OpenBSD Multimedia Resources List

Links on this page refer to multimedia resources (podcast, vodcast, audio recordings, video recordings, photos) related to OpenBSD or of interest for OpenBSD users.

This list is available as chronological overview, as a tag cloud and via the sources.
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If you know any resources not listed here, or notice any dead links, please send details to Edwin Groothuis so that it can be included or updated.

Tag: ogg

• NYCBSDCon Update with Isaac Levy and Steven Kreuzer
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 19 August 2008
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, nycbug, nycbsdcon, nycbsdcon2008, isaac levy, steven kreuzer
  Ogg version (15 minutes), MP3 version (7 Mb, 15 minutes)
  An update on NYCBSDCon 2008 with Isaac Levy and Steven Kreuzer. More information on the conference can be found at http://www.nycbsdcon.org/

• Martin Tournoij from DaemonForums.org
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 23 July 2008
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, daemonforums, martin tournoij
  Ogg version (7 minutes), MP3 version (3 Mb, 7 minutes)
  A brief interview with Martin Tournoij, one of the founders of DaemonForums.org.

• Matthew Dillon
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 09 July 2008
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, hammer, matthew dillon
  Ogg version (30 minutes), MP3 version (14 Mb, 30 minutes)
  An interview with Matthew Dillon. He gives a fairly technical description of the HAMMER filesystem features that will make it in the DragonflyBSD 2.0 release.

• Michael W. Lucas
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 15 June 2008
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, bsdcan2008, michael lucas
  Ogg version (12 minutes), MP3 version (6 Mb, 12 minutes)
  Interview with Michael W. Lucas at BSDCan 2008. We talk about some of his books and strategies for writing technical publications.

• A Few FreeBSD Core Team Members
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 05 June 2008
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, bsdcan2008, freebsd core, warner losh, george neville-neil murray stokely, hiroki sato, robert watson, brooks davis, philip paeps
  Ogg version (26 minutes), MP3 version (12 Mb, 26 minutes)
  An interview with a few of the FreeBSD Core Team members: Warner Losh, George V. Neville-Neil, Murray Stokeley, Hiroki Sato, Robert Watson, Brooks Davis, and Philip Paeps. The interview was recorded at BSDCan2008 in Ottawa, Cananda.

• Sean Cody from Frantic Films VFX
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 31 May 2008
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, bsdcan2008, frantic films, sean cody
  Ogg version (13 minutes), MP3 version (6 Mb, 13 minutes)
  Interview with Sean Cody at BSDCan2008. We talk about his use of BSD at a visual effects studio.

• Alex Feldman from Sangoma
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 20 May 2008
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, sangoma, alex feldman
  Ogg version (9 minutes), MP3 version (4 Mb, 9 minutes)
  Interview at BSDCan2008 with Alex Feldman from Sangoma.

• Justin Gibbs from the FreeBSD Foundation
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 18 May 2008
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, freebsd foundation, justin gibbs
  Ogg version (11 minutes), MP3 version (5 Mb, 11 minutes)
  Interview with Justin Gibbs from the FreeBSD Foundation.

• Jeremy White, Founder of CodeWeavers
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 03 May 2008
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, freebsd, codeweavers, crossover, jeremy white
  Ogg version (16 minutes), MP3 version (7 Mb, 16 minutes)
  Interview with Jeremy White, Founder of CodeWeavers. We talk about the recent availability of an experimental build of Crossover Games for BSD.

• FreeBSD Developer Alexander Motin
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 18 April 2008
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, freebsd, mpd, alexander motin
  Ogg version (16 minutes), MP3 version (8 Mb, 16 minutes)
  Interview with FreeBSD Developer Alexander Motin. We talk about mpd, the netgraph based Multi-link PPP Daemon. For more information, see http://mpd.sourceforge.net/.

• James Cornell
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 08 April 2008
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, desktop, james cornell
  Ogg version (9 minutes), MP3 version (9 Mb, 20 minutes)
  Another interview with Sysadmin James Cornell. We talk about BSD, OpenSolaris, and Linux on the desktop.

• Adam Wright from No Starch Press
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 02 April 2008
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, books, no starch press, adam wright
  Ogg version (8 minutes), MP3 version (4 Mb, 8 minutes)
  

  Intro: Some musings on the consistency and simplicity of BSD.

  A brief interview with Adam Wright from No Starch Press, recorded by Micheal Dexter on behalf of BSDTalk. They talk about recent and future BSD books.

• Dan Langille
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 22 March 2008
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, afilias, bsdcan2008, dan langille
  Ogg version (22 minutes), MP3 version (10 Mb, 22 minutes)
  Interview with Dan Langille. We talk about his new job with Afilias, and BSDCan 2008.

• BSD Hobbiest Deborah Norling
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 11 March 2008
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, accessibility, deborah norling
  Ogg version (23 minutes), MP3 version (10 Mb, 23 minutes)
  Interview with Deborah Norling. We talk about her use of BSD on old hardware, accessibility on the BSDs, and Simh (http://simh.trailing-edge.com).

• FreeBSD Lead Release Engineer Ken Smith
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 01 March 2008
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, freebsd, release engineer, ken smith
  Ogg version (16 minutes), MP3 version (7 Mb, 16 minutes)
  Interview with FreeBSD Lead Release Engineer Ken Smith.

