OpenBSD 7.6 and more.
Releases
OpenBSD 7.6 Released: OpenBSD announced the official release of OpenBSD 7.6. This is their 57th release. As in our previous releases, 7.6 provides significant improvements, including new features, in nearly all areas of the system. With this release all files that existed in the first commit in the OpenBSD source repository have been updated, modified or replaced at some point in time, reaching OpenBSD of Theseus. More details in post.
BSDSec
No security announcements.
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News
Valuable News – 2024/10/07: The Valuable News weekly series is dedicated to provide summary about news, articles and other interesting stuff mostly but not always related to the UNIX/BSD/Linux systems.
EuroBSDcon 2024 in Dublin, Ireland: some notes after the conference: Leonardo Taccari shares his notes after attending EuroBSDCon.
FreeBSD 13.4: What’s new, and how did we get here?: FreeBSD 13.4-RELEASE significantly enhances infrastructure, hardware compatibility, and security, further demonstrating its value to the industry. This version builds upon the strong foundation established by previous versions within the 13.x series and aligns with the development timeline that includes the FreeBSD 14 branch, introduced in November 2023.
BSD Now 579: EuroBSDcon 2024: Jason is on location at EuroBSDcon getting interviews with those in the BSD Community.
Google Summer of Code 2024 Reports: ALTQ refactoring and NPF integration: This report was written by Emmanuel Nyarko as part of Google Summer of Code 2024.
Why Your Open Source Project Should Prioritize Security: Lessons from FreeBSD’s Proactive Approach: In today’s interconnected digital landscape, security is not a luxury—it’s essential. As the number of open source projects increases, so does the responsibility to ensure these projects are secure, stable, and trustworthy. Prioritizing security isn’t just about protecting users but also the entire ecosystem. FreeBSD’s recent initiatives offer a valuable blueprint for other open source projects to follow, demonstrating how proactive security practices can significantly enhance the reliability and resilience of software in an ever-evolving threat landscape.
Tutorials
Getting the latest QEMU in FreeBSD (github): Is it possible to install the latest version of Qemu from Github in FreeBSD that’s newer than what was available in ports/packages?
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