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Upcoming X2Go and orca e.V. sponsorship drive
by Stefan Baur 24 Oct '22

24 Oct '22

Dear $ALL, As you might know, a few years ago, at "X2Go: The Gathering 2017", several key members of X2Go as well as members from other Remote Desktop-/Remote Application projects joined together to form the Open Remote Computing Association - orca e.V. - a registered association under Germanys Civil Code and also registered as a charitable organization, similar to a 501(c)(3) organization in the US. This June, we joined betterplace.org for easier handling of donations. They offer PayPal, SEPA Direct Debit, Credit Card, giropay/paydirekt and Wire transfer. And they also handle issuing donation receipts for us. (Note that while donations towards orca/X2Go are tax-deductible for German tax subjects, this may vary in other jurisdictions.) The Commercial and Savings Bank Ulm, where orca's bank account resides, is planning a sponsorship drive for all charitable organizations registered with them via betterplace.org, starting Monday, 2022-10-24, 09:00 CEST and ending Friday, 2022-10-28, 23:59 CEST - so that's this week. They have pooled 17 500 EUR and will distribute them across all charitable orgs registered with them that receive donations. So it's not a 1:1 matching of each donation, but the org with the biggest amount of donations gets the biggest piece of the cake, so to speak. If you can, please visit the donation sites below and send a few €€€ our way. (But don't feel bad if you can't. Times are rough. We get that.) We'd prefer if you use the German-language donation forms because with these, we know for sure that the donation counts towards the bank's pledge. However, if you're afraid of hitting the wrong button in a German-language form, feel free to use the link that points to the English version. To donate towards X2Go: German: <https://www.wirwunder.de/projects/111056?wirwunder=235> English: <https://www.betterplace.org/en/projects/111056?wirwunder=235> To donate towards orca e.V., our umbrella org: German: <https://www.wirwunder.de/projects/111057?wirwunder=235> English: <https://www.betterplace.org/en/projects/111057?wirwunder=235> Kind Regards, and Thanks in Advance, Stefan Baur X2Go's Community Manager -- BAUR-ITCS UG (haftungsbeschränkt) Geschäftsführer: Stefan Baur Eichenäckerweg 10, 89081 Ulm | Registergericht Ulm, HRB 724364 Fon/Fax 0731 40 34 66-36/-35 | USt-IdNr.: DE268653243

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It is now easier to make donations towards X2Go, thanks to orca e.V. and betterplace.org
by Stefan Baur 29 Jun '22

29 Jun '22

Dear $ALL, as some of you might know/remember, back in 2017, some members of X2Go, along with members of other remote desktop/remote application projects, founded the Open Remote Computing Association - orca e.V. in Treuchtlingen, Germany. orca e.V. is sort of an umbrella organization and provides the legal framework for the individual sub-projects (currently Arctica, FreeRDP and X2Go) - and also allows them to collect donations. orca e.V. is a registered association [0] under Germanys Civil Code [1] and also registered as a charitable organization, similar to a 501(c)(3) organization [2] in the US. As such, donations to orca e.V. and its sub-projects like X2Go are tax deductible for German tax subjects. However, until now, we were only able to accept donations via wire transfer. This has now changed, thanks to the kind offer by betterplace.org - In addition to wire transfer, they also offer PayPal, SEPA Direct Debit, Credit Card, and giropay/paydirekt as payment options, and you can choose between a one-time (which is the default), a monthly, or an annual donation. So, if you can spare a few Euros for us, kindly make a donation towards X2Go at <https://www.betterplace.org/en/donate/platform/projects/111056> - but if you can't, don't feel ashamed. Times are rough, we get it. Regardless of whether or not you are able to make a donation - we'd appreciate if you could spread the word on social media, e.g. by retweeting this tweet: <https://twitter.com/farbenstau/status/1542123433470922752> Kind Regards, Stefan Baur (X2Go Community Manager/Lead Evangelist, and orca e.V.'s 1st chairman) [0] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registered_association_(Germany)> [1] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BCrgerliches_Gesetzbuch> [2] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501(c)(3)_organization> -- BAUR-ITCS UG (haftungsbeschränkt) Geschäftsführer: Stefan Baur Eichenäckerweg 10, 89081 Ulm | Registergericht Ulm, HRB 724364 Fon/Fax 0731 40 34 66-36/-35 | USt-IdNr.: DE268653243

