> o OpenSSL 0.9.8k (+ patches)
> o Groff 1.15
> o Sendmail 8.14.3, with libmilter
> o Bind 9.4.2-P2 (+ patches)
> o Lynx 2.8.6rel.5 with HTTPS and IPv6 support (+ patches)
> o Sudo 1.7.2
> o Ncurses 5.7
> o Latest KAME IPv6
> o Heimdal 0.7.2 (+ patches)
> o Arla 0.35.7
> o Binutils 2.15 (+ patches)
> o Gdb 6.3 (+ patches)
>
> If you'd like to see a list of what has changed between OpenBSD 4.7
> and 4.8, look at
>
>
http://www.OpenBSD.org/plus48.html
>
> Even though the list is a summary of the most important changes
> made to OpenBSD, it still is a very very long list.
> We provide patches for known security threats and other important
> issues discovered after each CD release. As usual, between the
> creation of the OpenBSD 4.8 FTP/CD-ROM binaries and the actual 4.8
> release date, our team found and fixed some new reliability problems
> (note: most are minor and in subsystems that are not enabled by
> default). Our continued research into security means we will find
> new security problems -- and we always provide patches as soon as
> possible. Therefore, we advise regular visits to
>
>
http://www.OpenBSD.org/security.html
> and
>
http://www.OpenBSD.org/errata.html
>
> Security patch announcements are sent to the
security-announce@OpenBSD.org
> mailing list. For information on OpenBSD mailing lists, please see:
>
>
http://www.OpenBSD.org/mail.html
> OpenBSD 4.8 is also available on CD-ROM. The 3-CD set costs CDN and
> is available via mail order and from a number of contacts around the
> world. The set includes a colourful booklet which carefully explains the
> installation of OpenBSD. A new set of cute little stickers is also
> included (sorry, but our FTP mirror sites do not support STP, the Sticker
> Transfer Protocol). As an added bonus, the second CD contains an audio
> track, a song entitled "El Puffiachi". MP3 and OGG versions of
> the audio track can be found on the first CD.
>
> Lyrics (and an explanation) for the songs may be found at:
>
>
http://www.OpenBSD.org/lyrics.html#48
>
> Profits from CD sales are the primary income source for the OpenBSD
> project -- in essence selling these CD-ROM units ensures that OpenBSD
> will continue to make another release six months from now.
>
> The OpenBSD 4.8 CD-ROMs are bootable on the following four platforms:
>
> o i386
> o amd64
> o macppc
> o sparc64
>
> (Other platforms must boot from floppy, network, or other method).
>
> For more information on ordering CD-ROMs, see:
>
>
http://www.OpenBSD.org/orders.html
>
> The above web page lists a number of places where OpenBSD CD-ROMs
> can be purchased from. For our default mail order, go directly to:
>
>
https://https.OpenBSD.org/cgi-bin/order
>
> All of our developers strongly urge you to buy a CD-ROM and support
> our future efforts. Additionally, donations to the project are
> highly appreciated, as described in more detail at:
>
>
http://www.OpenBSD.org/goals.html#funding
> For those unable to make their contributions as straightforward gifts,
> the OpenBSD Foundation (
http://www.openbsdfoundation.org) is a Canadian
> not-for-profit corporation that can accept larger contributions and
> issue receipts. In some situations, their receipt may qualify as a
> business expense writeoff, so this is certainly a consideration for
> some organizations or businesses. There may also be exposure benefits
> since the Foundation may be interested in participating in press releases.
> In turn, the Foundation then uses these contributions to assist OpenBSD's
> infrastructure needs. Contact the foundation directors at
>
directors@openbsdfoundation.org for more information.
> The OpenBSD distribution companies also sell tshirts and polo shirts.
> And our users like them too. We have a variety of shirts available,
> with the new and old designs, from our web ordering system at, as
> described above.
>
> There is no specific new OpenBSD shirt for this release -- we decided
> to skip a release. Hoever, we also sell our older shirts, as well as
> a selection of OpenSSH t-shirts.
> If you choose not to buy an OpenBSD CD-ROM, OpenBSD can be easily
> installed via FTP. Typically you need a single small piece of boot
> media (e.g., a boot floppy) and then the rest of the files can be
> installed from a number of locations, including directly off the
> Internet. Follow this simple set of instructions to ensure that
> you find all of the documentation you will need while performing
> an install via FTP. With the CD-ROMs, the necessary documentation
> is easier to find.
