ok, good point. thanks. Now, why OpenBSD over netBSD? I was running netBSD on an ULTRA10 before the HDD died. I switched to Debian GNU/linux. Any thoughts?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Randal L. Schwartz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Frank DeLaTorre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 1:00 PM Subject: Re: Webhosting with good Perl support > >>>>> "Frank" == Frank DeLaTorre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Frank> SHOW US YOUR DATA. Otherwise you're just pointing fingers with > Frank> NO evidence. > > The data is public record. Eight years with only one remote root > exploit for OpenBSD (and that was in OpenSSH, so it affected all > systems, not just OpenBSD). The CERT records will show far more for > Linux. > > I run OpenBSD because I don't want to have to log in every three hours > to find out that there's a new Linux Bug and I need to recondition my > server. > > It's just a difference in philosophy, and has its trade offs, but I'm > willing to put up with fewer compatible packages in exchange for more > security. > -- > Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> > Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. > See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training! > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
