This Month in BSD

Sam Smith <s@msmith.net>

OpenBSD

3.5 released

• Lots of changes: more security, reliabilty and features
• Order your CD set from the BSDMall

Post 3.5 changes in -current

• Device Hot-Plugging support
• StackGhost enabled on sparc
• KernelTrap article on StackGhost on sparc

Editorial praisee OpenBSD's "Secure by default"

• http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/241

xdm security fix

• http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20040529233638

NetBSD

NetBSD sets Internet2 Land Speed Record

• NetBSD news item
• Project Page

Non-Executable Mapping Documentation

• http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/kernel/non-exec.html

PF ported to NetBSD 2.0

• http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20040513212409

Implimenting Linux Emulation in NetBSD

• Newsforge article

FreeBSD

4.Ten released

• Release notes
• Order your CD set from the BSDMall

BSDMall's 4:10 T-Shirt
(cute)

• http://www.bsdmall.com/fourten.html

March to April Status Report

• http://www.freebsd.org/news/status/report-mar-2004-apr-2004.html

DragonFlyBSD

New Installer

• Screenshots
• Live CD with installer

MARC now archiving Dragonfly mailing lists

• http://www.shiningsilence.com/dbsdlog/archives/000407.html

Reference-Count Devices

• Initial patch

DragonFly CVS Tagging explanation

• How it will work

Other

Cisco wants to patent parts of TCP
( http://www.openbsd.org/lyrics.html )

• http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20040512012809

BSDCan Writeups and Photos

• From the organiser
• List of other writeups
• OpenBSD Journal entry
• DaemonNews Photos
• BSDNews.com (aka Daily.DaemonNews.org) article including links to other sites with commentary

Dru Lavigne has a fantastic idea

• BSD Success Stories

Misc reading
(this should keep you busy for a while)

• Understanding TCP Reset Attacks
• PF Developer Interview Part 2
• OpenBSD named best firewall by windows newsletter
• An Introduction to GraphViz and dot
• Why Learning Assembly Language Is Still a Good Idea
• Open Source in Africa
• FreeBSD Networking Basics
• Top Ten Ethereal Tips and Tricks
• A Day in the Life of #Apache: File Permissions
• AMD recognises support of the BSDs for AMD64