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FreeBSD 6.1 Released

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the get-it-while-its-hot dept.

nbritton writes "FreeBSD 6.1 has been released! This release is the next step in the development of the 6.X branch, delivering several performance improvements, many bugfixes, and a few new features. Of note are the major improvements to the filesystem and SATA code, possibly making FreeBSD the number one choice for SATA RAID implementations. For a complete list of new features and known problems, please see the release notes, errata list, Bittorrent Downloads, Mirrors, Hardware Notes, and Installation Guide."

5 of 227 comments (clear)

  1. But does it run... by phase_9 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, but does it run solitaire?

  2. Re:Errata list? by debilo · · Score: 3, Funny
    From the mailing list:
    NOTE: It was discovered at the last minute that the errata notes that were packaged with the release are out of date. For a complete list of known problems, please see the online errata list, available at: ...
    The errata page is being updated, please be patient.
  3. Two Keyboards. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    Addition of a keyboard multiplexer. This allows USB and PS/2 keyboards to coexist without any special options at boot.

    Yes! Its about time, been waiting for ages for this one. Signed,

    Doctor Octavius

  4. Re:BSD and clusters by Ingolfke · · Score: 1, Funny

    Is it possible to imagine a Beowulf cluster of these?

  5. Re:Oh, great! by Ingolfke · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes! I've been saying the same thing about CP/M and DOS 6.1 for years now.