Move to OpenBSD and OpenBSD 7.5 released
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Marian Bouček ☛ Move to OpenBSD · boucek.me
I decided to move my server from FreeBSD hosted on Vultr to OpenBSD hosted on OpenBSD.amsterdam. The main reason was recent change of Vultr’s T&C, which says that I’m supposed to give them rights to do with my work whatever they want. I chose OpenBSD.amsterdam hosting, because it’s run by passionate people. I also wanted to give OpenBSD a chance, to see how different it is from FreeBSD.
I already know and use several OpenBSD projects, like OpenSSH, OpenNTPD, OpenSMTPD and of course their excellent packet filter pf. I was looking forward to use it’s “new” syntax, as it’s not (or only partially) available on FreeBSD. FreeBSD jails are not available on OpenBSD. I don’t miss them though, as I had alreay enough time play around with them. Plus the complexity of managing them doesn’t quite pay off with such a small project as my server.
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Mailing list ARChives ☛ OpenBSD 7.5 released: Apr 5
We are pleased to announce the official release of OpenBSD 7.5. This is our 56th release. We remain proud of OpenBSD's record of more than twenty years with only two remote holes in the default install.
As in our previous releases, 7.5 provides significant improvements, including new features, in nearly all areas of the system:
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Undeadly ☛ OpenBSD 7.5 released
Every six months, spring and fall, a new OpenBSD release emerges on the web and familiar download mirrors.
The OpenBSD project has released OpenBSD 7.5, the project's 56th release, with numerous improvements and support for 14 hardware platforms.
Update
From LWN:
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OpenBSD 7.5 released
OpenBSD 7.5 has been released. The list of changes and improvements is, as usual, long; it includes the pinsyscalls() functionality covered here in January.
PPC:
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OpenBSD 7.5
[...] The only headliner Power ISA specific improvement to the big-endian powerpc64 port is a smoother upgrade process, but all the other advancements are welcome too. [...]
The Register:
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OpenBSD 7.5 locks down with root disk encryption
The OpenBSD project's 56th release is arguably the most secure Unix-like OS to date.
OpenBSD's point releases are no less significant than any others, and as such, OpenBSD 7.5 has some significant changes amid a lot of smaller ones. One of the biggies is very specific and quite niche, while the other is something that would be seen as a major improvement on more mainstream OSes, but which for this project barely merits a mention in the release notes.