting over as a new Linux user learning the ropes again - concludes that ports are the way to go In day 15 (http://www.thelinuxcauldron.com/2014/02/14/freebsd-challenge-day-15-30/), he finishes up his XFCE configuration and details different versions of ports with different names, as well as learns how to apply his first patch In day 16 (http://www.thelinuxcauldron.com/2014/02/17/freebsd-challenge-day-16-30/), he dives into the world of FreeBSD jails (http://www.bsdnow.tv/tutorials/jails)! *** BSD books in 2014 (http://blather.michaelwlucas.com/archives/1962) BSD books are some of the highest quality technical writings available, and MWL has written a good number of them In this post, he details some of his plans for 2014 In includes at least one OpenBSD book, at least one FreeBSD book and... Very strong possibility of Absolute FreeBSD 3rd edition (watch our interview with him (http://www.bsdnow.tv/episodes/2013_11_06-year_of_the_bsd_desktop)) Check the link for all the details *** How to build FreeBSD/EC2 images (http://www.daemonology.net/blog/2014-02-16-FreeBSD-EC2-build.html) Our friend Colin Percival (http://www.bsdnow.tv/episodes/2014_01_22-tendresse_for_ten) details how to build EC2 images in a new blog post Most people just use the images he makes on their instances, but some people will want to make their own from scratch (https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/user/cperciva/EC2-build/) You build a regular disk image and then turn it into an AMI It requires a couple ports be installed on your system, but the whole process is pretty straightforward *** PCBSD weekly digest (http://blog.pcbsd.org/2014/02/pc-bsd-weekly-feature-digest-17/) This time around we discuss how you can become a developer Kris also details the length of supported releases Expect lots of new features in 10.1 *** Feedback/Questions Sean writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s216xJoCVG) Jake writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s2gLrR3VVf) Niclas writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s21gfG3Iho) Steffan writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s2JNyw5BCn) Antonio writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s2kg3zoRfm) Chris writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s2ZwSIfRjm) ***
On this week's episode, we'll be talking with Ted Unangst of the OpenBSD team about their new signing infrastructure. After that, we've got a tutorial on how to run your own NTP server. News, your feedback and even... the winner of our tutorial contest will be announced! So stay tuned to BSD Now - the place to B.. SD. This episode was brought to you by Headlines FreeBSD foundation's 2013 fundraising results (http://freebsdfoundation.blogspot.com/2014/01/freebsd-foundation-announces-2013.html) The FreeBSD foundation finally counted all the money they made in 2013 $768,562 from 1659 donors Nice little blog post from the team with a giant beastie picture "We have already started our 2014 fundraising efforts. As of the end of January we are just under $40,000. Our goal is to raise $1,000,000. We are currently finalizing our 2014 budget. We plan to publish both our 2013 financial report and our 2014 budget soon." A special thanks to all the BSD Now listeners that contributed, the foundation was really glad that we sent some people their way (and they mentioned us on Facebook) *** OpenSSH 6.5 released (https://lists.mindrot.org/pipermail/openssh-unix-dev/2014-January/032152.html) We mentioned the CFT last week, and it's finally here (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7154925)! New key exchange using elliptic-curve Diffie Hellman in Daniel Bernstein's Curve25519 (now the default when both clients support it) Ed25519 public keys are now available for host keys and user keys, considered more secure than DSA and ECDSA Funny side effect: if you ONLY enable ed25519 host keys, all the compromised Linux boxes can't even attempt to login (http://slexy.org/view/s2rI13v8F4) lol~ New bcrypt private key type, 500,000,000 times harder to brute force Chacha20-poly1305 transport cipher that builds an encrypted and authenticated stream in one Portable version already in (https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=261320) FreeBSD -CURRENT, and ports (https://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports?view=revision&sortby=date&revision=342618) Lots