bob,
yep that helps me a ton, thanks...honestly! Dang, now I'm wondering if I should wipe Debian GNU/linux off the HDD and put OpenBSD...this is an Ultra10 so I may not be able to find a port...
Are we talking a home box or a server? Randal's original point was security, while I don't know (never used OpenBSD personally), I would bet that there are things Linux distros can offer that OpenBSD can't. Out of the box OpenBSD beats Linux hands down on security, but ease of use, features, installed software, speed, hardware support, support community, etc. are all factors to consider, not *just* security.
Even Randal admitted to conceding one of these features,
"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."
While I do think logging into the server every 3 hours is a bit of an exageration, of course with automated patching these days not sure why one would need to at all....
Running out and switching OSes based on one opinion, even if it is a valid one, is more of a security risk than any of the Linux bugs. Want to play around with OpenBSD, then by all means, but don't switch your environment based on a couple comments in a CGI perl forum.
Besides you are in a *nix world, you are 95% (at least) more secure than any windows boxen...
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