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Stefan Sperling<p><a href="https://bsd.network/tags/gameoftrees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gameoftrees</span></a> 0.111 has been released.</p><p>:puffer:​ gotsysd has been added, which allows configuring <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/Git" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Git</span></a> repository servers running <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> and Game of Trees by editing a configuration file in a special-purpose repository, similar in usage to how gitolite works. This is a core component required for running the Game of Trees Hub in the near future.</p><p>🌐​gotwebd no longer requires repositories to reside in the web server chroot, making it easier to share repositories between gotd and gotwebd.</p><p>⏩​​Performance issues of got clone over HTTP with chunked encoding have been fixed.</p><p>My ports@ update patch for OpenBSD -current (post-7.7) lists all changes: <a href="https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-ports&amp;m=174533293626429&amp;w=2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">marc.info/?l=openbsd-ports&amp;m=1</span><span class="invisible">74533293626429&amp;w=2</span></a></p>
EK :a_openbsd:<p>Installing <a href="https://exquisite.social/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> on this old Macbook Pro is kicking my butt but at least I have help. <br><a href="https://exquisite.social/tags/degucontent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>degucontent</span></a></p>
FF255 🇫🇷 🇪🇺<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.sciences.re/@AudeCaussarieu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AudeCaussarieu</span></a></span> Nope, pour les 3 !<br>BSD est une autre famille de systèmes d'exploitation sous licence(s) libre(s) :<br><a href="https://mastodon.tetaneutral.net/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.tetaneutral.net/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.tetaneutral.net/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.tetaneutral.net/tags/DragonflyBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DragonflyBSD</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.tetaneutral.net/tags/PCBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCBSD</span></a><br>etc.</p><p>Laquelle a le pouvoir de servir ? 😈 </p><p>:freebsd: :openbsd: </p><p> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@ploum" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ploum</span></a></span></p>
continue<p><a class="mention u-url" href="https://github.com/jhx0/bsdfetch" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bsdfetch</a> is a simple tool to show information about a running <a class="mention u-url" href="https://honk.any-key.press/o/freebsd" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeBSD</a> / <a class="mention u-url" href="https://honk.any-key.press/o/openbsd" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenBSD</a> / <a class="mention u-url" href="https://honk.any-key.press/o/midnightbsd" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MidnightBSD</a> / <a class="mention u-url" href="https://honk.any-key.press/o/netbsd" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NetBSD</a> / <a class="mention u-url" href="https://honk.any-key.press/o/dragonflybsd" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DragonflyBSD</a> system.</p> <p></p> <pre><code>$ git clone https://github.com/jhx0/bsdfetch.git $ cd bsdfetch/ $ make</code></pre><p>OpenBSD on ROCK64 ( <a class="mention u-url" href="https://fosstodon.org/users/PINE64" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@PINE64</a> )</p> <pre><code>$ ./bsdfetch OS: OpenBSD Release: 7.6 Version: GENERIC.MP#196 Arch: arm64 Host: &lt;...&gt; Shell: ksh User: &lt;...&gt; Packages: 109 Uptime: 190d 0h 25m RAM: 1995 MB Loadavg: 0.03 0.04 0.00 CPU: ARM Cortex-A53 r0p4 Cores: 4 of 4 processors online CPU Temp: 53 °C</code></pre><p>OpenBSD on <a class="mention u-url" href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/OpenBSDAms" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@OpenBSDAms</a></p> <pre><code>$ ./bsdfetch OS: OpenBSD Release: 7.6 Version: GENERIC#332 Arch: amd64 Host: &lt;...&gt; Shell: ksh User: &lt;...&gt; Packages: 110 Uptime: 113d 23h 59m RAM: 2031 MB Loadavg: 0.30 0.26 0.20 CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2630 0 @ 2.30GHz Cores: 1 of 1 processors online</code></pre><p></p>
EuroBSDCon<p>📢 Calling all *BSD enthusiasts to present at THE European *BSD conference of the year! 😈⛳️🐡</p><p>We have already received a good number of great talks, but we want more! </p><p>Got a groundbreaking discovery in BSD applications, architecture, or implementation? Or maybe you've cracked the code on performance and security? We want to hear from you!</p><p>Don't miss this chance to share your insights on:<br>- Applications: Show us how BSD-based systems are solving real-world problems!<br>- Architecture: Dive deep into the inner workings of BSD.<br>- Implementation: Share your tips and tricks for making BSD systems purr like a kitten.<br>- Performance: Help us squeeze every last drop of speed out of BSD.<br>- Security: Show off your fortress-building skills in the world of BSD.<br>- Economic or organizational aspects: How BSD is making a difference in the real world.</p><p><a href="https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/cfp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/cfp</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Deadline: June 15, 2025 🕒</p><p>Let's make EuroBSDCon 2025 the best one yet! See you in Zagreb! 🌟</p><p>EuroBSDCon 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia 🇭🇷<br>September 25-28, 2025</p><p><a href="https://bsd.network/tags/RUNBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RUNBSD</span></a> <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/EuroBSDCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuroBSDCon</span></a> <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/EuroBSDCon2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuroBSDCon2025</span></a> <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/BSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BSD</span></a> <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/CFP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFP</span></a> <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/Conference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conference</span></a></p>
