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OpenBSD 2.8 Review

Posted by Hemos on from the lil-devil dept.

Patrick Mullen writes: "OpenBSD 2.8 is a big release in many ways, but who has time to read the long release information pages? The Duke of URL has just reviewed OpenBSD 2.8 and covers all the new features, installation (including a mini-HowTo for those new OpenBSD users), information about the organization, and much more."

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  1. umm...no by Jose · · Score: 3

    Linux was first started in 1991. OpenBSD forked off of NetBSD, in 1995. NetBSD was started in 1991 I believe..There is a Unix timeline here
    Nice try though.

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  2. Re:not on the front page by bugg · · Score: 2
    I do see your point, but this is probably a bad example. A review isn't news- I don't want to see reviews of any normal releases of software on the main page.

    OpenBSD 2.8 release? Mainpage. A review? I can understand shoving that aside. I wouldn't call a review of a BSD something "really cool in the BSD world."

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  3. The Duke doesn't know his stuff. by aidoneus · · Score: 2

    Among the sprinkling of errors that are scattered throughout the review, there is one that stands out. He makes mention of how young BSD is, specifically OpenBSD. Now I may be wrong but isn't BSD (and OpenBSD) descended from the original Unix, and is much older than Linux?

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  4. chances are... by psxndc · · Score: 2
    Chances are that anyone that actually came to this story is already an OpenBSD fan since it wasn't on the /. home page, but for that small percentage of you that aren't wise in the ways of OpenBSD: It rocks!!

    I admit it, I'm an OpenBSD newbie, but setting it up is a cinch. They guide you right through it in the foldout that comes with the CD. A book that also helped me out is "Building linux and OpenBSD Firewalls". It too guides you through the install (for 2.5 though, a tad different) and it also gives a lot of good examples of ipfilters and ipnat. The man pages are great too. They go into why things are set up the way they are, not just how.

    If you are even remotely interested in securing your home network and have an old machine laying around (mines a P1-166 with only a 2 gig drive), buy the CD and try it out.

    </FANBOY>

    psxndc

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  5. not on the front page by zentex · · Score: 2

    i just love how BSD is contantly ommitted from the front page...

    some monkey figures out how to build a robot that runs redhat that he programed to wipe his dogs ass and it stays on the front page, but let something really nifty in the bsd world make news and it never sees the light of day.

    /. is bigotry at it's finest...almost like racism...mmmm seeing a connection.

    NO SPORK

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  6. Okay review... by Moderator · · Score: 2

    The review would be okay, if he was reviewing an office suite. The author goes through the installation process and tells some general features of OpenBSD, but never even reviews security or stability, OpenBSD's strongest points. I don't even think he mentioned encryption one time. Come on, this is supposed to be a friggin' server OS, not some Windows replacement! Can't we at least have benchmarks?

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  7. For Some Reason... by MeowMeow+Jones · · Score: 2

    the article suggests you buy a CD from linuxcentral. Get the official CD from openbsd.org instead so that the people who actually work on it get some money.

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