The @bsdcan Call For Papers (CFP) is open until January 17th, see https://www.bsdcan.org/2026/papers.html
The holidays can be a great time to get that submission done! #bsdcan #openbsd #netbsd #freebsd #freesoftware #libresoftware #ottawa
Want to know more about #bsd and the conferences? See https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html (and links therein)
Also: indico mail problem has been fixed
What is BSD? Come to a conference to find out! https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html
Also, the @bsdcan call for papers is on until January 17th 2026 https://www.bsdcan.org/2026/papers.html #bsd #bsdcan #openbsd #netbsd #freebsd #development #conference #freesoftware #libresoftware
BSDCan 2026 is now accepting submissions for the June 2026 conference, see https://www.bsdcan.org/2026/papers.html and links therein for instructions.
Submissions deadline is January 17, 2026, the conference runs tutorials June 17-18, talks June 19-20.
#bsdcan #conference #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #bsd #development #networking #freesoftware #libresoftware
Me: hey I got another follower!
Also me: it's another BSD person, maybe I should go to #bsdcan next year...
Back at the start of the year I went to #EverythingOpen and gave an update on quiz, my tiny VM system for kernel development. The video is now available!
https://despairlabs.com/presentations/quiz-25/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0gpI_Ltqj4
This is an updated and slightly more Linux-centric version of the talk I gave at #BSDCan 2024. It was an extremely hot day and I completely screwed up my pacing and didn't get to finish a bunch at the end, so not my finest work. But it was well received and I stand by the software, it's great :)
This presentation was given at Everything Open 2025 Abstract At the start of 2023 I traded my 20-year career as a Linux sysadmin for a new life as a full time OpenZFS developer. Going great, thanks for asking! Because fast iterative development sucks when you need to wait for a reboot after every kernel panic, I wrote quiz, a tool to make fast edit-compile-test cycles on kernel code possible. Under the hood it uses QEMU’s “microvm” profile and a custom kernel config to boot from cold into the OpenZFS test suite in a couple of seconds. Its great, and I use it hundreds of times a day.
I'm still writing my 'memoirs' of EuroBSDCon 2025. It's difficult to move forward because the emotions are strong. Computer science has always been my passion, and being among fantastic people like those I meet at the BSD Conferences is always something incredible. And, like all impactful experiences, you often need a little time to avoid sounding like those TV hucksters who are just trying to sell or convince.
Because true, genuine feelings deserve the right importance, in a world increasingly made up of appearances.
Where Have You Been for the Last 20 Years?
Walking away from the BSDCan final reception at Lowertown Brewery, Ottawa. The perfect end to a life-changing experience.
https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/06/17/where-have-you-been-for-the-last-20-years/
#BSDCan #MyNotes #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DragonFlyBSD #Life #BSDCan2025 #LiveLife
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Peter N. M. Hansteen
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