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 Released June 15, 2000.<br>  Released June 15, 2000.<br>
 Copyright 1997-2000, Theo de Raadt.  Copyright 1997-2000, Theo de Raadt.<br>
 <font color=#e00000>ISBN 0-9683637-4-1</font>  <font color=#e00000>ISBN 0-9683637-4-1</font>
 <p>  <p>
   
 <a href=#new>What's New</a>  <a href=#new>What's New</a><br>
 <p>  <a href=#install>How to install</a><br>
   <a href=#ports>How to use the ports tree</a><br>
   <a href=orders.html>Ordering a CD set</a><br>
   
 <a href=orders.html>To order a 2.7 CDROM, click here.</a>  <p>
   
 <h3><font color=#0000e0>  <h3><font color=#0000e0>
 To get the files for this release:  To get the files for this release:
 <ul>  <ul>
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 <strong>Note:</strong> All applicable copyrights and credits can be found  <strong>Note:</strong> All applicable copyrights and credits can be found
 in the applicable file sources found in the files src.tar.gz, srcsys.tar.gz,  in the applicable file sources found in the files src.tar.gz, srcsys.tar.gz,
 X11.tar.gz, eor in the files fetched via ports.tar.gz.  X11.tar.gz, or in the files fetched via ports.tar.gz.  The distribution
   files used to build packages from the ports.tar.gz file are not included on
   the CDROM because of lack of space.
 <p>  <p>
   
   <a name=new></a>
   <hr>
   <p>
   <h3><font color=#0000e0>What's New</font></h3>
   <p>
   This is a partial list of new features and systems included in OpenBSD 2.7.
   For a comprehensive list, see the <a href=plus27.html>changelog</a> leading
   to 2.7.
   <p>
   
   <ul>
   <li><a href="http://www.OpenSSH.com">OpenSSH</a> now supports both the SSH1
   and SSH2 protocols.  The SSH2 protocol is slowly gaining acceptance.  Up
   until recently, SSH2 was just available in various commercial offerings.
   The benefit with SSH2 is that it avoids the RSA cipher and uses DSA instead,
   which is freely reusable.  The downside is that DSA is not nearly as fast
   on old slow machines.  But since OpenSSH still supports SSH1 protocol (if
   the RSA libraries are installed) our users get the best of both worlds.
   <p>
   
   <li>The clever trick used in 2.6 remains, allowing us to distribute the same
   CD-ROM (USA and the rest of the world) and maintain full strength crypto
   without violating the RSA patent in the USA.  The next OpenBSD release will
   ship with RSA support in the operating system by default, since the patent
   expires on September 21, 2000.
   <p>
   
   <li>Extensive changes to the documentation, notably the man pages and the
   Web FAQ. The manual pages now include useful examples to supplement the
   explanations.
   <p>
   
   <li>More complete collection and better tested set of "ports".
   <p>
   
   <li>Over 500 pre-built and tested packages.
   <p>
   
   <li>The system includes the following major components from outside suppliers:
   <p>
   <ul>
   <li>XFree86 3.3.6
   <li>gcc 2.95.2
   <li>perl 5.6.0 plus a few fixes.
   <li>Apache 1.3.12 + Mod_ssl 2.6.2 + OpenSSL 0.9.5a, DSO
   <li>ipf 3.3.13
   <li>groff 1.15
   <li>sendmail 8.10.1
   <li>lynx 2.8.2 with HTTPS support added
   <li>sudo 1.6.3
   <li>Recent ncurses release
   <li>Latest KAME IPv6 as of mid-May 2000.
   <li>KTH Kerberos 1.0
   <li>OpenSSH 2.1
   </ul>
   <p>
   
   <li>Much improved device driver support
   <p>
   <ul>
   <li>Support for crypto hardware to accelerate IPSEC performance, ie.
       <a href=http://www.powercrypt.com>PowerCrypt</a>.
   <li>Support for all new
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahc&sektion=4">Adaptec</a>,
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ncr&sektion=4">NCR</a>,
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isp&sektion=4">Qlogic</a>,
       and
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=adw&sektion=4">Advansys</a>
       scsi controllers.
   <li>Many new ethernet devices supported, including
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sis&sektion=4">
       SiS900/7016</a>,
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sf&sektion=4">
       Adaptec Starfire</a>,
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4">
       21143</a>,
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ste&sektion=4">
       Sundance ST201 (DEC DFE-550TX)</a>, etc.
   <li>New USB ethernet devices supported, including
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=aue&sektion=4">ADMtek USB</a>,
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cue&sektion=4">CATC USB</a>,
       and
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=keu&sektion=4">
       Kawasaki USB</a>.
   <li>A good start at
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cardbus&sektion=4">
       cardbus</a> support.
   <li>Significant improvements to
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pcmcia&sektion=4">
       pcmcia</a>.
   <li>Support for many more wireless networking cards, ie.
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wi&sektion=4">WaveLAN</a>,
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=an&sektion=4">Aironet</a>,
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ray&sektion=4">Aviator</a>,
       etc.
   <li>Many improvements in
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=usb&sektion=4">USB</a>,
       support.
   <li>Hypersparc support for the sparc port.
   <li>Support for most of the gigabit ethernet cards on the market, ie.
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sk&sektion=4">SysKonnect</a>,
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wx&sektion=4">Intel</a>, and
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ti&sektion=4">Alteon</a>.
   <li>Support for the
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gdt&sektion=4">
       ICP Vortex RAID controller</a>.
   <li>Support for large PC's using multiple PCI busses based on the Intel 451 or
       RCC ServerWorks chipsets.
   <li>New audio drivers, including
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=neo&sektion=4">Neomagic</a>,
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cmpci&sektion=4">
       C-Media CMI8x38</a>, and
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uaudio&sektion=4">USB audio</a>
   
