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To: Arvinn =?iso-8859-1?q?L=F8kkebakken?= <arvinn@rns.no>
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Subject: Re: Re[2]: openssh OR openssh-portable
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From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org>
Date: 28 Jun 2002 10:39:35 +0200
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Arvinn L=F8kkebakken <arvinn@rns.no> writes:
> I still don't understand the difference. According to the OpenSSH's websi=
te
> the portable version is for other operating systems (than OpenBSD i assum=
e).
> Why is it then possible to use the "not portable" version of OpenSSH on
> FreeBSD?

Because FreeBSD and OpenBSD aren't really all that different.

> By reading this I understand that the p release (openssh-portable) is not=
 as
> clean as the other one. What are the benefits running the p release on
> FreeBSD systems when both releases works?

OpenSSH-portable has better support for some things (like PAM and
Kerberos V) that FreeBSD has but OpenBSD doesn't.

DES
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Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@ofug.org

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