OpenBSD 8.0(openbsd.org)
440 points by privong | 157 comments
Official OpenBSD 8.0 release page with release date, artwork, mirror and errata links, changelog link, and signify public keys.
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OpenBSD 8.0: released Oct 20, 2026(marc.info)
27 points by erikschoster | 2 comments
A post on the openbsd-misc mailing list archive at marc.info about the release of OpenBSD 8.0 on October 20, 2026.
OpenBSD 8.0 release will have inteldrm/radeondrm/amdgpu drivers from Linux 6.18(bsd.network)
169 points by doener | 39 comments
Mastodon post by Bryan Steele previewing OpenBSD 8.0 changes, including Clang/LLVM 22, sparc64 Clang switch, and DRM graphics drivers updated to Linux 6.18.
Wine ported to OpenBSD(marc.info)
601 points by iamnothere | 199 comments
An openbsd-ports mailing list message proposing a new port of Wine for OpenBSD, made possible by emulating the %gs prefix to work around gsbase limitations.
Big Fish: Exploiting a 37-Year-Old Kernel Bug in OpenBSD(calif.io)
188 points by rs_rs_rs_rs_rs | 58 comments
A Calif research post by Andrew Griffiths describing how a 37-year-old OpenBSD kernel bug involving a small counter was exploited to gain a root shell.
Kcgi – minimal CGI and FastCGI library for C/C++(kristaps.bsd.lv)
65 points by Bluestein | 30 comments
Project page for kcgi, a minimal, secure open-source CGI and FastCGI library for writing C/C++ web applications, with a Hello World example.
OpenSSH Ships on Every Mac, Linux Server and Windows. Its Creator Trusts No One(zbruceli.org)
4 points by zbruceli | 0 comments
Long-form blog profile of OpenSSH creator Theo de Raadt, covering his NetBSD exit, lost DARPA grant, and security-focused philosophy.
OpenBSD Developers Reject Uutils Coreutils(news.lavx.hu)
23 points by pjmlp | 11 comments
News article reporting that OpenBSD developers rejected a port of the Rust-based uutils coreutils, citing licensing and compatibility concerns.
Openrsync: An implementation of rsync, by the OpenBSD team(github.com)
448 points by sph | 168 comments
GitHub repository for openrsync, a BSD-licensed clean-room implementation of the rsync file synchronization tool from the OpenBSD project.
OpenBSD 7.9(openbsd.org)
356 points by bradley_taunt | 262 comments
Official OpenBSD 7.9 release page, released May 19, 2026, with mirror links, errata, changelog, release song, artwork, and signify public keys.
Todd C. Miller – Sudo maintainer for over 30 years(millert.dev)
569 points by wodniok | 297 comments
Personal homepage of Todd C. Miller, longtime sudo maintainer and OpenBSD contributor, noting he is seeking a sponsor to fund continued sudo development.
OpenBSD-current now runs as guest under Apple Hypervisor(undeadly.org)
386 points by gpi | 52 comments
OpenBSD Journal article reporting that OpenBSD-current on arm64 now runs as a guest OS under Apple Hypervisor, following commits by Helg Bredow and Stefan Fritsch.
OpenBSD Innovations(openbsd.org)
508 points by angristan | 295 comments
OpenBSD project page listing software and security concepts it developed or maintains, such as IPsec, privilege separation, stack protector and W^X, in order of introduction.
We have reached OpenBSD of Theseus(marc.info)
394 points by nabla9 | 67 comments
OpenBSD CVS commit by Theo de Raadt replacing the Greek quiz file, the last unmodified file from the original 1995 OpenBSD import.
OpenSSH introduces options to penalize undesirable behavior(undeadly.org)
368 points by zdw | 251 comments
OpenBSD Journal article on Damien Miller's commit adding PerSourcePenalties and PerSourcePenaltyExemptList options to sshd to penalize undesirable client behavior.
Keystroke timing obfuscation added to ssh(1)(undeadly.org)
556 points by zdw | 239 comments
OpenBSD Journal post announcing Damien Miller's commit adding keystroke timing obfuscation with chaff keystrokes to OpenSSH's ssh client.