OpenBSD 7.1 Released With Apple Silicon Support "Ready", AMD RDNA2 Graphics

[phoronix]

Phoronix: OpenBSD 7.1 Released With Apple Silicon Support "Ready", AMD RDNA2 Graphics

OpenBSD 7.1 is out this morning as the newest version of this popular, security-minded BSD operating system...

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OpenBSD-7.1-Released

[kylew77]

Every release OpenBSD gets better and better until it can't be beat! Seriously since I've started following OpenBSD in the 6.x series around the time sysupgrade came out each release has been better than the one before! I still don't run it as my only operating system, but the day is getting closer and closer with each release.

[kylew77]

When FreeBSD 13.1 comes out at the end of the month it would be nice to see some FreeBSD 13.1 vs OpenBSD 7.1 benchmarks. Even better if it is on the same hardware as the last *BSD vs Linux article at the beginning of the year to see the percent improvements in the new versions.

[Lbibass]

Seems like they've just yoinked a bunch of the stuff from Asahi. Nice to see Asahi's code and ideas getting around. These improvements benefit everyone.

[CochainComplex]

wouldn't have expected any Openbsd support for this platform in that short time span.

[stormcrow]

Every release OpenBSD gets better and better until it can't be beat! Seriously since I've started following OpenBSD in the 6.x series around the time sysupgrade came out each release has been better than the one before! I still don't run it as my only operating system, but the day is getting closer and closer with each release.

And yet they still don't have TRIM support.

[pthariensflame]

Seems like they've just yoinked a bunch of the stuff from Asahi. Nice to see Asahi's code and ideas getting around. These improvements benefit everyone.

Rather than "yoinking" it, they helped contribute! One of the Asahi project members is specifically focused on BSD support.

[Developer12]

And yet they still don't have TRIM support.

Or spectre variant 1 mitigations. None of the BSDs do.
And before anyone asks, no, disabling hyperthreading does nothing about spectre v1.

[stormcrow]

Or spectre variant 1 mitigations. None of the BSDs do.
And before anyone asks, no, disabling hyperthreading does nothing about spectre v1.

I'd like less hype [by fanbois] around OpenBSD every release cycle and more routine audits by reputable security researchers instead. Not to deflate or spite the fanboism, but to figure out what actually works for security in OpenBSD, and what's theater. That way the people that would like to use it in a secure manner know how to do so safely. You can bet the national intelligence agencies know the holes already and are sitting on them. The rest of us would like to know them as well.

Security audits go with the money, understandably so. Have to feed the kids and keep the lights on. Not likely many groups are going to bother because of that.

[brad0]

Seems like they've just yoinked a bunch of the stuff from Asahi. Nice to see Asahi's code and ideas getting around.

Doesn't work that way.