FreeBSD News Flash: FreeBSD 15.0-ALPHA3 Available

FreeBSD 15.0 Alpha 3 Highlights

Release Status
- Third of four planned alpha releases.
- Stable release expected in December.
- Branching in the development tree set for early October.
Key Improvements
- WiFi drivers: Ongoing updates, including LinuxKPI and other wireless driver work.
- Better laptop support: Enhancements in WiFi, power management, and desktop usability.
- Desktop experience: KDE option added to installer.
Other Updates
- pkgbase fixes: Improvements to release image building and installation.
- Package updates: Includes unbound and bc.
Outlook
- WiFi support improving but still behind Windows, Linux, and macOS.
- Reproducible builds and broader hardware support make 15.0 a major update.