• PBI 4 with Kris Moore
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 27 February 2008
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, pc-bsd, kris moore
  Ogg version (10 minutes), MP3 version (5 Mb, 10 minutes)
  Interview with PC-BSD founder Kris Moore about the new features in PBI 4.

• The Mult Project with Kristaps Dzonsons
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 06 February 2008
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, multi project, kristaps dzonsons
  Ogg version (30 minutes), MP3 version (14 Mb, 30 minutes)
  We talk about the Mult project, which is "an on-going research project to create a high-performance instance multiplicity system." You can find more information at http://mult.bsd.lv/. He also gives a quick update on Sysjail.

• Dru Lavigne
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 31 January 2008
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, dru lavigne, the best of freebsd basics
  Ogg version (14 minutes), MP3 version (7 Mb, 14 minutes)
  

  Interview with Dru Lavigne. We talk about her new book "The Best of FreeBSD Basics" and also get an update on some other projects including BSD Certification.

  See the following links for more information:

  • https://register.bsdcertification.org/register/get-a-bsdcg-id
  • http://reedmedia.net/books/freebsd-basics
  • http://www.osbr.ca

• Central Syslog
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 25 January 2008
  Tags: bsdtalk, syslog
  Ogg version (7 minutes), MP3 version (3 Mb, 7 minutes)
  

  Setting up a central syslog server.

  • If you are concerned about the security of your logs, use a dedicated machine and lock it down.
  • Keep clocks in sync.
  • You may need to change log rotation schedule in /etc/newsyslog.conf. You can rotate based in size and/or time. This can be as much a policy decision as a hardware decision.
  • On central log host, change syslogd flags to listen to network. Each BSD does this differently, so check the man pages. Also, check out the -n flag for busy environments.
  • Make sure host firewall allows syslog traffic through.
  • Be careful to limit syslog traffic to just the trusted network or hosts. FreeBSD man page refers to syslogd as a "remote disk filling service".
  • For heavy logging environments, it is important to have a dedicated network. A down syslogd server can create a lot of "ARP who-has" broadcasts.
  • Most network devices such as printers and commercial firewalls support sending to a central syslog server. Take a look at "Snare" for Windows hosts.
  • To send messages from a Unix host, specify the host name prepended with @ instead of a file for logging in /etc/syslog.conf. For example, change /var/log/xferlog to @loghost.mydomain.biz. You can also copy and edit the line to have it log to both a local file and a remote host.

• Open Community Camp with Marten Vijn
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 08 January 2008
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, opencommunitycamp, marten vijn
  Ogg version (13 minutes), MP3 version (6 Mb, 13 minutes)
  Interview with Marten Vijn about www.OpenCommunityCamp.org.

• PF with Peter N. M. Hansteen
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 21 December 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, pf, michael dexter, peter n m hansteen, book of pf
  Ogg version (15 minutes), MP3 version (7 Mb, 16 minutes)
  An interview with Peter N. M. Hansteen, recorded by Michael Dexter on behalf of BSDTalk. If you would like to learn more about the PF firewall, check out "The Book of PF" which is available at http://nostarch.com/frameset.php?startat=pf

• Joerg Sonnenberger
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 18 November 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, eurobsdcon, eurobsdcon2007, michael dexter, joerg sonnenberger
  Ogg version (17 minutes), MP3 version (8 Mb, 17 minutes)
  Michael Dexter sent me an interview he recorded on behalf of BSDTalk with Joerg Sonnenberger at EuroBSDCon 2007.

• AsiaBSDCon Update with Hiroki Sato and George Neville-Neil
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 23 October 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, asiabsdcon, hiroki sato, george neville-neil
  Ogg version (10 minutes), MP3 version (5 Mb, 10 minutes)
  A quick update on AsiaBSDCon 2008 with Hiroki Sato and George Neville-Neil. More information at http://www.asiabsdcon.org/.

• OpenCon 2007 update from Marc Balmer
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 20 October 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, opencon, marc balmer
  Ogg version (7 minutes), MP3 version (3 Mb, 7 minutes)
  A short update on OpenCon 2007 with Marc Balmer. More information at http://www.opencon.org/.

• Richard Stallman
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 13 October 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, rms, richard stallman
  Ogg version (16 Mb, 28 minutes)
  Interview with Richard Stallman.

• PCC with Anders "Ragge" Magnusson
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 06 October 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, pcc, ragge, anders magnusson
  Ogg version (15 minutes), MP3 version (7 Mb, 15 minutes)
  Interview with Anders "Ragge" Magnusson. We talk about his work on the Portable C Compiler. More information can be found at http://pcc.ludd.ltu.se/.

• Network Stack Virtualization with Marko Zec
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 03 October 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, stack virtualization, marko zec
  Ogg version (16 minutes), MP3 version (8 Mb, 16 minutes)
  Michael Dexter sent me an interview he recorded on behalf of BSDTalk with Marko Zec at EuroBSDCon 2007. More information on the project at http://imunes.tel.fer.hr/virtnet/.

• BSDCertification Update with Dru Lavigne
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 19 September 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, bsdcertification, dru lavigne
  Ogg version (22 minutes), MP3 version (10 Mb, 20 minutes)
  Interview with Dru Lavigne. We talk about the progress of BSDCertification.org and also her new position with the Open Source Business Resource at http://www.osbr.ca/.

• Sysjail Revisited with Michael Dexter
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 14 September 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, sysjail, michael dexter
  Ogg version (22 minutes), MP3 version (10 Mb, 22 minutes)
  Interview with Michael Dexter. We talk about the new sysjail and the recent system call wrapper issues.

• Why I like the CLI
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 01 September 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, cli, will backman
  Ogg version (12 minutes), MP3 version (6 Mb, 12 minutes)
  

  Why I like the CLI:

  • Uses minimal resources. Less space, less memory, fewer dependencies.
  • Transparency. GUI hides internals, limits options.
  • Similar between Unix-like systems. GUI tools seem to change every week.
  • Remote management. SSH rocks.
  • Everything is text. Configs, devices, output. CLI is natural complement.
  • Pipes and scripts. One time is hard, a thousand times is easy.
  • Only need a few tools. Grep, sed, awk, vi, cron.
  • Text config files. Easy to version, share, and comment.
  • Requires reading skills instead of clicking skills.
  • Much faster when you know what you are doing.

• MidnightBSD founder Lucas Holt
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 23 August 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, midnightbsd, lucas holt
  Ogg version (15 minutes), MP3 version (7 Mb, 15 minutes)
  Interview with MidnightBSD founder Lucas Holt.

• Matthew Dillon
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 16 August 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, dragonflybsd, mattew dillon
  Ogg version (20 minutes), MP3 version (10 Mb, 20 minutes)
  Interview with DragonflyBSD's Matthew Dillon. We talk about the 1.10 release and the design of a new filesystem.

• PC-BSD Founder Kris Moore
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 07 August 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, pc-bsd, kris moore
  Ogg version (12 minutes), MP3 version (6 Mb, 12 minutes)
  Interview with PC-BSD Founder Kris Moore. We talk about the upcoming 1.4 release.

• William "whurley" Hurley, Chief Architect of Open Source Strategy at BMC Software, Inc.
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 31 July 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, bmc software, whurley, william hurley
  Ogg version (28 minutes), MP3 version (14 Mb, 28 minutes)
  Interview with William "whurley" Hurley, Chief Architect of Open Source Strategy at BMC Software, Inc. We talk about the BMC Developer Network.

• Embedding FreeBSD with M. Warner Losh
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 27 July 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, embedding freebsd, m warner losh
  Ogg version (16 minutes), MP3 version (8 Mb, 16 minutes)
  Interview with M. Warner Losh about embedding FreeBSD.

• Fast IPSec with George Neville-Neil
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 16 July 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, ipsec, george neville-neil
  Ogg version (14 minutes), MP3 version (7 Mb, 14 minutes)
  Interview with George Neville-Neil about Fast IPSec.

• BSD Hacker Isaac "Ike" Levy
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 16 July 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, nycbug, isaac levy
  Ogg version (26 minutes), MP3 version (13 Mb, 26 minutes)
  Interview with BSD Hacker Isaac "Ike" Levy. To hear more of Ike and other NYCBUG audio, visit http://www.fetissov.org/public/nycbug/

• Playing with IPv6
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 06 July 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, ipv6
  Ogg version (15 minutes), MP3 version (8 Mb, 15 minutes)
  I ramble on about how I have been experimenting with IPv6. For more details, see http://cisx1.uma.maine.edu/~wbackman/cis341/resources/ipv6-test-lab.html.

• Sidsel Jensen from EuroBSDCon
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 25 June 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, eurobsdcon, eurobsdcon2007, sidsel jensen
  Ogg version (9 minutes), MP3 version (5 Mb, 9 minutes)
  Interview with Sidsel Jensen from www.eurobsdcon.org.

• One Time Passwords
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 14 June 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, security, one time passwords
  Ogg version (6 minutes), MP3 version (4 Mb, 6 minutes)
  

  • Important when you don't trust the computer you are using, such as a library computer or internet kiosk.
  • Available by default in Free/Net/Open BSD.
  • FreeBSD uses OPIE, Net/Open use S/Key.
  • One time passwords are based on your pass phrase, a non-repeating sequence number, and a seed.
  • Initial setup should be done directly on the server.
  • "skeyinit" for Net/Open, "opiepasswd -c" for FreeBSD.
  • Enter a pass phrase that is not your regular account password.
  • Find your current sequence number and seed with "opieinfo" or "skeyinfo", for example: "497 pc5246".
  • Generate a list of the next 10 passwords and write them down, using "opiekey -n 10 497 pc5246" or "skey -n 10 497 pc5246".
  • When you log in from a remote machine that might have a keystroke logger, you can now use a one time password instead of your regular password.
  • For OpenBSD, log in as account:skey, for example "bob:skey", which will cause the system to present the s/key challenge.
  • For NetBSD, the system will always present you with the s/key challenge if it is configured for your account, although you can still use your regular password.
  • FreeBSD by default will force you to use a one time password if it is configured for your account.
  • If you want both OPIE and password authentication, FreeBSD allows you to list trusted networks or hosts in /etc/opieaccess.
  • Instead of carrying a list of passwords around, you can use s/key generators on a portable device that you trust, such as a palm pilot.
  • For more info, check the man pages.

• Rick Macklem and NFSv4
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 07 June 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, nfs, rick macklem
  Ogg version (13 minutes), MP3 version (6 Mb, 13 minutes)
  Interview with Rick Macklem about his work with NFSv4. More information at http://snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca/nfsv4/.

• Jun-ichiro "itojun" Itoh Hagino
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 02 June 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, kame, itojun, jun-ichiro itoh hagino
  Ogg version (10 minutes), MP3 version (4 Mb, 10 minutes)
  Interview with KAME project core researcher Jun-ichiro "itojun" Itoh Hagino.

• A Few FreeBSD Core Team Members
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 26 May 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, freebsd core, brooks davis, warner losh, george neville-neil, hiroki sato, robert watson
  Ogg version (35 minutes), MP3 version (16 Mb, 35 minutes)
  An interview with a few of the FreeBSD Core Team members: Brooks Davis, Warner Losh, George V. Neville-Neil, Hiroki Sato, and Robert Watson. The interview was recorded at BSDCan in Ottawa, Cananda.

• Designing BSD Rootkits Author Joseph Kong
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 24 May 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, kernel, rootkits, books, joseph kong
  Ogg version (15 minutes), MP3 version (8 Mb, 15 minutes)
  Interview with Joseph Kong, Author of "Designing BSD Rootkits: An Introduction to Kernel Hacking" from No Starch Press. The interview was recorded at BSDCan in Ottawa.

• Qing Li and Tatuya Jinmei
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 19 May 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, ipv6, books, qing li, tatuya jimei
  Ogg version (20 minutes), MP3 version (10 Mb, 20 minutes)
  Interview at at BSDCan with Qing Li and Tatuya Jinmei. We talk about the books that they authored with Keiichi Shima: "IPv6 Core Protocols Implementation" and "IPv6 Advanced Protocols Implementation." The books are available at Amazon.com or on the publisher's web site, www.mkp.com.

• FreeBSD Developer Diane Bruce
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 10 May 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, freebsd, diana bruce
  Ogg version (10 minutes), MP3 version (5 Mb, 10 minutes)
  Interview with FreeBSD developer Diane Bruce. We talk about Ham Radio on BSD. Slides from one of her talks: http://www.oarc.net/hamradio_on_freebsd.pdf

• Josh Berkus, Postgresql Lead at Sun Microsystems
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 03 May 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, postgresql, josh berkus
  Ogg version (19 minutes), MP3 version (9 Mb, 19 minutes)
  Interview with Josh Berkus, Postgresql Lead at Sun Microsystems. We talk about the upcoming PGCon on 23-24 May 2007. More info at http://www.pgcon.org.

• George Neville-Neil and Using VMs for Development
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 26 April 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, virtual machines, george neville-neil
  Ogg version (12 minutes), MP3 version (6 Mb, 12 minutes)
  George Neville-Neil and Using VMs for Development. See http://blogs.freebsdish.org/gnn for more information.

• Matt Juszczak from bsdjobs.net
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 19 April 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, bsdjobs, matt juszczak
  Ogg version (4 minutes), MP3 version (4 Mb, 8 minutes)
  Interview with Matt Juszczak from bsdjobs.net.

• Contiki OS Developer Adam Dunkels
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 12 April 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, contikios, adam dunkels
  Ogg version (27 minutes), MP3 version (13 Mb, 27 minutes)
  Interview with Contiki OS Developer Adam Dunkels. You can find more information at http://www.sics.se/contiki/.

• Interview with Matthieu Herrb about Xenocara
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 09 April 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, xenocara, matthieu herrb
  Ogg version (14 minutes), MP3 version (7 Mb, 14 minutes)
  Interview with Matthieu Herrb about Xenocara.

• Intro to PF with Jason Dixon
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 01 April 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, pf, jason dixon
  Ogg version (25 minutes), MP3 version (12 Mb, 25 minutes)
  Introduction to PF with Jason Dixon.

• Getting to know X
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 21 March 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, X
  Ogg version (10 minutes), MP3 version (5 Mb, 10 minutes)
  

  Getting to know the X Window System.
  Make sure you are in a text only mode. You might need to change how the system boots, or boot into single user mode.

  • "startx" to make sure X is working right.
  • "X" by itself gives the basic grey screen.
  • "ctrl" and "alt" and "backspace" keys at the same time will zap X.
  • "X & xterm -display :0"
  • "xterm -geometry +300+300"
  • "twm" or "metacity"

• Robert Ricci from Emulab
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 13 March 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, emulab, robert ricci
  Ogg version (16 minutes), MP3 version (8 Mb, 16 minutes)
  Interview with Robert Ricci from www.Emulab.net.

• Cisco Distinguished Engineer Randall Stewart
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 08 March 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, cisco, freebsd, stream control transmission protocol, randall stewart
  Ogg version (35 minutes), MP3 version (17 Mb, 35 minutes)
  Interview with Cisco Distinguished Engineer Randall Stewart. We talk about the Stream Control Transmission Protocol and his work bringing it to FreeBSD.

• FreeBSD Developer George Neville-Neil
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 27 February 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, freebsd, packet construction set, george neville-neil
  Ogg version (19 minutes), MP3 version (10 Mb, 19 minutes)
  Interview with FreeBSD developer George Neville-Neil. We talk about the packet construction set and the packet debugger.

• NetBSD Developer Lubomir Sedlacik
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 17 February 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, netbsd, pkgsrccon, lubomir sedlacik
  Ogg version (13 minutes), MP3 version (7 Mb, 13 minutes)
  Interview with NetBSD Developer Lubomir Sedlacik. We talk about pkgsrcCon 2007.

• AsiaBSDCon PC Chair George Neville-Neil
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 09 February 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, asiabsdcon, asiabsdcon2007, george neville-neil
  Ogg version (14 minutes), MP3 version (7 Mb, 14 minutes)
  Interview with AsiaBSDCon 2007 Program Committee Chair George Neville-Neil.

• DragonFlyBSD Developer Matthew Dillon
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 08 February 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, dragonflybsd, mathew dillon
  Ogg version (24 minutes), MP3 version (12 Mb, 24 minutes)
  Interview with DragonFlyBSD developer Matthew Dillon. We talk about the 1.8 release.

• OpenBSD Developer Pierre-Yves Ritschard
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 02 February 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, openbsd, hoststated, pierre-yves ritschard
  Ogg version (16 minutes), MP3 version (8 Mb, 16 minutes)
  Interview with OpenBSD Developer Pierre-Yves Ritschard. We talk about hoststated.

• Artist and Musician Ty Semaka
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 29 January 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, openbsd, artwork, ty semaka
  Ogg version (12 minutes), MP3 version (6 Mb, 12 minutes)
  Interview with Artist and Musician Ty Semaka. You can find his work at http://www.tysemaka.com/, and also on the OpenBSD CDs, posters, and shirts.

• OpenBSD Developer Claudio Jeker
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 24 January 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, openbsd, claudio jeker
  Ogg version (15 minutes), MP3 version (7 Mb, 15 minutes)
  Interview with OpenBSD Developer Claudio Jeker.

• BSD Consultant Jeremy C. Reed
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 21 January 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, consultancy, jeremy c reed
  Ogg version (16 minutes), MP3 version (8 Mb, 16 minutes)
  Interview with BSD Consultant Jeremy C. Reed from http://www.reedmedia.net/

• EMC Lab Admin Glen R. J. Neff
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 21 January 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, emc lab, glen r j neff
  Ogg version (30 minutes), MP3 version (15 Mb, 30 minutes)
  Interview with EMC Lab Administrator Glen R. J. Neff.

• Run Your Own Server Podcast Host Adam Glen
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 12 January 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, run your own server, adam glen
  Ogg version (12 minutes), MP3 version (6 Mb, 12 minutes)
  Interview with Adam Glen, one of the hosts of the Run Your Own Server Podcast.

• Phil Pereira from bsdnexus.com
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 07 January 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, bsdnexus, phil pereira
  Ogg version (18 minutes), MP3 version (9 Mb, 18 minutes)
  Interview with Phil Pereira from bsdnexus.com.

• Sys Admin Mike Erdely
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 04 January 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, binpatch, mike erdely
  Ogg version (17 minutes), MP3 version (8 Mb, 17 minutes)
  Interview with Sys Admin Mike Erdely. You can find more information on his use of binpatch at http://erdelynet.com/binpatch.

• NetBSD Release Engineer Jeff Rizzo
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 03 January 2007
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, netbsd, jeff rizzo
  Ogg version (15 minutes), MP3 version (7 Mb, 15 minutes)
  Interview with NetBSD Release Engineer Jeff Rizzo. We talk about the upcoming 4.0 release.

• A Year of BSDTalk
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 21 December 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, anniversary
  Ogg version (8 minutes), MP3 version (4 Mb, 8 minutes)
  A short ramble about the first year of bsdtalk.

• FreeBSD Developer Joseph Koshy
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 11 December 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, freebsd, libelf, joseph koshy
  Ogg version (9 minutes), MP3 version (5 Mb, 9 minutes)
  Interview with FreeBSD developer Joseph Koshy about libELF. You can find more information about libELF at http://wiki.freebsd.org/LibElf.

• FreeBSD Developer Kip Macy
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 07 December 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, freebsd, ultrasparc t1, kip macy
  Ogg version (22 minutes), MP3 version (10 Mb, 22 minutes)
  Interview with FreeBSD developer Kip Macy. We talk about the Ultrasparc T1 port.

• FreeBSD Port Committer Thomas McLaughlin
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 01 December 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, freebsd, bsd#, thomas mclaughlin
  Ogg version (18 minutes), MP3 version (9 Mb, 18 minutes)
  Interview with FreeBSD Port Committer Thomas McLaughlin about the BSD# project.

• FreeBSD Release Engineer Bruce Mah
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 29 November 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, freebsd, release engineer, bruce mah
  Ogg version (15 minutes), MP3 version (7 Mb, 15 minutes)
  Interview with FreeBSD Release Engineer Bruce Mah.

• Pkgsrc Developer Johnny Lam
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 19 November 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, pkgsrc, johnny lam
  Ogg version (13 minutes), MP3 version (6 Mb, 13 minutes)
  Interview with pkgsrc developer Johnny Lam.

• OpenBSD Developer Jason Wright
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 10 November 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, openbsd, sparc, radio, jason wright
  Ogg version (17 minutes), MP3 version (8 Mb, 17 minutes)
  Interview with OpenBSD developer Jason Wright. We talk about his work on sparc and also amateur radio.

• Thorsten Glaser from MirOS
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 07 November 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, miros, thomas glaser
  Ogg version (19 minutes), MP3 version (9 Mb, 19 minutes)
  Interview with Thorsten Glaser from MirOS, which can be found at www.mirbsd.org.

