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1.1 henning 24: <h2><font color="#0000e0">The OpenBSD 3.7 Release:</font></h2>
25: <p>
1.13 henning 26: Released May 19, 2005<br>
1.1 henning 27: Copyright 1997-2005, Theo de Raadt.<br>
28: <font color="#e00000">ISBN 0-9731791-5-5</font>
29: <p>
30:
31: <a href="#new">What's New</a><br>
32: <a href="#install">How to install</a><br>
33: <a href="#upgrade">How to upgrade</a><br>
34: <a href="#ports">How to use the ports tree</a><br>
35: <a href="orders.html">Ordering a CD set</a><br>
36:
37: <p>
38: <h3><font color="#0000e0">
39: To get the files for this release:
40: <ul>
41: <li>Order a CDROM from our <a href="orders.html">ordering system</a>.
42: <li>See the information on <a href="ftp.html">The FTP page</a> for
43: a list of mirror machines.
44: <li>Go to the <font color="#e00000">pub/OpenBSD/3.7/</font> directory on
45: one of the mirror sites.
46: <li>Briefly read the rest of this document.
47: <li>Have a look at <a href="errata.html">The 3.7 Errata page</a> for a list
48: of bugs and workarounds.
49: <li>See a <a href="plus37.html">detailed log of changes</a> between the
50: 3.6 and 3.7 releases.
51: </ul>
52: </font></h3>
53: <br clear=all>
54:
55: <strong>Note:</strong> All applicable copyrights and credits can be found
56: in the applicable file sources found in the files src.tar.gz, sys.tar.gz,
57: XF4.tar.gz, or in the files fetched via ports.tar.gz. The distribution
58: files used to build packages from the ports.tar.gz file are not included on
59: the CDROM because of lack of space.
60: <p>
61:
62: <a name="new"></a>
63: <hr>
64: <p>
65: <h3><font color="#0000e0">What's New</font></h3>
66: <p>
67: This is a partial list of new features and systems included in OpenBSD 3.7.
68: For a comprehensive list, see the <a href="plus37.html">changelog</a> leading
69: to 3.7.
70: <p>
71:
72: <ul>
73:
74: <li>New platforms:
75: <ul>
76: <li><a href="zaurus.html">OpenBSD/zaurus</a><br>
77: <li><a href="sgi.html">OpenBSD/sgi</a><br>
78: </ul>
79: <p>
80:
81: <li>Improved hardware support, including:
82: <ul>
1.9 pvalchev 83: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ath&sektion=4&arch=i386">ath(4)</a>
84: driver for Atheros IEEE 802.11a/b/g wireless network adapters.
85: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=iwi&sektion=4&arch=i386">iwi(4)</a>
86: driver for Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG IEEE 802.11a/b/g wireless network adapters.
87: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipw&sektion=4&arch=i386">ipw(4)</a>
88: driver for Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 IEEE 802.11b wireless network adapters.
89: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=atu&sektion=4&arch=i386">atu(4)</a>
90: driver for Atmel AT76C50x USB IEEE 802.11b wireless network adapters.
91: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ral&sektion=4&arch=i386">ral(4)</a>
1.15 deraadt 92: and <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ural&sektion=4&arch=i386">ural(4)</a> [USB]
93: drivers for Ralink Technology RT25x0 IEEE 802.11a/b/g wireless network adapters.
1.9 pvalchev 94: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=rtw&sektion=4&arch=i386">rtw(4)</a>
95: driver for Realtek 8180 IEEE 802.11b wireless network adapters.
96: <li>Added support to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=re&sektion=4&arch=i386">re(4)</a>
97: driver for Realtek 8169 CardBus Ethernet adapters.
1.16 jsg 98: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=udav&sektion=4&arch=i386">udav(4)</a>
99: driver for Davicom DM9601 USB Ethernet adapters.
1.9 pvalchev 100: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vge&sektion=4&arch=i386">vge(4)</a>
101: driver for VIA Networking Technologies VT6122 PCI Gigabit Ethernet adapters.
1.1 henning 102: </ul>
103: <p>
104:
1.12 mickey 105: <li>Support for a number of much faster 64bit machines in the <a href="hppa.html">OpenBSD/hppa</a>
106: port.
107: <p>
108:
1.19 claudio 109: <li>New tools:
110: <ul>
111: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ospfd">ospfd(8)</a>,
112: implementing the <a href="http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2328.txt">OSPFv2</a>
113: routing protocol.
