The OpenBSD team has released OpenBSD 4.4. "As in our previous releases, 4.4 provides significant improvements, including new features, in nearly all areas of the system." Information on how you can obtain OpenBSD can be found on the OpenBSD website.
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Member since:2007-05-05
But setting up everything needs more user intervention and knowledge (both the partition and the disklabel editor are *not* user friendly) and it's just not an out-of-the-box experience as many got to expect from their OS.
It is not an OS designed for the clueless unwashed masses. We're not trying to please everyone, unlike Linux based OS's that are a pile of garbage.
Member since:2005-12-16
Member since:2007-09-12
Thank you for your reply. I haven't heard your name yet, but I assume you are a part of the OpenBSD team.
Do you know if there are any plans to use a tool similar to cfdisk in the future?
It's really a pitty, because I love OpenBSD for its fast and simple installation. Only partitioning takes a lot of time due to the need for a pen and paper.
P.S. This time a meaningless "WARN not buffer" error was spamming my console in regular intervals (coming in groups of 4) and made working uncomfortable. I lacked the time to search for the reason, but will try it later again.
This is what I meant with out-of-the-box: Give me something I can work with (i.e. usable internet (Intel's fault) and a command line), to set up the system to my liking.
Member since:2005-07-28
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2007-09-12
Actually you don't have to build X (xenocara is on the install CD) and most packages are available pre-built, too.
But setting up everything needs more user intervention and knowledge (both the partition and the disklabel editor are *not* user friendly) and it's just not an out-of-the-box experience as many got to expect from their OS.
That being said, I've just finished the installation, went back to Linux to transfer the wireless firmware and will now test WPA support.
I've tried to switch since 4.1, but there was always a problem (wireless, printer drivers, screen resolution,...) holding me back to my Arch install...