Laurent Cheylus<p>Neovim latest version 0.11.0 imported in OpenBSD ports tree by Edd Barrett (patch by me) <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/Neovim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neovim</span></a> <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/BSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BSD</span></a> <a href="https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-ports-cvs&amp;m=174474288613675&amp;w=2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">marc.info/?l=openbsd-ports-cvs</span><span class="invisible">&amp;m=174474288613675&amp;w=2</span></a></p>
Puffy Fan<p>What is recommended to buy to setup AP for providing wi-fi service? <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openbsd</span></a></p>
Rafael<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsd.network/@sizeofvoid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sizeofvoid</span></a></span> <br>Hey Rafa, there is a porting official guide that covers a lot of talking points <br>But do you have any tips on how to get started in the art of porting packages in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a>?</p>
Peter N. M. Hansteen<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openbsd</span></a> 7.7 release page <a href="https://www.openbsd.org/77.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">openbsd.org/77.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> is filling out nicely (yes, the release is SOON now), you can prepare for the event by reading "You Have Installed OpenBSD. Now For The Daily Tasks." <a href="https://nxdomain.no/~peter/openbsd_installed_now_for_the_daily_tasks.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nxdomain.no/~peter/openbsd_ins</span><span class="invisible">talled_now_for_the_daily_tasks.html</span></a>, and watching for updates over on the OpenBSD Journal <a href="https://undeadly.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">undeadly.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openbsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unixlike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unixlike</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newrelease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newrelease</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/devops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devops</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>development</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sysadmin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/networking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>networking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sanity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/qualitysoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>qualitysoftware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/securecode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>securecode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/correctcode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>correctcode</span></a></p>
​izzy (she/her)<p>a fairly common complaint I see about <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> is lack of support from upstream for electron (and thus all electron-based "modern" applications).</p><p>This depends on who is talking:<br>- On one hand it bars <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> from a lot of "modern apps", which some may see as a problem.<br>- On the other hand it bars <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> from a lot of "modern apps", which some people may actually like.</p><p>is electron worth it?</p>
thinkberg<p>It is interesting that I stumble over <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsd.network/@solene" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>solene</span></a></span> every time I look for anwers on <a href="https://tetrax.de/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> ;) You do seem to have the same questions. Not always answers, but it keeps me from doing things in vain.</p>
vermaden<p>Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟬𝟰/𝟮𝟭 (Valuable News - 2025/04/21) available.</p><p> <a href="https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/04/21/valuable-news-2025-04-21/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/04</span><span class="invisible">/21/valuable-news-2025-04-21/</span></a></p><p>Past releases: <a href="https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">vermaden.wordpress.com/news/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/verblog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>verblog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/vernews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vernews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/bsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/freebsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freebsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openbsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/netbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>netbsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unix</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/zfs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zfs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/opnsense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opnsense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/ghostbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ghostbsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/solaris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solaris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/vermadenday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vermadenday</span></a></p>
