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 95 Episodes.
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506: A greener BSD
May 11th, 2023 | 32 mins 4 secs
berkeley, bsd, bsdcan, cli, comparison, converter, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, freebsd, green computing, guide, hardenedbsd, hello systems, howto, interview, inverter, jails, netbsd, nut, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, release, shell, software, status report q1 2023, storage, storage solution, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool
Comparing Modern Open-Source Storage Solutions, FreeBSD Q1 Status Report, Hello Systems 0.8.1 Release, OpenBSD: Managing an inverter/converter with NUT, Tips for Running a Greener FreeBSD, BSDCAN Registration open
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503: Fast Unix Commands
April 20th, 2023 | 36 mins 54 secs
awk, berkeley, bsd, cli, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, fascination, fast commands, filesystem, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, namespaces, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, optimization, os, packages, plan 9, ports, release, shell, software, ssh host certificates, storage, success story, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool
ZFS Optimization Success Stories, Linux Namespaces Are a Poor Man's Plan 9 Namespaces, better support for SSH host certificates, Fast Unix Commands, Fascination with AWK, and more
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502: Ping from Hell
April 13th, 2023 | 35 mins 41 secs
audit, berkeley, bsd, cli, clock, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, hell, howto, interview, jails, netbsd, open source, openbgpd, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, performance, ping, ports, reason, release, shell, software, storage, time, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool
5 Key reasons for a OpenZFS Performance Audit, The Ping from Hell, OpenBGPD 7.9 released, Setting the clock ahead to see what breaks, and more
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499: Dan Langille Interview
March 23rd, 2023 | 40 mins 20 secs
berkeley, bsd, bsdcan, cli, conference, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, r730, release, server, setup, shell, software, storage, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool
We’re interviewing Dan Langille about his new server project. He’ll talk to us about the things he’s building, some of which are a bit out of the ordinary. We’re also talking about BSDCan 2023 and what to expect after returning to an in-presence conference format. Enjoy!
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498: Dropping Privileges
March 16th, 2023 | 42 mins 58 secs
berkeley, bsd, cli, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, release, shell, software, storage, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool
OpenZFS auditing for storage Performance, Privilege drop; privilege separation; and restricted-service operating mode in OpenBSD, OPNsense 23.1.1 release, Cloning a System with Ansible, FOSDEM 2023, BSDCan 2023 Travel Grants
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495: Limited Jail Time
February 23rd, 2023 | 30 mins 18 secs
berkeley, bsd, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, fourth quarter, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, hello system, howto, interview, jails, limit, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, parallel port, ports, release, resource limits, resource use, shell, software, solbournes, space, status report, storage, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool
FreeBSD Status Report Fourth Quarter 2022, How to limit a jail, the parallel port, Hello System 0.8, Solbournes in space, and more
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494: Unix workstation extinction
February 16th, 2023 | 46 mins 45 secs
bastille, berkeley, bsd, comparison, dataset, deciding, decision, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, factors, filesystem, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jail manager, jails, login, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, release, shell, software, ssh, storage, trident, trueos, tunnel, tutorial, unix, visual guide, workstation, zfs, zpool
Mass extinction of UNIX workstations, Determine Who Can Log In to an SSH Server, Factors When Considering FreeBSD vs. Linux Packages, A Visual Guide to SSH Tunnels, Harvesting the Noise While it’s Fresh, Bastille - The Jail Manager on FreeBSD, and more
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491: Catch the Spammers
January 26th, 2023 | 42 mins 18 secs
berkeley, binary compatibility, bsd, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, ebook, filesystem, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, leaks, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, release, reproducible builds, shell, software, spam, spam trap, storage, summit, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, unix shell prompt, venice, zfs, zpool
Dragonfly BSD 6.4 is out, Running OpenZFS – Choosing Between FreeBSD and Linux, OpenBSD Mastery: Filesystems ebook leaks, catching 71% spam, crazy unix shell prompts, Linux Binary Compatibility: Ubuntu on FreeBSD, Reproducible Builds Summit Venice 2022, and more
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490: New Year’s Plan9’ing
January 19th, 2023 | 46 mins 13 secs
berkeley, bsd, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, kde, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, plan9, ports, release, shell, software, status report, storage, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, vintage computing, zfs, zpool
FreeBSD Foundation’s Software Development review of 2022, what can we learn from Vintage Computing, OpenBSD KDE Status Report 2022, a Decade of HardenedBSD, In Praise of Plan9, and more
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486: EuroBSDcon interviews
December 22nd, 2022 | 39 mins 1 sec
berkeley, brooks davis, bsd, dataset, distribution, donate, donation, dragonflybsd, filesystem, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, netbsd, olivier cochard-labbe, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, release, shell, software, storage, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, year-end fundraising, zfs, zpool
This special episode features two interviews we did at EuroBSDcon in Vienna this year. We talk with FreeBSD developers about how they got started, their current projects and more. Also, consider donating to your favorite BSD Foundation to keep the projects going.
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485: FreeBSD Home Assistant
December 15th, 2022 | 43 mins 32 secs
apple, awk, berkeley, brian kernighan, bsd, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, freebsd, graphics processing unit, guide, hardenedbsd, history, home assistant, howto, interview, jail, jails, m1 gpu, mimmutable, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, release, shell, software, storage, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool
Tails of the M1 GPU, Getting Home Assistant running in a FreeBSD 13.1 jail, interview with AWK creator Dr. Brian Kernighan, Next steps toward mimmutable, Unix's (technical) history is mostly old now, and more
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484: Birth of stderr
December 8th, 2022 | 36 mins 26 secs
berkeley, bhyve, bootloader, bsd, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, font, free space, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, kvm, m1, m2, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, random, release, shell, software, standard error, stderr, steam, storage, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, virtual, virtualization, vm, workstation, zfs, zpool
Virtualization showdown, The Birth of Standard Error, why Steam started picking a random font, Maintaining Sufficient Free Space with ZFS, updated Apple M1/M2 bootloader, code, FreeBSD on my workstation, and more