more bugfixes and features, see the full release note or our interview (http://www.bsdnow.tv/episodes/2013_12_18-cryptocrystalline) with Damien Work has already started on 6.6, which can be used without OpenSSL (https://twitter.com/msfriedl/status/427902493176377344)! *** Crazed Ferrets in a Berkeley Shower (http://blather.michaelwlucas.com/archives/1942) In 2000, MWL (http://www.bsdnow.tv/episodes/2013_11_06-year_of_the_bsd_desktop) wrote an essay for linux.com about why he uses the BSD license: "It's actually stood up fairly well to the test of time, but it's fourteen years old now." This is basically an updated version about why he uses the BSD license, in response to recent comments from Richard Stallman (http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2014-01/msg00247.html) Very nice post that gives some history about Berkeley, the basics of the BSD-style licenses and their contrast to the GNU GPL Check out the full post if you're one of those people that gets into license arguments The takeaway is "BSD is about making the world a better place. For everyone." *** OpenBSD on BeagleBone Black (http://www.tedunangst.com/flak/post/OpenBSD-on-BeagleBone-Black) Beaglebone Blacks are cheap little ARM devices similar to a Raspberry Pi A blog post about installing OpenBSD on a BBB from.. our guest for today! He describes it as "everything I wish I knew before installing the newly renamed armv7 port on a BeagleBone Black" It goes through the whole process, details different storage options and some workarounds Could be a really fun weekend project if you're interested in small or embedded devices *** Interview - Ted Unangst - tedu@openbsd.org (mailto:tedu@openbsd.org) / @tedunangst (https://twitter.com/tedunangst) OpenBSD's signify (http://www.tedunangst.com/flak/post/signify) infrastructure, ZFS on OpenBSD Tutorial Running an NTP server (http://www.bsdnow.tv/tutorials/ntpd) News Roundup Getting started with FreeBSD (http://smyck.net/2014/02/01/getting-started-with-freebsd/) A new video and blog series about starting out with FreeBSD The author has been a fan since the 90s and has installed it on every server he's worked with He mentioned some of the advantages of BSD over Linux and how to approach explaining them to new users The first video is the installation, then he goes on to packages and other topics - 4 videos so far *** More OpenBSD hackathon reports (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140204080515) As a followup to last week, this time Kenneth Westerback writes about his NZ hackathon experience He arrived with two goals: disklabel fixes for drives with 4k sectors and some dhclient work This summary goes into detail about all the stuff he got done there *** X11 in a jail (https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=261266) We've gotten at least one feedback email about running X in a jail Well.. with this commit, looks like now you can! A new tunable option will let jails access /dev/kmem and similar device nodes Along with a change to DRM, this allows full X11 in a jail Be sure to check out our jail tutorial and jailed VNC tutorial (http://www.bsdnow.tv/tutorials) for ideas *** PCBSD weekly digest (http://blog.pcbsd.org/2014/01/whoami-im-pc-bsd-10-0-weekly-feature-digest-15/) 10.0 "Joule Edition" finally released (http://blog.pcbsd.org/2014/01/pc-bsd-10-0-release-is-now-available/)! AMD graphics are now officially supported GNOME3, MATE and Cinnamon desktops are available Grub updates and fixes PCBSD also got a mention in eweek (http://www.eweek.com/enterprise-apps/slideshows/freebsd-open-source-os-comes-to-the-pc-bsd-desktop.html) *** Feedback/Questions Justin writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s21VnbKZsH) Daniel writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s2nD7RF6bo) Martin writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s2jwRrj7UV) Alex writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s201koMD2c) - unofficial FreeBSD RPI Images (http://people.freebsd.org/~gjb/RPI/) James writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s2AntZmtRU) John writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s20bGjMsIQ) ***