Rafael Sadowski<p><a href="https://bsd.network/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> on the <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/AOOSTAR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AOOSTAR</span></a> GEM12 Pro MAX AMD R7 8845HS Mini PC <br><a href="https://rsadowski.de/posts/2025/aoostar-gem12-pro-max-openbsd/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rsadowski.de/posts/2025/aoosta</span><span class="invisible">r-gem12-pro-max-openbsd/</span></a></p>
Parade du Grotesque 💀<p>And <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> runs without a hitch on qemu 9.1.3, which is great news! :openbsd: </p><p>I wonder if this little VM is going to update to 7.7 when it comes out. In the meantime, I will let it run for a while and see if anything happens... (probably not, but I have grown wary of OpenBSD running on qemu).</p>
Parade du Grotesque 💀<p>And I am now very pleased to report that my <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Slackware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slackware</span></a> server qemu has been updated to version 9.1.3, without any issues.</p><p>I am going to try and install <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> 7.6 on it and see if I still have issues with it.</p>
R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@NebulaTide" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NebulaTide</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@dtonlinux" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dtonlinux</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@mms" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mms</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nixCraft</span></a></span></p><p>Yep, I get it. <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/nomadbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NomadBSD</span></a> is definitely a recommendation for newbies who just want to give BSD a spin.</p><p>I've been very happy with <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> on my writing machine <a href="https://rldane.space/web-10-is-unironically-going-great.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">for over a year now</a>.</p><p>I'd like to try <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/freebsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> on my home desktop again sometime. The only reason I prefer OpenBSD to it is that it tends to do S3 suspend/resume faster. Oh, and it has X11 working out of the box after install. ;)</p>
Steven Rosenberg<p>I'm not saying OpenBSD is a modern-day miracle, but I'm not saying it's not</p><p><a href="https://ruby.social/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> <a href="https://ruby.social/tags/SupportYourLocalBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupportYourLocalBSD</span></a></p>
Da Linux beardude<p>Also Beastie and Puffy, I know you two are pretty eccentric, especially you Puffy. I bearly know you, but you also reside in my lazy rig so stay there along with Slackware and his buddies. I'll also call you two when I need you to do me something. Break some Windows or eat/burn some Apple while you're at it.</p><p>I still have to talk to GNU to bring in some pure FOSS distros here in my rig that know what spice-vdagent is. That Parabola guy seems promising</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freebsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freebsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openbsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gnu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gnu</span></a></p>
R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵<p>Ok, this is confusing...</p><p>When I run <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/neovim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeoVim</span></a> from any terminal, it has a white background, just like my terminal.</p><p>When I run neovim from a terminal started by launcher like <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/rofi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rofi</span></a> or <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/fuzzel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fuzzel</span></a>, it has a gray background.</p><p>This is both in <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Debian</span></a> linux + <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/swaywm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swaywm</span></a> and <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> + <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/i3wm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>i3wm</span></a>.</p><p>So confuzzled.</p>
Peter N. M. Hansteen<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@philbaker1" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>philbaker1</span></a></span> In my experience (not horribly recent) you would generally need an install image generated for that particular model for a Windows install to actually succeed. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openbsd</span></a> and most linuxes I've encountered are a lot easier (see eg <a href="https://nxdomain.no/~peter/blog_wild_wild_world_of_windows.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nxdomain.no/~peter/blog_wild_w</span><span class="invisible">ild_world_of_windows.html</span></a> from back in 2021)</p>