On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 10:16:14 -0700, Jacob Meuser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How recently have you tried OpenBSD?
3.5 > > > MP: > > > the SMP branch was debranched today. There are MP snapshots > > > available on the OpenBSD mirrors. > > > > Yes, I read that they're finally about ready to put SMP in > > "production". Kudos to the OpenBSD team. Despite OpenBSD's stellar > > record of quality, I'm not quite ready to put OpenBSD in production > > use on SMP boxes quite yet. > > Well, I wasn't really suggesting that. But when I speak of using an OS, it's almost always to use it in production. > I don't find OpenBSD too lacking in "general features", but I guess > there's a lot I _could_ use my computer for that I never have, and > probably never will. OTOH, it does have things I can't get anywhere > else. I think of general features mainly (but not exclusively) in terms of drivers and subsystem support (USB2.0, Bluetooth, and Firewire for example). > I think it really comes down to developer hours. It takes a lot of > time to make sure that the code that goes in is sane. The OpenBSD > team is pretty active these days. If I recall correctly, they spent a good two years auditing code after splitting from NetBSD, before making an OpenBSD release. I've browsed the OpenBSD source extensively. I don't doubt their code quality. _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
