Dear friends of the BSD Cafe,

This idea has been in my mind since the very beginning of this adventure, almost two years ago. Over time, several people have suggested it. But until recently, I felt the timing just wasn’t right - for many reasons. Today, I believe it finally is.

So I’m happy to announce a new service:
The BSD Cafe Journal - https://journal.bsd.cafe

At first, I thought I’d use BSSG for it (I even added multi-author support with this in mind), but in the end, it didn’t feel like the right tool for the job.

The idea is to create a multi-author space, with content published on a fairly regular basis. A reference point for news, updates, tutorials, technical articles - a place to inform and connect.
Just like people in Italy used to stop by cafes to read the newspaper and chat about the day’s news, the BSD Cafe Journal aims to be a space for reading, sharing, and staying informed - all in the spirit of the BSD Cafe.

What it’s not:
It’s not here to replace personal blogs, or excellent newsletters like @vermaden 's. And it’s not an aggregator.

What it is:
A place where authors can write original content, share links to posts on their own blogs or elsewhere, publish guides, offer insights, or dive into technical explanations.

The guiding principles are the same as always: positivity, constructive discussion, promoting BSDs and open source in general. No hype (sharing a cool new service is fine, posting non-stop about the latest trend is not), no drama, no politics. The goal is to bring people together, not divide them. To inform, not inflame.
Respect, tolerance, and inclusivity are key. Everyone should feel welcome reading the BSD Cafe Journal - never judged, offended, or excluded.

The platform I’ve chosen is WordPress, for several reasons: it’s portable (runs well on all BSDs), has great built-in role management (contributors, authors, etc.), and - last but not least - supports ActivityPub.
This means every author will have their own identity in the Fediverse (like: @stefano@journal.bsd.cafe ) and can be followed directly, and it’ll also be possible to follow the whole Journal.

Original and educational content is encouraged, but it’s also perfectly fine to link to existing articles elsewhere. Personally, I’ll link my technical posts from ITNotes whenever I publish them there.

The goal is simple: a news-oriented site, rich in content, ad-free, respectful of privacy - all under the BSD Cafe umbrella.

Content coordination will happen in a dedicated Matrix room for authors. There’ll also be a public room for discussing ideas, giving feedback, and sharing suggestions.

Of course, I can’t do this alone. A journal with no content is just an empty shell.
So here’s my call for action:
Who’s ready to lend a hand? If you enjoy writing, explaining, sharing your knowledge - the Journal is waiting for you.

#BSDCafe #BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeUpdates #BSDCafeAnnouncements #RunBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #illumos #Linux #OSS #OpenSource #BCJournal #BSDCafeJournal

Debian supports End of 10 Campaign. Find out the '10 reasons to choose Linux' starting with https://floss.social/@Endof10/114833402470026707 #debian #linux #EndOf10

What it takes to sustain a medium-to-large-sized open source project.

https://www.linuxdevtime.com/linux-dev-time-episode-128/#podcast #linux #development

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Linux Dev Time artwork

Great little program to listen to some relaxing background sounds! Can highly recommend it 😎

https://github.com/rafaelmardojai/blanket

#linux #foss

@TheBreadmonkey

My experience is similar to yours, but perhaps more mixed. I've persuaded maybe a dozen people to install #Signal and exactly three to run #Linux; I've managed to get one (1) person to stop using #Xitter, and I've inoculated several against #Tesla; but I haven't managed to prise a single person away from #Facebook or #WhatsApp, and they think I'm awkward and eccentric for refusing to use #Meta's offerings.

Ok, any #video folks out there who know how to do what I want to do? I don't know what words to search for because I don't know what this technique is called. Boosts welcome, suggestions welcome.

I have a pool cleaning robot. Like a roomba, but for the bottom of the pool. We call it poomba. Anyways, I want to shoot an MP4 video with a stationary camera (a GoPro) looking down on the pool while the robot does its work. So I will have this overhead video of like 3-4 hours.

I want to kinda overlay all the frames of the video into a single picture. So the areas where the robot drove will be dark streaks (the robot is black and purple). And any area the robot didn't cover would show the white pool bottom. Areas the robot went over a lot would be darker. Areas it went rarely would be lighter.

I'm just super curious how much coverage I actually get. This thing isn't a roomba. It has no map and it definitely doesn't have an internet connection at the bottom of the pool. (Finally! A place they can't get AI, yet!) It's just using lidar, motion sensors, attitude sensors and some kind of randomizing algorithm.

