On Thu, Feb 12, 2004 at 05:09:46PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > 1) Do you think that OpenBSD 's repuation as a secure OS is > justified?
Somewhat, but not entirely. > Does the secure part of OpenBSD provide a useful platform for your > needs? Not really, one needs more software. > Would SELinux meet or exceed the needs for a secure OS for you? Exceed. Most of my machines are single-user machines anyway. > 2) Is the userland in openBSD too inconvenient to work with? It might be mostly because I'm used to the GNU one, but I think so. I really like OpenBSD's default text editor, though. > 3) Do you think that BSD kernels have better quality than Linux > kernels? No opinion. > 4) Do you think that network performance of the BSD's is better than > that of Linux, including that of the 2.6 kernels? What about NFS > performance? No opinion. > 5) Are upgrades easy for the BSD OS's? No, they are not. Since 2.8 or 2.9, OpenBSD said at least two times to i386 users "upgrade not supported / not recommended, do a fresh install". > 6) Are security fixes available in a timely fashion for the BSD's? I think so. > For Linux in general? Yes. > For Debian? There have been some fixes that have taken more time than reasonable to come out, but generally it is very good. > 7) are security patch mechanisms convenient for the BSD's? Yes, they are. > For Linux in general? For Debian? Yes, they are. > 8) Is the hardware support for the BSD's as good that of Linux? Does > NetBSD support more architectures than Linux does? Which of these > architectures is important for you? No opinion. > 9) Does the gentoo configurability deliver significantly better > performance? No opinion. > Is the added step of compilation too much of an inconvenience? In some cases. This additional step could be optional, and hops! the best of both worlds. > 10) Does the BSD ports system compare favorably to gentoo or sorceror > Linux? Never tried Gentoo or Sorceror. > are upgrades to individual packages easy, using > ports/portage/emerge? Upgrades are not easy with OpenBSD ports. > 11) Is it easy for you to discover new software when not using > Debian? When using Debian, it is. On other machines, I simply ssh to a Debian machine or use http://packages.debian.org/ and then install the same software. -- Lionel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
