OpenBSD 7.9, released on May 19, 2026, marks the project's 60th release and introduces significant updates across multiple architectures and subsystems. This version adds support for new hardware, including the SpacemiT K1 SoC on riscv64, RK3588/RK3576 SoCs on arm64, and Apple Virtualization compatibility. Security enhancements include stricter pledge(2) and unveil(2) handling, removal of the 'tmppath' pledge promise, and fixes for potential vulnerabilities in OpenSSH, LibreSSL, and rpki-client. Networking improvements feature VLAN-aware bridges in veb(4), IPv6 autoconf (SLAAC) enabled by default, and updates to pf(4) with source/state limiters. The release also updates core components like OpenSSH 10.3, LibreSSL 4.3.0, and includes over 13,000 pre-built packages for amd64, with highlights like GNOME 49, KDE Plasma 6.6.4, and Firefox 150.0. The installer now supports loading files from the EFI system partition on amd64, and the system includes updated manual pages and documentation.
A GSoC 2026 report by Henrique Brito describes using the Linux Test Project to evaluate NetBSD's compat_linux syscall translation, noting mature POSIX support but gaps with Linux-specific features and edge cases, and includes a package for running LTP on NetBSD.
relayd(8) now supports ECDSA keys and certificates via a new commit that ports the CA engine code from smtpd(8), resolving prior compatibility issues.
Part one of a two-part series explores how Berkeley's BSD and the internet co-evolved, covering DARPA's role, the creation of Berkeley sockets, and BSD's early implementation of DNS via BIND.
Video explores how to setup VLANs in FreeBSD, and how to configure the "jump host" machine to provide internet access to the machines connected to a private network, and separated by the individual VLAN.
This week covers FreeBSD 16 removing the last GPL code from base, OPNsense 26.7 on FreeBSD 15.1, OpenBSD 8.0-beta and upcoming WPA3 support, FreeBSD laptop improvements, a guide to FreeBSD jails with a single public IP, and more.
Stefan Sperling posted a patch to the OpenBSD tech list that adds WPA3 support to the net80211 subsystem and ifconfig, with testing requested and NLnet Foundation funding noted, supporting the revised, side-channel-free WPA3 standard for iwm, iwx, and qwx drivers.
A practical walkthrough for hosting a website on OpenBSD using httpd, WireGuard for tunneling, and pf for forwarding, with DNS and basic server configuration steps.
The FreeBSD Foundation explains how its Board is elected, its governance and oversight role, and how it differs from the FreeBSD Project, while welcoming new Board member Dave Cottlehuber.
FreeBSD community member and former Core Representative Dave Cottlehuber was elected to the FreeBSD Foundation Board and shares his background with FreeBSD and goals for strengthening connections between the Foundation, developers, and the community.
OpenBSD -current has entered the 8.0-beta phase, marking the start of stabilization for the next release, with snapshots now available for testing.
OpenBSD has retired the loongson hardware platform after clang 22 rebuilds hit deterministic SIGSEGV on mips64el, with debugging deemed impractical given long rebuild times and modern ports requiring C++11.
The FreeBSD Foundation outlines ways to advocate for FreeBSD, from speaking at meetups and staffing booths to requesting virtual speakers for classes, and offers grants and materials to support community outreach.
This episode covers Unix pipes under load, the FreeBSD AI-assisted Vulnerability Discovery Project, OpenSSH 10.4/10.4p1 release, OpenBSD's 512GB kernel virtual address space on amd64, and a study on pledge(2) and unveil(2) being developer-friendly.
OpenBSD has released errata patches for kernel ELF exec, System V IPC, NFS and IPsec on 7.8 and 7.9, with binary updates available via syspatch for amd64, arm64 and i386.