LWN: Comments on "OpenBSD 4.5 released"

OpenBSD 4.5 released

efexis — Sun, 03 May 2009 04:08:39 +0000

"Read what I replied to"

I did... it asked if the two were synced as the releases were very close (being netbsd 5 and openbsd 4.5)... you replied "NetBSD's last major release was December 2007", to which I pointed out that that was there second to last major release... with their last major release being 5.0. Makes perfect sense within that context. I take it you meant their last release before 5.0, but that wasn't clear, so for the purpose of clarity of information, I posted.

So yes, this shows that historically the releases haven't been synchronised, but that's all it shows, it doesn't say that these releases weren't. I would guess it's coincidental they've come out close together, but I say that based on nothing but experience of how coincidents do and are likely to occur.

OpenBSD 4.5 released

rfunk — Sun, 03 May 2009 01:50:40 +0000

Um, yes, that's part of what started this. Read what I replied to.

Both NetBSD and OpenBSD just released this week. NetBSD's previous release (not counting
4.0.1) was in 2007, while OpenBSD's previous release was sox months ago.

OpenBSD 4.5 released

efexis — Sun, 03 May 2009 01:26:43 +0000

"NetBSD's last major release was December 2007"

Erm: LWN: NetBSD 5.0 released

OpenBSD 4.5 released

rfunk — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:26:34 +0000

OpenBSD releases every six months, May and November.

NetBSD's last major release was December 2007. (There was also a small 4.0.1 update about a year ago.)

So no, they're not synchronized at all.

OpenBSD 4.5 released

DG — Fri, 01 May 2009 05:53:19 +0000

I thought the code bases weren't that close, so I'd say it's coincidence (perhaps they're both on timed releases)

Of course, perhaps they're all remixes of Ubuntu Jaunty, where OpenBSD install a hardened kernel, and NetBSD install a few network services .... (BAD JOKE)

OpenBSD 4.5 released

pr1268 — Fri, 01 May 2009 04:33:41 +0000

Just curious, is OpenBSD's release schedule synchronized with that of NetBSD? The timing of the two releases is remarkably close.