On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 2:44 PM, Daniel A. Ramaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Monday 07 April 2008 14:00, you wrote: > >"We'll provide you with a secure system, but.. hell, once you get it.. > > it won't be secure anymore, wait another 6 months, it'll be secure > > again. briefly." > > The developers provide a secure system that can be downloaded completely > free of charge. If you want the system to remain updated with regards > to patches, then you have to do the patching yourself. Note that the > patches are also provided freely. What more do you want? Is it > reasonable to expect any more? You're already getting quite a bit... > > The packages/ports might lag a bit from the base system. If you are that > concerned about it, either lend a hand maintaining the packages > important to you, or consider that perhaps OpenBSD is not the OS for > you. You are not OpenBSD's target audience. The developers produce it > for themselves. That you happen to be able to derive value from it > should be considered as the generous gift it is, and treated as such. > If you do not get enough value from it to make it worth using for you, > then go find something else. There are plenty of other operating > systems out there.
Well put, Daniel. I wholeheartedly concur.
