OpenBSD 4.0

£28.87

This, the latest version of OpenBSD, comes as a set of three CDROMs in a regular size soft-shell DVD case, and includes the complete install components for FIVE architectures: i386, amd64, macppc, sparc and sparc64. Other architectures - alpha, armish, cats, hp300, hppa, luna88k, mac68k, mvme68k, mvme88k, sgi, vax and zaurus - are only available via FTP download.

The CDs are bootable on i386, amd64, macppc, sparc, and sparc64.

OpenBSD 4.0, also known as the All-in-one Witch of the North Good Computing Spell and Brew Kit is a quality concoction assembled from the finest ingredients by developers around the world and carefully prepared and packaged for the discerning computer user. An unusually secure computing environment, OpenBSD provides a unique experience: a safe out-of-the-box install, with clean yet sophisticated flavour and features. Made of selected code, with hundreds of optional packages and flavours, blended into a harmonious whole.

• IPSec and SSH for secure transfer of material
• W^X memory protection and Propolice - stack protection for overflow prevention
• packet filtering, scrubbing and shaping for clean smooth TCP flow
• privilege separation with sprinkles of chroot for safety in hazardous uses
• generous applications of randomisation reinforced with extra cryptography at critical points
• extra firewall and server redundancy options
• freely reusable
• quality components gathered from 80 developers the world-over
• no hidden ingredients, no secret recipes
• hundreds of applications pre-prepared or tested to make

See here for a full list of new features in 4.0.

Computing hardware not included. Contains: BSD (kernel, libraries, userland). May contain traces of GPL code. Suitable for alpha, i386, sparc, sparc64, hppa and vax. Compatible with most IDE and SCSI controllers, USB, most network devices (wired and wireless), most graphics cards. If you have old or peculiar hardware, check with the hardware compatibility lists at http://www.freebsdforums.org/docs/openbsd/hardware.html.