BSD: OpenBGPD, BSD Conference, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD
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Undeadly ☛ OpenBGPD 8.6 released
It is also worth noting that this release is destined to be part of the upcoming OpenBSD 7.6.
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MWL ☛ “Run Your Own Mail Server” Auction for BSD Conference AV Team
A team of volunteers led by the stalwart Patrick McEvoy records the talks for EuroBSDCon, BSDCan, and AsiaBSDCon and makes them available. They rent equipment from local suppliers every year. The rental fees approach the cost of purchasing the equipment, and the team has to configure the gear from scratch and desperately hope that the previous renter didn’t break any connectors or fry any capacitors, but at least they don’t have to lug heavy gear around the world.
Video equipment now small enough that they can lug it around the world.
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FreeBSD ☛ FreeBSD in the News: Recent Media Mentions and Appearances
As FreeBSD continues to evolve, we’re excited to highlight recent media mentions and upcoming appearances that underscore our influence in the open source world.
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University of Toronto ☛ OpenBSD versus FreeBSD pf.conf syntax for address translation rules
I've already found one significant syntax (and to some extent semantics) difference between the two PF ruleset dialects, which is that OpenBSD does BINAT, redirection, and other such things by means of rule modifiers; you write a 'pass' or a 'match' rule and add 'binat-to', 'nat-to', 'rdr-to', and so on modifiers to it. In FreeBSD PF, this must be done as standalone translation rules that take effect before your filtering rules. In OpenBSD PF, strategically placed (ie early) 'match' BINAT, NAT, and RDR rules have much the same effect as FreeBSD translation rules, causing your later filtering rules to see the translated addresses; however, 'pass quick' rules with translation modifiers combine filtering and translation into one thing, and there's not quite a FreeBSD equivalent.