JT Pennington

BSD Now

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Created by three guys who love BSD, we cover the latest news and have an extensive series of tutorials, as well as interviews with various people from all areas of the BSD community. It also serves as a platform for support and questions. We love and advocate FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, DragonFlyBSD and TrueOS. Our show aims to be helpful and informative for new users that want to learn about them, but still be entertaining for the people who are already pros. The show airs on Wednesdays at 2:00PM (US Eastern time) and the edited version is usually up the following day.

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JT Pennington

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News

Podcast website

www.bsdnow.tv

Latest episode

Oct 22, 2026

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Episodes

436: Unix Standards Battle 06.01.2022

UNIX Wars, What every IT person needs to know about OpenBSD Part 3, FreeBSD 12.3 is here, TrueNAS 13 begins, what Unix pre-boot envs looked liked, run Unix on Microcontrollers with PDP-11 emulators and more. NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap and the BSDNow Patreon Headlines UNIX Wars – The Battle for Standards What every IT person needs to know about OpenBSD Part 3: That pa...

435: Year End Interview 30.12.2021

In this last episode of 2021, we interview Solene from OpenBSD. She’s blogging about her experiences with OpenBSD on dataswamp.org, the webzine she created, how she got involved and other topics. Enjoy and best wishes for 2022! NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap and the BSDNow Patreon Interview - Solene Rapenne - solene+www@dataswamp.org / [@ solene@bsd.network ](@ solene@bs...

434: It’s Quiz-mas time 23.12.2021

In this special xmas episode we let the audience interview us using questions they sent us and we’ll answer now. Tom, Allan, JT, and I are all here, so stay tuned for some interesting answers to your questions. NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap and the BSDNow Patreon Interview Allan - allanjude@freebsd.org / Twitter : @allanjude Benedict - bcr@freebsd.org / Twitter : @bsdbc...

433: GhostBSD of Christmas 16.12.2021

GhostBSD 21.11.24 ISO available, why v7 matters so much, OpenBSD on VIA Eden X2 powered HP t510 Thin Client, OctoPkg GUI Package Manager, chdir(2) support in posix_spawn(3), install doas on FreeBSD, Access Modem's Web Interface with OPNsense, and more NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap and the BSDNow Patreon Headlines GhostBSD 21.11.24 ISO is now available Why v7 matters so...

432: Introducing OpenZFS 3.0 - Yeah 09.12.2021

HAMBug hybrid meeting, Demystifying OpenZFS 2.0, OpenZFS 3.0 introduced at Dev Summit, HardenedBSD Home Infrastructure Status, Running Awk in parallel, FreeBSD Announces Wayland 1.19.91, and more NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap and the BSDNow Patreon Headlines HAMBug hybrid meeting Hoping to squeeze in an in-person meeting incase the pandemic situation regresses *** ### D...

431: FreeBSD EC2 Agents 02.12.2021

Why use OpenBSD part 2, FreeBSD on the RISC-V Architecture, OpenBSD Webzine Issue 4, Ending up liking GNOME, OPNsense 21.7.5 released, Jenkins with FreeBSD Agents in EC2, and more NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap and the BSDNow Patreon Headlines What every IT person needs to know about OpenBSD Part 2: Why use OpenBSD? Looking Towards the Future: FreeBSD on the RISC-V Archi...

430: OpenBSD Onwards 25.11.2021

Manipulate a ZFS pool from Rescue System, FreeBSD 3rd Quarter Report, Monitoring FreeBSD jails form the host, OpenBSD on RPI4 with Full Disk Encryption, Onwards with OpenBSD, and more NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap and the BSDNow Patreon Headlines Going From Recovery Mode to Normal Operations with OpenZFS Manipulating a Pool from the Rescue System Monitoring FreeBSD jail...

