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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-16T14:44:55.000Z",
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  "textContent": "The FreeBSD Project announced today the release of FreeBSD 15.1, the first point release since FreeBSD 15 arrived in December 2025. It adds several small but important upgrades and fixes.\n\n**But wait, what is FreeBSD?** A Unix-like operating system descended from the Berkeley Software Distribution, FreeBSD is a popular choice for web servers and embedded systems. It uses its own kernel rather than the Linux kernel.\n\n## What's new\n\n  * **Boot-time kernel scheduling:** A new tunable called `kern.sched.name` lets you select a kernel scheduler when booting.\n  * **Unicode 17.0.0:** The Unicode implementation has been upgrade to version 17, which was released in September 2025 and adds 4,803 with the scripts Sidetic, Tolong Siki, Beria Erfe, and Tai Yo.\n    * It also adds new emoji like Sasquatch 🫈, a treasure chest 🪎, and an orca 🫍.\n  * **Extended attribute searching:** The `find` command now lets you search for extended attributes using the `-xattr` and `-xattrname` primaries.\n    * Extended attributes of a file include metadata like comments, tags, and access control information.\n\n\n\n## What's getting better\n\n  * **Wireless Linux networking:** The the wireless networking suite in LinuxKPI, a compatibility layer for Linux utilities, has been upgraded to be compatible with Linux kernel 7.0.\n  * **Updating cloud images:** FreeBSD's `pkg` package management software is now included in VM and cloud images, meaning system packages can be updated on first boot.\n\n\n\n## What's going away\n\n  * **OCI builds:** Since sponsorship from Oracle's cloud business has evaporated, FreeBSD 15.1 is not available as an Oracle Cloud Infastructure application.\n  * **Scheduled removals:** The `lpr` printing suite, the `bsdlabel` package, and the `fdisk` utility are all being removed at or before FreeBSD 16.0. You're advised to find alternatives now to avoid issues in future upgrades.\n\n\n\n## Zooming out\n\n**Why this update matters:** FreeBSD is one of the most popular BSDs, and the fact it's not based on the Linux kernel means the free and open source OS ecosystem stays diverse.\n\n**My take:** I'm curious about why the FreeBSD wasn't able to get support from Oracle's cloud business, and I wonder if it has to do with Oracle's shift in spending toward AI.\n\n## Diving in\n\n**The fineprint:** You can read the full FreeBSD 15.1 release notes to learn more. There's a lot I didn't cover.\n\n**Get it now:** You can find FreeBSD 15.1 images available on the FreeBSD downloads page. Notably, FreeBSD is one of the few distributions offering support for RISC-V and several other lesser-known computer architectures.",
  "title": "What's new in FreeBSD 15.1, out now",
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-16T14:44:55.421Z"
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