FreeBSD 8.0 is available for download on the ftp servers. Please note that at the time as we are writing this, there’s not yet an official statement on the FreeBSD website.
Operating System
FreeBSD
FreeBSD HAST project funded
Felix EhlersThe FreeBSD Foundation announced pleasently the new funded FreeBSD HAST project. The software will be a file system and software independant synchronous replication which operates on the block-level in a cluster environment.
FreeBSD
FreeBSD status report 2009, April-September
Felix EhlersThe FreeBSD Quaterly Status Report for April-September 2009 is now online.
OpenBSD
OpenBSD 4.6 released
Felix EhlersTheo de Raadt announced OpenBSD 4.6 on the openbsd-misc mailing list.
OpenBSD
OpenBSD 4.6 postponed for a month to Nov 1
Felix EhlersThe release of OpenBSD 4.6 is unfortunately postponed to Nov 1 due to serious CD production problems. Theo de Raadt announced the delay on openbsd-misc today.
The developers intended to bring out the release on Oct 1 because the tree was frozen earlier than normal. They are sorry about the dalay and stick to the traditional release date Nov 1 in the future.