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NetBSD 7.0.1 Released (netbsd.org)

Posted by EditorDavid on from the Unix-like-operating-systems dept.

New submitter fisted writes: The NetBSD Project is pleased to announce NetBSD 7.0.1, the first security/bugfix update of the NetBSD 7.0 release branch. It represents a selected subset of fixes deemed important for security or stability reasons... For more details, please see the release notes at netbsd.org/releases. Complete source and binaries for NetBSD are available for download at many sites around the world. A list of download sites providing FTP, AnonCVS, SUP, and other services may be found at netbsd.org/mirrors/ This release addresses three security advisories, and includes six more security fixes -- all courtesy of a non-profit organization with no commercial backing.

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  1. Re: Can anyone explain? by Traxton · · Score: 4, Informative

    I would say at least FreeBSD is not a toy and is definitely in use. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wik...

  2. Re:Can anyone explain? by nawcom · · Score: 4, Informative

    Can anyone explains why *BSD matters? It sucks. Nobody uses it. Linux is better for servers, has better hardware support, has more software, and is far better supported. Why would anyone care about any BSD system? It sure looks like *BSD is dead.

    Here's a list of products that use FreeBSD or modified versions of FreeBSD:

    • Adara Networks Software Defined Networking products
    • AKIPS network monitoring system
    • Apple Inc.'s OS X and iOS, the core of which (Darwin) is built on the XNU kernel (part Mach, part FreeBSD, part Apple-derived code). Much of the UNIX userland tools are mostly based on FreeBSD code.
    • Blue Coat Systems network appliances
    • Calexium MailFountain is based on FreeBSD 8.1
    • Borderware appliances (firewall, VPN, Anti-SPAM, Web filter etc.) are based on a FreeBSD kernel
    • Check Point IPSO security appliances
    • Citrix Systems Netscaler application delivery software is based on FreeBSD
    • Coyote Point GX-series web acceleration and load balancer appliances
    • Dell Compellent enterprise storage systems (all 64-bit versions)
    • Dell (was EqualLogic) iSCSI SAN arrays
    • EfficientIP SOLIDserver DDI (DNS DHCP IPAM) appliances
    • Halon SMTP server 3.4 is based on FreeBSD 10.2
    • Hobnob WirelessWAN
    • IronPort AsyncOS is based on a FreeBSD kernel
    • Isilon Systems' OneFS, the operating system used on Isilon IQ-series clustered storage systems
    • Juniper Networks Junos
    • Junos prior to 5.0 was based on FreeBSD 2.2.6
    • Junos between 5.0 and 7.2 (inclusive) is based on FreeBSD 4.2
    • Junos 7.3 and higher is based on FreeBSD 4.10
    • Junos 8.5 is based on FreeBSD 6.1
    • Junos 10.0 is based on FreeBSD 7
    • Junos 15.1 is based on FreeBSD 10
    • KACE Networks's KBOX 1000 & 2000 Series Appliances and the Virtual KBOX Appliance
    • LineRate Proxy appliances
    • nCircle's IP360 security products use FreeBSD 6.x
    • McAfee SecurOS, used in e.g. Firewall Enterprise (aka Sidewinder)
    • NetApp filers based on Data ONTAP
    • Netasq intrusion prevention appliances
    • Netflix Open Connect appliances
    • COMP VPN gateways, some of them certified by the Internal Security Agency for processing classified data
    • Panasas parallel network storage systems
    • Panasonic uses FreeBSD in their Viera TV receivers
    • Sandvine's network policy control products
    • Silicon Graphics International uses FreeBSD in their ArcFiniti
    • Sony Computer Entertainment's PlayStation 3, consumer gaming consoles.
    • Sophos Email Appliance
    • Spectra Logic nTier Verde backup appliances
    • Statseeker, Network Monitoring Software
    • St. Bernard Software iPrism web filter appliance
    • Symmetricom Timing Solutions
    • The Weather Channel's IntelliStar local forecast computer
    • Whatsapp
    • Wheel Systems FUDO and Lynx

    Here's why Netflix uses FreeBSD:

    FreeBSD was selected for its balance of stability and features, a strong development community and staff expertise. All code improvements, feature additions, and bug fixes are contributed directly back to the open source community via the FreeBSD committers on our team. We also strive to stay at the front of the FreeBSD development process, allowing us to have a tight feedback loop with other community and partner developers. The result has been a positive open source ecosystem that lowers our development costs and multiplies the effectiveness of our efforts.

    Regardless of the FreeBSD is dead meme, it's very much actively used and companies that use it contribute to its code. NetBSD, however, is a completely different thing altogether when it comes to people using it.

  3. congratulations NetBSD by jmccue · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I am glad NetBSD is still around. Between the complaints of this and that UN*X type systems no longer a UN*X, NetBSD is one system that you never hear that complaint. It is a small and very nice UN*X system with some interesting features. I even mounted a very broken file system using rump to pull some files from it that were created after my last backup. Nevermind 7+ supports in kernal lua, which seems intriguing to me.

  4. Re:Can anyone explain? by lokedhs · · Score: 4, Insightful
    I'll give you one reason why I finally moved to FreeBSD for my servers: it does not use systemd.

    It might sound like a trollish thing to say, but it's true. It's not the only reason of course. FreeBSD really is much nicer on the server. It's much more predicable and easier to analyse problems. The lack of systemd is just one factor that contributes to this.