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FreeBSD 4.10 Released

Posted by timothy on from the move-a-decimal-to-get-a-shotgun dept.

lorand writes "After some delay (initially scheduled to be released on May 5th) the long awaited 4.10 version of FreeBSD was released today. It features a large merge of the USB code from the -CURRENT development branch, some conservative updates to a number of programs in the base system and many bugfixes. The detailed release notes can be found here. Use one of the many mirrors if you need to get the ISOs." feargal adds "There are no sweeping changes from 4.9, mostly a consolidation of security and bug fixes. Looking forward, it is also the first in a new 'Errata Branch' which increases the scope of fixes applied. In the past only critical security fixes were applied to the release branch. The Errata branch will include local DoS fixes and well-tested non-security fixes."

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  1. have they? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    made this OS any easier to install and configure?

  2. Re:For the *BSD nay sayers by $criptah · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Listen retard, first of all, it was my sole opinion on why FreeBSD boxes could show long uptimes. You have your opinion, I have my. I did not say "this is exactly why FreeBSD is better than Linux."

    FYI, I am familiar with GNU/Linux. I've seen enough of Linux kernel shit; that is why I started looking for an alternative solution to begin with. Take a look at any distro and you'll see that it is nothing but a kernel patched with a bunch of libraries and utilities that may or may not vary from one distribution to another. FreeBSD's kernel and utilities are developed based on several of BSD's own libraries. Following a developmental process and developing tools to work together is a big difference.

    I have no idea if an unused module can present an immediate danger; however, why the fuck would you want to have useless code to begin with?

    Again, BSD development IS conservative. FreeBSD and OpenBSD (do not know about NetBSD) undergo massive audition projects. In fact, CERT has not released an advisory concerning a default FreeBSD installation for 2003. OpenBSD has been pretty stable (Yeah, I know about 'sendmail' one but that is not the default). Then there are kernel security levels in additional to system run levels. Can that add to enhanced security and longer uptimes? Probably :)

    If anything, then staying uptodate is much easier with FreeBSD (and other BSDs, I assume) because there is a single CVS source where people can get the latest code for the whole OS. As far as I know, there are no public CVS servers avaiable for Linux users who wish to get the latest updates of their distros.

    You wanted my reasons for "being on a high horse?" You got them. By the way, I enjoy having useful computers that have long uptimes. I do not feel warm and fuzzy about running beta drivers on my servers so I can notify the rest of the world about the bugs that I may find.