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author | Theo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org> | 1997-05-21 01:14:17 +0000 |
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committer | Theo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org> | 1997-05-21 01:14:17 +0000 |
commit | dc273e966735cc0fccac163c65d7d5adb3722a71 (patch) | |
tree | 07821f686e75e721df1a4013ddba0f45ee487ce8 /distrib | |
parent | 2fe7522dd3263fcab2c5a9c7b9b6a18283cd2b46 (diff) |
mention ipf & buddy
Diffstat (limited to 'distrib')
-rw-r--r-- | distrib/notes/INSTALL | 37 |
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/distrib/notes/INSTALL b/distrib/notes/INSTALL index fea8862ba81..d3a83152147 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/INSTALL +++ b/distrib/notes/INSTALL @@ -9,20 +9,23 @@ OpenBSD is a Berkeley Networking Release 2 (Net/2) and 4.4BSD-Lite which runs on many architectures and is being ported to more. Continuing the multi-platform tradition, OpenBSD has added ports to -mvme68k, powerpc and arc machines. Kernel interfaces have continued to -be refined, and now several subsystems and device drivers are shared -among the different ports. You can look for this trend to continue. - -Security of the system as a whole has been significantly -improved. Source code for all critical system components has been -checked for remote-access, local-access, denial-of-service, data -destruction, or information-gathering problems. - -OpenBSD 2.1 has significantly enhanced the binary emulation subsystem +mvme68k, powerpc and arc machines. Kernel interfaces have continued +to be refined, and now several subsystems and device drivers are +shared among the different ports. You can look for this trend to +continue. + +Security of the system as a whole has been significantly improved. +Source code for all critical system components has been checked for +remote-access, local-access, denial-of-service, data destruction, or +information-gathering problems. Tools like ipf, ipnat, and nc have +been added to the tree because security conscious people often need +them. + +OpenBSD 2.1 has significantly enhanced the binary emulation subsystem (which includes iBCS2, Linux, OSF/1, SunOS, SVR4, Solaris and Ultrix -compatibility) and several kernel subsystems have been generalized -to support this more readily. The binary emulation strategy is -aimed at making the emulation as accurate as possible. +compatibility) and several kernel subsystems have been generalized to +support this more readily. The binary emulation strategy is aimed at +making the emulation as accurate as possible. Cryptography components are part of OpenBSD. OpenBSD is from Canada, and export of these pieces (such as kerberosIV) to the world is not @@ -31,10 +34,10 @@ has entered US. Because of this, take care NOT to get the distrib- ution from an FTP server in the US if you are outside of Canada and the US. -Many new user programs have been added in OpenBSD 2.1, as well, bringing -it closer to our goal of supplying a complete and modern UN*X-like -environment. Tools like perl and ksh are standard, as are numerous -other useful tools. +Many new user programs have been added in OpenBSD 2.1, as well, +bringing it closer to our goal of supplying a complete and modern +UN*X-like environment. Tools like perl and ksh are standard, as are +numerous other useful tools. #include "whatis" |