Openbsd
OpenBSD 6.9 Released
OpenBSD 6.9 was released on May 1, 2021, marking the 50th consecutive release from this project. Using a cadence of two releases a year (recently copied by e.g., the developers of Java), they’ve made two releases every year, through the dot-com bust, Y2K, the 2008 downturn, the 2021 pandemic. …
Choosing an Operating …
A neighbour asked:
There are plenty …Looking for help with my computer that has been *hijacked* by its Windows 10 operating system. Is there anyone out there who has advice regarding an alternative OS? Perhaps a LINUX version, or ????, or uninstall Win10 and go with Win7? I really HATE Win10!
Ian Darwin on UNIX/Linux …
This is my UNIX site, but it’s mostly about OpenBSD, which I consider to be among the most highly evolved species of UNIX/Linux (itself the best of all commercially-available general purpose Operating Systems), particularly with regard to security and reliability.
Getting Started: Download and …
Protecting Your Castle
SANS.org has a nice white paper showing how to protect your home network using OpenBSD and other free software. According to the abstract:
"It is possible to clean up the back yard with Free Open Source Software and a little design. Using off the shelf components and Open Source software the …
The Failure of Software …
There are hundreds of thousands of open source projects out there (SourceForge.net alone hosts more than 132,000 distinct projects), more than anybody could use in a lifetime. Most are good, some are great, some are not so great. As the head of the OpenBSD project says, "Choice is Good". …
Sensible by Default
One of OpenBSD's mottos is "Secure by Default", but a more general form might be "Sensible by Default." I was astonished to find out the other day that some of the Linux distributions apparently produce CD-ROMs that will wipe out your hard disk if you just boot them and press …
Starving the Golden Goose
As you probably know I am involved with the OpenBSD project, which also creates OpenSSH, the world-leading secure network protocol. What's interesting about OpenSSH is that most operating system vendors bundle it with their systems, including Apple, HP, Sun, IBM, Redhat - pretty well everybody …
Editorial on DARPA …
Catch my editorial on DARPA cutting off OpenBSD funding on O'Reilly.net.