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647: Why BSDs?

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Why use BSD, 2025, the year of advocacy, community and growth, RiscV silicon, and more.

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This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap and the BSDNow Patreon

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Why BSDs?

2025: A Year of Advocacy, Community, and Growth

What are we excited for in tech in 2026?
  • Almost Completley Open riscv32 silicon with BaoChip and Xous
  • The death of vmware and the possibilites for diversity that creates
  • Capabilities arriving in FreeBSD main
  • NetBSD on the WiiU and open hardware for retro computing
  • Capabilities arriving with CheriIOT
    • News Roundup

    Wireguard The FreeBSD Way

    Beastie Bits
    • BastilleBSD 2025 User Survey
    • Re: ZFS status on NetBSD
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