On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 10:01:22PM -0300, VICTOR TARABOLA CORTIANO wrote: > > > The difference is that OpenBSD is for advanced users. > > > > depends how you define advanced. > > > > Yes. Imagine someone who use computers, like 2 hours a week and > use Windows. If you give him a computer with one of those GNU/Linux > distros aimed at ease of use he will probably get along easily - > until he receives a file in a proprietary format or need to use > some wireless card. > > If you give OpenBSD to this person, he probably won't use it at all.
Bullshit. Linux is equally worthless for n00bs as OpenBSD. The difference is that one requires reading, caring and learning and the other you have to rely on a shitty community that pretends to be altruistic. OpenBSD isn't for everybody... And neither is any of those worthless "distro's". > > > when people say "OpenBSD is for developers", that does't mean you > > have to be as knowledgable as a kernel hacker to use OpenBSD > > effectively. it means you'll get the most out of OpenBSD when you > > approach it like a developer. developers *enjoy* figuring things > > out on their own. of course, people who enjoy learning about a > > subject do eventually become "advanced" at that subject, but that > > comes with time. > > > > Yes, I'm not a kernel hacker, not even a developer. But I'm familiar > with *nix commands, reading man pages, etc. Unlike most computer > users.
