OpenBSD 3.0 Ready for Pre-Orders

osiris writes: "Theo de Raadt has just announced that OpenBSD 3.0 is now accepting pre-orders. 3.0 will now be shipping with 3 cds supporting booting from cd for 6 architectures. Plus there is a bonus audio track on the cd :) Plus the all new pf firewall, which replaces Darren Reed's ipf. I hear pf is pretty rock solid with quite a few new features."

Comments

Re:license audit

[Anonymous DWord]

I guess Theo really can piss further than anybody else in a pissing match.

I agree, and I think it's cool. Theo really puts his money where his mouth is. Say what you like about his social "skills," at least you know where he stands, and that he's certainly willing to follow through with what he believes in. Good guy to have on our side. :-)

Re:I think I'll wait for 3.1, thanks

[Anonymous Coward]

You seem to think that creating a packet filter and NAT is rocket science, its not. IPF took so long because Darren was learning as he went along and because it had to be mangled to support many different OS's. Most of the people who are working on PF have done IPF hacking and know that it really is not as good as most people seem to think it is.

Re:Wierd timing

[evilviper]

Well first of all, there are tons of those 'dead' architecture machines still around and actively used (this isn't Microsoft's world, the little work necessary to keep that arch. current is more than justified by the number of users-it's funny how writing PORTABLE code can have so many benefits isn't it).

Second, they aren't dead. Many chipsets considered old are being actively manufactured and used for the embedded market. They may not be in new PCs, but they are popular, and significant.