[FUG-BR] NetBSD 4.0

[Alessandro de Souza Rocha]

no Final tem um dedicacao ao  Jun-Ichiro "itojun" Hagino que faleceu em Outubro.

Subject: Announcing NetBSD 4.0
To: None <netbsd-announce em NetBSD.org>
From: Geert Hendrickx <ghen em NetBSD.org>
List: netbsd-announce
Date: 12/19/2007 14:57:51
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Announcing NetBSD 4.0

Introduction

   The  NetBSD  Project  is  pleased  to announce that release 4.0 of the
   NetBSD  operating  system  is now available. NetBSD is a free, secure,
   and  highly  portable Unix-like Open Source operating system available
   for  many  platforms, from 64-bit Opteron machines and desktop systems
   to  handheld  and  embedded  devices.  Its  clean  design and advanced
   features   make   it   excellent   in  both  production  and  research
   environments,  and  it  is  user-supported  with complete source. Many
   applications  are easily available through pkgsrc, the NetBSD Packages
   Collection.

   Major  achievements in NetBSD 4.0 include support for version 3 of the
   Xen  virtual  machine  monitor, Bluetooth, many new device drivers and
   embedded  platforms  based  on ARM, PowerPC and MIPS CPUs. New network
   services  include  iSCSI target (server) code and an implementation of
   the  Common  Address  Redundancy  Protocol.  Also, system security was
   further  enhanced  with  restrictions  of  mprotect(2)  to enforce W^X
   policies,  the Kernel Authorization framework, and improvements of the
   Veriexec  file  integrity  subsystem,  which can be used to harden the
   system  against trojan horses and virus attacks. Please read below for
   a list of changes in NetBSD 4.0.

   NetBSD  4.0  runs  on  54  different system architectures featuring 17
   machine  architectures  across  17 distinct CPU families, and is being
   ported  to  more.  The  NetBSD  4.0  release  contains complete binary
   releases  for 51 different machine types, with the platforms amigappc,
   bebox  and  ews4800mips  released in source form only. Complete source
   and  binaries  for NetBSD 4.0 are available for download at many sites
   around  the  world.  A  list of download sites providing FTP, AnonCVS,
   SUP,  and  other services is provided at the end of this announcement;
   the  latest  list  of  available  download  sites may also be found at
   http://www.NetBSD.org/mirrors/. We encourage users who wish to install
   via a CD-ROM ISO image to download via BitTorrent by using the torrent
   files  supplied in the ISO image area. A list of hashes for the NetBSD
   4.0  distribution  has been signed with the well-connected PGP key for
   the NetBSD Security Officer:
   ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/security/hashes/NetBSD-4.0_hashes.asc

   NetBSD is free. All of the code is under non-restrictive licenses, and
   may  be used without paying royalties to anyone. Free support services
   are available via our mailing lists and website. Commercial support is
   available   from   a   variety   of   sources;   some  are  listed  at
   http://www.NetBSD.org/gallery/consultants.html.     More     extensive
   information on NetBSD is available from our website:

     http://www.NetBSD.org/

Dedication

   NetBSD  4.0  is dedicated to the memory of Jun-Ichiro "itojun" Hagino,
   who  died  in  October  2007. Itojun was a member of the KAME project,
   which  provided  IPv6  and  IPsec support; he was also a member of the
   NetBSD  core  team (the technical management for the project), and one
   of  the  Security  Officers.  Due  to Itojun's efforts, NetBSD was the
   first  open  source  operating  system  with  a  production ready IPv6
   networking  stack,  which  was included in the base system before many
   people  knew  what  IPv6 was. We are grateful to have known and worked
   with  Itojun,  and  we  know  that  he will be missed. This release is
   therefore dedicated, with thanks, to his memory.
-- 
Alessandro de Souza Rocha
Administrador de Redes e Sistemas
Freebsd-BR User #117