Tom Jones
Co-Host of BSD Now
Tom Jones is an Internet Researcher and FreeBSD developer that works on improving the core protocols that drive the Internet. He is a
contributor to open standards in the IETF and is enthusiastic about using FreeBSD as a platform to experiment with new networking ideas as they progress towards standardisation.
Tom Jones has hosted 101 Episodes.
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538: Gadget Catalog Age
December 21st, 2023 | 41 mins 2 secs
agent forwarding, berkeley, bsd, cli, code, dak, dataset, development, distribution, done right, dragonflybsd, filesystem, foss, freebsd, gadget catalog, golden age, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, memory usage, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, pfsense, ports, programming, raspberry pi zero 2 w, release, shell, software, storage, system upgrade, tmux, tools, trueos, tutorial, unix, utility, zfs, zpool
DAK and the Golden Age of Gadget Catalogs, FreeBSD 13.2 upgrade to 14.0, Running OpenBSD on Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, Netgate Releases pfSense CE Software Version 2.7.1, SSH agent forwarding and tmux done right, Some explanations about OpenBSD memory usage, and more
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537: Authentic SSH Host
December 14th, 2023 | 53 mins 16 secs
authenticate, berkeley, best practices, bsd, cli, code, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, foss, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, host, howto, interview, jails, learn, mnt reform, navigation, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, programming, release, shell, software, ssh, storage, synth, tools, trueos, tutorial, unix, use case, utility, zfs, zpool
OpenZFS Storage Best Practices and Use Cases pt 2, MNT Reform – almost a year on, Why do I know shell, and how can you, Authenticate the SSH servers you are connecting to, dsynth in DragonFly, Navigating around in shell, and more
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534: Narrow Waisted Internet
November 23rd, 2023 | 1 hr 3 mins
berkeley, bsd, cli, code, comparison, dataset, design, development, distribution, docker, dragonflybsd, filesystem, foss, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, history, howto, illumos, internet, interview, jails, migration, narrow waist, netbsd, news guy, open source, openbsd, operating system, oracle developer studio, os, packages, pdf, pdftk, ports, programming, release, shell, software, storage, tools, trueos, tutorial, unix, utility, worst, zfs, zpool
Migrating from an Old Linux Server to a New FreeBSD Machine, The Internet Was Designed With a Narrow Waist, The Worst New Guys In History, FreeBSD Jails vs. Docker: A Comparison, Oracle Developer Studio 12.6 on Illumos
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533: Package the Base
November 16th, 2023 | 44 mins 11 secs
berkeley, bsd, cli, code, core dump, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, firefox, foss, freebsd, fuguita, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, libressl, netbsd, open source, openbsd, opensmtpd, operating system, os, packages, pkgbase, ports, programming, recover, release, riscv, shell, software, storage, tools, trueos, tutorial, unix, utility, xenix, zfs, zpool
FreeBSD on the RISC-V Architecture, A bit of XENIX history, pkgbase: Official packages, recover lost text by coredumping firefox, FuguIta 7.4 has been released, LibreSSL 3.8.2 Released, OpenSMTPD 7.4.0p0 Released
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530: Old Computer Rescue
October 26th, 2023 | 54 mins 15 secs
berkeley, bsd, cli, code, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, email, email service, filesystem, first five minutes, foss, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, implementation, implementing, interview, ipsec, jails, netbsd, old computer, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, programming, release, rescue, route based vpn, self-hosted, shell, software, sort, sorting, storage, syslog message, system call, tools, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, utility, x201, zfs, zpool
Implementing a system call for OpenBSD, Self-Hosted Email services on OpenBSD, First 5 Minutes on a New FreeBSD Server, OLD COMPUTER RESCUE - X201, sec(4) for Route Based IPSec VPNs, send syslog messages using command-line utilities, Keeping email sorted (the hard way), and more
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529: Adapt, adopt, diffuse
October 19th, 2023 | 1 hr 2 mins
adoption, berkeley, bsd, cheri, cli, code, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, foss, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, memory allocator, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, pixelfed, ports, programming, release, samba, self-hosting, server message block, shell, smb, software, stable diffusion, storage, time capsule, tools, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, utility, zfs, zpool
