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<h2><font color=#0000e0>The OpenBSD 2.6 Release:</font></h2> |
<h2><font color=#0000e0>The OpenBSD 2.6 Release:</font></h2> |
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Copyright 1997-1999, Theo de Raadt. |
Copyright 1997-1999, Theo de Raadt. |
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<a href=orders.html>To order a 2.6 CDROM, click here.</a> |
<a href=orders.html>To order a 2.6 CDROM, click here.</a> |
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interested in seeing a port added, would like to help out, or just |
interested in seeing a port added, would like to help out, or just |
would like to know more, the mailing list ports@openbsd.org is a good |
would like to know more, the mailing list ports@openbsd.org is a good |
place to know. |
place to know. |
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<h3><font color=#e00000>WHAT'S NEW</font></h3> |
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This is a partial list of new features and systems included in OpenBSD 2.6. |
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For a comprehensive list, see the <a href=plus26.html>changelog</a> leading |
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<li>The most interesting addition is OpenSSH (http://www.OpenSSH.com/). |
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This is a free and reusable SSH suite based on an early release by Tatu |
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Ylonen (1.2.12). That release was the last with a free license. OpenSSH |
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was brought up to current standards and uses the OpenSSL library. It is |
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free for all except USA commercial users (RSA patent in USA). OpenSSH was |
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developed by OpenBSD and has been ported to FreeBSD and Linux. |
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<li>A clever trick allows us to distribute the same CD-ROM (USA and the |
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rest of the world) and maintain full strength crypto without violating the |
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RSA patent in the USA. |
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<li>Extensive changes to the documentation, notably the man pages and the |
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Web FAQ. The manual pages now include useful examples to supplement the |
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explanations. By keeping the documentation set concise and in two |
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well-known locations, we hope to avoid the explosion of "How-To" docs that |
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forces users to search endlessly for information. |
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<li>More complete collection of "ports". Ports is the method to use when |
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importing and building freeware applications from the network |
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(applications, mailers, browsers, etc.). The user needs only to cd to the |
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relevant directory and type "make install" to start a process that will |
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fetch the sources, patch them for OpenBSD, compile and install the |
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package. Most ports are also available as pre-built packages. |
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<li>Includes: |
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<li>XFree86 3.3.5 |
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<li>gcc 2.95 |
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<li>Apache 1.3.9 + Mod_ssl 2.4.5 + OpenSSL 0.9.4 |
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<li>Many improvements for security and reliability (look for the red |
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print in the complete list). |
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<li>New hardware devices supported, notably in the PC (i386) architecture. |
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