114: </ul>
115: <p>
116:
1.11 henning 117: <li>New functionality:
118: <ul>
1.12 mickey 119: <li>Repaired mirroring mode in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ccd&sektion=4&arch=i386">ccd(4)</a>
1.11 henning 120: </ul>
121: <p>
122:
1.10 henning 123: <li>New functionality for <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ntpd&sektion=8&">ntpd(8)</a>,
124: the Network Time Protocol Daemon:
125: <ul>
126: <li>ntpd can now set the time hard on startup itself, eleminating the need to
127: run rdate -n beforehands
128: <li>use median instead of average when collapsing all the peers' offsets
129: into one, greatly improving resistance against falsetickers
130: <li>calculate rootdelay, stratum and precision properly; include these in
131: replies sent out in server mode
132: <li>many logging improvements, ntpd is now almost completely silent in normal
133: operation (unless in debug mode, of course)
134: </ul>
135: <p>
136:
1.7 henning 137: <li>New functionality for <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bgpd&sektion=8&">bgpd(8)</a>,
138: the Border Gateway Protocol Daemon:
139: <ul>
140: <li>Allow sessions to depend on a CARP interface's master/backup state,
141: reducing failover times in redundant setups
142: <li>Lower latency for requests from other peers or bgpctl while under heavy
143: load, e. g. initial table transfer when a session comes up
144: <li>Allow for the peer descriptions to be used in bgpctl commands where
145: previously only their IPs where allowed
146: <li>Allow bgpd to not prepend its own AS number and to not modify the nexthop
147: on updates sent out
148: <li>Show associated interfaces and their state on "show nexthop",
149: to help pointing out why nexthops are invalid
150: <li>Allow for relative metrics modification, i. e.
151: "set localpref +20"
152: </ul>
153: <p>
154:
1.20 ! hshoexer 155: <li>New functionality and improvements for <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isakmpd&sektion=8&">isakmpd(8)</a>,
! 156: the Internet Security Association and Key Management Daemon:
! 157: <ul>
! 158: <li> Improved NAT-T and DPD interoperability
! 159: <li> Allow the Address, Network, or Netmask values of the <IPsec-ID> to
! 160: be specified with an interface name or the keyword "default"
! 161: <li> New switch to select the listen port for udpencap, so it's possible to
! 162: run multiple instances on different ports
! 163: <li> Several fixes and cleanups regarding reliability and stability
! 164: </ul>
! 165: <p>
! 166:
1.8 pvalchev 167: <li>Over 3000 ports, 2800 pre-built packages.
1.1 henning 168: <p>
169:
1.3 henning 170: <li>Many improvements for security and reliability.
1.1 henning 171: <p>
172:
173: <li>As usual, many improvements in manual pages and other documentation.
174: <p>
175:
176: <li>OpenSSH 4.1:
177: <ul>
178: </ul>
179: <p>
180:
181: <li>The system includes the following major components from outside suppliers:
182: <ul>
1.6 matthieu 183: <li>X.Org 6.8.2 (+ patches, and i386 contains XFree86 3.3.6 servers
184: (+ patches) for legacy chipsets not supported by X.Org)
1.1 henning 185: <li>Gcc 2.95.3
186: (+ <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gcc-local&sektion=1">patches</a>)
1.2 henning 187: and 3.3.5
1.1 henning 188: (+ <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gcc-local&sektion=1">patches</a>)
1.2 henning 189: <li>Perl 5.8.6 (+ patches)
1.1 henning 190: <li>Apache 1.3.29, mod_ssl 2.8.16, DSO support (+ patches)
191: <li>OpenSSL 0.9.7d (+ patches)
192: <li>Groff 1.15
1.2 henning 193: <li>Sendmail 8.13.3, with libmilter
194: <li>Bind 9.3.0 (+ patches)
1.1 henning 195: <li>Lynx 2.8.5rel.2 with HTTPS and IPv6 support (+ patches)
1.2 henning 196: <li>Sudo 1.6.8p6
1.1 henning 197: <li>Ncurses 5.2
198: <li>Latest KAME IPv6
199: <li>Heimdal 0.6rc1 (+ patches)
200: <li>Arla 0.35.7
1.2 henning 201: <li>Binutils 2.15
202: <li>Gdb 6.3
1.1 henning 203: </ul>
204: <p>
205:
206: </ul>
207:
208: <a name="install"></a>
209: <hr>
210: <p>
211: <h3><font color="#0000e0">How to install</font></h3>
212: <p>
213: Following this are the instructions which you would have on a piece of
214: paper if you had purchased a CDROM set instead of doing an alternate
215: form of install. The instructions for doing an ftp (or other style
216: of) install are very similar; the CDROM instructions are left intact
217: so that you can see how much easier it would have been if you had
218: purchased a CDROM instead.
