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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438: Toolchain Adventures
January 20th, 2022 | 46 mins 35 secs
adguard home, adventure, based challenge, bastille, berkeley, bsd, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, end of year, foundation, freebsd, fundraising, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, lumina desktop, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, release, review, shell, software, template, toolchain, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool, zsh
FreeBSD Foundation reviews 2021 activities, DragonflyBSD 6.2.1 is here, Lumina Desktop 1.6.2 available, toolchain adventures, The OpenBSD BASED Challenge Day 7, Bastille Template: AdGuard Home, setting up ZSH on FreeBSD and more.
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435: Year End Interview
December 30th, 2021 | 33 mins 51 secs
berkeley, bsd, computer challenge, dataset, dataswamp, distribution, dragonflybsd, freebsd, games, gaming, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, release, shell, shell community, software, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, webzine, zfs, zpool
In this last episode of 2021, we interview Solene from OpenBSD. She’s blogging about her experiences with OpenBSD on dataswamp.org, the webzine she created, how she got involved and other topics. Enjoy and best wishes for 2022!
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434: It’s Quiz-mas time
December 23rd, 2021 | 58 mins 30 secs
berkeley, bsd, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, host interviews, howto, interview, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, release, shell, software, special interview, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, xmas, zfs, zpool
In this special xmas episode we let the audience interview us using questions they sent us and we’ll answer now. Tom, Allan, JT, and I are all here, so stay tuned for some interesting answers to your questions.
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431: FreeBSD EC2 Agents
December 2nd, 2021 | 43 mins 57 secs
agents, berkeley, bsd, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, ec2, freebsd, gnome, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jenkins, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, opnsense, os, packages, ports, release, risc-v architecture, shell, software, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, webzine, zfs, zpool
Why use OpenBSD part 2, FreeBSD on the RISC-V Architecture, OpenBSD Webzine Issue 4, Ending up liking GNOME, OPNsense 21.7.5 released, Jenkins with FreeBSD Agents in EC2, and more
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430: OpenBSD Onwards
November 25th, 2021 | 45 mins 46 secs
2021 q3 status, berkeley, bsd, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, freebsd, full disk encryption, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, monitoring, netbsd, open source, openbsd, openbsd catchup, operating system, os, packages, pool manipulation, ports, q3 status report, raspberry pi, recovery mode, release, rescue system, shell, software, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool
Manipulate a ZFS pool from Rescue System, FreeBSD 3rd Quarter Report, Monitoring FreeBSD jails form the host, OpenBSD on RPI4 with Full Disk Encryption, Onwards with OpenBSD, and more
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427: Logging is important
November 4th, 2021 | 43 mins 45 secs
authentication, berkeley, bsd, build, dataset, developer, distribution, dragonflybsd, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, log, logging, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, opnsense, os, packages, pfsense, ports, pot, release, setup, shell, software, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, workstation, zfs, zpool
Build Your FreeBSD Developer Workstation, logging is important, how BSD authentication works, pfSense turns 15 years old, OPNsense Business Edition 21.10 released, getting started with pot, and more
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426: OpenBSD 7.0 Hero
October 28th, 2021 | 59 mins 12 secs
berkeley, boost, bsd, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, performance, ports, release, shell, slog, software, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, uvm, uvm faults, wayland, zfs, zpool
A Good Time to Use OpenZFS Slog, OpenBSD 7.0 is out, OpenBSD and Wayland, UVM faults yield significant performance boost, and more.
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423: RACK the Stack
October 7th, 2021 | 51 mins 30 secs
400 gb/s, berkeley, bsd, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, eurobsdcon, freebsd, freenas, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, netbsd, netflix, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, pgupdate, plasma, ports, presentation, rack, release, screen lock, script, shell, software, stack, system monitor, tcp, trident, truenas, trueos, tutorial, unix, update, xidle, xlock, zfs, zpool
FreeBSD serves Netflix Video at 400Gb/s, Using the RACK TCP stack, an OpenBSD script to update packages fast, Plasma System Monitor and FreeBSD, TrueNAS vs FreeNAS (and why you should upgrade!), auto lock screen on OpenBSD using xidle and xlock, and more
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422: The Brian Callahan Interview
September 30th, 2021 | 49 mins 59 secs
berkeley, bsd, bsd user group, callahan, dataset, distribution, diversity, dragonflybsd, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, language porting, netbsd, new york, nycbug, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, recruiting, release, research, shell, software, teaching, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool
We interview Dr. Brian Callahan about his language porting work for OpenBSD, teaching with BSDs and recruiting students into projects, research, and his work at NYC*BUG in this week’s episode of BSDnow.
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419: Rethinking OS installs
September 9th, 2021 | 51 mins 39 secs
alpha cpu, berkeley, bsd, dataset, dec, distribution, done differently, dragonflybsd, freebsd, ghostbsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, irix, learning, llvm, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, os install, packages, port, ports, qemu, rc.d, release, rethink, retrospect, review, shell, software, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, x11, zfs, zpool
Reviewing a first OpenBSD port, NetBSD 9.2 on a DEC Alpha CPU in QEMU with X11, FreeBSD Experiment Rethinks the OS Install, GhostBSD switching to FreeBSD rc.d, Irix gets LLVM, and more.
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418: The greatest time in history to be a creator
September 2nd, 2021 | 52 mins 25 secs
berkeley, bsd, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, michael w. lucas, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, release, shell, software, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool
In this episode, we interview Michael W. Lucas about his latest book projects including Git sync murder, TLS Mastery, getting paid for creative work, writing tools and techniques, and more.
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416: netcat printing
August 19th, 2021 | 53 mins 14 secs
bastille, berkeley, bsd, dataset, distribution, dragonflybsd, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, netbsd, netcat, open source, openbsd, opensuse, operating system, opnsense, os, packages, pfsense, pfsense plus, ports, printing, release, shell, snapshots, software, trident, trueos, tutorial, unix, zfs, zpool
OpenZFS snapshots, OpenSUSE on Bastille, printing with netcat, new opnsense 21.1.8 released, new pfsense plus software available, and more.