OpenBSD/vax began in early 2000 when architecture specific code was adapted from NetBSD's very mature port to these systems, and smaller imports still occur as useful changes happen in that OS. However, we are by no means wholly derivative; most of the changes below have in fact been backported to NetBSD. The result of all this work is an OS environment that is comfortable and familiar to any OpenBSD user.
Significant changes contained in the post release snapshot:
OpenBSD runs on a wide variety of VAX hardware, but our inventory of systems is limited. We rely on your feedback to know what is supported, and what needs work. 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. The machines listed on this page are known to be working as of the most recent snapshot.
Tested systems:
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Projects being worked on:
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.