This week we'll be talking to Amitai Schlair of the NetBSD foundation about pkgsrc, NetBSD's future plans and much more. After that, if you've ever wondered what all this SSH stuff is about, today's tutorial has got you covered. We'll be showing you the basics of SSH, as well as how to combine it with tmux for persistent sessions. News, feedback and everything else, right here on BSD Now - the place to B.. SD. Headlines Faces of FreeBSD (http://freebsdfoundation.blogspot.com/2013/11/faces-of-freebsd-colin-percival.html) The FreeBSD foundation is publishing articles on different FreeBSD developers This one is about Colin Percival (cperciva@), the ex-security officer Tells the story of how he first found BSD, what he contributed back, how he eventually became the security officer Running series with more to come *** Lots of BSD presentation videos uploaded (http://www.freebsdnews.net/2013/11/14/eurobsdcon-2013-devsummit-video-recordings/) EuroBSDCon 2013 dev summit videos, AsiaBSDCon 2013 videos, MWL's presentation video Most of us never get to see the dev summit talks since they're only for developers AsiaBSDCon 2013 videos also up (https://www.youtube.com/user/bsdconferences) finally List of AsiaBSDCon presentation topics here (http://2013.asiabsdcon.org/papers/index.html) Our buddy Michael W Lucas gave an "OpenBSD for Linux users" talk (http://blather.michaelwlucas.com/archives/1879) at a Michigan Unix Users Group. He says "Among other things, I compare OpenBSD to Richard Stallman and physically assault an audience member. We also talk long long time, memory randomization, PF, BSD license versus GPL, Microsoft and other OpenBSD stuff" Really informative presentation, pretty long, answers some common questions at the end *** Call for Presentations: FOSDEM 2014 and NYCBSDCon 2014 (https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/call_for_presentations_bsd_devroom) FOSDEM 2014 will take place on 1–2 February, 2014, in Brussels, Belgium Just like in the last years, there will be both a BSD booth and a developer's room The topics of the devroom include all BSD operating systems. Every talk is welcome, from internal hacker discussion to real-world examples and presentations about new and shiny features. If you are in the area or want to go, check the show notes for details NYCBSDCon is also accepting papers (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20131119053455). It'll be in New York City at the beginning of February 2014 If anyone wants to give a talk at one of these conferences, go ahead and send in your stuff! *** FreeBSD foundation's year-end fundraising campaign (https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-announce/2013-November/001511.html) The FreeBSD foundation has been supporting the FreeBSD project and community for over 13 years As of today they have raised about half a million dollars, but still have a while to go Donations go towards new features, paying for the server infrastructure, conferences, supporting the community, hiring full-time staff members and promoting FreeBSD at events They are preparing the debut of a new online magazine, the FreeBSD Journal Typically big companies make their huge donations in December, like a couple of anonymous donors that gave around $250,000 each last year Make your donation today (http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/donate/) over at freebsdfoundation.org, every little bit helps Everyone involved with BSD Now made a donation last year and will do so again this year *** Interview - Amitai Schlair - schmonz@netbsd.org (mailto:schmonz@netbsd.org) / @schmonz (https://twitter.com/schmonz) The NetBSD Foundation, pkgsrc, future plans Tutorial Combining SSH and tmux (http://www.bsdnow.tv/tutorials/ssh-tmux) Note: there was a mistake in the video version of the tutorial, please consult the written version for the proper instructions. *** News Roundup PS4 released (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/16/sony_playstation_4_kernel) Sony's Playstation 4 is finally released As previously thought, its OS is heavily based on FreeBSD and uses the kernel among other things Link in the show notes contains the full list of BSD software they're using (http://www.scei.co.jp/ps4-license/) Always good to see BSD being so widespread *** BSD Mag November issue (http://bsdmag.org/magazine/1853-hast-on-freebsd-how-to-make-storage-highly-availble-by-using-hast) Free monthly BSD magazine publishes another issue This time their topics include: Configuring a Highly Available Service on