Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1999 23:13:08 +1100 From: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au> To: "Jan B. Koum " <jkb@best.com> Cc: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, Owen Barnett <rainking@shell.futuresouth.com>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: OpenBSD vs. FreeBSD Message-ID: <19990109231308.32498@welearn.com.au> In-Reply-To: <19990109035423.A13514@best.com>; from Jan B. Koum on Sat, Jan 09, 1999 at 03:54:23AM -0800 References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990109004842.2126A-100000@shell.futuresouth.com> <19990108230358.A19973@best.com> <19990109212815.B1743@freebie.lemis.com> <19990109035423.A13514@best.com>
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On Sat, Jan 09, 1999 at 03:54:23AM -0800, Jan B. Koum wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 09, 1999 at 09:28:16PM +1030, Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> wrote:
> > On Friday, 8 January 1999 at 23:03:58 -0800, Jan B. Koum wrote:
> > > On Sat, Jan 09, 1999 at 12:52:09AM -0600, Owen Barnett <rainking@shell.futuresouth.com> 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?
> > >
> > > 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.
> >
> > I think this is rather a blanket statement. OpenBSD has a stated aim
> > of being particularly secure. I can't say whether they come closer to
> > this goal than FreeBSD, but you can't put them down on the basis of a
> > single datum.
>
> Likewise you can't claim the OS is secure based on a hype or a
> statement.
>
> >
> > > But you are right - FreeBSD wins in the performance area
> > > no questions asked.
> >
> > I disagree. I would ask questions, or at least answer implied
> > questions. There's been enough unpleasantness between the *BSDs in
> > the past; we don't want to start that again with a number of
> > unqualified statements, even if they should be correct.
>
> You do not think FreeBSD is better in the performance
> area? This is a simple yes or no question. :)
Some people prefer to be appropriate, while others prefer to be simple.
--
Regards,
-*Sue*-
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