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<h2>The OpenBSD 2.7 Release:</h2>

Released Juen 15, 2000.

Released June 15, 2000.

ISBN 0-9683637-4-1

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To get the files for this release:

<ul>

<li>Order a CDROM from our ordering system.

<li>Order a CDROM from our ordering system.

If you want to try to get a bookstore local to you to carry it,

have them order

ISBN 0-9683637-4-1.

<li>See the information on <a href=ftp.html>The FTP page</a> for

a list of mirror machines

<li>Go to the pub/OpenBSD/2.7/ directory on

one of the mirror sites

<li>Briefly read the rest of this document.

<li>Have a look at <a href=errata.html>The 2.7 Errata page</a> for a list

of bugs and workarounds.

<li>See a <a href=plus27.html>detailed log of changes</a> between the

2.6 and 2.7 releases.

</ul>

</h3>

All applicable copyrights and credits can be found in the applicable

Note: All applicable copyrights and credits can be found

file sources found in the files src.tar.gz and 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.

Following this are the instructions which you would have on a piece of

paper if you had purchased a CDROM set

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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.

<ul>

<li>The most interesting addition is OpenSSH (http://www.OpenSSH.com/).

<li><a href="http://www.OpenSSH.com">OpenSSH</a> now supports both the SSH1

This is a free and reusable SSH suite based on an early release by Tatu

and SSH2 protocols. The SSH2 protocol is slowly gaining acceptance. Up

Ylonen (1.2.12). That release was the last with a free license. OpenSSH

until recently, SSH2 was just available in various commercial offerings.

was brought up to current standards and uses the OpenSSL library. It is

The benefit with SSH2 is that it avoids the RSA cipher and uses DSA instead,

free for all except USA commercial users (RSA patent in USA). OpenSSH was

which is freely reusable. The downside is that DSA is not nearly as fast

developed by OpenBSD and has been ported to FreeBSD and Linux.

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.

<li>A clever trick allows us to distribute the same CD-ROM (USA and the

<li>The clever trick used in 2.6 remains, allowing us to distribute the same

rest of the world) and maintain full strength crypto without violating the

CD-ROM (USA and the rest of the world) and maintain full strength crypto

RSA patent in the USA.

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.

<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. By keeping the documentation set concise and in two

explanations.

well-known locations, we hope to avoid the explosion of "How-To" docs that

forces users to search endlessly for information.

<li>More complete collection of "ports". Ports is the method to use when

<li>More complete collection and better tested set of "ports".

importing and building freeware applications from the network

(applications, mailers, browsers, etc.). The user needs only to cd to the

relevant directory and type "make install" to start a process that will

fetch the sources, patch them for OpenBSD, compile and install the

package. Most ports are also available as pre-built packages.

<li>Includes:

<li>Over 500 pre-built and tested packages.

<li>The system includes the following major components from outside suppliers:

<ul>

<li>XFree86 3.3.5

<li>XFree86 3.3.6

<li>gcc 2.95

<li>gcc 2.95.2

<li>Apache 1.3.9 + Mod_ssl 2.4.5 + OpenSSL 0.9.4, and DSO support

<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>

<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>

<li>Many improvements for security and reliability (look for the red

print in the complete list).

print in the <a href=plus27.html>complete changelog</a>).

<li>New hardware devices supported, notably in the PC (i386) architecture.

<ul>

<li>PCI IDE and DMA support

<li>USB (universal serial bus)

<li>ATAPISCSI devices, including CD-R and CD-RWs

</ul>

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