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OpenBSD 2.6 Release Announcement
- To: misc_(_at_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org
- Subject: OpenBSD 2.6 Release Announcement
- From: Theo de Raadt <deraadt_(_at_)_cvs_(_dot_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org>
- Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 17:00:03 -0700
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- OpenBSD 2.6 RELEASED -------------------------------------------------
December 1, 1999.
We are quite pleased to announce the official release of OpenBSD 2.6.
This, our 6th release on CDROM (and our 7th via FTP), is just another
step along the path our developers started on more than four years ago.
Just like all our previous releases, 2.6 provides significant new
improvements in nearly all areas of the system:
- Hardware support is improved (http://www.OpenBSD.org/plat.html)
- particularily in the i386 and sparc ports.
- Security is strengthened even more (http://www.OpenBSD.org/security.html)
- A bunch of minor security problems have been solved since 2.5. We are
proud that so few security problems needed solving since the previous
release; it shows that our two-year long proactive security auditing
process is a success.
- some other proactive measures have been taken, again.
- Even more cryptography is integrated (http://www.OpenBSD.org/crypto.html)
- OpenSSH is integrated into the operating system. This is a free
implementation of the ssh protocol that our team has been working on
for a while. For more information, see the OpenSSH website, or simply
install OpenBSD 2.6 and try it out. (http://www.OpenSSH.com)
- The shared SSL library support is improved. In the new installation
process, the SSL version of the library is added to the system at
install time, permitting SSL and RSA applications to work normally.
These applications now include httpd, isakmpd, and ssh. SSL libraries
are included for both the international and non-commercial US communities.
- The IPSEC code is even more reliable, and the IKE isakmpd is now almost
completely standards compliant and robust.
- Many other bugs fixed (http://www.OpenBSD.org/plus26.html)
- The "ports" tree is greatly improved (http://www.OpenBSD.org/ports.html)
- The 2.6 CD ships with many more pre-built packages for the common
architectures -- lots more. The FTP site contains hundreds of
packages (for the important architectures) which we could not fit onto
the CDs.
If you'd like to see a list of what has changed between OpenBSD 2.5 and
2.6, look at
http://www.OpenBSD.org/plus26.html
Even though the list is a summary of the most important changes
made to OpenBSD, it still is a very very long list -- more than 500 major
changes.
This is our seventh OpenBSD release, and the sixth release which is
available on our own CDROM. Our releases have been spaced six months
apart, and we plan to continue this timing.
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- SECURITY -------------------------------------------------------------
Once again, because of our continual search for security problems,
between the creation of the OpenBSD 2.6 FTP/CDROM binaries and the
actual 2.6 release date, our team found and fixed some new security
and reliability problems (note: most are minor, and in subsystems that
are not enabled by default). Our continued research into security
means we will find new security problems -- and we always provide patches
as soon as possible. Therefore, we advise regular visits to
http://www.OpenBSD.org/security.html
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- CDROM SALES ----------------------------------------------------------
OpenBSD 2.6 is also available on CDROM. A 2-CD set which costs $30USD
is available via mail order and from a number of contacts around the
world. The set includes a colourful booklet which carefully explains
the installation of OpenBSD. A new set of cute little stickers are also
included (sorry, but our FTP mirror sites do not support STP, the
Sticker Transfer Protocol). Profits from these sales are the primary
income source for the OpenBSD project -- in essence selling these
CDROM units ensures that OpenBSD will continue to make another release
six months from now.
For more information on ordering CDROMs, see
http://www.OpenBSD.org/orders.html
The above web page lists a number of places where OpenBSD CDROMs can
be purchased from. For our default mail order, go directly to
https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order
The Canadian SSL ordering system has been improved so that shipping
into the USA will now take much less time, due to a distribution point
in the USA. Also, a seperate quantity of CDROMs were produced in
xAustralia.
All of our developers strongly urge you to buy a CDROM and support our
future efforts. As well, donations to the project are highly
appreciated, as described in more detail at
http://www.OpenBSD.org/goals.html#funding
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- T-SHIRT SALES --------------------------------------------------------
The project continues to expand it's funding base by selling t-shirts.
And our users like them too. We have a variety of shirts available,
with the new and old designs, from our web ordering system at
https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order
With this release, we introduce 3 new shirts.
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- FTP/HTTP INSTALLS ----------------------------------------------------
If you choose not to buy an OpenBSD CDROM, OpenBSD can be easily
installed via either the FTP or HTTP protocols. Typically you need a
single small piece of boot media (eg. a boot floppy) and then the rest
of the files can be installed from a number of locations, including
directly off the Internet. The following list is a simple set of
instructions to ensure that those who install via FTP or HTTP find all
the documentation they need while doing an install (with the CDROMs,
the necessary documentation is easier to find).
