https://geekyschmidt.com/categories/open-source/Recent content in Open Source onhttps://geekyschmidt.com/post/2025-10-28-ubports-sailfishos/Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://geekyschmidt.com/post/2025-10-28-ubports-sailfishos/<p>After revisiting SailfishOS earlier this autumn, I spent a week living with its open-source cousin, Ubuntu Touch. With Google tightening the Android ecosystem, it felt like the right moment to explore what a true Linux mobile OS offers today.</p> <p> <img src="https://geekyschmidt.com/assets/images/ubports1.jpg" alt="Pixel 3a Ubuntu Touch" style="float:left; width:200px; margin-right:1rem; margin-bottom:1rem; border-radius:8px;"> My first attempt was with a OnePlus Nord N100 on MetroPCS. It fought me at every step. Flashing, fastboot flags, and ADB coaxing were all unsuccessful. In the end I ordered a Pixel 3a, one of Ubuntu Touch's officially supported devices. </p>https://geekyschmidt.com/post/openbsd-vps-adventure/Sun, 14 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://geekyschmidt.com/post/openbsd-vps-adventure/<h3 id="openbsd-and-me">OpenBSD and Me</h3> <p>OpenBSD holds a place near and dear to my heart. Back in the Air Force, I deployed some of the first Snort sensors in 2003/2004 to detect network traffic. I quickly became engrossed with the elegance and simplicity of OpenBSD’s build system and ongoing maintenance.</p> <p>I wish I could dig back through my early eBay purchases and find the little Compaq machine that powered my first home server install. In my dorm room, I built my first PF firewall and router to practice network configurations. After spending all day working on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Computing_Corporation">Sidewinder firewalls</a> and <a href="https://www.cisco.com/">Cisco</a> gear, I was blown away by what I could accomplish with a $200 computer and some persistence.</p>