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X2Go: The Gathering 2021 AKA "Over 9000!" (2021-12-03 - 2021-12-04) will be an entirely virtual event
by Stefan Baur 01 Dec '21

01 Dec '21

Dear $ALL, As stated in the subject line, X2Go: The Gathering 2021 - AKA "Over 9000!" - will be an entirely virtual event and will take place from Friday afternoon, 2021-12-03, to Sunday afternoon/evening, 2021-12-05. If you're wondering what the “Over 9000!” is about, take a look at <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Over_9000!> and at <https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/478220a4c454480e823b17327b2bf1d4>, especially the box titled “COVID-19-Fälle” (active Covid-19 cases), which is way over 9000. Under normal conditions, X2Go: The Gathering would be the annual event where users, admins, and developers (including the i18n volunteers) of X2Go, as well as members from the Arctica project and the orca e.V. nonprofit meet face to face, to discuss current X2Go-related issues, fix open bugs, and have a good time getting to know each other. Sadly, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, this year's X2Go: The Gathering will have to remain entirely virtual. Due to various reasons, we were unable to schedule the event earlier in the year, where Covid-19 infection numbers were lower and where meeting outside or keeping the windows open all day might have worked, so we're stuck with this late event date, which sadly coincides with the fourth Covid-19 wave here in Germany. This means we will be meeting via Jitsi and we will be live-streaming the event via YouTube. Links to the streams will be posted on <http://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/events:x2go-gathering-2021> each day before the stream begins. You can join in any time, even on short notice, no sign-up required. We will be updating the Wiki page <http://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/events:x2go-gathering-2021> as more information becomes available - especially the schedule, which is currently still in the works. We plan to release (at least) three new features for X2Go at or at least shortly after this year's X2Go: The Gathering, namely: - the HTML5 client - server-side X2Go-KDrive support, and - X2Go support in Remmina. The former two are currently already available via nightly builds, but we intend to declare them stable and turn them into a proper release. The latter should become available with the next Remmina release. Also, we intend to present the current state of X2Go-TCE on the Raspberry Pi. If time permits (and the individuals required for this are available for it), we will also attempt to move our bugtracker and git to our own gitlab instance (at least for new bugs). As this year's event is an entirely virtual event, there is not really a need for event sponsorships. However, if you're a company that had planned to sponsor the event, we'd appreciate it if you'd redirect the money to some paid work on X2Go instead. A list of companies/individuals available for this can be found here: <https://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/doc:professional-support> If you're not sure what to sponsor - while the features already mentioned above are ready to be included in a stable release, they could still use some more love and affection. For example: - The HTML5 and Remmina clients don't support file and printer sharing yet - The HTML5 client also lacks sound support - The HTML5 client only works with KDrive, not "classic" X2Go-NX (to be honest, NX inside HTML5 doesn't really make sense since we are about to release KDrive as stable, but if you feel you have a good reason for it, let us know ...) - Remmina only works with "classic" X2Go-NX, not KDrive, and only on a client that still supports X11 (even though Remmina in general also works on a Wayland-only client) -> KDrive support would require a shared library for KDrive, either written in GTK or with more low level rendering toolskits (e.g. Glib-2.0 and Cairo, etc.). - KDrive probably needs some more work on the Windows (and possibly macOS) Client side. - X2Go-TCE on the Pi, while functional in general, still has some untested areas and is a little rough around the edges. - Also, we have been contacted once again regarding USB forwarding support in X2Go, so anyone interested in co-sponsoring this feature should speak up or at least contact me off-list - maybe we can get a co-sponsoring going, lowering the cost for all parties involved. And of course, you can also make donations, either in general or specifically earmarked for X2Go, via orca e.V. The entire schedule, save for the time and date of the orca e.V. meeting on Sunday, is still in a state of flux. We may move some presentations to a Saturday slot, depending on the availability of the speakers involved. If you would like to present something, please contact me via E-Mail (<mailto:X2Go-ML-1@baur-itcs.de>) and let me know the title of your presentation/talk, the expected duration and the times you would be available. Of course, you can also pre-record your presentation/talk if you want, but you will have to upload it to YouTube yourself and let us know the link (it may be unlisted, but must not be marked "private"). Sincerely, Stefan Baur, "X2Go: The Gathering" event organizer PS: Please heed the "reply-to" when replying, and make sure your reply gets sent only to <mailto:x2go-ml-1@baur-itcs.de>, as this message is sent to multiple X2Go mailing lists at once (and it is likely you are not subscribed to all of them, so your replies would clog up the moderation queue for the others). -- BAUR-ITCS UG (haftungsbeschränkt) Geschäftsführer: Stefan Baur Eichenäckerweg 10, 89081 Ulm | Registergericht Ulm, HRB 724364 Fon/Fax 0731 40 34 66-36/-35 | USt-IdNr.: DE268653243

