OpenBSD 7.8 Released (phoronix.com) 24
OpenBSD 7.8 has been released, adding Raspberry Pi 5 support, enhanced AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV-ES) capabilities, and expanded hardware compatibility including new Qualcomm, Rockchip, and Apple ARM drivers. Phoronix reports: OpenBSD 7.8 also brings multiple improvements around enabling AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (AMD SEV) support with support for the PSP ioctl for encrypting and measuring state for SEV-ES, a new VMD option to run guests in SEV-ES mode, and other enablement work pertaining to that AMD SEV work in SEV-ES form at this point as a precursor to SEV-SNP. AMD SEV-ES should be working to start confidential virtual machines (VMs) when using the VMM/VMD hypervisor and the OpenBSD guests with KVM/QEMU.
OpenBSD 7.8 also improves compatibility of the FUSE file-system support with the Linux implementation, suspend/hibernate improvements, SMP improvements, updating to the Linux 6.12.50 DRM graphics drivers, several new Rockchip drivers, Raspberry Pi RP1 drivers, H.264 video support for the uvideo driver, and many network driver improvements. The changelog and download page can be found via OpenBSD.org.
OpenBSD 7.8 also improves compatibility of the FUSE file-system support with the Linux implementation, suspend/hibernate improvements, SMP improvements, updating to the Linux 6.12.50 DRM graphics drivers, several new Rockchip drivers, Raspberry Pi RP1 drivers, H.264 video support for the uvideo driver, and many network driver improvements. The changelog and download page can be found via OpenBSD.org.
Re:I use Win11 (Score:4, Insightful)
This type of comment should not be posted anonymously. If you're going to attack someone's character, have the balls to do it in person.
And FWIW, no, Theo is neither insufferable or an asshole. I have met him personally and found him to be extremely knowledgeable and interesting person to talk to. Yes, he has very strong opinions. Yes, he has ruffled many feathers over the years. He's also frequently correct in his criticisms.
Re:I use Win11 (Score:4, Interesting)
And FWIW, no, Theo is neither insufferable or an asshole. I have met him personally and found him to be extremely knowledgeable and interesting person to talk to. Yes, he has very strong opinions. Yes, he has ruffled many feathers over the years. He's also frequently correct in his criticisms.
He is actually a lot like Linus.
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To be fair Linus has improved but definitely was an insufferable arsehole. He even admitted that. The question isn't whether criticism was correct, the question is how that criticism is delivered. Linus has changed a *LOT* over the years. I'm not sure about Theo, I don't follow the OpenBSD world. Is Theo the Linus of 2025 or the Linus of 2010?
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Why do you people keep replying to those trolling anonymous shitstains ?
This site should be changed so that every single anonymous post starts at a -1 moderation level. That would solve the problem of those sociopathic pieces of shit.
NEVER wresle with a pig. You will both get dirty, and the pig likes it.
Re:I use Win11 (Score:5, Informative)
I'm pretty sure it's superior to whatever this is. It sounds like a hobbyist OS that runs primarily on older equipment? Or a way to breathe new life into old hardware for people that are willing to dive under the hood, so to speak.
Comparing OpenBSD to Windows 11 is not an apples-to-apples comparison. While some people may run OpenBSD as their desktop operating system, that's not a stated goal of the project, [openbsd.org].
OpenBSD is best suited for server applications where an emphasis on security is desired. Their code is meticulously and proactively audited for bugs. Even bugs that have not been shown to be exploitable are fixed, and this has often led to cases where the mechanism behind newly discovered exploits had already been patched in OpenBSD.
The project also show a passion for accurate and complete documentation, and for robust testing. IIRC, preparing for a release includes running a command to build every single package in their ports collection without error.
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Comparing OpenBSD to Windows 11 is not an apples-to-apples comparison.
It's pretty fair to compare. OpenBSD is a professional, well-built system. People use it because it's well-made. Windows 11 is an operating system that people use because it came with their computer.
Microsoft could do the things that OpenBSD does, their system could be just as secure as OpenBSD. OpenBSD doesn't do magic, it's just normal engineering. Microsoft would rather pretend to be secure than actually follow the practices that would make them secure.
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It would be pretty hard for MS to do the same things. A lot of OpenBSD's security comes from having a default configuration with a minimal attack surface. That's a compromise they've chosen to make, but it's at odds with what a typical desktop user wants, which is having a system ready for a lot of use cases out-of-the-box. OpenBSD is great for "network appliance" type applications. It's my first choice for routers, firewalls, proxies, etc. It's lightweight, secure and reliable in those applications B
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Next time research before posting about OpenBSD. Even ChatGPT knows more about OpenBSD security development processes than you do, and that's the biggest possible insult.
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Don't forget OpenSSH! Theo and OpenBSD have my complete respect.
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I like Krita. That's a desktop app in the open source world that I think is really enjoyable and well-designed, and comparable to some of the best commercial Windows apps.
Plus the usual suspects are available on all the major OSes, including OpenBSD: Chrome, Firefox, Signal, Discord, Slack, Telegram, DOSbox, etc. But sadly no Wine or Proton on OBSD. Linux wins when it comes to playing Steam or wine, but if you're going to be running a bunch of closed source games on a machine then probably best to use a ded
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...the desktop apps are better than just about anything you will find on Linux or the BSDs.
I will argue against strict adherence to this statement. Gnome applications written to the project guidelines have become very fine, since the introduction of GTK-4 and libadwaita. I prefer many of these to their equivalents on MacOS.
It's true that most of these fall into a general category of "utilities", and that Windows enjoys a broader ecosystem driven by commercial incentive. But Windows programs are hardly "better' for this, and the widely varied usability is generally sub-par compared to level that'
Hats off (Score:4, Interesting)
Hats off for the OpenBSD team for taking security seriously. I'll be upgrading my firewall/router box this weekend.
No music? (Score:2)
Are they not doing music anymore for each release?
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Are they not doing music anymore for each release?
Maybe they used a Napalm Death song and it was just so short we all missed it? Something like You Suffer.