OpenBSD -stable gets package updates!
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techsnapp · 2019-08-15 04:17

Good news delivered today! [https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-
announce&m=156577865917831&w=2](https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-
announce&m=156577865917831&w=2)

>We are pleased to announce that we now also provide selected binary
packages for the most recent release. These are built from the -stable
ports tree which receives security and a few other important fixes:
>
>\-release: fixed point in time, no update (6.3, 6.4, 6.5, ...).
>
>\-stable:  conservative updates only. For ports, only the most recent
release is updated (currently 6.5).
>
>\-current: main development branch, receives bigger changes.

I'm reminded of this talk at FOSDEM 2017:

Antoine Jacoutot and Baptiste Daroussin, My BSD Sucks Less Than Yours:

[https://youtu.be/aina1uiaD7I?t=413](https://youtu.be/aina1uiaD7I?t=41
3) (timecode link to how things *used* to be in OpenBSD!)