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<title>OpenBSD 2.8 Release Announcement</title> |
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<li><strong>Hardware support is improved |
<li><strong>Hardware support is improved |
(<a href="http://www.OpenBSD.org/plat.html">http://www.OpenBSD.org/plat.html</a>) |
(<a href="plat.html">http://www.OpenBSD.org/plat.html</a>) |
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<li>OpenBSD 2.8 will run on Apple iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines. |
<li>OpenBSD 2.8 will run on Apple iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines. |
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<li><strong>Security has been further strengthened |
<li><strong>Security has been further strengthened |
(<a href="http://www.OpenBSD.org/security.html">http://www.OpenBSD.org/security.html</a>) |
(<a href="security.html">http://www.OpenBSD.org/security.html</a>) |
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<li>In response to the threat posed by so-called "format string" bugs, OpenBSD |
<li>In response to the threat posed by so-called "format string" bugs, OpenBSD |
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<li>Several other security issues dealt with across the system, many of which |
<li>Several other security issues dealt with across the system, many of which |
were identified by members of the OpenBSD team themselves. Please see |
were identified by members of the OpenBSD team themselves. Please see |
http://www.openbsd.org/errata27.html for more details on what was fixed. |
https://www.openbsd.org/errata27.html for more details on what was fixed. |
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<li><strong>Even more integrated cryptography |
<li><strong>Even more integrated cryptography |
(<a href="http://www.OpenBSD.org/crypto.html">http://www.OpenBSD.org/crypto.html</a>) |
(<a href="crypto.html">http://www.OpenBSD.org/crypto.html</a>) |
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<li>OpenSSH has been improved, debugged, and is now at version 2.3.0. Support |
<li>OpenSSH has been improved, debugged, and is now at version 2.3.0. Support |
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<li><strong>Many other bugs fixed |
<li><strong>Many other bugs fixed |
(<a href="http://www.OpenBSD.org/plus28.html">http://www.OpenBSD.org/plus28.html</a>) |
(<a href="plus28.html">http://www.OpenBSD.org/plus28.html</a>) |
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<li><strong>The "ports" tree is greatly improved |
<li><strong>The "ports" tree is greatly improved |
(<a href="http://www.OpenBSD.org/faq/faq15.html">http://www.OpenBSD.org/faq/faq15.html</a>) |
(<a href="faq/faq15.html">http://www.OpenBSD.org/faq/faq15.html</a>) |
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<li>The 2.8 CD ships with many more pre-built packages for the common |
<li>The 2.8 CD ships with many more pre-built packages for the common |
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2.8, look at |
2.8, look at |
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<a href="http://www.OpenBSD.org/plus28.html">http://www.OpenBSD.org/plus28.html</a> |
<a href="plus28.html">http://www.OpenBSD.org/plus28.html</a> |
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Even though the list is a summary of the most important changes made to |
Even though the list is a summary of the most important changes made to |
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visits to |
visits to |
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<a href="http://www.OpenBSD.org/security.html">http://www.OpenBSD.org/security.html</a> |
<a href="security.html">http://www.OpenBSD.org/security.html</a> |
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<a href="http://www.OpenBSD.org/errata28.html">http://www.OpenBSD.org/errata28.html</a> |
<a href="errata28.html">http://www.OpenBSD.org/errata28.html</a> |
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<a href="http://www.OpenBSD.org/goals.html#funding">http://www.OpenBSD.org/goals.html#funding</a> |
<a href="goals.html#funding">http://www.OpenBSD.org/goals.html#funding</a> |
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<li>Read either of the following two files for a list of ftp |
<li>Read either of the following two files for a list of ftp |
mirrors which provide OpenBSD, then choose one near you: |
mirrors which provide OpenBSD, then choose one near you: |
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<a href="http://www.OpenBSD.org/ftp.html">http://www.OpenBSD.org/ftp.html</a> |
<a href="ftp.html">http://www.OpenBSD.org/ftp.html</a> |
<a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.8/ftplist">ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.8/ftplist</a> |
<a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.8/ftplist">ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.8/ftplist</a> |
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<li>Connect to that ftp mirror site and go into the directory |
<li>Connect to that ftp mirror site and go into the directory |
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<li>Just in case, take a peek at |
<li>Just in case, take a peek at |
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<a href="http://www.OpenBSD.org/errata28.html">http://www.OpenBSD.org/errata28.html</a> |
<a href="errata28.html">http://www.OpenBSD.org/errata28.html</a> |
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This is the page where we talk about the mistakes we made while |
This is the page where we talk about the mistakes we made while |
creating the 2.8 release, or the significant bugs we fixed |
creating the 2.8 release, or the significant bugs we fixed |