So since 2004 #FreeBSD has a security system called "ugidfw" or "firewall-like access controls for file system objects" where you apply firewall like rules to permit or deny uid:gid to specific directories or files.
For example I could say:
add subject uid 22 gid 22 object uid 0 gid 0 filesys / type r mode r;
and then SSHD could only ever be able read regular files owned by root:wheel but never write them, etc.
It's a great way to detect with applications are trying to do strange things with permissions you are not expecting.
But it is a huge pain to debug problems, there are basically no guides or how-to examples. I keep meaning to write something up, but before I do is anyone aware of or interested in ugidfw?
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As you know, I'm trying to get involved with the GUI installer for #FreeBSD as an interface designer. I'm going to share some initial concepts on how I think we can improve the layout. Your feedback is highly appreciated!
At the moment I'm using Pierre's FreeBSD Graphical Installer: preview #2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm6byc7N2O4
More will be shared soon, stay tuned.
FOSS NEWS
FreeBSD 13.5 released with updated packages, support for Purism keyboards with Coreboot and other improvements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/freebsd-13-5-released-as-the-final-update-to-the-freebsd-13-series/
A Latvian film titled "Flow", made with Blender, won Oscar, beating Disney:
https://proton.me/blog/open-source-flow-oscar
(Now we have something to show for the elitist normies, who laugh at FOSS, think that only proprietary software can be good ️)
Bluesky adds support for uploading videos up to 3 minutes long, option to accept/reject chat requests from unknown users, support for muting account directly from a post etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/bluesky-now-lets-users-upload-videos-up-to-3-minutes-long-and-enhances-dm-spam-filtering/
Audacity 3.7.2 released with improvements for AppImage bundle for 22.04 LTS, option to turn off automatic tempo detection, new “get effects” button next to the ‘Upload Audio’ button, UUID instance support, bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/audacity-3-7-2-improves-the-linux-appimage-bundle-for-ubuntu-22-04-lts
Framework Mono 6.14 released as the first release under WineHQ, with native ARM64 support for macOS, System.Windows.Forms improvements, improved Clipboard and Drag and Drop features etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/framework-mono-6-14-released-with-native-arm64-support-and-stability-boosts-under-winehq/
Spotube 4.0 released with redesigned UI, support for yt-dlp and NewPipe, home screen widget support for Android, custom editable Piped and Invidious instance support, bug fixes:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/spotube-4-0-brings-a-redesigned-ui-and-other-improvements-to-this-free-spotify-client/
(Linux news in original post)
Today I'm releasing my super simple #FreeBSD #Sandbox script. This script creates a sandbox per directory, allowing you to run untrusted code while preventing access to your home directory. No setup or configuration needed, just cd into a directory and run "sandbox.sh". Also perfect for creating dev environments, simply add a "packages.pkg" file with the packages you need for your project, run "sandbox.sh" and voila! A sandbox with the packages… https://tobykurien.com/post-1741770348
I can’t get #FreeBSD 15 current to install with the 144 core system, but Linux works fine.
EuroBSDCon 2025, Zagreb, September 2025
The Call for Talk and Presentation proposals for EuroBSDCon 2025 is now open.
Enter your submission at https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/
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See you in Zagreb!
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#MyElixirStatus #FreeBSD I just dropped https://www.erlang.org/news/174 into FreeBSD latest ports, https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/commit/?id=84d19e6a367258225e0db1337bce401133f33145 along with latest #Elixir in the -devel flavour, https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/commit/?id=0a21db81b4b036504e7b1a59f5b38507cb01a05c and in a few days we should have gleam https://github.com/gleam-lang/gleam/releases/tag/v1.9.0-rc1 I'll wait for a proper release for that tho.
How to set up a Fingerprint Scanner on FreeBSD and using it for Biometric Authentication (tested on a Framework Laptop) - Article by Aymeric Wibo obiwac@ #FreeBSD #BSD https://obiw.ac/fprint/
is anyone aware of any work being done on supporting MPLS and/or SRv6 in FreeBSD?
#Neovim as an IDE for programming in #FreeBSD (not all in this life is VSCode).
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/neovim-as-an-ide-for-programming.97059/