The #UAPI group will be hosting the Image-Based Linux and Boot Integrity devroom at #fosdem2027 and the CFP is now open: https://uapi-group.org/conferences/conferences/2027-01-30__fosdem-devroom/
Pro tip for _not_ getting your talk proposal immediately rejected: do not mention kubernetes in the abstract
Pro tip for getting your talk proposal immediately accepted: casually mention #varlink in the abstract
This was immediately followed by a #systemd maintainers panel #allsystemsGo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3QwPCGLtYs&list=PLY5ESsVXvwlg&index=4&pp=iAQB
Just left Berlin after another successful #allsystemsGo - this year I had 3 presentations. First, together with @zbyszek we did the usual presentation on #systemd state of the project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uZw5M8dG_o&list=PLY5ESsVXvwlg&index=1&pp=iAQB
First off, this red boi will drive us down to perfidious albion. Hopefully with a full Scottish breakfast, any moment now...
The long journey to #allsystemsgo and #lpc starts earlier this year, but as always, with a ding-ding wagon
#systemd v262~rc2 is out, go test it quickly before Lennart adds more varlink! https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases/tag/v262-rc2
#systemd v262~rc1 is out! If you don't help testing it out, YOUR favourite third party service will be next on the takeover list
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases#release-v262-rc1
Everybody knows the best time to deploy is on a late Friday afternoon, so good news: you can now go and push the freshly released #systemd v261 straight to production. No need to test it beforehand, claude told us it's all fine and we are all very good boys https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases/tag/v261
Init scripts will no longer be of any concern to us. I have just received word that #systemd v260 is out. The last remnants of the old unix philosophy have been swept away - unit files now have direct control over their services
This year at #fosdem2026 I'll be doing a talk in the Distributions devroom on Sunday, presenting about #systemd awesome** immutable Linux distro*, come along if you want to learn all about it!
https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/DVVAV9-particle-os-from-trad-distro-to-immutable-image/
*not a distro
**probably not awesome either, except at bricking your laptop, your toaster and your goldfish too
Hey oh, hey oh, it's off to #FOSDEM we go! First hop to London on this red boi
A free DB cookie appeared! Hoping it's not a subtle ploy to sweeten some yet unknown travel disruption...
After three days in Berlin, two at #ASG where we had another magnificent conference with loads of amazing content, followed by the 4th edition of the Image-Based Linux Summit, where we had a full day of very productive technical discussions, it is time for the long journey back home to Scotland. First leg of the day on this big chonko to Koln. Will it depart? Will it arrive, and if so, where? Stay tuned for more DeutscheBahn-themed mystery travel!
#systemd v258 has been released! This took a while, as the process to decide which of your favourite, venerable tool that did one thing and did it well to kill and subsume is long and laborious. But we got there in the end. Go check the release notes to find out which one it will be this time around:
Today is a good day as any to remind people once again that no, Linux is in fact not "about choice" http://islinuxaboutchoice.com/
Only ONE week left to submit talk proposals for All Systems Go! 2025! Only an abstract is needed for the CFP, slides are a problem for your future self, that sucker.
#AllSystemsGo is a great conference to present at, you'll get a chance to meet and talk to a lot of very nice people, and also @pid_eins - submit submit submit https://cfp.all-systems-go.io/all-systems-go-2025/cfp
#systemd v257 is now released. Due to a sudden influx of many new programs that do one thing and do it really well, it is with great sadness in my heart that I have to reveal this latest release includes 4.2% more Unix Philosophy™ than the previous. We sincerely apologize for the letdown, and we promise to do better next time.
For a full list of changes, see:
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases/tag/v257
The CfP for the Image-Based Linux and Boot Integrity Devroom at #FOSDEM 2025 organized by the UAPI Group closes in ONLY two weeks, on Dec 1st, so time is running out to submit proposals for presentations! We welcome proposals for talks on topics around image-based Linux, boot integrity, measured boot, secure boot and more. For details and links see: https://uapi-group.org/docs/conferences/2025-02-02__fosdem-devroom/
The CfP for the Image-Based Linux and Boot Integrity Devroom at #FOSDEM 2025 organized by the UAPI Group is now open! We welcome proposals for talks on topics around image-based Linux, boot integrity, measured boot, secure boot and more. For details and links see: https://uapi-group.org/docs/conferences/2025-02-02__fosdem-devroom/
and on the second day together with @zbyszek about the state of the #systemd project, followed by a round table with other maintainers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJDjDbC9fug&list=PLWYdJViL9EipIImmvuoGFAeS-lKeHH2DD&index=28&pp=iAQB