From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 5 22:54:49 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97F4316A4CE for ; Sun, 5 Dec 2004 22:54:49 +0000 (GMT) Received: from 9.hellooperator.net (cpc3-cdif2-3-0-cust202.cdif.cable.ntl.com [81.103.32.202]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3324A43D5E for ; Sun, 5 Dec 2004 22:54:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from rasputin@hellooperator.net) Received: from rasputin by 9.hellooperator.net with local (Exim 4.43) id 1Cb5HD-00015m-Kv; Sun, 05 Dec 2004 22:54:47 +0000 Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 22:54:47 +0000 From: Dick Davies To: Damien Hull Message-ID: <20041205225447.GB1472@lb.tenfour> References: <1102283228.3822.18.camel@tower1.digitaloverload.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1102283228.3822.18.camel@tower1.digitaloverload.local> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Sender: Dick Davies cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: FreeBSD or OpenBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Dick Davies List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 22:54:49 -0000 * Damien Hull [1247 21:47]: > 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 None of that is any better in openbsd, at least in my experience. pf would have been a seller, but all three bsds have that now. In my experience (of openbsd 3.6) you have less ported software, the system is slower, the installer is primitive, kernel/world compiles are difficult... and there's no portupgrade, which is really what brought me back to freebsd from netbsd. I really don't understand what all the fuss is about with openbsd, smells like marketing to me... (no, I don't want to get into a long 'your os is lamer than mine' scrum, thanks. This is my opinion, and it's worth what you paid for it.) -- Tempers are wearing thin. Let's hope some robot doesn't kill everybody. - Bender Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns