OpenBSD Part 1
RAID Recovery - OpenBSD
OpenBSD is a freely available operating system derived from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) operating system. BSD is a UNIX derivative developed at the University of California, Berkeley. OpenBD supports binary emulation of programs from a number of operating systems such as Solaris, Linux, SunOS, HP-UX, as well as other BSD variants like FreeBSD and BSD/OS. It is known for enhanced security features that are not found in other operating systems.
OpenBSD project insists on open source code and quality documentation. Developers audit the source code for software bugs and other security threats. The project is licensed through the open source BSD license or its variants. The project is coordinated by Theo de Raadt, Canada and is supported by several developers worldwide. The latest release is the OpenBSD 4.4, released in November 2008. The next release is scheduled for May 2009.
Important features
Supports Multiple Hardware Platforms
OpenBSD runs on 17 different hardware platforms. Some of them include Digital Alpha-based systems, AMD64-based systems, ARM-based appliances, HP 9000 series 300 and 400 workstations, HPPA Systems, Apple New World Power PC-based machines, and Sun SPARC systems.
Because of its interoperability with many hardware platforms, users can avoid customizing and tweaking of the software. OpenBSD project also discourages this practice.
Clean and Secure Source Code
OpenBSD is reportedly the most secure UNIX-like operating system. This is achieved by the scrupulous auditing process of the source code.
OpenBSD is distributed with a large number of third-party software products. Some of them include X.org. 7.3, GCC versions 2.95.3 and 3.3.5. GNU C Compiler, Perl 5.8.8., Open SSL 0.9.7j, Lynx 2.8.5rel.4 text web browser, BIND 9.4.2-P2 DNS server Sendmail 8.14.3 mail server, OpenNTPD Secure and simple Network Time Protocol implementation, and OpenBGPD and OpenOSPFD routing applications.