>
> 1) Read either of the following two files for a list of ftp
> mirrors which provide OpenBSD, then choose one near you:
>
>
http://www.OpenBSD.org/ftp.html
>
ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/4.8/ftplist
>
> As of Nov 1, 2010, the following ftp mirror sites have the 4.8 release:
>
>
ftp://ftp.eu.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/4.8/ Stockholm, Sweden
>
ftp://ftp.bytemine.net/pub/OpenBSD/4.8/ Oldenburg, Germany
>
ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/OpenBSD/4.8/ Brisbane, Australia
>
ftp://ftp.wu-wien.ac.at/pub/OpenBSD/4.8/ Vienna, Austria
>
ftp://ftp.usa.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/4.8/ CO, USA
>
ftp://ftp5.usa.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/4.8/ CA, USA
>
ftp://obsd.cec.mtu.edu/pub/OpenBSD/4.8/ Michigan, USA
>
> The release is also available at the master site:
>
>
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/4.8/ Alberta, Canada
>
> However it is strongly suggested you use a mirror.
>
> Other mirror sites may take a day or two to update.
>
> 2) Connect to that ftp mirror site and go into the directory
> pub/OpenBSD/4.8/ which contains these files and directories.
> This is a list of what you will see:
>
> ANNOUNCEMENT armish/ mvme68k/ sparc64/
> Changelogs/ ftplist mvme88k/ src.tar.gz
> HARDWARE hp300/ packages/ sys.tar.gz
> PACKAGES hppa/ ports.tar.gz tools/
> PORTS i386/ root.mail vax/
> README landisk/ sgi/ xenocara.tar.gz
> alpha/ mac68k/ socppc/ zaurus/
> amd64/ macppc/ sparc/
>
> It is quite likely that you will want at LEAST the following
> files which apply to all the architectures OpenBSD supports.
>
> README - generic README
> HARDWARE - list of hardware we support
> PORTS - description of our "ports" tree
> PACKAGES - description of pre-compiled packages
> root.mail - a copy of root's mail at initial login.
> (This is really worthwhile reading).
>
> 3) Read the README file. It is short, and a quick read will make
> sure you understand what else you need to fetch.
>
> 4) Next, go into the directory that applies to your architecture,
> for example, i386. This is a list of what you will see:
>
> INSTALL.i386 cd48.iso floppyB48.fs pxeboot*
> INSTALL.linux cdboot* floppyC48.fs xbase48.tgz
> MD5 cdbr* game48.tgz xetc48.tgz
> base48.tgz cdemu48.iso index.txt xfont48.tgz
> bsd* comp48.tgz install48.iso xserv48.tgz
> bsd.mp* etc48.tgz man48.tgz xshare48.tgz
> bsd.rd* floppy48.fs misc48.tgz
>
> If you are new to OpenBSD, fetch _at least_ the file INSTALL.i386
> and the appropriate floppy*.fs or install48.iso files. Consult the
> INSTALL.i386 file if you don't know which of the floppy images
> you need (or simply fetch all of them).
>
> If you use the install48.iso file (roughly 200MB in size), then you
> do not need the various *.tgz files since they are contained on that
> one-step ISO-format install CD.
>
> 5) If you are an expert, follow the instructions in the file called
> README; otherwise, use the more complete instructions in the
> file called INSTALL.i386. INSTALL.i386 may tell you that you
> need to fetch other files.
>
> 6) Just in case, take a peek at:
>
>
http://www.OpenBSD.org/errata.html
>
> This is the page where we talk about the mistakes we made while
> creating the 4.8 release, or the significant bugs we fixed
> post-release which we think our users should have fixes for.
> Patches and workarounds are clearly described there.
>
> Note: If you end up needing to write a raw floppy using Windows,
> you can use "fdimage.exe" located in the pub/OpenBSD/4.8/tools
> directory to do so.
> X.Org has been integrated more closely into the system. This release
> contains X.Org 7.4. Most of our architectures ship with X.Org, including
> amd64, sparc, sparc64 and macppc. During installation, you can install
> X.Org quite easily. Be sure to try out xdm(1) and see how we have
> customized it for OpenBSD.
> The OpenBSD ports tree contains automated instructions for building
> third party software. The software has been verified to build and
> run on the various OpenBSD architectures. The 4.8 ports collection,
> including many of the distribution files, is included on the 3-CD
> set. Please see the PORTS file for more information.
>
> Note: some of the most popular ports, e.g., the Apache web server
> and several X applications, come standard with OpenBSD. Also, many
> popular ports have been pre-compiled for those who do not desire
> to build their own binaries (see BINARY PACKAGES, below).
