Kerosene! I was trying so hard to stay out of this discussion.
But the kerosene spashed me, and now I'm flaming too...
larry a price wrote:
> the author makes some good points especially when it comes to the sheer
> number and diversity of solutions for linux.
The most damning point for OpenBSD is in the sister article, "Why
Linux Will Never Be as Secure as OpenBSD".
http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20010516.html
I quote:
Sendmail is configured to run in local queue mode, it can send
mail but not receive (you must add the "-bd" option in rc.conf
to enable it). As OpenBSD's webpage puts it:
Three years without a remote hole in the default install!
And that's the problem. They could just easily have proclaimed,
Three years without incoming email!
So what's the point? Install OpenBSD, get a nearly useless box. Or
enable any service, feature, or program, and get a box that is no
longer audited for security.
--
Bob Miller K<bob>
kbobsoft software consulting
http://kbobsoft.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
