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OpenBSD 4.1 Released

Posted by kdawson on from the hot-bits dept.

adstro writes to quote from the BSD mailing list: "We are pleased to announce the official release of OpenBSD 4.1. This is our 21st release on CD-ROM (and 22nd via FTP). We remain proud of OpenBSD's record of ten years with only two remote holes in the default install. As in our previous releases, 4.1 provides significant improvements, including new features, in nearly all areas of the system."

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  1. Re:Just curious... by Yvanhoe · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You wonder? You wonder? Of course it has security implications. I think you are missing this :

    We remain proud of OpenBSD's record of ten years with only two remote holes in the default install. and the fact that openBSD doesn't use the linux/windows "security" paradigm of "write software quickly, find security bugs, fix them ASAP". Their strategy is instead to be secure out of the box, at the price of a slower pace of development and less features.

    I am quite happy with linux right now. But I know that the day I will run a critical application/server, I will either use openBSD or maybe a stable debian but not a recent linux.
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  2. Re:Just curious... by udippel · · Score: 4, Insightful

    And in this case, I'm not using that as a sarcastic reference to a low number, there really have only been two.

    Hmm, sorry, two what ? Two remotely exploitable holes in the default install, or two users running the default install ?
    (For those not in the know: the default install has - drums rolling - ssh enabled. And SMTP on 127.0.0.1. That's it. Over. No http, no ftp, no pop, nothing else.)

    Don't get me wrong, I'm a great OpenBSD fan and run it on my 3 production machines. Still, personally I consider that statement about the two holes more embarassing than impressive.

  3. Re:Downloads by kernelpanicked · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Ummm no. Nobody said "targeted at Linux users." Don't know where you got that BS from. Here are a few tips though.

    1. --help? What the fuck is up with GNU and the ridiculous long options. Try reading the man pages which actually provide information on a BSD system as well as examples. By the way, every command, device, and config file has one on OpenBSD.

    2. Korn shell is nearly a drop in replacement for bash and in some ways a damn sight nicer.

    3. export PAGER=less. And you call yourself a command line user? For shame.

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  4. Re:No ISO policy by LittleLebowskiUrbanA · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Have you priced the official disks? Have you ever used OpenSSH? If so, have you ever given anything back to the creators and maintainers of OpenSSH (OpenBSD)?

        This attitude pisses me off. If you were actually using OpenBSD, you'd be willing to fork over a few buck to get the disks. But you're not using it. The amount of time spent to produce such a high quality OS is worth the money in my book.

        The other thing that pisses me off is that OpenBSD doesn't have a millionaire patron. But they do have Sun, Cisco, etc shipping their software (OpenSSH) withouth even bothering to contribute to the foundation. Kinda cheap, huh? Maybe that's why they charge for their install disks.

        You clearly know nothing about OpenBSD.

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    This guy is way out there