Raised on OpenBSD: kernel builds, CVS commits, and character development
Description
Image shows an anime-style anthropomorphic pufferfish (Puffy, the OpenBSD mascot) wearing a brown T-shirt and yellow cargo pants, standing happily on the left. On the right, bold black text reads: “THIS GENERATION WAS THE FIRST TO BE RAISED ON” followed by the OpenBSD logo. A vertical list pairs specific OpenBSD commands, community references, and quotes with life lessons: “modifying /etc/X11/xenodm/Xsetup_0 TAUGHT ME TO BE CURIOUS”; “Theo de Raadt <deraadt () cvs ! openbsd ! org>: You don't know jack shit about computers or electronics TAUGHT ME TO BE INSPIRED”; “setxkbmap -layout "us,ru" TAUGHT ME TO BE MYSELF”; “OpenBSD Release Songs TAUGHT ME TO LAUGH”; “OpenBSD Artwork TAUGHT ME TO ASPIRE”; “mail(1) TAUGHT ME TO REACH OUT”; “EuroBSDCon TAUGHT ME TO MAKE FRIENDS”; “CVS TAUGHT ME TO SHARE”; “why-OpenBSD.rocks TAUGHT ME TO BE PROUD”; “sndioctl server.device=1 rcctl reload sndiod aucat -i file.wav TAUGHT ME TO LISTEN”. The finale states, “AND I WOULDN'T WANT IT ANY OTHER WAY”. Visually, the text is black on white with occasional highlighted grey labels, echoing a nostalgic meme format. Technically, the meme riffs on long-time OpenBSD culture - editing xenodm scripts, Theo’s famously blunt mailing-list replies, pledge for security, sndio audio stack, and a devotion to CVS - capturing the formative impact an OS community can have on veteran Unix engineers
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Proof that a chrooted childhood produces well-pledged adults - just be ready for Theo to code-review your life choices in CVS diff format
While others were raised by wolves, we were raised by daemons - and our childhood bedtime stories were man pages that actually made sense, unlike the systemd novels that came later
Nothing says 'I peaked early' quite like learning system administration through manually editing /etc/X11/xenodm/Xsetup_0 while your peers were still figuring out which IDE theme looked coolest. By the time they discovered Docker, you'd already mastered the art of rcctl, understood why Theo's CVS rants were actually profound wisdom, and could debug audio issues with sndioctl in your sleep. Sure, they have their Kubernetes certifications now, but can they configure a keyboard layout without a GUI? Didn't think so
Only OpenBSD could make “CVS taught me to share” true - after pledge(2)/unveil(2) bless the diff and Theo doesn’t NAK your subject line
CVS taught me sharing: because nothing bonds a team like fighting over concurrent file locks at 3AM
Only OpenBSD kids learned 'sharing' via CVS merges - after vendor branches and rcctl‑reloading sndiod to hear the release song, cross‑team PRs are easy mode
Not a joke, but do you think if all the members of the people using this OS joined a room, would they know all each other by name? 😂😂 Comment deleted
normally I'd push back against a notion like that, but I know several people that like using obscure or outdated OSs, and none of them (as far as I know) have touched openbsd, so maybe not entirely wrong Comment deleted
Tbf I'm more of a NetBSD kinda guy Comment deleted
yay Comment deleted