bob, yep that helps me a ton, thanks...honestly! Dang, now I'm wondering if I should wipe Debian GNU/linux off the HDD and put OpenBSD...this is an Ultra10 so I may not be able to find a port...
----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 6:38 PM Subject: Re: OT: Webhosting with good Perl support > Frank Delatorre wrote: > > > Yo man, if you read it thread you would get it. The original issue was > > between LINUX and OpenBSD...NOT OpenBSD and netBSD....GOT IT? > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 1:53 PM > > Subject: Re: OT: Webhosting with good Perl support > > > > > > > >>Frank Delatorre wrote: > >> > >>>ok, good point. thanks. > >>> > >>>Now, why OpenBSD over netBSD? I was running netBSD on an ULTRA10 before > > > > the > > > >>>HDD died. I switched to Debian GNU/linux. Any thoughts? > >>> > >>> > >>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>From: "Randal L. Schwartz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>To: "Frank DeLaTorre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 1:00 PM > >>>Subject: Re: Webhosting with good Perl support > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>>>>>>"Frank" == Frank DeLaTorre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >>>> > >>>>Frank> SHOW US YOUR DATA. Otherwise you're just pointing fingers with > >>>>Frank> NO evidence. > >>>> > >>>>The data is public record. Eight years with only one remote root > >>>>exploit for OpenBSD (and that was in OpenSSH, so it affected all > >>>>systems, not just OpenBSD). The CERT records will show far more for > >>>>Linux. > >>>> > >>>>I run OpenBSD because I don't want to have to log in every three hours > >>>>to find out that there's a new Linux Bug and I need to recondition my > >>>>server. > >>>> > >>>>It's just a difference in philosophy, and has its trade offs, but I'm > >>>>willing to put up with fewer compatible packages in exchange for more > >>>>security. > >>>>-- > >>>>Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 > >>> > >>>0095 > >>> > >>> > >>>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> > >>>>Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. > >>>>See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl > >>> > >>>training! > >>> > >>> > >> > >>I think he answered that but here goes. Because OpenBSD *focuses* on > >>security. That is what it is know for. Whew! There. Got it now? > >> > >>-- > >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >><http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response> > >> > >> > > > And the answer is still the same. OpenBSD focuses on security. NetBSD is > known for running on just about anything. NetBSD can still be hardened > but OpenBSD comes that way out of the box and amongst the BSD's is > usually *the* choice if security is the main concern. > > HTH > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response> > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
