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NetBSD 6.0, the fourteenth major release of NetBSD, was released on October 17, 2012. Changes from the previous release include scalability improvements on multi-core systems, many new and updated device drivers, Xen and MIPS port improvements, and brand new features such as a new packet filter. NetBSD 6.0 is dedicated to the memory of Allen Briggs, who passed away in March 2012. » Full 6.0 Release Notes
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