I think of it like taking every frame of the video and compositing it down with like 0.001 transparency. By the end of the video the things that never changed (the pool itself) would be full brightness and clear. While the robot's paths would be faint, except where it repeated a lot, which would be darker.

I could probably rip it into individual frames using #ffmpeg and then do this compositing with #ImageMagick or something (I'm doing this on #Linux). But 24fps x 3600 seconds/hour x 3 hours == about 260K frames. My laptop will take ages to brute force this. Any more clever ways to do it?

If I knew what this technique/process was called, I'd search for it.

I have a theory about 6-month Linux and BSD upgrades having their own kind of "stability" because there's not as far to go between releases https://zola.passthejoe.net/blog/six-month-stability/

#Linux #Fedora #Silverblue #OpenBSD #Debian #Ubuntu

Unlocking system performance: A practical guide to tuning PCP (Performance Co-Pilot) on Fedora & RHEL

➡️ https://fedoramagazine.org/unlocking-system-performance-a-practical-guide-to-tuning-pcp/

#Fedora #Linux #OpenSource

#surrealchan can't sleep

#unix_surrealism #comic #fossangel #ai #linux

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Surrealchan can't sleep. She invokes the Fossangel by a prayer. It appears. Fossangel: "I heard a prayer... You wanted to ask something?" Surrealchan: "Fossangel, why do AI generated penguins have human hands?" Fossangel: "Are you fucking serious?" Surrealchan: "I guess..." Fossangel: "Do you have an idea how much power is wasted on me answering to such a meaningless prayer?" Surrealchan: "Nowhere close to generating a penguin?" Fossangel: "Smartass."

I'm proposing updating the default theme for #Fuzzel (by @dnkl). It's my favorite launcher and menu app for #Linux. Here's my first draft.

Discussion: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/fuzzel/issues/561

#swaywm

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screenshot of app luncher with entry box and 10 lines with an icon and app name.

What #docker #containers do you guys/gals host at home? 😎

#SelfHosting #linux #docker #container

Any #wayland devs able to help me out with an example of how one might iterate a list of available display surfaces?

This is a niche request. Please BOOST for reach!

#linux #dev

The Framework 16 laptop detects when it's booted partially assembled. It boots into a special mode to walk you through completing the assembly. The screen updates to reflect your progress and prompt the next step. This requires no tools to complete. Impressive! Watch:

@frameworkcomputer

#Framework #FrameworkLaptop #Framework16 #Linux #Video

Bazaar gets some nice coverage via Michael Tunnell:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aig4jdVoL6o&t=333s

#linux #gnome #bazzite #flathub

Uh, I just took a call on my postmarketOS OnePlus 6 and it just worked?!

#postmarketOS #Linux #LinuxMobile #MobileLinux

I wonder if some #Linux users ever slip off the wagon and find themselves booting up a laptop with Windows installed, just to get a quick hit of intense rage over how bad it is.

I did a reboot of my #nas after an update (it sometimes stays up for months). Somehow Grub got hosed, so I did a chroot to reconfigure it.

Alas, some digging on #ZFS, and the stable kernel. Turns out the latest stable has support for it (historically it's been very touch and go - usually hell to the no). I've been hanging on with the #ArchLinux LTS kernel for some time. Hopefully the future continues to be stable and bright with it. #homelab #linux

Here is this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video!

in there, we have a new library embedded in browser extensions scarping everything you view and selling it to AI companies, we have the #Gnome Foundation looking at ways to pay developers, Wayback joining Freedesktop.org, and more:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4HpSKyQ0JE

Proton Experimental updated to fix the Epic Games Store and a few games https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/proton-experimental-updated-to-fix-the-epic-games-store-and-a-few-games/

#Proton #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck

@hedders ik someone who can tell the diff between 220hz and 240hz they play #fps #games competitively theyve said multiple times the only way theyd switch to #linux is if their games ran and they ran faster, even a marginal decrease in performance is unacceptable to competitive fps players. rn several games they play have no hope of being supported on linux #leagueoflegends #valorant #fallguys #fortnite these are massive playerbases its things like this that keep many people from switching

Using the site zügli.app by @q it is possible to export the rail passport #Deutschlandticket into the #postmarketOS wallet 🚅

#Gnome #LinuxMobile #Linux

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Screenshot of the Linux mobile app Passes showing one entry in the wallet, rail passport Deutschlandticket

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Screenshot of the wallet app entry for the train passport Deutschlandticket

I'm a Debian user and supporter and have been for longer than many of the folks I follow here on Mastodon have been alive. Yeah, I'm old. Shut up! 😂

Anyway, this blog post by @markpitblado is great and hits on many of the reasons why I've been a Debian user for so many years.

https://www.markpitblado.me/blog/one-year-in-debian-feels-like-home/

#linux #debian

Comment below 🐧

#linux

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What's your go-to lineup of productivity apps on Linux?