• EuroBSDCon Organizer Massimiliano Stucchi
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 03 November 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, eurobsdcon, eurobsdcon2006, massimiliano stucchi
  Ogg version (8 minutes), MP3 version (4 Mb, 8 minutes)
  Interview with EuroBSDCon organizer Massimiliano Stucchi.

• OpenBSD Developer David Gwynne
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 01 November 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, openbsd, david gwynne
  Ogg version (16 minutes), MP3 version (8 Mb, 16 minutes)
  Interview with OpenBSD developer David Gwynne. We talk about the upcoming 4.0 release of OpenBSD and current projects that he is working on.

• Kris Moore from PC-BSD
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 26 October 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, pc-bsd, kris moore
  Ogg version (21 minutes), MP3 version (10 Mb, 21 minutes)
  Interview with Kris Moore from PC-BSD.

• Matt Olander from iXsystems
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 18 October 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, ixsystems, matt olander
  Ogg version (19 minutes), MP3 version (9 Mb, 19 minutes)
  Interview with Matt Olander from www.iXsystems.com.

• OpenBSD Developer Marc Balmer
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 13 October 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, opencon, openbsd, marc balmer
  Ogg version (15 minutes), MP3 version (7 Mb, 15 minutes)
  Interview with OpenBSD Developer Marc Balmer. We talk about www.opencon.org and his work with OpenBSD.

• Interview with Hiroki Sato and George Neville-Neil from AsiaBSDCon
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 06 October 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, asiabsdcon, asiabsdcon2006, hiroki sao, george neville-neil
  Ogg version (13 minutes), MP3 version (6 Mb, 13 minutes)
  Interview with Hiroki Sato and George Neville-Neil from AsiaBSDCon. More info at http://www.asiabsdcon.org/.

• Interview with Sevan Janiyan
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 05 October 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, brighton chilli wifi, sevan janiyan
  Ogg version (13 minutes), MP3 version (6 Mb, 13 minutes)
  Interview with Sevan Janiyan. We talk about the Brighton Chilli WiFi hotspot project, which can be found at http://brightonchilli.geeklan.co.uk/

• Interview with Poul-Henning Kamp about Varnish
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 03 October 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, varnish, poul-henning kamp
  Ogg version (36 minutes), MP3 version (17 Mb, 36 minutes)
  Interview with Poul-Henning Kamp about Varnish. More information at http://www.varnish-cache.org/.

• Interview with Einar Th. Einarsson from f-prot.com
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 29 September 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, f-prot, einar th einarsson
  Ogg version (17 minutes), MP3 version (8 Mb, 17 minutes)
  Interview with Einar Th. Einarsson from f-prot.com.

• Interview with NetBSD Developer Tim Rightnour
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 28 September 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, netbsd, tim rightnour
  Ogg version (15 minutes), MP3 version (7 Mb, 15 minutes)
  Interview with NetBSD Developer Tim Rightnour. We talk about NetBSD/prep.

• Interview with Christoph Egger about Xen on OpenBSD
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 23 September 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, openbsd, xen, christoph egger
  Ogg version (15 minutes), MP3 version (7 Mb, 15 minutes)
  Interview with Christoph Egger about Xen on OpenBSD.

• Interview with OpenBSD Developer Bob Beck
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 23 September 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, openbsd, bob beck
  Ogg version (26 minutes), MP3 version (12 Mb, 26 minutes)
  Interview with OpenBSD Developer Bob Beck.

• Interview with Dan Langille about backups
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 22 September 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, bacula, dan langille
  Ogg version (22 minutes), MP3 version (10 Mb, 22 minutes)
  Interview with Dan Langille about backups. Check out http://www.bacula.org/

• Interview with Michael Dexter about sysjail
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 21 September 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, sysjail, michael dexter
  Ogg version (35 minutes), MP3 version (16 Mb, 35 minutes)
  Interview with Michael Dexter about sysjail. http://sysjail.bsd.lv/

• Interview with Eirik Øverby.
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 15 September 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, jails, eirik Overby
  Ogg version (18 minutes), MP3 version (9 Mb, 18 minutes)
  Interview with Eirik Øverby. We talk about his use of BSD and Jails.

• Interview with NetBSD Developer Jason Thorpe
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 13 September 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, netbsd, jason thorpe
  Ogg version (38 minutes), MP3 version (18 Mb, 38 minutes)
  Interview with NetBSD Developer Jason Thorpe

• Interview with Mitchell Smith about BSD and Accessibility
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 01 September 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, accessibility, mitchell smith
  Ogg version (17 minutes), MP3 version (8 Mb, 17 minutes)
  Interview with Mitchell Smith about BSD and Accessibility.

• Interview with YAWS developer Claes Klacke Wikstrom
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 22 August 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, yaws, claes wikstrom
  Ogg version (18 minutes), MP3 version (8 Mb, 18 minutes)
  Interview with YAWS developer Claes "Klacke" Wikstrom.

• My BSD History
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 11 August 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, accessibility
  Ogg version (10 minutes), MP3 version (5 Mb, 10 minutes)
  My BSD History, by Will Backman of BSDTalk, and a bit on accessibility.

• Interview with Matt Morley
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 08 August 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, matt morley
  Ogg version (25 minutes), MP3 version (11 Mb, 25 minutes)
  Interview with Matt Morley, BSD user.

• Interview with Jason Thaxter from gomoos.org
  Source: bsdtalk
  Added: 05 August 2006
  Tags: bsdtalk, interview, gomoos, jason thaxter
  Ogg version (23 minutes), MP3 version (11 Mb, 23 minutes)
  Interview with Jason Thaxter from gomoos.org.