1) Read either of the following two files for a list of ftp/http
mirrors which provide OpenBSD, then choose one near you:
http://www.OpenBSD.org/ftp.html
ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.6/ftplist
2) Connect to that ftp/http mirror site and go into the
directory pub/OpenBSD/2.6/, which contains these files and
directories. This is a list of what you will see:
Changelogs/ X11.tar.gz log26 ports.tar.gz
HARDWARE alpha/ mac68k/ root.mail
PACKAGES amiga/ mvme68k/ sparc/
PORTS ftplist mvme88k/ src.tar.gz
README hp300/ packages/ srcsys.tar.gz
SIZES i386/ pmax/ tools/
It is quite likely that you will want at LEAST the following files which
apply to all the architectures OpenBSD supports.
README - generic README
HARDWARE - list of hardware we support
SIZES - recommended partition sizes
PORTS - description of our "ports" tree
PACKAGES - description of pre-compiled packages
root.mail - a copy of root's mail at initial login. (This is
really worthwhile reading).
3) Read the file README. It is short, and a quick read will make sure you
understand what else you need to fetch.
4) Next, go into the directory that applies to your architecture, say it
is i386. This is a list of what you will see:
CKSUM INSTALL.os2br cdrom26.fs misc26.tar.gz
INSTALL.ata INSTALL.pt comp26.tar.gz xbase26.tar.gz
INSTALL.chs MD5 etc26.tar.gz xfont26.tar.gz
INSTALL.dbr base26.tar.gz floppy26.fs xlink26.tar.gz
INSTALL.i386 boot.catalog* floppyB26.fs xserv26.tar.gz
INSTALL.linux bsd* game26.tar.gz xshare26.tar.gz
INSTALL.mbr bsd.rd* man26.tar.gz
If you are new to OpenBSD, fetch _at least_ the file INSTALL.i386 and
floppy26.fs; the README file lists both as required for installation.
5) If you are an expert, follow the instructions in the file called README;
otherwise, use the more complete instructions in the file called
INSTALL.i386. INSTALL.i386 may tell you that you need to fetch other
files.
6) Just in case, take a peek at:
http://www.OpenBSD.org/errata.html
This is the page where we talk about the mistakes we made while
creating the 2.6 release, or the significant bugs we fixed
post-release which we think our users should have fixes for. Patches
and workarounds are clearly described there.
Note: If you end up needing to write a raw floppy using MSDOS, look in
pub/OpenBSD/2.6/tools for the "rawrite.*" files.
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- XFree86 FOR MOST ARCHITECTURES ---------------------------------------
XFree86 has been integrated more closely into the system. This
release contains XFree86 3.3.5. Most of our architectures ship with
XFree86, even the sparc and alpha. During installation, you can install
XFree86 quite easily. Be sure to try out xdm(1) and see how we have
customized it for OpenBSD.
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- PORTS TREE -----------------------------------------------------------
The OpenBSD ports tree contains automated instructions for building
third party software. The software has been verified to build and run
on the various OpenBSD architectures. The 2.6 ports collection,
including many of the distribution files, is included on the 2-CD set.
Please see PORTS file for more information.
Note: some of the most popular ports, e.g. the apache web server and
several X applications, are now a standard part of OpenBSD. Also,
other popular ports have been pre-compiled for those who do not desire
to build their own binaries (see PACKAGES, below).
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- BINARY PACKAGES WE PROVIDE -------------------------------------------
A number of binary packages are provided. Please see PACKAGES file
(ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/PACKAGES) for more details.
We especially recommend the use of the ssh package.
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- SYSTEM SOURCE CODE ---------------------------------------------------
The CDROMs contain source code for all the subsystems explained above,
and the README (ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/README) file
explains how to deal with these source files. For those who are doing
an FTP/HTTP install, the source code for all four subsystems can be
found in the pub/OpenBSD/2.6/ directory:
X11.tar.gz ports.tar.gz src.tar.gz srcsys.tar.gz
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- THANKS ---------------------------------------------------------------
OpenBSD 2.6 introduces the new fishbowl and Ramblow images done by
cartoonist Tim Hueskin, as well as other artwork by Ty Semaka. CDROM
artistic layout was done by Fred Holliss with further help from Ty Semaka.
