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NetBSD, FreeBSD, Darwin, and Mac OS X all came out with new releases recently and I thought I'd take a moment and call some attention to them.
NetBSD 1.5.1 was released a couple months ago, but had a few problems and never made it to CD. On September 26, Wasabi Systems notified us that NetBSD 1.5.2 CDs were available.
Among the list of new features, they listed:
Machine support for new Apple iBook and PowerBook laptops
Security fixes for Kerberos, BIND, ssh, ntpd, ftpd, telnetd, and IP filter
Performance enhancements for NFS, LFS, Symbios/NCR SCSI, sendmail, and dhcpd
Additional device support for Cisco Aironet; 3Com 3c555 and 3c556; Yamaha, ESS Maestro, NeoMagic 256, and CrystalClear Audio; ATA Ultra-DMA/100; and 802.1Q virtual LANs
Support for running Linux Vmware on NetBSD/i386
You can download NetBSD 1.5.2 from ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.5.2/, or purchase it on CD from the Daemon News Mall. There is also a new NetBSD T-Shirt that you can order.
On September 19th Jordan Hubbard announced the release of FreeBSD 4.4:
4.4-RELEASE is available for i386 and alpha in "FTP installable" form right now (ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/${arch}/4.4-RELEASE) and can be installed directly over the net using the boot floppies or copied to a local NFS/ftp server.
Generally, the FreeBSD project makes the Install ISO image available for download. This is the first release that all four (4) CD ISO images are available for download. ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/${arch}/ISO-IMAGES/4.4/
New features in this release include:
Security fixes for fts, portmap, tcpdump, telnetd, ipfw, procfs, sendmail, rmuser, lpd, and semop
Updates to many network card drivers
PCCard support
If you don't have a fast connection or a CD burner, you can purchase the 4 CD set. Proceeds from the CD sets still go to support the FreeBSD project.
Official 4 CD sets are available.
I just got my copy of the OS X v 10.1 updater in the mail. So far I really like it. I haven't had too much time to put it to work, but it has fixed several things that weren't working in OS X 10.0.4. Most importantly, OpenSSH is functioning like expected. It also included an update to the developer tools.
I believe enough vendors have adopted this release that it will be very usable by most consumers, allowing them to move off Microsoft. I really like it because I can use my commercial apps and my BSD apps without dual booting. I can even run XFree86 apps on the same desktop as Aqua apps.
You can get a complete list of new fearures in version 10.1.
With the release of Mac Os X v10.1, Apple is releasing a new version of Darwin. Darwin is the core of Mac OS X. On its own, it is a complete BSD-derived operating system. Darwin 1.4.1 is being released as two ISO images, one for Mac and one for Intel. Both ISO images are bootable CDs and contain a simple installer. The Intel installer puts Darwin on a UFS partition and the Mac installer puts it on an HFS+ partition.
You can download Darwin 1.4.1 for both Apple and Intel hardware.
The complete source code is available via CVS for registered users.
You can also purchase Darwin 1.4.1 on a 2 CD set. Also included on the CDs:
XFree86 4.1.0-RELEASE
XDarwin (For Rootless X in OS X)
FINK Software Packaging System
Open Packages Software Packaging System Developers Snapshot
Select GNU/Darwin Software Packages
As you can see there is quite a bit going on the BSD world. Mac OS X is getting BSD a lot of attention, especially in the consumer and desktop space.
-Chris Coleman
=======NetBSD, FreeBSD, Darwin, and Mac OS X all came out with new releases recently and I thought I'd take a moment and call some attention to them.
NetBSD 1.5.1 was released a couple months ago, but had a few problems and never made it to CD. On September 26, Wasabi Systems notified us that NetBSD 1.5.2 CDs were available.
Among the list of new features, they listed:
Machine support for new Apple iBook and PowerBook laptops
Security fixes for Kerberos, BIND, ssh, ntpd, ftpd, telnetd, and IP filter
Performance enhancements for NFS, LFS, Symbios/NCR SCSI, sendmail, and dhcpd
Additional device support for Cisco Aironet; 3Com 3c555 and 3c556; Yamaha, ESS Maestro, NeoMagic 256, and CrystalClear Audio; ATA Ultra-DMA/100; and 802.1Q virtual LANs
Support for running Linux Vmware on NetBSD/i386
You can download NetBSD 1.5.2 from ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.5.2/, or purchase it on CD from the Daemon News Mall.
There is also a new NetBSD T-Shirt that you can order.
On September 19th Jordan Hubbard announced the release of FreeBSD 4.4:
4.4-RELEASE is available for i386 and alpha in "FTP installable" form right now (ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/${arch}/4.4-RELEASE) and can be installed directly over the net using the boot floppies or copied to a local NFS/ftp server.
Generally, the FreeBSD project makes only the Install ISO image available for download. This is the first release that all four (4) CD ISO images are available for download. You can get them from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/${arch}/ISO-IMAGES/4.4/ (Be sure to substitute ${arch} for i386 or alpha.)
New features in this release include:
Security fixes for fts, portmap, tcpdump, telnetd, ipfw, procfs, sendmail, rmuser, lpd, and semop
Updates to many network card drivers
PCCard support
If you don't have a fast connection or a CD burner, you can purchase the 4 CD set. Proceeds from the CD sets still go to support the FreeBSD project.
Official 4 CD sets are available for purchase.
I just got my copy of the OS X v 10.1 updater in the mail. So far I really like it. I haven't had too much time to put it to work, but it has fixed several things that weren't working in OS X 10.0.4. Most importantly, OpenSSH is functioning like expected. It also included an update to the developer tools.
I believe enough vendors have adopted this release that it will be very usable by most consumers, allowing them to move off Microsoft. I really like it because I can use my commercial apps and my BSD apps without dual booting. I can even run XFree86 apps on the same desktop as Aqua apps.
You can get a complete list of new features in version 10.1.
With the release of Mac OS X v10.1, Apple is releasing a new version of Darwin. Darwin is the core of Mac OS X. On its own, it is a complete BSD-derived operating system. Darwin 1.4.1 is being released as two ISO images, one for Mac and one for Intel. Both ISO images are bootable CDs and contain a simple installer. The Intel installer puts Darwin on a UFS partition and the Mac installer puts it on an HFS+ partition.
You can download Darwin 1.4.1 for both Apple and Intel hardware.
The complete source code is available via CVS for registered users.
You can also purchase Darwin 1.4.1 on a 2 CD set. Also included on the CDs:
XFree86 4.1.0-RELEASE
XDarwin (For Rootless X in OS X)
FINK Software Packaging System
Open Packages Software Packaging System Developers Snapshot
Select GNU/Darwin Software Packages
As you can see there is quite a bit going on the BSD world. Mac OS X is getting BSD a lot of attention, especially in the consumer and desktop space.
-Chris Coleman
>>>>>>> 1.8