• Episode 07 of "FreeBSD for all" uploaded
  Source: FreeBSD for All
  Added: 27 July 2006
  Tags: freebsd for all, talk, podcast clients, ipfw
  64 kbps MP3 version (23 minutes), 128 kbps MP3 version (11 Mb, 23 minutes), Ogg version (23 minutes)
  This week we talk about podcast clients, ipfw firewall etc.

• Episode 06 of "FreeBSD for all" uploaded
  Source: FreeBSD for All
  Added: 05 June 2006
  Tags: freebsd for all, talk, john baldwin, freebsd vs linux
  Ogg version, MP3 version, 64 kbps MP3 version
  

  This week we talk about

  • Macromedia plugin
  • FreeBSD-Linux differences part 2
  • John Baldwin Introduction
  • Podcast anouncement - call for co-hosts!

• Robert Watson - How a large scale opensource project works (81 Mb, 45 minutes)
  Source: Free and Open Source Software Developers' European Meeting
  Added: 27 May 2008
  Tags: fosdem, fosdem2008, presentation, freebsd project, robert watson
  

  The FreeBSD Project is one of the oldest and most successful open source operating system projects, seeing wide deployment across the IT industry. From the root name servers, to top tier ISPs, to core router operating systems, to firewalls, to embedded appliances, you can't use a networked computer for ten minutes without using FreeBSD dozens of times.

  Part of FreeBSD's reputation for quality and reliability comes from the nature of its development organization -- driven by a hundreds of highly skilled volunteers, from high school students to university professors. And unlike most open source projects, the FreeBSD Project has developers who have been working on the same source base for over twenty years.

  But how does this organization work? Who pays the bandwidth bills, runs the web servers, writes the documentation, writes the code, and calls the shots? And how can developers in a dozen time zones reach agreement on the time of day, let alone a kernel architecture?

  This presentation will attempt to provide, in 45 minutes, a brief if entertaining snapshot into what makes FreeBSD run.

• OpenBSD 4.3 Release Song - "Home to Hypocrisy"
  Source: OpenBSD
  Added: 03 May 2008
  Tags: openbsd, artwork
  Ogg version (6.5 Mb, 4 minutes 48 seconds), MP3 version (8.2 Mb, 4 minutes 48 seconds)
  

  We are just plain tired of being lectured to by a man who is a lot like Naomi Campbell.

  In 1998 when a United Airlines plane was waiting in the queue at Washington Dulles International Airport for take-off to New Orleans (where a Usenix conference was taking place), one man stood up from his seat, demanded that they stop waiting in the queue and be permitted to deplane. Even after orders from the crew and a pilot from the cockpit he refused to sit down. The plane exited the queue and returned to the airport gangway. Security personnel ran onto the plane and removed this man, Richard Stallman, from the plane. After Richard was removed from the plane, everyone else stayed onboard and continued their journey to New Orleans. A few OpenBSD developers were on that same plane, seated very closeby, so we have an accurate story of the events.

  This is the man who presumes that he should preach to us about morality, freedom, and what is best for us. He believes it is his God-given role to tell us what is best for us, when he has shown that he takes actions which are not best for everyone. He prefers actions which he thinks are best for him -- and him alone -- and then lies to the public. Richard Stallman is no Spock.

  We release our software in ways that are maximally free. We remove all restrictions on use and distribution, but leave a requirement to be known as the authors. We follow a pattern of free source code distribution that started in the mid-1980's in Berkeley, from before Richard Stallman had any powerful influence which he could use so falsely.

  We have a development sub-tree called "ports". Our "ports" tree builds software that is 'found on the net' into packages that OpenBSD users can use more easily. A scaffold of Makefiles and scripts automatically fetch these pieces of software, apply patches as required by OpenBSD, and then build them into nice neat little tarballs. This is provided as a convenience for users. The ports tree is maintained by OpenBSD entirely separately from our main source tree. Some of the software which is fetched and compiled is not as free as we would like, but what can we do. All the other operating system projects make exactly the same decision, and provide these same conveniences to their users.

  Richard felt that this "ports tree" of ours made OpenBSD non-free. He came to our mailing lists and lectured to us specifically, yet he said nothing to the many other vendors who do the same; many of them donate to the FSF and perhaps that has something to do with it. Meanwhile, Richard has personally made sure that all the official GNU software -- including Emacs -- compiles and runs on Windows.

  That man is a false leader. He is a hypocrite. There may be some people who listen to him. But we don't listen to people who do not follow their own stupid rules.

• OpenBSD 4.2 Release Song - "100001 1010101"
  Source: OpenBSD
  Added: 02 November 2007
  Tags: openbsd, artwork
  Ogg version (6.4 Mb, 4 minutes 4- seconds), MP3 version (4.0 Mb, 4 minutes 40 seconds)
  

  Those of us who work on OpenBSD are often asked why we do what we do. This song's lyrics express the core motivations and goals which have remained unchanged over the years - secure, free, reliable software, that can be shared with anyone. Many other projects purport to share these same goals, and love to wrap themselves in a banner of "Open Source" and "Free Software". Given how many projects there are one would think it might be easy to stick to those goals, but it doesn't seem to work out that way. A variety of desires drag many projects away from the ideals very quickly.

