From owner-freebsd-chat Fri Jan 8 23:04:48 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id XAA21539 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Fri, 8 Jan 1999 23:04:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from shell6.ba.best.com (shell6.ba.best.com [206.184.139.137]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id XAA21534 for ; Fri, 8 Jan 1999 23:04:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jkb@shell6.ba.best.com) Received: (from jkb@localhost) by shell6.ba.best.com (8.9.1/8.9.0/best.sh) id XAA20285; Fri, 8 Jan 1999 23:03:59 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <19990108230358.A19973@best.com> Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 23:03:58 -0800 From: "Jan B. Koum " To: Owen Barnett , chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: OpenBSD vs. FreeBSD References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93.2i In-Reply-To: ; from Owen Barnett on Sat, Jan 09, 1999 at 12:52:09AM -0600 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Sat, Jan 09, 1999 at 12:52:09AM -0600, Owen Barnett wrote: > > Hi, > I've been using FreeBSD now for a few months, but have recently read a > little about OpenBSD. All the sources I've read seem to indicate OpenBSD > as superior in security issues and FreeBSD in performance issues and > perhaps "friendliness" - I was wondering, if anyone has had experience > with both, what are the tradeoffs between each system? > > Owen. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message FreeBSD is as secure as OpenBSD. One can argue it is even more secure as OpenBSD was the last OS out of the two to have local 'get root' type vulnerability. Security also depends a lot on the admin of the system. But you are right - FreeBSD wins in the performance area no questions asked. -- Yan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message