FreeBSD, IT Inventory & Asset Management Automation, more FreeBSD Programming Primer, PfSense and Snort and a few others PDF linked in the show notes *** pbulk builds made easy (http://mail-index.netbsd.org/pkgsrc-users/2013/11/09/msg018881.html) NetBSD's pbulk tool (https://www.netbsd.org/docs/pkgsrc/bulk.html) is similar to poudriere (http://www.bsdnow.tv/tutorials/poudriere), but for pkgsrc While working on updating the documentation, a developer cleaned up quite a lot of code He wrote a script that automates pbulk deployment and setup The whole setup of a dedicated machine has been reduced to just three commands *** PCBSD weekly digest (http://blog.pcbsd.org/2013/11/pc-bsd-weekly-feature-digest-111513/) Over 200 PBIs have been populated in to the PC-BSD 10 Stable Appcafe Many PC-BSD programs received some necessary bug fixes and updates Some include network detection in the package and update managers, nvidia graphic detection, security updates for PCDM *** Feedback/Questions Peter writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s21oh3vP7t) Kjell-Aleksander writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s21zfqcWMP) Jordan writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s2ZmW77Odb) Christian writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s2BZq7xiyo) entransic writes in (http://slexy.org/view/s21xrk0M4k) ***
We kick off the first episode with the latest BSD news, show you how to avoid intrusion detection systems and talk to Peter Hessler about BGP spam blacklists! Headlines Radeon KMS commited (https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/svn-src-head/2013-August/050931.html) Committed by Jean-Sebastien Pedron Brings kernel mode setting to -CURRENT, will be in 10.0-RELEASE (ETA 12/2013) 10-STABLE is expected to be branched in October, to begin the process of stabilizing development Initial testing shows it works well May be merged to 9.X, but due to changes to the VM subsystem this will require a lot of work, and is currently not a priority for the Radeon KMS developer Still suffers from the syscons / KMS switcher issues, same as Intel video More info: https://wiki.freebsd.org/AMD_GPU *** VeriSign Embraces FreeBSD (http://www.eweek.com/enterprise-apps/verisign-embraces-open-source-freebsd-for-diversity/) "BSD is quite literally at the very core foundation of what makes the Internet work" Using BSD and Linux together provides reliability and diversity Verisign gives back to the community, runs vBSDCon "You get comfortable with something because it works well for your particular purposes and can find a good community that you can interact with. That all rang true for us with FreeBSD." *** fetch/libfetch get a makeover (http://freshbsd.org/commit/freebsd/r253680) Adds support for SSL certificate verification Requires root ca bundle (security/rootcanss) Still missing TLS SNI support (Server Name Indication, allows name based virtual hosts over SSL) *** FreeBSD Foundation Semi-Annual Newsletter (http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/press/2013Jul-newsletter) The FreeBSD Foundation took the 20th anniversary of FreeBSD as an opportunity to look at where the project is, and where it might want to go The foundation sets out some basic goals that the project should strive towards: Unify User Experience “ensure that knowledge gained mastering one task translates to the next” “if we do pay attention to consistency, not only will FreeBSD be easier to use, it will be easier to learn” Design for Human and Programmatic Use 200 machines used to be considered a large deployment, with high density servers, blades, virtualization and the cloud, that is not so anymore “the tools we provide for status reporting, configuration, and control of FreeBSD just do not scale or fail to provide the desired user experience” “The FreeBSD of tomorrow needs to give programmability and human interaction equal weighting as requirements” Embrace New Ways to Document FreeBSD More ‘Getting Started' sections in documentation Link to external How-Tos and other documentation “upgrade the cross-referencing and search tools built into FreeBSD, so FreeBSD, not an Internet search engine, is the best place to learn about FreeBSD” Spring Fundraising Campaign, April 17 - May 31, raised a total of $219,806 from 12 organizations and 365 individual donors. In the same period last year we raised a