429: Advanced ZFS Snapshots 18.11.2021

FreeBSD Foundation October Fundraising Update, Advanced ZFS Snapshots, Full WireGuard setup with OpenBSD, MidnightBSD a Linux Alternative, FreeBSD Audio, Tuning Power Consumption on FreeBSD Laptops, Thoughts on Spelling Fixes, and more. NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap and the BSDNow Patreon Headlines FreeBSD Foundation October 2021 Fundraising Update Advanced ZFS Snapshot...

428: Cult of BSD 11.11.2021

OpenBSD Part 1: How it all started, Explaining top(1) on FreeBSD, Measuring power efficiency of a CPU frequency scheduler on OpenBSD, CultBSD, a whole lot of BSD bits, and more. NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap and the BSDNow Patreon Headlines What every IT person needs to know about OpenBSD Part 1: How it all started Explaining top(1) on FreeBSD News Roundup Measuring pow...

427: Logging is important 04.11.2021

Build Your FreeBSD Developer Workstation, logging is important, how BSD authentication works, pfSense turns 15 years old, OPNsense Business Edition 21.10 released, getting started with pot, and more NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap If you like BSDNow, consider supporting us on Patreon Headlines Building Your FreeBSD Developer Workstation Setup What I learned from Russian s...

426: OpenBSD 7.0 Hero 28.10.2021

A Good Time to Use OpenZFS Slog, OpenBSD 7.0 is out, OpenBSD and Wayland, UVM faults yield significant performance boost, and more. NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap Headlines If you like BSDNow, consider supporting us on Patreon What Makes a Good Time to Use OpenZFS Slog and When Should You Avoid It OpenBSD 7.0 is out News Roundup OpenBSD and Wayland Unlocking UVM faults y...

425: Releases galore 21.10.2021

The New Architecture on the Block, OpenBSD on Vortex86DX CPU, lots of new releases, and more. NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap Headlines RISC-V: The New Architecture on the Block If you want more RISC-V, check out JT's interview with Mark Himelstein the CTO of RISC-V International *** ### OpenBSD on the Vortex86DX CPU *** ## News Roundup aka there’s been lots of releases r...

424: Unveiling OpenBSD’s pledge 14.10.2021

J language working on OpenBSD, Comparing FreeBSD GELI and OpenZFS encrypted pools, What is FreeBSD, actually?, OpenBSD's pledge and unveil from Python, and more. NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap Headlines I got the J language working on OpenBSD Rubenerd: Comparing FreeBSD GELI and OpenZFS encrypted pools with keys News Roundup What is FreeBSD, actually? Think again. OpenBS...

423: RACK the Stack 07.10.2021

FreeBSD serves Netflix Video at 400Gb/s, Using the RACK TCP stack, an OpenBSD script to update packages fast, Plasma System Monitor and FreeBSD, TrueNAS vs FreeNAS (and why you should upgrade!), auto lock screen on OpenBSD using xidle and xlock, and more. NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap Headlines Serving Netflix Video at 400Gb/s on FreeBSD Using the FreeBSD RACK TCP Stack...

422: The Brian Callahan Interview 30.09.2021

We interview Dr. Brian Callahan about his language porting work for OpenBSD, teaching with BSDs and recruiting students into projects, research, and his work at NYC*BUG in this week’s episode of BSDnow. NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap Interview - Dr. Brian Robert Callahan - https://briancallahan.net/ / bcallah@bsdnetwork Tarsnap This weeks episode of BSDNow was sponsored...

421: ZFS eats CPU 23.09.2021

Useless use of GNU, Meet the 2021 FreeBSD GSoC Students, historical note on Unix portability, vm86-based venix emulator, ZFS Mysteriously Eating CPU, traceroute gets speed boost, and more NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap Headlines Useless use of GNU Meet the 2021 FreeBSD Google Summer of Code Students News Roundup Large Unix programs were historically not all that portable...

420: OpenBSD makes life better 16.09.2021

Choosing The Right ZFS Pool Layout, changes in OpenBSD that make life better, GhostBSD 21.09.06 ISO's now available, Fair Internet bandwidth management with OpenBSD, NetBSD wifi router project update, NetBSD on the Apple M1, HardenedBSD August Status Report, FreeBSD Journal on Wireless and Desktop, and more. NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap Headlines Choosing The Right ZFS...