Adopting FreeBSD as Your Open Source Operating System, How Hard is it to Adapt a Memory Allocator to CHERI, Running Stable Diffusion on FreeBSD, Self-hosting Pixelfed on OpenBSD, Time Capsule instance using Samba, FreeBSD, and ZFS, and more
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526: ZFS Replication Tools
September 28th, 2023 | 46 mins 49 secs
50 years ago, berkeley, bsd, cli, dataset, development, distribution, dns, dragonflybsd, eisa, filesystem, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, isa, jails, learn, learning, netbsd, old computer challenge, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, pci, ports, release, replication, shell, software, storage, tools, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, vlb, zfs, zpool
Why DNS is still hard to learn, Unix support 50 years ago, ZFS Replication tools, Between ISA and PCI, PCs had EISA and VLB, Old Computer Challenge v3, and more
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525: Old NetBSD Server
September 21st, 2023 | 44 mins 19 secs
1 line, 15 years old, 6 days, berkeley, bsd, change, children proof, cli, coding, dataset, development, distribution, do it well, do one thing, dragonflybsd, filesystem, freebsd, github, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, netbsd, old computer challenge, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, profile achievements, rejected, release, retro, retrogaming, shell, software, station, storage, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool
Do one thing and do it well, Turning a 15 years old laptop into a children proof retrogaming station, Old Computer Challenge v3: day 1, It Takes 6 Days to Change 1 Line of Code, Rejected GitHub Profile Achievements, that old netbsd server, and more
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520: 4 months BSD
August 17th, 2023 | 43 mins 26 secs
4 months, address book, ban, banning, bastille, berkeley, blocking, bsd, calendar, cli, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, four, freebsd, geo-block, git, git-page, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, location, location-based, log, log analysis, netbsd, nginx, open source, openbsd, opensmtp, operating system, os, packages, ports, release, restrict, self-hosted, server, shell, software, storage, template, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool
4 Months of BSD, Self Hosted Calendar and address Book, Ban scanners IPs from OpenSMTP logs, Self-hosted git page, Bastille template example, Restrict nginx Access by Geographical Location on FreeBSD, and more.
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519: Telegram from BSDNow
August 10th, 2023 | 37 mins 25 secs
advantages, bandwidth limit, berkeley, bsd, cli, dataset, desktop audio, development, distribution, dod, dragonflybsd, filesystem, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, ksos, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, release, release schedule, scp, secure, secure copy, server, shell, software, storage, stream, streaming, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool
3 Advantages to Running FreeBSD as Your Server OS, FreeBSD 14 Release Schedule, Stream your OpenBSD desktop audio, DOD KSOS Secure UNIX Operating System Manual, How to limit bandwidth usage with SCP transfers, and more.
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518: Unix Edition Zero
August 3rd, 2023 | 56 mins 42 secs
-10x engineer, 20 percent, berkeley, bsd, cli, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, edition zero, filesystem, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, long live, netbooks, netbsd, open source, openbsd, openbsd router, operating system, os, packages, ports, problem-solving, release, server, sg105w, shell, software, storage, time, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, wireguard, zfs, zpool
A Guide to Problem-Solving for Software Developers with Examples, making 20% time work, Long Live Netbooks, OpenBSD Router on Sg105w, Set Up a Simple and Actually Working Wireguard Server, Unix Edition Zero, how to be a -10x engineer, and more
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517: Huge pfsync rewrite
July 27th, 2023 | 46 mins 49 secs
27 years, berkeley, bsd, cli, comparison, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, laptop, netbsd, open source, openbsd, opensmtpd, operating system, os, packages, perfect os, pfsync, ports, release, security practices, shell, software, storage, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool
Linux and FreeBSD Firewalls Comparison Part 2, 27 Years with the Perfect OS, Top 20 OpenSSH Server Best Security Practices, Huge pfsync rewrite, OpenSMTPD 7.3.0p1 release, Running OpenBSD 7.3 on your laptop is really hard (not), and more