OpenSSH 4.0 & Portable OpenSSH 4.0p1 Released

UnderScan writes "As seen on openssh-unix-announce: 'OpenSSH 4.0 has just been released. It will be available from the mirrors listed at http://www.openssh.com/ shortly. OpenSSH is a 100% complete SSH protocol version 1.3, 1.5 and 2.0 implementation and includes sftp client and server support. We would like to thank the OpenSSH community for their continued support to the project, especially those who contributed source and bought T-shirts or posters.' See the changelog or the freshmeat.net changes summary for more details."

Comments

Re:FreeBSD

[ignorant_newbie]

> The new hacker/cracker challenge: zero day ports!

well, given where most of the good ports come from these days, the quickest route is to just install OpenBSD

Re:Major/Minor oddity

[superpulpsicle]

To my understanding Openssh is still the same 2.0 protocol. Not like a new 4.0 protocol. Correct me if I am mistaken....

I think I speak for everyone when I request:

[mscnln]

Tab completion in sftp!

I don't use sftp nearly as much as I would if I could actually navigate and download files with any efficiency instead of copying and pasting...

This is 2005, come on.

Re:I think I speak for everyone when I request:

[Anonymous Coward]

tab completion? how about recursive get and put?

Re:Major/Minor oddity

[ArbitraryConstant]

"Does anyone else find it a bit odd that 4.0p1 is listed as Minor Feature Enhancements, yet it gets a whole-digit version bump?"

The last release was 3.9. They simply rolled over to a new major number. Also, I think it's justified. Connection multiplexing was introduced in 3.9, but now it's had the major bugs fixed and so might be considered "stable". It's a big feature.

Not front page material?

[MetalliQaZ]

A new release of Gnome got the front page, but a new release of OpenSSH doesn't? Someone's priorities are out of wack.

-d

Re:Not front page material?

[Anonymous Coward]

I was thinking the same thing. OpenSSH is one of the most widely used open source applications but on Slashdot its a minor footnote when a major release is annouced. Hmm...could it be because its a BSD related project and not Linux? It wouldnt be the first and im sure it wont be the last time.

Re:FreeBSD

[setagllib]

That's the point of the portable copies: and they do get tested. If there's one thing we can trust OpenBSD for it's releasing solid software, even if not always in the kernel (at least from what I've heard).