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Contact: Deb Goodkin <deb@FreeBSDFoundation.org>

The FreeBSD Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to advancing FreeBSD through both technical and non-technical support.
Funded entirely by donations, the Foundation supports software development, infrastructure, security, and collaboration efforts; organizes events and developer summits; provides educational resources; and represents the FreeBSD Project in legal matters.

==== OS Improvements

Throughout the quarter, there were 451 `src`, 71 `ports`, and 25 `doc` commits sponsored by the FreeBSD Foundation.

Refer to the following report entries describing much of that committed development work:

* <<_suspendresume_improvement,Suspend/Resume Improvements>>
* <<_linuxkpi_802_11_and_native_wireless_update,LinuxKPI 802.11 and Native Wireless Update>>
* <<_audio_stack_improvements,Audio Stack Improvements>>
* <<_improve_openjdk_on_freebsd,Improve OpenJDK on FreeBSD>>
* <<_sylvea_unified_system_management_platform_for_freebsd,Sylve -- A Unified System Management Platform for FreeBSD>>
* <<_support_for_installing_pkgbase_systems,Support for Installing pkgbase Systems>>
* <<_drm_drivers,DRM drivers>>
* <<_alpha_omega_beach_cleaning_project,Alpha-Omega Beach Cleaning Project>>
* <<_improve_libvirt_support_for_bhyve_hypervisor,Improve libvirt Support for bhyve Hypervisor>>
* <<_sta_work_package_c_cicd_automation,STA Work Package C: CI/CD Automation>>
* <<_usb_kernel_debugging_improvements, USB Kernel Debugging Improvements>>
* <<_drm_drivers_slowdowns_and_freezes_fixes,DRM Drivers Slowdowns and Freezes Fixes>>
* <<_process_credentials_groups_related_changes_in_freebsd_15,Process Credentials' Groups-Related Changes in FreeBSD 15>>

Other highlights include:

* Improved virtual memory scalability, allowing multiple processes to load shared libraries in parallel.
* Greater UFS reliability on very large filesystems (with more than 2 billion inodes).
* Support for systems with over 4 TB of RAM, including a reworked Kernel Virtual Address (KVA) layout tailored for the 57-bit address space (LA57) architecture.
* Kqueue inheritance across `fork(2)`.
* A new safeguard (`noshutdown`) to help prevent accidental system shutdown.
* Simplified and more reliable filesystem rename operations.
* A fix for amd64 pmap panics under low-memory conditions.
* Numerous fixes for race conditions in timeout(1).
* A new EXTERROR(9) interface, standardizing how external applications can report detailed error information.

The Foundation also continued to support two major initiatives: the Laptop Support and Usability project (in collaboration with link:https://www.ql-research.com/[Quantum Leap Research]) and an <<_infrastructure_modernization,infrastructure modernization project>> commissioned by the link:https://www.sovereign.tech/[Sovereign Tech Agency].
For background on both efforts, see the link:https://www.freebsd.org/status/report-2025-01-2025-03/#_freebsd_foundation[2025Q1 quarterly status report].

FreeBSD, under the management of the Foundation, participated in its 21st consecutive link:https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/[Google Summer of Code (GSoC)] program.
All link:https://wiki.freebsd.org/SummerOfCode2025Projects[twelve projects] were successfully completed.

Four of those GSoC participants contributed report entries:

* <<_acpi_lua_bindings,ACPI Lua Bindings>>
* <<_sockstat_ui_improvements,Sockstat UI Improvements>>
* <<_geomman_release,Geomman Release>>
* <<_mac_do4_and_mdo1_improvements,mac_do(4) and mdo(1) Improvements>>

==== Advocacy

Advocacy work in the 3rd quarter of 2025 included representing FreeBSD at open source events, producing more technical tutorials and working on the upcoming November 2025 FreeBSD Vendor Summit.
Take a look at just a few of the ways the Foundation helped advocate for FreeBSD in Q3 of 2025:

* Sponsored and attended link:https://2025.eurobsdcon.org/[EuroBSDcon 2025], held in Zagreb, Croatia; September 25-28, 2025.
* Members of the Foundation team link:https://osseu2025.sched.com/event/25VsE[presented] at the link:https://events.linuxfoundation.org/archive/2025/open-source-summit-europe/[Open Source Summit, Europe], August 25-27, 2025, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
* Planning continued for the link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/news-and-events/event-calendar/fall-2025-freebsd-summit/[November 2025 FreeBSD Vendor Summit], taking place November 6-7, 2025 in San Jose, CA.
  Registration is open and the schedule is available.
* Published the following blogs and videos to help to inform and educate the community:
** link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/how-to-install-and-configure-the-galene-video-meeting-server-on-freebsd/[How To Install and Configure the Galene Video Meeting Server]
** link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/an-introduction-to-freebsds-periodic-system/[An Introduction to FreeBSD's Periodic System]
** BSDCan 2025 trip reports:
*** link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/bsdcan-2025-trip-report-mark-johnston/[Mark Johnston]
*** link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/bsdcan-2025-trip-report-chuck-tuffli/[Chuck Tuffli]
** link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/from-minecraft-to-markets-java-hiding-in-plain-sight/[From Minecraft to Markets: Java Hiding in Plain Sight]
** link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/freebsd-jails-are-simple-and-easy/[FreeBSD Jails are Simple and Easy]
* Published the link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/news-and-events/newsletter/june-july-2025-newsletter/[June/July 2025]  and link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/news-and-events/newsletter/august-2025-newsletter/[August 2025] FreeBSD Foundation Newsletters.
* Released the link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/journal/browser-based-edition/networking-3/[April/May/June 2025] issue of the FreeBSD Journal with HTML versions of the articles.

==== Continuous Integration and Workflow Improvement

The Foundation supports a full-time staff member dedicated to improving the Project's continuous integration system and test infrastructure.

==== Legal/FreeBSD IP

The Foundation owns the FreeBSD trademarks, and it is our responsibility to protect them.
We also provide legal support for the core team to investigate questions that arise.

Go to link:https://freebsdfoundation.org[] to find more about how we support FreeBSD and how we can help you!
