BSD: FreeBSD's 2022 in Review, WireGuard Kernel Port for FreeBSD, and ChiBUG
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2022 in Review: Advocacy | FreeBSD Foundation
Yet another year is coming to an end and we’re taking a look back at how we advocated for FreeBSD over the past year. 2022 started with a bit of uncertainty, but thankfully has ended with a bit of a return to “normal” whatever that means. Through it all, the Foundation staff continued to work together to expand the ways to spread the word about FreeBSD. Take a look at what we’ve been doing for the past year.
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Foundation Sponsors Update to WireGuard Kernel Port for FreeBSD | FreeBSD Foundation
When sending out an article, blog post, or newsletter, we at the Foundation, always have a second (or third or fourth) pair of eyes to review it. Is the messaging working as intended? Does the structure make sense? Are we getting the point across? Software development work is no different. More often than not, other developers will come in and review and update work previously done by someone else. That second pair of eyes is invaluable. It allows for a different perspective and many times gets those pesky problems solved more quickly. The FreeBSD Foundation often funds work in this very vein. We fund developers to take software that is running into issues and update it. Case in point, earlier this year, we funded work to update the FreeBSD Kernel WireGuard Port.
WireGuard’s simplicity makes it an elegant VPN solution. This general-purpose VPN tunnel is fast and lean, and provides a good alternative to existing tools like IPsec and OpenVPN. An updated version for FreeBSD ships out-of-the-box in the next release, thanks to the Foundation’s support.
“The main advantage of WireGuard over other existing solutions, like IPsec, or something like OpenVPN, is that WireGuard is rather simple to configure and use, especially for the simple point-to-point kind of single client setups. It’s very simple to get started,” says John Baldwin, a long-time project contributor and paid consultant. The FreeBSD Foundation contracted him to complete the integration of the updated driver for FreeBSD.
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ChiBUG meeting - DragonFly BSD Digest
While I slowly work on the layout, here’s something that can’t wait: ChiBUG meets tomorrow at the usual place, 6 PM. Go, if you are anywhere near Chicago.