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Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 17:57:44 +0200
From: Alex <freebsd-reply@akruijff.dds.nl>
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Hello/Beste Jeremy,

Tuesday, July 09, 2002, 5:52:43 PM, you wrote:

JSA> Just because the firewall is OpenBSD do NOT make it anymore secure then a
JSA> well tuned and hardened FreeBSD box. The box is only as secure as the
JSA> administrator maintaining it.

OpenBSD had earned it reputation on security. It score a little better
then FreeBSD on this topic. At the very least you have less possibility
of a insecure system. OpenBSD would be the best general choice
for a firewall and FreeBSD would be the best choice of any other intel
based computer.  NetBSD would cover anything that is not supported.
The different version of BSD exist for a reason.

The principle bind the original suggestion is to have a firewall with
a different OS on it.

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Best regards/Met vriendelijke groet,
Alex


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