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BSDCon '03 Nearly Here (OpenBSD 3.4, Too)
An anonymous reader writes "Pre-orders for the OpenBSD project's latest release, 3.4, are now being taken. This release will ship around November 1st. Significant enhancements have been made in this release, including i386 switch to ELF executable format, further W^X improvements for i386, ld.so on ELF platforms now loads libraries in a random order for greater resistance to attacks, inclusion of a static bounds checker to the compiler for basic checks on functions which accept buffers and sizes, strcpy/strcat function audit to replace with safer strlcpy/strlcat, ProPolice stack protection in the kernel, further manual page cleanups, large number of bug fixes and optimizations to the packet filter (PF) including packet tagging, stateful TCP normalization, passive OS detection, SYN proxy, and adaptive state timeouts, and many other improvements to the rest of the system.
Order a CD from the OpenBSD store. Ordering a CD helps support the project, as a bonus you get cool stickers, artwork, and an audio track!"
The same reader sent links to more information on this release, including new features, and the changelog between 3.3 and 3.4.
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i have a hangover.
I actually had to check the news if something catastrophic had happened to the net in the States.
But I heard that BSD is dying!
sounds nice, but does it run on linux?
FreeBSD's approach catches every situation, and guarantees an intact filesystem on every boot.
I dunno, have you see the previous article? I'd like to see FreeBSD catch this!
Now that would be impressive!
Someone bonered Penny Arcade. Which one of you cocks did it?
If I join GNAA, will I still be allowd to fuck Linux Chick?
I know how the moderation works. My point was, if all your posts are filtered, who is reading them? Just the odd person that is curious as to what the trolls are up to. So why bother posting? It's pointless trying to 'speak your mind' (laugh), IF NO ONE SEES THEM.
"Lastly, how you can identify someone's personality by reading their comments is beyond me." Easy, there is no reason for a person to post over and over and over again the same crap unless they are sick in the head. There are things I don't like, but do I act like a fool like yourself? No. I don't know what OS you're using, but say it's Linux, maybe some people should start a "Linux is stolen SCO code" troll? Which we both know is bullshit and not that easy to say. That's the kind of thing you are doing.
Most people would take the hint after being banned once. I know what spammers do. I was just saying you are in the same class as spammers, the cancer of the Internet that no one likes.
Trolls are free to speak their mind, but go somewhere else to do it. Somewhere that your posts are actually welcome and people will actually care what you say. Also, I think you are not just trying to speak your mind, you are trying to disrupt this forum and put other people down as well
re: bsd is dying, you are wrong. Lets see some real facts, as you are an expert on this. You will know why. Please do not copy and paste the FUD on this forum. Lets see some real proof from yourself, in your own words. Also please include a technical analysis on why BSD is inferior to other operating systems. We're waiting. While you scrape up some FUD and attempt to answer these questions as if you have a clue, my FreeBSD servers and Mac OS X (BSD based) desktop will be running fine. Prediction: you won't come up with a damn thing. but prove me wrong, and everyone else if you can.