Announcing YAIFO 0.5!

The OpenBSD installer with a terrible name has a new update to coincide with the release of OpenBSD 4.2. New in Yaifo 0.5:

• amd64 has been tested and is working (it worked with version 0.4, but I didn’t have a way to test).
• macppc added.
• cleanall make target actually does clean all now.
• I started to take more ownership of the project (not just functionality) including updating the readme, copyrights and cvs $Id$ tags.
• Added boot.conf to build a kernel with console redirection (to make yaifo + soekris work properly).
• Changed the message at the end of an upgrade/install to recommend reboot over halt (because halting a server 1000 miles away would be just plain stupid).
• Update to OpenBSD 4.2.
• Use a standard sshd_config and customize sshd through command line options in net.sh.

Download yaifo-0.5 for OpenBSD 4.2.

Theo de Raadt announced the release of OpenBSD 4.2 today (November 1) on misc@. See my article on Undeadly for more details.

This release offers many new features including an install42.iso that includes all installation sets. This is a great convenience that people have been clamoring for, but I’m concerned it will affect CD sales (which drive the project). Please, please be sure to donate (pick the “SECURE Web Ordering Form”) if you ftp installation sets or the install42.iso file.

This release also marks the first release in which I’m a developer (merdely@)! Honest. My name is at the bottom of the announcement in the list of developers.