To expand a bit on this.. openbsd has a MUCH smaller driver base.. before
jumping openbsd make sure your network cards and scsi cards are supported
(if any).
Jumping from Debian to OpenBSD requires a little learning curve since
devices/default shells and lots of commands behave diffrently and use
diffrent switches...
fyi
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On Wed, 1 Nov 2000, Eric Richard Turner wrote:
> The biggest drawback of OpenBSD in my opinion is (as stated in section 1.2
> of the OpenBSD FAQ):
>
> "Yes, OpenBSD will run on your multiprocessor machine, but it will only
> use one processor. There currently is no support for SMP".
>
> If you aren't using a multiprocessor machine, then OpenBSD is probably a
> good choice. My home workstation has two processors, thus OpenBSD would be
> a poor choice for me.
>
> Eric R. Turner
>
> On Wed, 1 Nov 2000, Elaine Poulsen wrote:
>
> > Yes. The warm fuzzy feeling of knowing you are running a superior
> > operating system. ;-)
> >
> > Kath wrote:
> >
> > > I'm using Debian 2.2 (potato) for my school's webserver right
> > > now. Would there be any benefits in changing the OS to OpenBSD 2.7
> > > (Besides security, of course)? - Kath
> >
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