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X2Go: The Gathering 2020 AKA V/RUS (2020-09-18 - 2020-09-20) will take place at Stuttgart's hackerspace "shackspace"
by Stefan Baur 18 Aug '20

18 Aug '20

Dear $ALL, As stated in the subject line, X2Go: The Gathering 2020 - AKA V/RUS, the Virtual/Remote User Symposium - will take place at Stuttgart's hackerspace "shackspace", from Friday afternoon, 2020-09-18, to Sunday afternoon/evening, 2020-09-20. X2Go: The Gathering is the annual event where users, admins, and developers (including the i18n volunteers) of X2Go meet face to face, to discuss current X2Go-related issues, fix open bugs, and have a good time getting to know each other. As there is some overlap between X2Go, Arctica, and orca e.V., you can expect to meet members of those groups as well. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year's X2Go: The Gathering will be a hybrid event with minimal on-site participation. We will be live-streaming the event, probably via Jitsi or BigBlueButton, and most likely we will have a YouTube stream going on as well. Links to the streams will be posted on <http://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/events:x2go-gathering-2020> each day before the stream begins. *ATTENTION!* If you're interested in joining us *physically*, please contact <mailto:X2Go-ML-1@baur-itcs.de> with the text "The Gathering" somewhere in the subject and bug me publicly on the X2Go-Project list if you don't receive a confirmation by e-mail after a day or two. We will not be providing accomodation this year (so if you cannot commute daily, you will have to look for a hotel/hostel room yourself), *but we still need your contact info* if you wish to take part in person, due to current Covid-19 health regulations. Also, you will be required to wear a non-medical everyday mask or comparable mouth and nose cover (of course, better masks like N95/KN95/FFP2/FFP3 are okay as well, as long as they do not have an exhalation valve), both when using public transport (and while waiting at the platforms/stops), as well as inside shackspace (you will likely be allowed to take the mask off while sitting at your desk, but we cannot guarantee that yet). For joining us *virtually*, you can join in any time, even on short notice, no sign-up required (it would still be nice if you'd let us know in advance, so we can make sure we have sufficient server and streaming capacity). We will be updating the Wiki page <http://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/events:x2go-gathering-2020> as more information becomes available. As this year's event is a hybrid event with minimal on-site participation, there is not really a need for event sponsorships. However, if you're a company that had planned to sponsor the event, we'd appreciate it if you'd redirect the money to some paid work on X2Go instead. A list of companies/individuals available for this can be found here: <https://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/doc:professional-support> CFD.direct, one of our long-time sponsors (<https://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/doc:sponsors>), has already done so - and not only that, they have increased their funding from 700 EUR, as originally planned, to 1000 EUR, as you can read here: <https://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/events:x2go-gathering-2020#sponsoring>. We will be pooling their sponsorship money with another donation by KLO Ingeniería Informática, so we will have 1100 EUR at our disposal. This money will be used to try to tackle the long-standing clipboard issues in the NX-libraries. If you want to add money into that pool, or want to sponsor other X2Go-related work, again, please see the above list of companies/individuals available for such work. Sincerely, Stefan Baur, "X2Go: The Gathering" event organizer -- BAUR-ITCS UG (haftungsbeschränkt) Geschäftsführer: Stefan Baur Eichenäckerweg 10, 89081 Ulm | Registergericht Ulm, HRB 724364 Fon/Fax 0731 40 34 66-36/-35 | USt-IdNr.: DE268653243

