Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 22:34:44 +0000 From: Peter Risdon <peter@circlesquared.com> To: Damien Hull <dhull@digitaloverload.net> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD or OpenBSD Message-ID: <41B38D04.1080606@circlesquared.com> In-Reply-To: <1102283228.3822.18.camel@tower1.digitaloverload.local> References: <1102283228.3822.18.camel@tower1.digitaloverload.local>
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Damien Hull wrote: > I've been a FreeBSD user for a while now and I love it. I'm running 4.10 > and plan on upgrading soon. I'm also an OpenBSD user but I tend to use > it for firewalls and routers. I setup Apache and Subversion on OpenBSD > 3.6 last week. This is the first time I have ever done anything other > then a firewall on OpenBSD. > > I'm thinking about using OpenBSD on more servers. Before I do that I > would like to know what people on the list think. > > Why I want to switch to OpenBSD. > 1. OpenBSD has good security > 2. Stable > 3. Firewall and routing support is built in > > Why I use FreeBSD > 1. Stable > 2. Ports tree has a lot of software > 3. I can upgrade to new versions > > Should I make the switch from FreeBSD to OpenBSD for my servers? This: http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/10825_3393051_1 concludes that all the BSDs are evenly matched. Although OpenBSD is the obvious choice for a server. And so is FreeBSD. (I'm paraphrasing). Use whichever you like. I believe FreeBSD performs better as a web server, and it's just the default install of OpenBSD that has had just one root exploit since 1921, or whenever; install ports/packages and this changes. But I'm just glad all the BSDs are available. Peter. -- the circle squared network systems and software http://www.circlesquared.com
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