219: <p>
220:
221: <hr>
222: Please refer to the following files on the three CDROMs or ftp mirror for
223: extensive details on how to install OpenBSD 3.7 on your machine:
224: <p>
225: <ul>
226: <li>CD1:3.7/i386/INSTALL.i386
227: <li>CD1:3.7/vax/INSTALL.vax
228: <p>
229: <li>CD2:3.7/amd64/INSTALL.amd64
230: <li>CD2:3.7/macppc/INSTALL.macppc
231: <p>
232: <li>CD3:3.7/sparc/INSTALL.sparc
233: <li>CD3:3.7/sparc64/INSTALL.sparc64
234: <p>
235: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.7/alpha/INSTALL.alpha
236: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.7/cats/INSTALL.cats
237: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.7/hp300/INSTALL.hp300
238: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.7/hppa/INSTALL.hppa
239: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.7/luna88k/INSTALL.luna88k
240: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.7/mac68k/INSTALL.mac68k
241: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.7/mvme68k/INSTALL.mvme68k
242: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.7/mvme88k/INSTALL.mvme88k
243: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.7/sgi/INSTALL.sgi
244: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.7/zaurus/INSTALL.zaurus
245: </ul>
246: <hr>
247:
248: <p>
249: Quick installer information for people familiar with OpenBSD, and the
250: use of the "disklabel -E" command. If you are at all confused when
251: installing OpenBSD, read the relevant INSTALL.* file as listed above!
252: <p>
253:
254: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/i386:</font></h3>
255: <ul>
256: Play with your BIOS options to enable booting from a CD. The OpenBSD/i386
257: release is on CD1. If your BIOS does not support booting from CD, you will need
258: to create a boot floppy to install from. To create a boot floppy write
259: <i>CD1:3.7/i386/floppy37.fs</i> to a floppy and boot via the floppy drive.
260:
261: <p>
262: Use <i>CD1:3.7/i386/floppyB37.fs</i> instead for greater scsi controller
263: support, or <i>CD1:3.7/i386/floppyC37.fs</i> for better laptop support.
264:
265: <p>
266: If you can't boot from a CD or a floppy disk,
267: you can install across the network using PXE as described in
268: the included INSTALL.i386 document.
269:
270: <p>
271: If you are planning on dual booting OpenBSD with another OS, you will need to
272: read INSTALL.i386.
273:
274: <p>
275: To make a boot floppy under MS-DOS, use the "rawrite" utility located
276: at <i>CD1:3.7/tools/rawrite.exe</i>. To make the boot floppy under a Unix OS,
277: use the <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=
278: dd&sektion=1">dd(1)</a> utility. The following is an example usage of
279: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dd&sektion=1">dd(1)
280: </a>, where the device could be "floppy", "rfd0c", or
281: "rfd0a".
282:
283: <ul><pre>
284: # <strong>dd if=<file> of=/dev/<device> bs=32k</strong>
285: </pre></ul>
286:
287: <p>
288: Make sure you use properly formatted perfect floppies with NO BAD BLOCKS or
289: your install will most likely fail. For more information on creating a boot
290: floppy and installing OpenBSD/i386 please refer to
291: <a href="faq/faq4.html#MkFlop">FAQ4.1</a>.
292: </ul>
293:
294: <p>
295: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/vax:</font></h3>
296: <ul>
297: Boot over the network via mopbooting as described in INSTALL.vax.
298: </ul>
299:
300: <p>
301: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/amd64:</font></h3>
302: <ul>
303: The 3.7 release of OpenBSD/amd64 is located on CD2.
304: Boot from the CD to begin the install - you may need to adjust
305: your BIOS options first.
306: If you can't boot from the CD, you can create a boot floppy to install from.
307: To do this, write <i>CD2:3.7/amd64/floppy37.fs</i> to a floppy, then
308: boot from the floppy drive.
309:
310: <p>
311: If you can't boot from a CD or a floppy disk,
312: you can install across the network using PXE as described in the included
313: INSTALL.amd64 document.
314:
315: <p>
316: If you are planning to dual boot OpenBSD with another OS, you will need to
317: read INSTALL.amd64.
318: </ul>
319:
320: <p>
321: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/macppc:</font></h3>
322: <ul>
323: Put the CD2 in your CDROM drive and poweron your machine while holding down the
324: <i>C</i> key until the display turns on and shows <i>OpenBSD/macppc boot</i>.