419: Rethinking OS installs 09.09.2021

Reviewing a first OpenBSD port, NetBSD 9.2 on a DEC Alpha CPU in QEMU with X11, FreeBSD Experiment Rethinks the OS Install, GhostBSD switching to FreeBSD rc.d, Irix gets LLVM, and more. NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap Headlines Reviewing my first OpenBSD port, and what I'd do differently 10 years later Install NetBSD 9.2 on a DEC Alpha CPU in QEMU with X11 News Roundup Fr...

418: The greatest time in history to be a creator 02.09.2021

In this episode, we interview Michael W. Lucas about his latest book projects including Git sync murder, TLS Mastery, getting paid for creative work, writing tools and techniques, and more. NOTES Interview - Michael W. Lucas - mwl@mwl.io / @mwlauthor Cashflow for Creators Charity Auction Against Human Trafficking This is the rfc about what to not do. Tarsnap This weeks episode of BSDNow was sponso...

417: bhyve private cloud 26.08.2021

Achieving RPO/RTO Objectives with ZFS pt 1, FreeBSD Foundation Q2 report, OpenBSD full Tor setup, MyBee - bhyve as private cloud, FreeBSD home fileserver expansion, OpenBSD on Framework Laptop, portable GELI, and more. NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap Headlines Achieving RPO/RTO Objectives with ZFS - Part 1 FreeBSD Foundation Q2 Report OpenBSD full Tor setup News Roundup M...

416: netcat printing 19.08.2021

OpenZFS snapshots, OpenSUSE on Bastille, printing with netcat, new opnsense 21.1.8 released, new pfsense plus software available, and more. NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap Headlines Lets talk OpenZFS snapshots OpenSUSE in Bastille News Roundup CUPS printing with netcat Opnsense-21.1.8 pfSense® Plus Software Version 21.05.1 is Now Available Beastie Bits • [MAC Inspired Fre...

415: Wrong OS Switch 12.08.2021

Wrong Way to Switch Server OS, Net/1 and Net/2 – A Path to Freedom, Permissions Two Mistakes, OpenBSD progress in supporting riscv64 platform, I2P intro, git sync murder is out, GhostBSD init system poll, and more NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap Headlines The Wrong Way to Switch Operating Systems on Your Server History of FreeBSD Part 5: Net/1 and Net/2 – A Path to Freedo...

414: Running online conferences 05.08.2021

OpenZFS 2.1 is out, FreeBSD TCP Performance System Controls, IPFS OpenBSD, tips for running an online conference, fanless OpenBSD laptop, and more. NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap Headlines OpenZFS 2.1 is out FreeBSD TCP Performance System Controls News Roundup IPFS OpenBSD Tips for running an online conference My Fanless OpenBSD Desktop Tarsnap This weeks episode of BSDN...

413: BSD/Linux Chimera 29.07.2021

Updating GCC GNAT (Ada) in pkgsrc/NetBSD, AdvanceBSD thoughts 2/2, FreeBSD from a NetBSD user’s perspective, FPGA programming and DragonFly, Chimera Linux, EuroBSDcon 2021, and more. NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap Headlines Updating GCC GNAT (Ada) in pkgsrc/NetBSD Advance! BSD – thoughts on a not-for-profit project to support *BSD (2/2) News Roundup FreeBSD from a NetBSD...

412: Command-line secrets 22.07.2021

FreeBSD Performance Observability, Advance! BSD thoughts 1/2, Lumina Desktop Maintainership Change, How to Handle Secrets on the Command Line, Like NetBSD DragonFlyBSD Now Has "COVID", and more. NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap Headlines FreeBSD Performance Observability Advance! BSD – thoughts on a not-for-profit project to support *BSD (1/2) News Roundup Maintainership C...

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