OpenBSD/vax began in early 2000 when architecture specific code was adapted from NetBSD's very mature port to these systems. Smaller imports still occur as useful changes happen in that OS, but not wholly derivative, changes in our port are often backported to NetBSD. The result of all this work is an Operating System that is stable and familiar to any OpenBSD user.
Significant changes between 2.9 and 3.0:
Significant changes between 2.8 and 2.9:
OpenBSD runs on a wide variety of VAX hardware, but our inventory of systems is limited. OpenBSD/vax may actually run on your hardware even if it's not listed here, so we rely on your testing and feedback to keep this list up to date. After you finish installing and road testing your new system, consider running "dmesg |mail dmesg@openbsd.org" to help us determine what types of hardware people are using.
Tested systems:
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Projects being worked on:
Documentation we're looking for:
Known problems:
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In addition to formal releases, snapshots that reflect our current work are available for download from the ftp mirrors, and a mailing has been set up at vax@openbsd.org. For information on subscribing, simply send a message body of "help" to majordomo@OpenBSD.org.
The OpenBSD/vax port maintainers are Brandon Creighton and Hugh Graham.