I think I ended up using #Linux because I'm impressionable and bow down easily to peer pressure from the #Fediverse

In fact, Fedi has taught me lots of bad habits, like caring about data privacy and hating AI all the time.

AMD gibt proprietäre 3D-Grafiktreiber für Linux auf

Auch im professionellen Umfeld setzt AMD zur 3D- und Video-Beschleunigung auf quelloffene Treiber, die Linux-Distributionen seit langem standardmäßig nutzen.

https://www.heise.de/news/AMD-gibt-proprietaere-3D-Grafiktreiber-fuer-Linux-auf-10438121.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#AMD #IT #Linux #OpenSource #news

If you go through Jayztwocents channel the last video to do better than this was 5 months ago with the launch of the Nvidia 5090.

Just in case anyone is wondering if there's demand for #linux gaming content.

#bazzite

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856k views on a Linux video!

Okay. I have a strange #linux , #nixos #gnome #thelio question.

I got a new Thelio at my office and brought this one home for my garage.

It's a different monitor mouse and keyboard but otherwise the exact same system.

However, NOW once the Thelio suspends for a while, they keyboard will wake it up, but no keystrokes are recorded. The mouse moves but nothing can be clicked. I have to force reboot it.

Wtf?

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Intel Thelio with launch lite keyboard sitting at the gnome login screen

#KDE Frameworks 6.16 Improves Plasma’s Ability to Detect the Most Powerful GPU https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-16-improves-plasmas-ability-to-detect-the-most-powerful-gpu

@kde #Linux #OpenSource #FreeSoftware

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Screenshot of the KDE Plasma desktop environment showing the System Settings, Plasma Discover, and Info Center apps.

Build your own Capcom Summer Bundle with Fanatical https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/build-your-own-capcom-summer-bundle-with-fanatical/

#Capcom #Gaming #PCGaming #SteamDeck #Linux

Anyone out here running Bluefin/Aurora/Bazzite from the Universal Blue project?

It looks pretty compelling as an alternative to NixOS, if it works maybe it would be less effort to get a stable Linux system working?

I'm considering testing out Aurora on my laptop
#Linux #NixOS #Fedora

SuperWEIRD is a co-op mixture of automation, tower defense and adventuring https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/superweird-is-a-co-op-mixture-of-automation-tower-defense-and-adventuring/

#SuperWEIRD #IndieGames #Linux #SteamDeck #Gaming

Lossless Scaling's Frame Generation for Linux gets upgraded to the latest v3.1 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/lossless-scalings-frame-generation-for-linux-gets-upgraded-to-the-latest-v3-1/

#LosslessScaling #Linux #LinuxGaming #LSFG

New Guide: How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft https://www.gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/how-to-install-battle-net-on-linux-steamos-and-steam-deck-for-world-of-warcraft-and-starcraft/

#Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck

Stress-testing app OCCT switches to Vulkan by default dropping DirectX https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/stress-testing-app-occt-switches-to-vulkan-by-default-dropping-directx/

#OCCT #Linux #Vulkan #Gaming #PCGaming

Unrailed! gets fixed for Steam Deck and an update for controllers on Linux / macOS https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/unrailed-gets-fixed-for-steam-deck-and-an-update-for-controllers-on-linux-macos/

#Unrailed! #Gaming #Linux #SteamDeck #SteamOS

I love the Framework 13" laptop I have, but I'm not gonna lie: the Lenovo X1 that I have is just the perfect Linux laptop. Keyboard is amazing to type on and the Ctrl key is even in the right place on this model.

#linux #lenovo

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A screenshot of the Sway desktop showing the output of the fastfetch command.

Carl and Jeremy presented COSMIC Desktop at the Open Source Summit last month. Learn about the innovative engineering and design behind COSMIC in this video! #CosmicDesktop #Linux #OpenSource https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBcfjlFX-xM&ab_channel=TheLinuxFoundation