TL;DR
- OpenBSD 7.1 released!
- No more packages updates for 7.0, syspatch will still be published
- No more syspatches for 6.9, it is now end of life and shouldn't be used any longer
- OpenBSD 7.0 to 7.1 upgrade guide is available
New 7.1 release highlights
- wifi speed improvement
- it's now easier to install OpenBSD on Apple M1 computers and should be usable for day to day operations
- httpd supports serving pre-compressed gz static files to reduce bandwidth usage (we use it at the webzine)
- the graphics stack has been updated, giving better compatibility and performance
- you may need to force DPI setting if fonts are too big after the update
- CPU frequency set to maximum when not on battery (commit), automatic mode can't be used anymore when connected to power
- rcctl now has
ls rogueargument to show the daemons started that shouldn't - /etc/login.conf can now be configured by adding files to /etc/login.conf.d/
- xbox one controller works out of the box
- many performance improvements
7.1-stable changes
- No syspatch yet.
Going further
Artworks of the moment
Artwork originally published here.
Authors
Solène Rapenne. Many thanks to everyone involved and supportive to the idea.