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OpenBSD 7.9 release artwork by Lyra Henderson https://www.openbsd.org/images/PinkPuffy.png https://www.openbsd.org/images/PinkPuffy.png https://www.openbsd.or

• nidayewo 4mo ago
  Interesting to see OpenBSD continuing to gain hardware support. I've been running it on a small home server for DNS/DHCP and the stability is remarkable. The man years of auditing really show.
  • JCattheATM 4mo ago
    Pretty much any OS would be just as stable if it's just serving DNS/DHCP.
    • snvzz 4mo ago
      As someone who has run DNS and DHCP servers... unfortunately, no. Shit happens, and choices still do matter. Even if it feels it should be simple, Linux has a way. My experience has been that Openbsd is rock solid, so are its implementations of the relevant server daemons.
      • JCattheATM 4mo ago
        > Even if it feels it should be simple, Linux has a way. As someone who has run DNS and DHCP servers for over 30 years and continues to do so, this just feels like confirmation bias based on your personal anecdotes. If there's an issue, it's likely due to messy over-complicated distros. Alpine is no less solid than OpenBSD.
      • klooney 4mo ago
        Nah, whenever I'm involved in a cloud cost audit, I routinely find boring unfashionable Ubuntu and RHEL servers someone forgot about with 5 year uptimes.
      • doublepg23 4mo ago
        Going off of "data" from r/uptimeporn I can only conclude that Cisco makes the most stable software of all time.
  • 1vuio0pswjnm7 4mo ago
    "Interesting" Is this an AI-generated comment It was originally [flagged] and [dead]
    • wk_end 4mo ago
      It's a new account, and by default new accounts have their posts flagged/dead I think? FWIW my guess is you're right - this user looks like a bot based on this comment and their other one; I've noticed that somewhat-vacuous praise for a post is a bot tendency. Although it's also a human tendency, so maybe too soon to tell. What a world.
• david_shaw 4mo ago
  > https://www.openbsd.org/images/PinkPuffy.png https://www.openbsd.org/images/PinkPuffy.png > Apparel (t-shirts, so far): https://openbsdstore.com/ https://openbsdstore.com/ Interesting. In the image you linked (PinkPuffy.png), the cat's hat says "security." In the OpenBSD store, the cat's hat reads "POLICE" on several of the shirts.
  • MisterTea 4mo ago
    The images for the last two shirts appear to have gibberish on the hat indicating AI was somehow involved. https://openbsd.creator-spring.com/listing/openbsd-7-9?product=369&variation=6529 https://openbsd.creator-spring.com/listing/openbsd-7-9?produ... Edit: oops, bad eyesight led my brain to believe "no way this is legible text" when in fact it is. Needed a screen magnifier to read it clearly. Though the other items have police in place of security.
    • brynet 4mo ago
      I don't see any "gibberish".
      • MisterTea 4mo ago
        My bad. I have poor eye sight and on my first look the fonts appeared jumbled. On second look with a screen magnifier I can see it reads security while the others read police.
  • brynet 4mo ago
    The artwork on the store may have been an earlier (non-final) version, or there's just simply multiple variations, which is usually the case for the t-shirt art. Job Snijders works closely with the artists each release, and runs the store.
• tiffanyh 4mo ago
  Will be interesting to see if Theo leans into AI ... and starts having AI generate the release artwork & songs.