I'm a long-time GNU/Linux user, and in the past I've purchased the OpenBSD cd set and got it to running. Then I would run into issues and put it away.
I decided to do something different with OpenBSD 5.5. I approached it differently. I installed it and wanted to update for the SSH issue and had issues with the CSV servers... in the past, that would stop me in my tracks. This time I was determined to forge on... so I tried it several times and had much more success, but then would run into space issues. I tried to see if I could alter the way OpenBSD allocates space to different partitions upon installing... then it occurred to me to t ry a larger hard drive, since the allocation is apparently based on percentage of hard drive capacity. I was initially installing on ~160GB hard drives, went to 250G B hard drive and still ran into issues. I finally put on a 3TB hard drive and was able to upgrade to -stable successfully. I've even managed to update w/ CVS and upg rade multiple times. I hope to do email in mutt eventually. I'm reading the @misc mailing list again and am continually amazed at how OpenBSD continually manages to keep genuinely improving, not throwing fads at me, but consi stently providing me a high-quality computing experience, which is what drove me to try GNU/Linux in the first place. Even though I'm composing this message on an ol d computer, it is nice to experience smooth, trouble-free computing. I'm going to keep researching to see how to alter the partitioning, my first preference would be to try to adjust the percentages of space allocation, and failing th at, then I would follow the Lucas methodology on partitioning (pg. 78, Michael W. Lucas, "Absolute OpenBSD: Unix For The Practical Paranoid," No Starch Press: 2003), and manually compute the parameters. As my son gets more into computing, I hope he can learn to appreciate the commitment to excellence and integrity of the OpenBSD team. Many thanks to all who make OpenBSD possible. Please remember to buy your OpenBSD cd set to support the developers. OpenBSD doesn't just work, it rocks! Sincerely, Daniel Villarreal P.S. At some point I do plan on purchasing the newest edition of Absolute OpenBSD book, by Lucas.
