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Re:Abandoning Scientific Linux Was a Mistake on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @09:05AM (#49815475)
Great text!
Re: on Friday May 29, 2026 @06:17AM (#48321281)
A practical comparison of FreeBSD with ZFS and Linux as a hosting platform for WordPress. We analyze differences in the networking stack (kqueue vs epoll), MySQL/MariaDB optimization on ZFS, snapshot and rollback mechanisms, service isolation with Jails, VNET, and RCTL, as well as the real limitations of the FreeBSD ecosystem.
Re:WordPress Full Site Editing on Monday March 30, 2026 @06:10AM (#47572468)
WordPress Full Site Editing — A Complete Guide to FSE: theme.json, Templates, and Block Themes.
Re:Grep, Sed, Awk – The Unix Text Processing Trinity on Thursday February 26, 2026 @02:56AM (#47163199)
Three tools born in Bell Labs that still power every server, every pipeline, and every sysadmin's toolkit — over 50 years later. Learn their history and master them the right way.
Re:FreeBSD Audio Diagnostics and Optimization on Friday February 06, 2026 @04:13AM (#46910677)
USB DAC - chodzi o tor audio urządzeń usb dac10:13A comprehensive guide to audio diagnostics and optimization in FreeBSD, especially for USB DAC devices and music interfaces operating in bitperfect mode and real-time. Solid documentation of practical solutions for sound system analysis and calibration. Includes practical sndchk.sh tool for real-time USB audio path monitoring.
Complete guide to installing self-hosted n8n on a FreeBSD server. The article describes step-by-step the configuration and setup process for a highly efficient and secure system environment for n8n, based on FreeBSD, using Nginx as a reverse proxy, SSL, and Redis with Queue Mode enabled. I use this solution in production in my own projects.
Re:Advertisements of Unix and its technologies from 1984-1998 on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @03:46AM (#43169589)
Overview of archival advertising campaigns highlights how UNIX technologies were promoted, reflecting the era’s technological ambitions and their growing significance in both corporate and consumer environments.
Guide to configuring FreeBSD as an audiophile audio server: setting up system and audio subsystem parameters, real-time operation, bit-perfect signal processing, and the best methods for enabling and parameterising the system graphic equalizer (equalizer) and high-quality audio equalization with FFmpeg filters. Linux users will also find useful information, especially in the context of configuring and personalising the MPD player and filters.