Re: [News] OpenBSD 4.0 Released, Reviewed by Jem Matzan

[George Ellison <notamisfit@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ed wrote:
> On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:55:00 +0000
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > OpenBSD 4.0 Released
> >
> > ,----[ Quote ]
> > | We are pleased to announce the official release of OpenBSD 4.0.
> > | This is our 20th release on CD-ROM (and 21st via FTP).  We remain
> > | proud of OpenBSD's record of ten years with only a single remote
> > | hole in the default install.
> > `----
> >
> > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-announce&m=116234294900557&w=2
> >
> > OpenBSD 4.0 review
> >
> > ,----[ Quote ]
> > | I've tried hard to find a significant weak point in this operating
> > | system, but there just isn't one. Put simply, OpenBSD makes Unix fun
> > | and interesting. It's the only Unix-like operating system that you
> > | can build, customize, and update without running into strange
> > | problems, bugs, and growing pains. Upgrades are done with
> > | confidence, not trepidation, and once configured, there isn't a
> > | whole lot of worrying to do.
> > `----
> >
> > http://www.softwareinreview.com/cms/content/view/55/
> >
> > Another project with a similar mission, as well as joint/reciprocal
> > contributions (even more aggressive when it comes to firmware).
>
> how to make your own cd [copied from http://s5h.net/u?36]:
>
> mkdir -p OpenBSD/4.0/i386
> cd OpenBSD/4.0/i386
> wget -c ftp://ftp.jyu.fi/pub/OpenBSD/4.0/i386/*
> cd ../../../
> mkisofs -r -b 4.0/i386/cdrom40.fs -c "boot.catalog" -o ~/cd.iso OpenBSD
> cdrecord dev=ATAPI:0,0,0 driveropts=burnfree ~/cd.iso

It seems easier to just do an ftp install. Then again, if I gave a shit 
about OpenBSD, I'd probably just kick them the fifty bucks.

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