Lots of user group items this week.

• KnoxBUG has both July and August presentations planned – July 26th is the next, on cryptography and identity assurance.
• SemiBUG is looking for September+ presentations.
• NYCBUG’s RetroBSD and LiteBSD presentation is in 4 days, and there will be an instalfest on August 3rd.
• HOPE is July 22-24, and will have a BSD presence.  (FreeBSD Foundation)
• “what are the disadvantages of using software like pfSense, vyos etc. over enterprise quality routers?“
• BSDs and Trim the SSD.
• DiscoverBSD for 2016/06/27.
• USENIX ATC 2016 Conference Recap.
• OPNSense 16.1.18 released, which I think is the last 16.1.* release.
• FreeBSD just in time.
• Samsung acquires Joyent.  Joyent are big pkgsrc users.  (via)