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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!"

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  1. Hooray! by Rhesus+Piece · · Score: 3, Funny

    Excellent timing!
    Right around Halloween, the "dead" comes back to life!

    Congrats and good work to the OpenBSD team!
    Keep it up.

  2. I wish by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wish there was someone in real life who knew what OpenBSD was so they could share my enthusiasm =(

    1. Re:I wish by nomadic · · Score: 5, Funny

      I wish there was someone in real life who knew what OpenBSD was so they could share my enthusiasm =(

      I know a girl who's extremely interested in OpenBSD, I could give you her number if you want.


      Nah, just messing with you, made that up.

  3. Re:BSD is dying :-( by Ryan+Huddleston · · Score: 3, Funny
    FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE (GENERIC) #0: Mon Feb 23 20:45:55 GMT 2004
    ryan@cm ryan $ date
    Mon Nov 1 13:20:20 EST 2004
    ryan@cm ryan $ uptime
    1:17PM up 172 days, 17:47, 1 user, load averages: 1.44, 1.45, 1.42
    About 172 days ago.
  4. FInally by Grayswan · · Score: 2, Funny

    Awesome! I can finally run BSD on my old quad 386sx with 1Meg of RAM! Now I'll be cooking with propane.

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  5. Top 10 reasons IPTABLES is better than PF by DeBeuk · · Score: 5, Funny

    Top 10 reasons IPTABLES is better than PF:

    10. Parsing IPTABLES config files excellent preparation for subsequent
    learning of Asian pictograph-based languages.

    9. Standard logging via syslogd helps eliminate clutter in /var/log.

    8. GPL prevents Steve Jobs from stealing your code.

    7. Simplistic man pages encourage development of social skills via mailing
    lists.

    6. Multiple distributions, versions, kernels, modules, plugins, etc. keep
    hackers confused as to exactly what they're attacking.

    5. "Mangle" just sounds so much more 133+ than "Scrub".

    4. Complexity of structure leads to more opportunities for obfuscation and
    subsequent job security.

    3. New and experimental kernel modules make life exciting again.

    2. GUI and Web based utilities mean that anyone can set one up without knowing
    what they're doing.

    And the number one reason IPTABLES is better than PF:

    1. No distracting arguments about whether to port it to OpenBSD.

    Shamelessly stolen from the pf mailinglist.

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    Reality has a notoriously liberal bias -- Stephen Colbert
  6. Up time by KilobyteKnight · · Score: 2, Funny

    I wish they'd slow down the releases. Between the new versions and power outages, the uptime on my server is suffering.

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