On September 3, 2018 3:20:11 PM EDT, Fabio Almeida <mente...@gmail.com> wrote: >If you really need it, go with what's best for it. > >Today, to be honest, in your situation I'd run Windows, Linux will have >probably half the performance, and the "compromises" you cited. >Besides, you can also run Linux on Windows almost natively nowadays, >so, >the choice is clear. > >Install a good antivirus, try to be smart and you'll be fine (almost). >That's my 2 cents. > >Regards, > >On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 4:09 PM - - <ho...@betlach.name> wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> >> I am running OpenBSD on my desktop, which is suitable for 99% of my >> needs. However I have to run certain proprietary software, which is >> available on Linux, Mac OSX and Windows. >> >> I cannot decide which of the three would be a "lesser evil" to run in >> respect with security and privacy. The software (video and photo >editing) >> runs best on Windows, almost as good on OSX and it runs on Linux >with >> some compromises. >> Does it make sense to accept such compromises and run Linux for >security >> and privacy OR is the better security and privacy of Linux more or >less a >> myth and running Windows would be almost the same in that respect? >> >> I understand that any response is to be just an opinion. >> >> Thank you >> >> Jan >>
In my experience it has been easiest just to learn new software. Fewer softwares are ported to OpenBSD, but I generally prefer those that happen to have been ported to OpenBSD. For the uses you describe, I recommend ffmpeg, ImageMagick, and a build tool (for example, make).