total of $23,422 from 2 organizations and 53 individuals Funds donated to the FreeBSD Foundation have been used on these projects recently: Capsicum security-component framework Transparent superpages support of the FreeBSD/ARM architecture Expanded and faster IPv6 Native in-kernel iSCSI stack Five New TCP Congestion Control Algorithms Direct mapped I/O to avoid extra memory copies Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) boot environment Porting FreeBSD to the Genesi Efika MX SmartBook laptop (ARM-based) NAND Flash filesystem and storage stack Funds were also used to sponsor a number of BSD focused conferences: BSDCan, EuroBSDCon, AsiaBSDCon, BSDDay, NYCBSDCon, vBSDCon, plus Vendor summits and Developer summits It is important that the foundation receive donations from individuals, to maintain their tax exempt status in the USA. Even a donation of $5 helps make it clear that the FreeBSD Foundation is backed by a large community, not only a few vendors Donate Today (http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/donate) *** The place to B...SD Ohio Linuxfest, Sept. 13-15, 2013 (http://ohiolinux.org/schedule) Very BSD friendly Kirk McKusick giving the keynote BSD Certification on the 15th, all other stuff on the 14th Multiple BSD talks *** LinuxCon, Sept. 16-18, 2013 (http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon-north-america) Dru Lavigne and Kris Moore will be manning a FreeBSD booth Number of talks of interest to BSD users, including ZFS coop (http://linuxconcloudopenna2013.sched.org/event/b50b23f3ed3bd728fa0052b54021a2cc?iframe=yes&w=900&sidebar=yes&bg=no) EuroBSDCon, Sept. 26-29, 2013 (http://2013.eurobsdcon.org/eurobsdcon-2013/talks/) Tutorials on the 26 & 27th (plus private FreeBSD DevSummit) 43 talks spread over 3 tracks on the 28 & 29th Keynote by Theo de Raadt Hosted in the picturesque St. Julians Area, Malta (Hilton Conference Centre) *** Interview - Peter Hessler - phessler@openbsd.org (mailto:phessler@openbsd.org) / @phessler (https://twitter.com/phessler) Using BGP to distribute spam blacklists and whitelists Tutorial Using stunnel to hide your traffic from Deep Packet Inspection (http://www.bsdnow.tv/tutorials/stunnel) News Roundup NetBSD 6.1.1 released (https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_6_1_1_released) First security/bug fix update of the NetBSD 6.1 release branch Fixes 4 security vulnerabilities Adds 4 new sysctls to avoid IPv6 DoS attacks Misc. other updates *** Sudo Mastery (http://blather.michaelwlucas.com/archives/1792) MWL is a well-known author of many BSD books Also does SSH, networking, DNSSEC, etc. Next book is about sudo, which comes from OpenBSD (did you know that?) Available for preorder now at a discounted price *** Documentation Infrastructure Enhancements (http://freebsdfoundation.blogspot.com/2013/08/new-funded-project-documentation.html) Gábor Kövesdán has completed a funded project to improve the infrastructure behind the documentation project Will upgrade documentation from DocBook 4.2 to DocBook 4.5 and at the same time migrate to proper XML tools. DSSSL is an old and dead standard, which will not evolve any more. DocBook 5.0 tree added *** FreeBSD FIBs get new features (https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=254943) FIBs (as discussed earlier in the interview) are Forward Information Bases (technical term for a routing table) The FreeBSD kernel can be compiled to allow you to maintain multiple FIBs, creating separate routing tables for different processes or jails In r254943 ps(1) is extended to support a new column ‘fib', to display which routing table a process is using *** FreeNAS 9.1.0 and 9.1.1 released (http://www.ixsystems.com/resources/ix/news/ixsystems-announces-revolutionary-freenas-910-release.html) Many improvements in nearly all areas, big upgrade Based on FreeBSD 9-STABLE, lots of new ZFS features Cherry picked some features from 10-CURRENT New volume manager and easy to use plugin management system 9.1.1 released shortly thereafter to fix a few UI and plugin bugs *** BSD licensed "patch" becomes default (http://freshbsd.org/commit/freebsd/r253689) bsdpatch has become mature, does what GNU patch can do, but has a much better license Approved by portmgr@ for use in ports Added WITHGNUPATCH build option for people who still need it ***
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