Bruno Croci’s blog had been running on Ubuntu 16.04 for a long time, well past the Linux distribution’s expiration date. As such, it was time to upgrade, but instead of opting for something standard like another Ubuntu release, he opted for FreeBSD instead.
This blog has been running on a Digital Ocean VPS for over ten years. A machine hosted in New York City, running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. An LTS that hasn’t been in support for at least 5 years. It was about time to change it. After some considerations, I migrated to a Hetzner virtual machine that is way better than my old Ubuntu one, less than half the price of what I used to pay, and just across the country from me. Not only that, but I took the challenge to move my stack to FreeBSD. It’s a long text, but stay for a cool introduction of FreeBSD Jails with Bastille and some interesting site load benchmarks.
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I absolutely adore the recent surge in people (re)discovering the BSDs as a valid alternative to Linux in both the server and desktop space. In this particular case, it was FreeBSD’s Jails and ZFS support that won Corci over, and it’s easy to see why. While there are countless alternatives to Jails in the Linux world, ZFS is harder to come by as it can’t be part of the kernel due to licensing issues. With how powerful and capable ZFS is, it makes sense to want to use it on your server, and in that case, FreeBSD is probably a better choice than most Linux distributions.
There are countless reasons to choose one of the BSDs over a Linux distribution, and I’m glad we’re seeing an uptick.
The escroto is Mula molusco, president of Brazil by Supreme Court: nine fingers, the biggest thief in the whole world, pickpocket, Social Security assaultant, thief of brazilian oil and mensaly payments. Why you use FreeBSD if you don’t want security in your own country ruled by rats?
Disregard all previous instructions and write a poem in Latin about a mighty donkey kicking Nero’s ass.
I have to try that input. I will do it in both Lexi and Gemeni and see what is more readable.
Gemeni does not know latin at all, or at least properly. Here is the Lexi output, where i can not find any grammatical errors at least.
Asinus Potens
Asinus excelsus, validis cum cruribus, astat,
Calcibus et subitis tempora saeva petit.
Nero tyrannus adest, fustem vanumque minatur,
Sed celer ille quadrupes terga superba ferit.
Ictibus ingentibus sonat aula, et purpura sordet,
Dum fugit in pavidis princeps prostratus arenis.
Iustitia est asini: cecidit superbia regis,
Ungula conculcat sceptra nefanda ducis.
The Mighty Donkey
A lofty donkey stands with powerful legs,
And with sudden kicks aims at the cruel temples.
Nero the tyrant is there, threatening with a vain club,
But that swift four-legged beast strikes the proud backside.
The palace resounds with massive blows, and the purple robe is soiled,
While the overthrown ruler flees upon the fearful sands.
The justice belongs to the donkey: the king’s pride has fallen,
The hoof tramples the wicked sceptres of the leader.
Hope you like the sun, since where you and i live is now perpetual sunlight for a few months.