  Much of any operating system's usability depends on device support, and there are some very tempting alternative ways to support devices available to those who will surrender their moral code. A project could compromise by entering into NDA agreements with vendors, or including binary objects in the operating system for which no source code exists, or tying their users down with contract terms hidden inside copyright notices. All of these choices surrender some subset of the ideals, and we simply will not do this. Sure, we care about getting devices working, but not at the expense of our original goals.

  Of course since "free to share with anyone" is part of our goals, we've been at the forefront of many licensing and NDA issues, resulting in a good number of successes. This success had led to much recognition for the advancement of Free Software causes, but has also led to other issues.

  We fully admit that some BSD licensed software has been taken and used by many commercial entities, but contributions come back more often than people seem to know, and when they do, they're always still properly attributed to the original authors, and given back in the same spirit that they were given in the first place.

  That's the best we can expect from companies. After all, we make our stuff so free so that everyone can benefit -- it remains a core goal; we really have not strayed at all in 10 years. But we can expect more from projects who talk about sharing -- such as the various Linux projects.

  Now rather than seeing us as friends who can cooperatively improve all codebases, we are seen as foes who oppose the GPL. The participants of "the race" are being manipulated by the FSF and their legal arm, the SFLC, for the FSF's aims, rather than the goal of getting good source into Linux (and all other code bases). We don't want this to come off as some conspiracy theory, but we simply urge those developers caution -- they should ensure that the path they are being shown by those who have positioned themselves as leaders is still true. Run for yourself, not for their agenda.

  The Race is there to be run, for ourselves, not for others. We do what we do to run our own race, and finish it the best we can. We don't rush off at every distraction, or worry how this will affect our image. We are here to have fun doing right.

• OpenBSD 4.1 Release Song - Puffy Baba and the 40 Vendors
  Source: OpenBSD
  Added: 02 May 2007
  Tags: openbsd, artwork
  Ogg version (8.3 Mb, 4 minutes 19 seconds), MP3 version (4.1 Mb, 4 minutes 19 seconds)
  

  As developers of a free operating system, one of our prime responsibilities is device support. No matter how nice an operating system is, it remains useless and unusable without solid support for a wide percentage of the hardware that is available on the market. It is therefore rather unsurprising that more than half of our efforts focus on various aspects relating to device support.

  Most parts of the operating system (from low kernel, through to libraries, all the way up to X, and then even to applications) use fairly obvious interface layers, where the "communication protocols" or "argument passing" mechanisms (ie. APIs) can be understood by any developer who takes the time to read the free code. Device drivers pose an additional and significant challenge though: because many vendors refuse to document the exact behavior of their devices. The devices are black boxes. And often they are surprisingly weird, or even buggy.

  When vendor documentation does not exist, the development process can become extremely hairy. Groups of developers have found themselves focused for months at a time, figuring out the most simple steps, simply because the hardware is a complete mystery. Access to documentation can ease these difficulties rapidly. However, getting access to the chip documentation from vendors is ... almost always a negotiation. If we had open access to documentation, anyone would be able to see how simple all these devices actually are, and device driver development would flourish (and not just in OpenBSD, either).

  When we proceed into negotiations with vendors, asking for documentation, our position is often weak. One would assume that the modern market is fair, and that selling chips would be the primary focus of these vendors. But unfortunately a number of behemoth software vendors have spent the last 10 or 20 years building political hurdles against the smaller players.

  A particularly nasty player in this regard has been the Linux vendors and some Linux developers, who have played along with an American corporate model of requiring NDAs for chip documentation. This has effectively put Linux into the club with Microsoft, but has left all the other operating system communities -- and their developers -- with much less available clout for requesting documentation. In a more fair world, the Linux vendors would work with us, and the device driver support in all free operating systems would be fantastic by now.

  We only ask that users help us in changing the political landscape.

• OpenBSD 4.0 Release Song - Humppa negala
  Source: OpenBSD
  Added: 10 October 2006
  Tags: openbsd, artwork
  Ogg version (3.6 Mb, 2 minutes 40 seconds), MP3 version (2.3 Mb, 2 minutes 40 seconds)
  

  The last 10 years, every 6 month period has (without fail) resulted in an official OpenBSD release making it to the FTP servers. But CDs are also manufactured, which the project sells to continue our development goals.

  While tests of the release binaries are done by developers around the world, Theo and some developers from Calgary or Edmonton (such as Peter Valchev or Bob Beck) test that the discs are full of (only) correct code. Ty Semaka works for approximately two months to design and draw artwork that will fit the designated theme, and coordinates with his music buddies to write and record a song that also matches the theme.

  Then the discs and all the artwork gets delivered to the plant, so that they can be pressed in time for an official release date.

  This release, instead of bemoaning vendors or organizations that try to make our task of writing free software more difficult, we instead celebrate the 10 years that we have been given (so far) to write free software, express our themes in art, and the 5 years that we have made music with a group of talented musicians.

  OpenBSD developers have been torturing each other for years now with Humppa-style music, so this release our users get a taste of this too. Sometimes at hackathons you will hear the same songs being played on multiple laptops, out of sync. It is under such duress that much of our code gets written.

  We feel like Pufferix and Bobilix delivering The Three Discs of Freedom to those who want them whenever the need arises, then returning to celebrate the (unlocked) source tree with all the other developers.

  For RSS readers: Please note that the download URL is an FTP site.