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| − | '''OpenBSD''' is a [[w:Unix-like|Unix-like]] computer operating system descended from
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| − | [[w:Berkeley Software Distribution|Berkeley Software Distribution]] (BSD),a Research Unix derivative
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| − | developed at the University of California, Berkeley. It was forked from [[NetBSD]] by project leader
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| − | [http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Theo_de_Raadt Theo de Raadt] in late 1995. As well as the operating system,
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| − | the OpenBSD Project has produced portable versions of numerous subsystems, most notably PF, [[Secure Shell|OpenSSH]]
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| − | and OpenNTPD, which are very widely available as packages in other operating systems.
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| − | The OpenBSD project follows a 6-month release cycle, with the most recent release being 5.9, released on 29 March 2016, over a month early.
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| − | This release has a [[User:Timelord|Timelord]] theme.
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| − | == Features ==
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| − | * High security in default install
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| − | * Xorg '''Just Works (TM)'''
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| − | * PF upstream
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| − | * Release music
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| − | * More [[w:Unix philosophy|unixy]] than Linux, if less so than [[w:Plan 9|Plan 9]]
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| − | * Good support for archaic hardware used by [[gp:WUVT|WUVT]], such as sparc64, ppc, and ppc64
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| − | == Anti-Features ==
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| − | * Kernel not multithreaded
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| − | * Network stack not multithreaded ([https://www.openbsd.org/59.html Changed with 5.9] to support limited SMP)
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| − | * Doesn't effectively manage more than 4 GiB RAM
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| − | * Has limited support for modern wireless hardware
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| − | == Notable users ==
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| − | This is a list of people who won't answer your questions about OpenBSD, and will instead tell you to [[RTFM]].
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| − | === Use often ===
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| − | * [[User:Via|via]]
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| − | * [[User:Timelord|jpo]]
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| − | === Use for routers and not much else ===
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| − | * [[User:ackthet|ackthet]]
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| − | * [[User:Telnoratti|telnoratti]]
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| − | * [[User:Echarlie|echarlie]]
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