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    Possibility to port snapd/flatpak for FreeBSD

    I think the bigger issue here is that even if you did manage to port Flatpak or Snapd to FreeBSD, the packages wouldn't necessarily run because their libraries and other dependencies are expecting a modern Linux environment. The FreeBSD compatibility layer for Linux isn't going to work with a...
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    Upgrading PHP 5.6 to PHP 7.2

    This evening I tested the upgrade process from PHP 5.6 to PHP 7.2 since the former is reaching the end of its supported life at the end of this year (2018). The process went fairly smoothly on both my test and production servers and I jotted a few notes on the experience in a Twitter thread...
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    What features are you excited about for FreeBSD 12?

    We have very different experiences with FreeBSD and hardware compatibility. I've tried FreeBSD with dozens of workstations and laptops over the past ten years and never had the OS work 100% with any of them. With over half FreeBSD won't even boot. This covers a range of OEMs, different video...
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    FreeBSD bitorrent downloading

    I didn't know FreeBSD had torrents of their own, that information is pretty hard to find. I had used the gotBSD website (http://gotbsd.net/) in the past as they have torrents/trackers for us. They are sometimes a little behind releases, but offer a wide range of coverage for different download...
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    Compiling a compiler

    As I recall, some compilers can bootstrap themselves using scripts to build a minimal base and then using that to build its components. The GNU compiler used to be able to bootstrap itself in some environments.
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    Porting Clonezilla

    You could probably get it to run, but you might have trouble with the way FreeBSD partitions/slices are set up verses the way Linux partitions work if you plan to clone partitions. I'd like to point out Clonezilla has a live disc which typically removes the need for having a local, OS-specific port.
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    Compile MaxScale

    I found if you remove the the dl requirement from the cmake file, the list of dependencies goes on for a bit. MaxScale also requires e2fsprogs-libuuid and bison to be installed. After that cmake bombs out, reporting it cannot find certain init functions in /lib/lsb, which I assume is looking for...
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    TrueOS

    I saw that too, but running -CURRENT as a base is not at all appealing for my servers.
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    Testing port of ripgrep

    The ripgrep regex search utility was on the Wanted Ports list, so I took a stab at it. The version linked to in this bug report (https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=219916) builds, installs and runs for me.
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    Apache Traffic Server 7.0.0

    Exiting on signal 11 means the process is segfaulting. This indicates it is trying to improperly access memory. This isn't a problem with your port, in all likelyhood, but rather an issue with the upstream code. You can get an idea of where the process is being killed by running it in a...
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    TrueOS

    I used to run PC-BSD/TrueOS on servers when it followed FreeBSD's RELEASE cycle. When they shifted to a rolling model based on -CURRENT I found my upgrades constantly broke and I stopped using it. TrueOS is an interesting testing ground, but I'd never run it on a production machine or a main...
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    Is there any software that runs exclusively on FreeBSD?

    There are some programs that are exclusively built for FreeBSD, but they are usually small utilities for specifically managing or working with FreeBSD features. Stuff like Warden or swapexd deal specifically with FreeBSD features and wouldn't be particularly useful on other platforms.
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    Solved No more FreeBSD security advisories (SA) in vuln.xml?

    While it doesn't directly solve your issue with scripting a search for security issues, I'd like to point out FreeBSD has a security issues mailing list. That way you don't need to run a script every day to check for issues, they will simply be e-mailed to you as they are reported.
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    Help compiling dalmatinerdb

    I have started a port of DalmatinerDB. It's not complete yet, I think there may be a dependency I'm missing. But it's about 90% there. If anyone else would like to run with this draft of the port. (see attached)
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    OpenSSL switching to non-free Apache 2.0

    I see the "silence is not consent" quote come up a lot with regards to the relicensing claim and it is obviously false. Silence is agreement is most legal situations in Western countries, especially the USA. If the government, your landlord, your ISP, your cable company, your insurance company...
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    Port of OpenBSD's doas

    Someone submitted a patch on GitHub to marge in the persist keyword, but it doesn't work yet. Waiting for an update to see if they can sort out the issues. You're welcome to test it and submit fixes. The OpenBSD version of doas has been reorganized somewhat and it means merging in new features...
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    Closed What Would You Like to See FreeBSD Do Differently?

    I found it interesting looking through this list that, with the exception of focusing on PF as the default/primary firewall, I want the opposite of pretty much everything on this list. I want diverse architecture support, I like the slow-and-steady approach of OpenSSL vs LibreSSL's tendency to...
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    Up to date browsers

    I think the Qupzilla port is up to date and I find it is pretty fast.
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    Solved Cron syntax question

    You are right, the "*" does mean any match and the five time parameters must all match the current time for the job to be run. You used the example: 30 3 * * 0 Which, you're right, runs a job every Sunday at 3:30am. Your second example 0 4 1 * 0 Is also correct, at least for most versions...
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    End of life warning

    That was my point, the documentation says 10.3 has a long life ahead so freebsd-update should not be warning people to upgrade to newer releases. Especially since there are no newer releases.
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