325:
326: <p>
327: Alternatively, at the Open Firmware prompt, enter <i>boot cd:,ofwboot
328: /3.7/macppc/bsd.rd</i>
329: </ul>
330:
331: <p>
332: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/sparc:</font></h3>
333: <ul>
334: The 3.7 release of OpenBSD/sparc is located on CD3. To boot off of this CD you
335: can use one of the two commands listed below, depending on the version of your
336: ROM.
337:
338: <ul><pre>
339: ok <strong>boot cdrom 3.7/sparc/bsd.rd</strong>
340: or
341: > <strong>b sd(0,6,0)3.7/sparc/bsd.rd</strong>
342: </pre></ul>
343:
344: <p>
345: If your SPARC system does not have a CD drive, you can alternatively boot from floppy.
346: To do so you need to write <i>CD3:3.7/sparc/floppy37.fs</i> to a floppy.
347: For more information see <a href="faq/faq4.html#MkFlop">FAQ4.1</a>. To boot from
348: the floppy use one of the two commands listed below, depending on the version of
349: your ROM.
350:
351: <ul><pre>
352: ok <strong>boot floppy</strong>
353: or
354: > <strong>b fd()</strong>
355: </pre></ul>
356:
357: <p>
358: Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install
359: will most likely fail.
360:
361: <p>
362: If your SPARC system doesn't have a floppy drive nor a CD drive, you can either
363: setup a bootable tape, or install via network, as told in the
364: INSTALL.sparc file.
365: </ul>
366:
367: <p>
368: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/sparc64:</font></h3>
369: <ul>
370: Put the CD3 in your CDROM drive and type <i>boot cdrom</i>.
371:
372: <p>
373: If this doesn't work, or if you don't have a CDROM drive, you can write
374: <i>CD3:3.7/sparc64/floppy37.fs</i> to a floppy and boot it with <i>boot
375: floppy</i>.<br>
376: Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install
377: will most likely fail.
378:
379: <p>
380: You can also write <i>CD3:3.7/sparc64/miniroot37.fs</i> to the swap partition on
381: the disk and boot with <i>boot disk:b</i>.
382:
383: <p>
384: If nothing works, you can boot over the network as described in INSTALL.sparc64
385: </ul>
386:
387: <p>
388: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/alpha:</font></h3>
389: <ul>
390: <p>Write <i>FTP:3.7/alpha/floppy37.fs</i> or
391: <i>FTP:3.7/alpha/floppyB37.fs</i> (depending on your machine) to a diskette and
392: enter <i>boot dva0</i>. Refer to INSTALL.alpha for more details.
393:
394: <p>
395: Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install
396: will most likely fail.
397:
398: </ul>
399:
400: <p>
401: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/cats:</font></h3>
402: <ul>
403: <p>
404: After updating the firmware to at least ABLE 1.95 if necessary, boot
405: <i>FTP:3.7/cats/bsd.rd</i> from an ABLE-supported device (such as a CD-ROM
406: or an existing FFS or EXT2FS partition).
407: </ul>
408:
409: <p>
410: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/zaurus:</font></h3>
411: <ul>
1.18 deraadt 412: <p>
413: Using the Linux built-in graphical ipkg installer, install the
414: openbsd37_arm.ipk package. Reboot, then run it. Read INSTALL.zaurus
415: for a few important details.
1.1 henning 416: </ul>
417:
418: <p>
419: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/hp300:</font></h3>
420: <ul>
421: <p>
422: Boot over the network by following the instructions in INSTALL.hp300.
423: </ul>
424:
425: <p>
426: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/hppa:</font></h3>
427: <ul>
428: <p>
429: Boot over the network by following the instructions in INSTALL.hppa or the
430: <a href="hppa.html#netboot">hppa platform page</a>.
431: </ul>
432:
433: <p>
434: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/luna88k:</font></h3>
435: <ul>
436: <p>
437: Copy bsd.rd to a Mach or UniOS partition, and boot it from the PROM.
438: Alternatively, you can create a bootable tape and boot from it. Refer to
439: the instructions in INSTALL.luna88k for more details.
440: </ul>
441:
442: <p>
443: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/mac68k:</font></h3>
444: <ul>
445: <p>
446: Boot MacOS as normal and partition your disk with the appropriate A/UX
447: configurations. Then, extract the Macside utilities from
448: <i>FTP:3.7/mac68k/utils</i> onto your hard disk. Run Mkfs to create your
449: filesystems on the A/UX partitions you just made. Then, use the
450: "BSD/Mac68k Installer" to copy all the sets in <i>FTP:3.7/mac68k/</i> onto your
451: partitions. Finally, you will be ready to configure the "BSD/Mac68k
452: Booter" with the location of your kernel and boot the system.
453: </ul>
454:
455: <p>
456: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/mvme68k:</font></h3>
457: <ul>
458: <p>
459: You can create a bootable installation tape or boot over the network.<br>
460: The network boot requires a MVME68K BUG version that supports the <i>NIOT</i>
461: and <i>NBO</i> debugger commands. Follow the instructions in INSTALL.mvme68k
462: for more details.
463: </ul>
464:
465: <p>
466: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/mvme88k:</font></h3>
467: <ul>
468: <p>
469: You can create a bootable installation tape or boot over the network.<br>
470: The network boot requires a MVME88K BUG version that supports the <i>NIOT</i>
471: and <i>NBO</i> debugger commands. Follow the instructions in INSTALL.mvme88k
472: for more details.
473: </ul>
474:
475: <p>
476: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/sgi:</font></h3>
1.18 deraadt 477: <p>
478: Setup a DHCP/tftp network server, and boot using "bootp()/bsd.rd".
1.1 henning 479: <ul>
480: </ul>
481:
482: <p>
483: <h3><font color="#e00000">Notes about the source code:</font></h3>
484: <ul>
485: src.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src. This file
486: contains everything you need except for the kernel sources, which are
487: in a separate archive. To extract:
488: <p>
489: <ul><pre>
490: # <strong>mkdir -p /usr/src</strong>
491: # <strong>cd /usr/src</strong>
492: # <strong>tar xvfz /tmp/src.tar.gz</strong>
493: </pre></ul>
494: <p>
495: sys.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src/sys.
496: This file contains all the kernel sources you need to rebuild kernels.
497: To extract:
498: <p>
499: <ul><pre>
500: # <strong>mkdir -p /usr/src/sys</strong>
501: # <strong>cd /usr/src</strong>
502: # <strong>tar xvfz /tmp/sys.tar.gz</strong>
503: </pre></ul>
504: <p>
505: Both of these trees are a regular CVS checkout. Using these trees it
506: is possible to get a head-start on using the anoncvs servers as
507: described <a href="anoncvs.html">here</a>.
508: Using these files
509: results in a much faster initial CVS update than you could expect from
510: a fresh checkout of the full OpenBSD source tree.
511: <p>
512: </ul>
513:
514: <a name="upgrade"></a>
515: <hr>
516: <p>
517: <h3><font color="#0000e0">How to upgrade</font></h3>
518: <p>
1.4 henning 519: If you already have an OpenBSD 3.6 system, and do not want to reinstall,
1.1 henning 520: upgrade instructions and advice can be found in the
521: <a href="faq/upgrade37.html">Upgrade Guide</a>.
522:
523: <a name="ports"></a>
524: <hr>
525: <p>
526: <h3><font color="#0000e0">Ports Tree</font></h3>
527: <p>
528: A ports tree archive is also provided. To extract:
529: <p>
530: <ul><pre>
531: # <strong>cd /usr</strong>
532: # <strong>tar xvfz /tmp/ports.tar.gz</strong>
533: # <strong>cd ports</strong>
534: </pre></ul>
535: <p>
536: The <i>ports/</i> subdirectory is a checkout of the OpenBSD ports tree. Go
537: read the <a href="ports.html">ports</a> page
538: if you know nothing about ports
539: at this point. This text is not a manual of how to use ports.
540: Rather, it is a set of notes meant to kickstart the user on the
541: OpenBSD ports system.
542: <p>
543: The <i>ports/</i> directory represents a CVS (see the manpage for
544: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cvs&apropos=0&sektion=1&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">
545: cvs(1)</a> if
546: you aren't familiar with CVS) checkout of our ports. As with our complete
547: source tree, our ports tree is available via anoncvs. So, in
548: order to keep current with it, you must make the <i>ports/</i> tree
549: available on a read-write medium and update the tree with a command
550: like:
551: <p>
552: <ul><pre>
1.5 henning 553: # <strong>cd [portsdir]/; cvs -d anoncvsserver.openbsd.org:/cvs update -Pd -rOPENBSD_3_7</strong>
1.1 henning 554: </pre></ul>
555: <p>
556: [Of course, you must replace the local directory and server name here
557: with the location of your ports collection and a nearby anoncvs
558: server.]
559: <p>
560: Note that most ports are available as packages through ftp. Updated
561: packages for the 3.7 release will be made available if problems arise.
562: <p>
563: If you're interested in seeing a port added, would like to help out, or just
564: would like to know more, the mailing list ports@openbsd.org is a good
565: place to know.
566: <p>
567:
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