Where Have You Been for the Last 20 Years?

A personal journey from 20 years of self-doubt to discovering the welcoming BSD community at BSDCan. Sometimes courage comes later in life.

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/06/17/where-have-you-been-for-the-last-20-years/

#BSDCan #BSDCon #EuroBSDCon #Life #Memories #MyNotes

My BSDCan submission has been approved!

It will be wonderful to be back in Ottawa, meet again all the "old" (and new) friends from the BSD world and, this time, present something that has saved me more than once... and it’s based on NetBSD!

#BSDCan #BSDCon #NetBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #DragonFlyBSD #RunBSD #BSDCan2026 #Ottawa #Canada #BSD

This morning I was thinking about something: one of the reasons why every enthusiast should consider going to a BSDCon is simple.

I eat a lot and I still come back slimmer 😄

2024 - EuroBSDCon: ate twice as much as usual, came back from Dublin 1 kg lighter.
2025 - BSDCan: breakfasts that could cover a whole day’s calories, huge delicious meals... came back from Ottawa 0.5 kg lighter.
2025 - EuroBSDCon: double breakfast (sweet + savory), massive lunches, delicious dinners (including a huge pizza, as @outofcreativity, @angie and @mwl can confirm) and still came back 0.5 kg lighter.

Positive emotions burn calories.

So come to BSDCons: you’ll come back happy and slimmer!

#RunBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DragonFlyBSD #BSDCon #AsiaBSDCon #BSDCan #EuroBSDCon

I jokingly asked, on a channel “What is @bsdcan?” and got:

“#BSDcon is a conference to support BSD and its contributors. It's great and I hope to attend someday. I wish we'd built our ISP on it thirty years ago lol but I chose some proprietary garbage because it promised simplicity and failed miserably”

#BelieveInBSD

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Organize a local event

See you at a #BSDCon

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❤️

#BSDCon A/V Funding Update with @bsdtv:

The second track worth of A/V hardware is FULLY FUNDED by you and the @FreeBSDFoundation

This hardware was used with great success at @EuroBSDcon in Dublin and at the @OpenZFS User and Developer Summit.

#Netflix has come through with a THIRD track worth of equipment and today…

An AWESOMNONOMOUS donor contributed $250 towards the second camera purchase.

You in?

https://bsdfund.org

Putting on my @bsdfund hat...

In 2024 I have successfully funded 80% of a @bsdcan

Two #BSDCon A/V tracks worth of streaming hardware

1/3rd of the @openzfs Summit

More about the 2024 @bsdtv #BSDCon push: All of this is about driving down and ideally eliminating A/V RENTAL COSTS. The technology has slowed down nicely for some key components and we should get years’ of use out of them. The “big room “ 1160 @bsdcan used a trial configuration with great results , short of the surprise that my camera only speaks 29.97 FPS! But jhb@ helped Patrick and Andrew work around that.

Please donate a little today to save a lot over time!

https://BSDFund.org

The @bsdtv A/V team that helps #BSDCon events around the world?

They’re the folks who captured and streamed the @bsdcan videos and had the majority of them POSTED WITHIN TWO WEEKS of the event.

Those folks.

It is a pleasure to be part of the team.

Please consider a donation today!