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• Post #3622639

  I'm looking to buy a few #Braille Displays to test and support them on #FreeBSD I've found several used models on eBay for under €400, which would be perfect for my needs. Unfortunately, almost all of them are located in the United States, so the shipping costs are quite high. Does anyone know of any websites or online stores in Europe where I can buy new or used Braille displays? Any links or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! #Accessibility #UNIX #openSou...

• Post #3622638

  Just finished updating my laptop to the latest #FreeBSD after an overnight 'make buildworld' and friends. 😊 As always, everything went smoothly. One night later, the laptop is back up and running, and the GUI is ready for another day of work. #ThePowerToServe #FreeBSDLaptop #FreeBSDDesktop #UNIX #opensource #GUI #Laptop

• Post #3411727

  New blog post about an update on my #FreeBSD installer in #Lua https://alfonsosiciliano.gitlab.io/posts/2026-06-26-bsdcan26-installer.html #UNIX #coding #opensource #OS

• Post #2276244

  If you’re implementing a timezone selector after handling all continents, oceans, and pseudo-macro regions… don’t forget Büsingen am Hochrhein 😄 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BCsingen_am_Hochrhein A tiny German town of fewer than 1,500 people, completely surrounded by Switzerland. Fun historical timezone trivia: Büsingen is associated with Europe/Zurich instead of Europe/Berlin. Why? In 1980, West Germany introduced DST, but Switzerland initially did not. For a few months: Germany was U...

• Post #1030241

  New blog post: #FreeBSD 16 System Calls Table https://alfonsosiciliano.gitlab.io/posts/2026-04-09-freebsd-16-system-calls.html I wrote this mainly as personal notes to explore and kick off a new project, but it might be useful for others too. #happycoding #UNIX #openSource #kernel #coding #syscalls #SystemCall

• Post #928129

  Finally, I managed to install and configure a graphical environment directly during a #FreeBSD installation session 🎉 Most of the friction was around GPU drivers, but the feedback and suggestions I received were incredibly helpful. A lot of people want to use FreeBSD on their laptops and desktops, and that really shows. For now, the goal was to provide a simple option to install #KDE Plasma. If there’s interest and more requests, we can definitely expand this in the future with additional desk...

• Post #399217

  @Tionisla @paoloredaelli @FreeBSDFoundation @stefano Thanks for your report. Definitely a TODO: adding a Wayland option in the future.

• Post #399216

  RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@alfonsosiciliano/116020502982048435 Thanks everyone for all the feedback, testing, and suggestions! I'm currently fixing things up and getting a version ready for bsdinstall. #FreeBSD #UNIX #opensource #installer #TUI #shell #KDE #GUI #FreeBSDDesktop

• Post #282963

  Call for testing for a script that installs #KDE #PLASMA on a #FreeBSD desktop or laptop. Testing is aimed at users who already know FreeBSD, for example who can configure /etc/rc.conf and /boot/loader.conf. I’m especially interested in feedback from people with NVIDIA GPUs, since I don’t have this hardware myself. CFT GitHub: https://github.com/alfonsosiciliano/kde-installer-dialogs/blob/main/cft.md CFT GitLab: https://gitlab.com/alfix/kde-installer-dialogs/-/blob/main/cft.md Discussion to fig...

• Post #165064

  @pixelate@tweesecake.social Hi, thank you for your feedback on accessibility and open source technologies. I always read your posts with great interest in order to improve the accessibility of FreeBSD, a UNIX and open source operating system. At the FreeBSD Developer Summit in Dublin 2024, I showed other developers (using simulators) the challenges faced by color-blind, low-vision, and blind users. The @FreeBSDFoundation@mastodon.social is currently sponsoring the "Vision Accessibility&qu...