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