Hi, OpenBSD has a clear and proactive stance when it comes to security, while Arch does not. If you want to stay atop of new developments, feel free to try -current. If you need a very stable environment, go with -stable. Don't expect to find that latter one in Arch, as it works with a rolling release model.
I can talk hours and hours why OpenBSD is superior to Linux, but a part of that is a matter of personal preference. This non-technical blog post might be somewhat to rather interesting for you. I have written it about a year ago, it's not perfect, nor is it complete: https://h3artbl33d.nl/blog/?p=15 And yeah, it's WordPress. Sorry about that. Regards, J. On Thu, 2018-02-08 at 13:41 -0800, Charlie Eddy wrote: > hello misc, > > I am considering a move to OpenBSD, since I subscribed to this mailing list > some time ago (~few months). I want to take advantage of security. > > However, a programmer who I know personally and respect considers OpenBSD > to be old-school, in a negative sense. He recommends Arch Linux as > superior, because more new. Does the difference boil down to one's > definition of free software, and then compliance with that definition? > > I have read up on this a lot, and this is a serious question. I have heard > that it is unimportant what *nix you're on after a few years of using one > or the other, in terms of functionality. I am interested in embedded > devices. I think that bends the needle towards Arch, but the security of > OpenBSD is also attractive. What considerations should I take into account? > > Regards, > Charlie