Ports tree and package building by Chris Turan. System builds by
Theo de Raadt, Niklas Hallqvist, Todd Fries, Steve Murphree, Mats O Jansson,
and Bob Beck. ISO-9660 filesystem layout by Theo de Raadt.
We would like to thank all of the people who sent in bug reports, bug
fixes, donation cheques, hardware that we use. We would also like to
thank those who bought our previous CDROMs. Those who did not support
us financially have still helped us with our goal of improving the
quality of the software.
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- LIST OF FTP SITES ----------------------------------------------------
The following list should be helpful for those who want to install
OpenBSD via FTP.
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD Alberta, Canada
ftp://ftp1.usa.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD Michigan, USA
ftp://ftp.op.net/pub/OpenBSD Pennsylvania, USA
ftp://ftp.de.openbsd.org/pub/unix/OpenBSD Germany
ftp://ftp.jp.openbsd.org/OpenBSD Japan
ftp://ftp.dti.ad.jp/pub/OpenBSD Japan
ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/OpenBSD France
ftp://ftp.univ-evry.fr/pub/OpenBSD France
ftp://ftp.eu.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD Switzerland
ftp://lager.ucs.ualberta.ca/pub/OpenBSD Edmonton, Canada
ftp://ftp.eecs.umich.edu/pub/OpenBSD Michigan, USA
ftp://obsd.compmore.net/pub/OpenBSD Kanata, Canada
ftp://ftp.geek-girl.com/pub/OpenBSD Illinois, USA
ftp://ftp.stacken.kth.se/pub/OpenBSD Stockholm, Sweden
ftp://ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/OpenBSD London, UK
ftp://ftp.th.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD Thailand
ftp://ftp.au.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD Australia
ftp://sunsite.kren.ne.kr/pub/OS/OpenBSD South Korea
ftp://ftp.calyx.nl/pub/OpenBSD The Netherlands
ftp://openbsd.rug.ac.be/pub/OpenBSD Belgium
ftp://ftp.it.net.au/mirrors/OpenBSD Australia
ftp://ftp.radio-msu.net/pub/OpenBSD Moscow, Russia
ftp://ftp.sunet.se:/pub/OpenBSD Uppsala, Sweden
ftp://ftp3.usa.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD Colorado, USA
ftp://ftp.netlab.is.tsukuba.ac.jp/pub/os/OpenBSD Ibaraki, Japan
ftp://ftp.tut.ac.jp/pub/OpenBSD Japan
ftp://ftp.plig.org/pub/OpenBSD London, UK
ftp://ftp.it.net.au/pub/OpenBSD Australia
ftp://vs.itam.nsc.ru/pub/OpenBSD Novosibirsk, Russia
ftp://ftp.task.gda.pl/pub/OpenBSD Poland
ftp://openbsd.csie.nctu.edu.tw/pub/OpenBSD Taiwan
ftp://ftp.netasset.com/pub/OpenBSD Fresno, CA, USA
ftp://ftp.chg.ru/pub/OpenBSD Chernogolovka, Russia
ftp://mirror.nucba.ac.jp/mirror/OpenBSD Aichi, Japan
ftp://uiarchive.uiuc.edu/pub/systems/OpenBSD Urbana, IL, USA
ftp://quasar.uvt.ro/pub/OpenBSD Timisoara, Romania
ftp://ftp.nz.openbsd.org New Zealand
ftp://ftp.club-internet.fr/pub/OpenBSD France
ftp://gd.tuwien.ac.at/opsys/OpenBSD Austria
ftp://ftp.nl.uu.net/pub/OpenBSD The Netherlands
ftp://ftp.duth.gr/pub/OpenBSD Thrace, Greece
ftp://ftp.kmitl.ac.th/pub/OpenBSD Thailand
ftp://filoktitis.noc.uoa.gr/pub/OpenBSD Greece
ftp://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch/mirror/OpenBSD Zurich, Switzerland
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- LIST OF HTTP SITES ---------------------------------------------------
The following list should be helpful for those who want to install
OpenBSD via HTTP.
http://www.cs.colorado.edu/ftp/pub/OpenBSD Colorado, USA
http://www.ualberta.ca/FTP/OpenBSD Edmonton, Canada
http://ftp6.usa.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD Illinois, USA
http://www.openbsd.aba.net.au/ftp Australia
http://openbsd.rug.ac.be/ftp/pub/OpenBSD Belgium
http://ftp.it.net.au/mirrors/OpenBSD Australia
http://ftp.sunet.se:/pub/OpenBSD Uppsala, Sweden
http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/opsys/OpenBSD Austria
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