> A large number of binary packages are provided. Please see the PACKAGES
> file (
ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/4.8/PACKAGES) for more details.
> The CD-ROMs contain source code for all the subsystems explained
> above, and the README (
ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/4.8/README)
> file explains how to deal with these source files. For those who
> are doing an FTP install, the source code for all four subsystems
> can be found in the pub/OpenBSD/4.8/ directory:
>
> xenocara.tar.gz ports.tar.gz src.tar.gz sys.tar.gz
> Ports tree and package building by Jasper Lievisse Adriaanse,
> Landry Breuil, Michael Erdely, Stuart Henderson, Peter Hessler,
> Paul Irofti, Antoine Jacoutot, Robert Nagy, and Christian Weisgerber.
> System builds by Theo de Raadt, Mark Kettenis, and Miod Vallat.
> X11 builds by Todd Fries and Miod Vallat. ISO-9660 filesystem
> layout by Theo de Raadt.
>
> We would like to thank all of the people who sent in bug reports, bug
> fixes, donation cheques, and hardware that we use. We would also like
> to thank those who pre-ordered the 4.8 CD-ROM or bought our previous
> CD-ROMs. Those who did not support us financially have still helped
> us with our goal of improving the quality of the software.
>
> Our developers are:
>
> Alexander Bluhm, Alexander Hall, Alexander von Gernler,
> Alexander Yurchenko, Alexandre Ratchov, Alexey Vatchenko,
> Anders Magnusson, Andreas Gunnarsson, Anil Madhavapeddy,
> Antoine Jacoutot, Ariane van der Steldt, Artur Grabowski,
> Austin Hook, Benoit Lecocq, Bernd Ahlers, Bob Beck, Bret Lambert,
> Can Erkin Acar, Chad Loder, Charles Longeau, Chris Kuethe,
> Christian Weisgerber, Claudio Jeker, Dale Rahn, Damien Bergamini,
> Damien Miller, Dariusz Swiderski, Darren Tucker,
> David Gwynne, David Hill, David Krause, Edd Barrett, Eric Faurot,
> Esben Norby, Fabien Romano, Federico G. Schwindt, Felix Kronlage,
> Gilles Chehade, Giovanni Bechis, Gordon Willem Klok,
> Henning Brauer, Ian Darwin, Igor Sobrado, Ingo Schwarze,
> Jacek Masiulaniec, Jacob Meuser, Jakob Schlyter, Janne Johansson,
> Jared Yanovich, Jason Dixon, Jason George, Jason McIntyre,
> Jason Meltzer, Jasper Lievisse Adriaanse, Jim Razmus II, Joel Sing,
> Joerg Goltermann, Johan Mson Lindman, Jolan Luff, Jonathan Armani,
> Jonathan Gray, Jordan Hargrave, Joshua Stein, Kenneth R Westerback,
> Kevin Lo, Kevin Steves, Kjell Wooding, Kurt Miller, Landry Breuil,
> Laurent Fanis, Marc Espie, Marco Peereboom, Marco Pfatschbacher,
> Marco S Hyman, Marcus Glocker, Marek Vasut, Mark Kettenis,
> Mark Uemura, Markus Friedl, Martin Reindl, Martynas Venckus,
> Mathieu Sauve-Frankel, Mats O Jansson, Matthias Kilian,
> Matthieu Herrb, Michael Erdely, Michael Knudsen, Michele Marchetto,
> Mike Larkin, Miod Vallat, Moritz Grimm, Moritz Jodeit,
> Nicholas Marriott, Nick Holland, Nikolay Sturm, Okan Demirmen,
> Oleg Safiullin, Otto Moerbeek, Owain Ainsworth, Paul de Weerd,
> Paul Irofti, Peter Hessler, Peter Stromberg, Peter Valchev,
> Philip Guenther, Pierre-Emmanuel Andre, Pierre-Yves Ritschard,
> Rainer Giedat, Reyk Floeter, Robert Nagy, Rui Reis,
> Ryan Thomas McBride, Simon Bertrang, Simon Perreault, Stefan Kempf,
> Stefan Sperling, Stephan A. Rickauer, Steven Mestdagh,
> Stuart Henderson, Takuya Asada, Ted Unangst, Theo de Raadt,
> Thordur I Bjornsson, Tobias Stoeckmann, Tobias Weingartner,
> Todd C. Miller, Todd Fries, Will Maier, William Yodlowsky,
> Xavier Santolaria, Yasuoka Masahiko, Yojiro Uo
