OpenBSD 8.0, vmd(8), WebZFS has reached BETA3, HardenedBSD updates and more...
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HeadlinesBiggest ZFS Misconfigurations and How to Fix Them: Part 1
OpenBSD 8.0 Released undeadly article
dlg@ highlights - vmd(8) multi-cpu support for guests, How OpenBSD handles MTU vs MRU on interfaces through PPPoE work and vmd(8) gets network checksum offload support for guests
brynet@ highlights - Clang/LVM 22 the default, SPARC64 switches to Clang, DRM uplift to Linux 6.18.53, vmm/vmd(8) SMP to 64vCPU per guest, accelerated swap using CPU AES and lots more
News RoundupHardenedBSD 08-09/2026 Status Report
Mocka - a desktop built from scratch for GhostBSD
SmartOS: The illumos Way of Thinking About Servers
Beastie Bits- NetBSD smashes funding goal for 2026, set $50K, currently at $124K
- dbupdate added to -current and backported to 7.9 and 8.0
- emulators/wine (re)entering OpenBSD Ports
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Feedback/Questions- Reese - Casio BBS ``` Team,
I really enjoyed the Casio BBS article. I might build one. I am an amateur radio operator and I love doing cw and using my scolding iron.
Thanks Reese
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