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X2Go on a Plane!
by Stefan Baur 30 Sep '19

30 Sep '19

Hi List, Our "X2Go: The Gathering 2019" participant Martti Pitkanen tried something out that I sadly couldn't try on my last flight with Finnair, due to some technical difficulties with the satellite uplink: Starting an X2Go Desktop Session with a server on the ground while in mid-flight! And he even managed to record a video of it! Watch this: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlqVS60DNgQ&feature=youtu.be> The really impressive feat is that Martti is using the "browsing" internet package Finnair offers - which is marketed as "only good for Web browsing and E-Mail", rather than the more expensive "streaming" package. Finnair says they block streaming and VPN access on the "browsing" package, but - SSH works, and thus X2Go works as well. As you can see in Martti's video, the speed with which the screen gets updated is totally okay, too (especially considering that he is using Chrome Browser in the remote session, which isn't exactly fast over X2Go, even on a wired connection). This is a big advantage for Linux and X2Go compared to an RDP connection to a Windows machine - we don't need a separate VPN connection to make things safe (we can simply use 2FA via PAM, or an SSH keyfile + passphrase), so we're - allow me the pun - flying under Finnair's radar for VPN connections, and the small internet package is sufficient for X2Go. By the way, should Finnair choose to block SSH in the future, there are probably some ways around that as well. The easiest one is to switch the SSH port from 22 to 443 - if they're only blacklisting/whitelisting ports. 443 is https, and cheap firewall/proxy settings usually allow direct connections to that port without further inspection or MitM-proxying. The more complicated one would be running a web proxy on your remote machine that listens to outside connections on Port 443, but only allows CONNECT type requests to localhost on port 22 (and blocks everything else). Then you'd set up X2GoClient to use that web proxy in the session configuration. That way, the traffic should look like http/https traffic to any packet-inspecting firewall. Kind Regards, Stefan Baur -- BAUR-ITCS UG (haftungsbeschränkt) Geschäftsführer: Stefan Baur Eichenäckerweg 10, 89081 Ulm | Registergericht Ulm, HRB 724364 Fon/Fax 0731 40 34 66-36/-35 | USt-IdNr.: DE268653243

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X2Go: The Gathering 2019 (2019-09-27 to 2019-09-29) - starting tomorrow!
by Stefan Baur 26 Sep '19

26 Sep '19

Hi List, this is just a quick reminder that X2Go: The Gathering 2019 will start tomorrow. We'll gather at Linuxhotel, Essen, from Friday afternoon until Sunday afternoon, for talks, demos, bugsquashing and some evening entertainment. Details can be found in the Wiki: <https://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/events:x2go-gathering-2019> We'll also update the page with a link where you can watch a live stream of the talks/demos as soon as possible. Feel free to join our IRC channel, #x2go on irc.freenode.org - we'll try to have an eye on the channel during the Q&A after each talk/demo, and also during the coding sessions. Kind Regards, Stefan Baur (with my X2Go Eventplanner Hat on) -- BAUR-ITCS UG (haftungsbeschränkt) Geschäftsführer: Stefan Baur Eichenäckerweg 10, 89081 Ulm | Registergericht Ulm, HRB 724364 Fon/Fax 0731 40 34 66-36/-35 | USt-IdNr.: DE268653243

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X2Go: The Gathering 2019 (2019-09-27 to 2019-09-29) will take place at Linuxhotel, Essen, Germany
by Stefan Baur 18 Jun '19

18 Jun '19

Dear $ALL, As stated in the subject line, X2Go: The Gathering 2019 will take place at Linuxhotel, Essen, Germany, from Friday afternoon, 2019-09-27, to Sunday afternoon/evening, 2019-09-29m and will, again, be a three-day "work and play" (coding, chatting, sightseeing, socializing). X2Go: The Gathering is the annual event where users, admins, and developers (including the i18n volunteers) of X2Go meet face to face, to discuss current X2Go-related issues, fix open bugs, and have a good time getting to know each other. As there is some overlap between X2Go, Arctica, and orca e.V., you can expect to see members of those groups as well. *ATTENTION!* If you want to join us *and* want to sleep in one of the hotel rooms at the Linuxhotel, we need the number of beds and nights you want to reserve, as well as *your full name* (as printed on your passport) and *your nationality* by *2019-08-19* *23:59:59* *CEST* (yes, that's 2019-08-19, *not* 2019-09-19)!!! Very important!!! After that date, we will be unable to reserve a room for you! First come, first serve! As single rooms are in short supply, please book your bed in a 2- or 3-bed room, unless you absolutely have to use a single room. Please send your reservation request to X2Go-ML-1(a)baur-itcs.de with the text "The Gathering" somewhere in the subject and bug me publicly on the X2Go-Project list if you don't receive a confirmation by e-mail after a day or two. Currently, the following core team members already have valid registrations and thus do not need to re-register: - Baur, Stefan 'Stefan#1' (BAUR-ITCS) - DePaulo, Michael Swinick 'Mike#2' - Mike 'Mike#1' Gabriel (DAS-NETZWERKTEAM) - Grabowski, Juri (LiHAS) - Moldovan, Mihai 'ionic' (BAUR-ITCS) - Sibiller, Ulrich - Graesing, Heinz-M. 'h1.org' - Shneyder, Oleksandr 'Alex' (phoca) If for some reason or other you do *not* need a place to sleep at Linuxhotel, but *do* want to join us, please *still* let us know in advance that you're planning to visit. There's no such hard deadline as for the room reservations, but you will need to "check in" (and there will be an "Admission fee") for our gathering with the Linuxhotel staff, so please *do* let us know in advance. We will be updating the Wiki page <http://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/events:x2go-gathering-2019> as more information becomes available. Certain things, like our breakfast options, or having lunch/dinner served by Linuxhotel instead of having to order from a delivery service, can only be planned once we know the exact number of participants. Since we're still in the early planning phase, we do not yet have any sponsors for the event (though we plan to approach the "usual suspects" from previous years), so if you know someone willing and able to co-sponsor the event, please let me know at <X2Go-ML-1(a)baur-itcs.de>. Whether they wish to send us some "swag" with their company branding, or pledge money that we can use to lower dining and lodging costs for our participants, their sponsorship is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Stefan Baur, "X2Go: The Gathering" event organizer -- BAUR-ITCS UG (haftungsbeschränkt) Geschäftsführer: Stefan Baur Eichenäckerweg 10, 89081 Ulm | Registergericht Ulm, HRB 724364 Fon/Fax 0731 40 34 66-36/-35 | USt-IdNr.: DE268653243

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X2Go: The Gathering 2018 Livestream
by Stefan Baur 10 Nov '18

10 Nov '18

Hi $LIST, We are trying to livestream this year's talks via: <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQHaEa8JQDa9hMI1bc3oq8A/live> Please let us know if you have any trouble viewing the stream. Streaming will start at 10:00am CET. Kind Regards, Stefan Baur -- BAUR-ITCS UG (haftungsbeschränkt) Geschäftsführer: Stefan Baur Eichenäckerweg 10, 89081 Ulm | Registergericht Ulm, HRB 724364 Fon/Fax 0731 40 34 66-36/-35 | USt-IdNr.: DE268653243

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X2Go: The Gathering 2018 (2018-11-09 - 2018-11-11) will take place at Stuttgart's hackerspace "shackspace"
by Stefan Baur 11 Oct '18

11 Oct '18

Dear $ALL, As stated in the subject line, X2Go: The Gathering 2018 will take place at Stuttgart's hackerspace "shackspace", from Friday afternoon, 2018-11-09, to Sunday afternoon/evening, 2018-11-11. So, only a little more than 4 weeks from now. X2Go: The Gathering is the annual event where users, admins, and developers of X2Go meet face to face, to discuss current X2Go-related issues, fix open bugs, and have a good time getting to know each other. As there is some overlap between X2Go, Arctica, and ORCA e.V., you can expect to see members of those groups as well. Food and beverages are available on-site at low cost. What will cost you money is if you need a place to sleep - we have a few hotels/hostels that we recommend; If you want to take part, and need a hostel/hotel room, please contact me at <X2Go-ML-1(a)baur-itcs.de> ASAP, so we can find a hostel/hotel room for you. Prices currently range from about 31 EUR (cheapest single-bed hostel bedroom) to about 80 EUR (single-bed hotel room), but these may change (increase!) as we get closer to the event date, so please book early if you can! However, this year, attendance *at the actual event* is free for everyone, as the venue is not charging us for using their facilities. Please *do* shoot me a quick e-mail (you can reach me at <x2go-ml-1(a)baur-itcs.de>) if you intend to attend, so we have an approximate idea of how many people we need to expect, whether you need a place to stay or not, will be around for breakfast/lunch/dinner, etc. etc. Further information regarding the event, like suggestions on how to travel to shackspace, and where the nearest suitable hostels/hotels are located, can be found at <https://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/events:x2go-gathering-2018> - we will be updating this page whenever new information becomes available, so please monitor it closely if you plan to attend. We currently have one sponsor for the event - https://cfd.direct - that has pledged 500 EUR (plus VAT), like last year, and we appreciate it very much. Sadly, they are so far our only sponsor this year, so if you know someone willing and able to co-sponsor the event, please let me know at <X2Go-ML-1(a)baur-itcs.de>. Whether they wish to send us some "swag" with their company branding, or pledge money that we can use to lower dining and lodging costs for our participants, their sponsorship is greatly appreciated. Kind Regards, Stefan Baur -- BAUR-ITCS UG (haftungsbeschränkt) Geschäftsführer: Stefan Baur Eichenäckerweg 10, 89081 Ulm | Registergericht Ulm, HRB 724364 Fon/Fax 0731 40 34 66-36/-35 | USt-IdNr.: DE268653243

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X2Go Booth and Talk confirmed @ LinuxDay.AT, 2018-10-13, HTL Dornbirn, Dornbirn, Austria, looking for more volunteers
by Stefan Baur 05 Sep '18

05 Sep '18

Hi List, this is a heads-up that X2Go will be present at Linuxday.AT 2018 in Dornbirn, Austria, on 2018-10-13. Note that this is indeed October, as early as never before. We will have a booth there (size and location on the show floor still to be determined) and there will be a talk (in German) with an intro into X2Go setup and use for beginners and advanced users. It would be cool to have more than just two volunteers for the booth, so if you plan on attending the event as a visitor, why not join as an X2Go volunteer instead? :-) This event does not require signing up in advance (as regular visitor), also, there is no entry fee. If you would like to volunteer, please DO sign up with us, by replying in this thread or by contacting me via E-Mail. Further info can be found on the "Events" page in the X2Go Wiki (<https://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/events:start>), as well as on the LinuxDay.AT web site: <https://www.linuxday.at/> Kind Regards, Stefan Baur X2Go Project/Community Manager -- BAUR-ITCS UG (haftungsbeschränkt) Geschäftsführer: Stefan Baur Eichenäckerweg 10, 89081 Ulm | Registergericht Ulm, HRB 724364 Fon/Fax 0731 40 34 66-36/-35 | USt-IdNr.: DE268653243

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