   </ul>
   <p>
   
   <li>Many improvements for security and reliability (look for the red
   print in the <a href=plus27.html>complete changelog</a>).
   <p>
   
   <li>Many other new features, including:
   <p>
   <ul>
   <li>Support for encrypting swap space.
   <li>Improved
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=compat_linux&sektion=8">
       Linux emulation</a>
   <li>Support for large
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mount_msdos&sektion=8">
       FAT32 filesystems</a>.
   <li>Significant improvements to the
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bridge&sektion=4">
           network bridging</a> code.
   <li>Improved
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pthreads&sektion=3">
       pthreads</a> support.
   <li>Support for
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vlan&sektion=4">
       vlan</a> networking.
   </ul>
   <p>
   
   </ul>
   <p>
   
   <a name=install></a>
   <hr>
   <p>
   <h3><font color=#0000e0>How to install</font></h3>
   <p>
 Following this are the instructions which you would have on a piece of  Following this are the instructions which you would have on a piece of
 paper if you had purchased a CDROM set  paper if you had purchased a CDROM set instead of doing an alternate
 from <a href=orders.html>http://www.OpenBSD.org/orders.html</a>,  form of install.  The instructions for doing an ftp (or other style
 instead of doing an alternate form of install.  The instructions for  of) install are very similar; the CDROM instructions are left intact
 doing an ftp (or other style of) install are very similar; the CDROM  so that you can see how much easier it would have been if you had
 instructions are left intact so that you can see how much easier it  purchased a CDROM instead.
 would have been if you had purchased a CDROM instead.  
 <p>  <p>
   
 <hr>  <hr>
 Please refer to the following files on the two CDROM's for extensive  Please refer to the following files on the two CDROM's for extensive
 details on how to install OpenBSD 2.7 on your machine:  details on how to install OpenBSD 2.7 on your machine:
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 results in a much faster initial CVS update than you could expect from  results in a much faster initial CVS update than you could expect from
 a fresh checkout of the full OpenBSD source tree.  a fresh checkout of the full OpenBSD source tree.
 <p>  <p>
   
   <a name=ports></a>
 <hr>  <hr>
 <p>  <p>
 <h3><font color=#e00000>PORTS TREE</font></h3>  <h3><font color=#0000e0>Ports Tree</font></h3>
 <p>  <p>
 A ports tree archive is also provided.  To extract:  A ports tree archive is also provided.  To extract:
 <p>  <p>
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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.
   
 <hr>  
 <a name=new></a>  
 <p>  
 <h3><font color=#e00000>WHAT'S NEW</font></h3>  
 <p>  
 This is a partial list of new features and systems included in OpenBSD 2.7.  
 For a comprehensive list, see the <a href=plus27.html>changelog</a> leading  
 to 2.7.  
 <p>  
   
 <ul>  
 <li><a href="http://www.OpenSSH.com">OpenSSH</a> now supports both the SSH1  
 and SSH2 protocols.  The SSH2 protocol is slowly gaining acceptance.  Up  
 until recently, SSH2 was just available in various commercial offerings.  
 The benefit with SSH2 is that it avoids the RSA cipher and uses DSA instead,  
 which is freely reusable.  The downside is that DSA is not nearly as fast  
 on old slow machines.  But since OpenSSH still supports SSH1 protocol (if  
 the RSA libraries are installed) our users get the best of both worlds.  
 <p>  
   
 <li>The clever trick used in 2.6 remains, allowing us to distribute the same  
 CD-ROM (USA and the rest of the world) and maintain full strength crypto  
 without violating the RSA patent in the USA.  The next OpenBSD release will  
 ship with RSA support in the operating system by default, since the patent  
 expires on September 21, 2000.  
 <p>  
   
 <li>Extensive changes to the documentation, notably the man pages and the  
 Web FAQ. The manual pages now include useful examples to supplement the  
 explanations.  
 <p>  
   
 <li>More complete collection and better tested set of "ports".  
 <p>  
   
 <li>Over 500 pre-built and tested packages.  
 <p>  
   
 <li>The system includes the following major components from outside suppliers:  
 <ul>  
 <li>XFree86 3.3.6  
 <li>gcc 2.95.2  
 <li>perl 5.6.0 plus a few fixes.  
 <li>Apache 1.3.12 + Mod_ssl 2.6.2 + OpenSSL 0.9.5a, and DSO support  
 <li>ipf 3.1.13  
 <li>groff 1.15  
 <li>sendmail 8.10.1  
 <li>lynx 2.8.2 with HTTPS support added  
 <li>sudo 1.6.3  
 <li>Recent ncurses release  
 </ul>  
 <p>  
   
 <li>Much improved device driver support  
 <ul>  
 <li>Support for crypto hardware to accelerate IPSEC performance, ie.  
     <a href=http://www.powercrypt.com>PowerCrypt</a>.  
 <li>Support for all new Adaptec, NCR, Qlogic, and Advansys scsi controllers.  
 <li>Many new ethernet devices supported.  
 <li>A good start at cardbus support.  
 <li>Significant improvements to pcmcia.  
 </ul>  
 <p>  
   
 <li>Many improvements for security and reliability (look for the red  
 print in the <a href=plus27.html>complete changelog</a>).  
 <p>  
   
 </ul>  
 <p>  <p>
   
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