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OpenBSD 3.6 Released!

Posted by Hemos on from the coming-out-at-you dept.

dspisak writes "The people over at OpenBSD have released version 3.6 containing significant new features such as: SMP support for i386 and amd64 archs, the ability to optimize pf rulesets, better hotplug support, in addition to more robust encryption and vpn functionality. This is in addition to more recent hardware support, for a full list of changes take a look at the 3.6 changelog. Don't forget to use the mirrors!"

5 of 194 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Firewall ? by Triumph+The+Insult+C · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    pf(4) works and isn't a nasty kludge of hacks

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    vodka, straight up, thank you!
  2. Re:About Slashdot BSD Logo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    stfu. you're either a troll - or a fucking retard.

  3. Way behind the times by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    ...containing significant new features such as: SMP support for i386 and amd64 archs...

    Wow, SMP support. And it's only 2004.

    PFFFTTTTTTTTTTTT.

  4. Re:Firewall ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    >I don't think there's much difference for Joe User (who wants to protect his home network beind cable/dsl).

    who cares about joe user? netfilter is great for some noob in his soho. PF is for the pros... and everyone else. there is rarely a technical excuse for running any non-commercial packetfilter other than openbsd.

  5. One pressing question remains though... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    So fucking what? BSD is dead people! Get a fucking clue!