I like to have some news coming across my feeds, but general mainstream news is fucked with useless bloat, rage bait, capitalism bias, and just so fucking spammy

But news from orgs I trust that are politically sounder have the problem of being too niche and possibly echo chambery.

My solution!

Somewhere just outside Paris, a woman sighs in dismay as Word crashes for the third time.

Somewhere in the US our hero, sensing his time has come, suddenly becomes alert. He leaps into action, waking up his Thinkpad (he uses arch btw), and scours the web for his damsel in distress.

He immediately offers to help diagnose the problem. Nodding to himself, it's what he thought.

"You need to switch to Linux"

As quickly as he appeared, he vanishes back into the night, satisfied he's saved the day.

If you are keen on attending next year's conference and require financial support, please consider applying for the "Paul Schenkeveld Travel Grant" for 2026.

You can do this by contacting the board before February 1st, 2026, stating who you are, what you are doing with BSD (😈⛳🐡), and why you should receive the grant.

This grant is in recognition Paul's accomplishments and in memory of his work and dedication to the BSD community, the EuroBSDCon Foundation is offering a travel grant in his name.

Paul was one of the few - if not the only one - to have attended all EuroBSDCon conferences since their inception in 2001. Besides his many contributions to BSD in general and the EuroBSDCon conferences in particular, he established the EuroBSDCon Foundation in 2010 to ensure continuity for many more conferences.

The EuroBSDCon Foundation Board will consider all valid submissions in its sole discretion and communicate its selection by March 2026. The selected person will receive travel expense reimbursement and hotel accommodation during the conference as well as free entrance to the conference and social event.

More information can be found on: https://eurobsdconfoundation.org/travel-grant.html

The 2026 edition will be held in Brussels, Belgium.

#RUNBSD also in 2026!
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