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OpenBSD 2.5 released

Posted by Hemos on from the come-and-get-it dept.

Chris Frost writes "As found on OpenBSD's website today (www.openbsd.org), "The current release of OpenBSD is 2.5 which started shipping May 19, 1999." Not sure what calendering method was used to calculate this and then post, but nonetheless OpenBSD 2.5 has been released. "

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  1. Been asked b4 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5

    If you go to each website separately and look under goals or something like that, you'll see what each emphasizes.

    Nevertheless, it goes like this:

    FreeBSD: concentrates on x86, so it is th fastest on x86, ports to Alpha (somewhat working) and Sparc (not working) underway. has good VM system, good under high load. Easiest to install and use.

    NetBSD: Concentrates on being a stable research platform. Their big thing is portability, supports lots and lots of hardware platforms.

    OpenBSD: forked from NetBSD, supports lots of hardware platforms. Big emphasis on security, has bunch of integrated encryption. A no brainer if you REALLY NEED security.

  2. T-shirts too by Temperance · · Score: 3

    Don't forget that there are lots of new T-shirts availible as well! There is the new 2.5 graphic, as well as the older OpenBSD daemon shots, as well as the blowfish encryption shirt. They're all availible at http://www.OpenBSD.org/orders.html. Adam

  3. Re:Buy the CD if you can by espie · · Score: 4

    One very important thing to keep in mind is that OpenBSD is a very small operation, especially when compared with some behemoths these days.

    So, even though the project is alive and well, it's indeed a good idea to buy the CDs, or T-Shirts (for one thing, the CD artwork is nice, and it comes with mondo-cool stickers).

    For one thing, sales are not large enough to warrant a larger format than 2 CDs right now (shipping & handling...), but if sales continue growing, it'll be economically viable to go to 4.

    Yep, we do have enough material to fill the space :)

  4. Buy the CD if you can by Raul+Acevedo · · Score: 5
    If possible, please *buy* the CD, don't just download it off the net. (Or be like me with 2.4, I ordered the CD, but got impatient and downloaded it before it came. :)

    It's important to try to financially support these projects, especially non-commercial ones like OpenBSD. Of course many people are pretty strapped for cash, but if you can afford it, $30 for a super secure, open source, reliable UNIX-like OS is a real bargain, and it helps make great software possible.
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  5. OpenBSD Images by InvisibleCraterFunk · · Score: 3

    You can find some really nifty OpenBSD images at http://www.monkey.org/~nemickol/openbs d.html

    There's some other OpenBSD stuff here