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[[w:Berkeley Software Distribution|Berkeley Software Distribution]] (BSD),a Research Unix derivative
 
[[w:Berkeley Software Distribution|Berkeley Software Distribution]] (BSD),a Research Unix derivative
 
developed at the University of California, Berkeley. It was forked from [[NetBSD]] by project leader
 
developed at the University of California, Berkeley. It was forked from [[NetBSD]] by project leader
[[un:Theo de Raadt|Theo de Raadt]] in late 1995. As well as the operating system, the OpenBSD Project has
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[http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Theo_de_Raadt Theo de Raadt] in late 1995. As well as the operating system,
produced portable versions of numerous subsystems, most notably PF, [[SSH|OpenSSH]] and OpenNTPD, which are very
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the OpenBSD Project has produced portable versions of numerous subsystems, most notably PF, [[SSH|OpenSSH]]
widely available as packages in other operating systems.
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and OpenNTPD, which are verywidely available as packages in other operating systems.
  
 
The OpenBSD project follows a 6-month release cycle, with the next release being 5.9, to be released on 1 May 2016.
 
The OpenBSD project follows a 6-month release cycle, with the next release being 5.9, to be released on 1 May 2016.

Revision as of 00:43, 27 March 2016

OpenBSD is a Unix-like computer operating system descended from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD),a Research Unix derivative developed at the University of California, Berkeley. It was forked from NetBSD by project leader 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, OpenSSH and OpenNTPD, which are verywidely available as packages in other operating systems.

The OpenBSD project follows a 6-month release cycle, with the next release being 5.9, to be released on 1 May 2016. This release has a Timelord theme.

Features

  • High security in default install
  • X Just Works (TM)
  • PF upstream
  • Release music
  • More unixy than Linux, if less so than Plan 9

Anti-Features

  • Not multithreaded
  • Doesn't effectively manage more than 4 GiB RAM

Notable users

This is a list of people who won't answer your questions about OpenBSD, and will instead tell you to RTFM.