On the GNAC firewall list [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Here are the main differences:
>
>*BSD vs. Linux - *BSD sources are closely maintained by a small group of
>people, Linux is more open.
>
>I really don't want to debate which is better.
>
>*BSD differences -
>
>NetBSD - concentration on making it run on every kind of hardware
>FreeBSD - concentration on stability and performance
>OpenBSD - concentration on security
>
>Again, I don't really want to debate which is better - it's a matter of
>personal preference.
Very well summarized. I would add that Linux generally supports
a broader range of hardware, especially newer undocumented
hardware.
Since the security in all of them is very good, the determining
factor is which one you know best. If the person or persons
that have to install them are much more familiar with one than
with the others, there's the way to go.
If you only have that free-unix box to install, and you are
paranoid about security, and you don't have exotic hardware,
and you don't have to install user programs, and you feel
comfortable with BSD (BSD-style kernel recompiles, for example),
go with OpenBSD. If you need lots of newbie support, go with
Linux (lots of newbies there) or FreeBSD (might not get lost in
the noise there ;-))
Matter of personal preference, absolutely. The risk of opening
a security hole through insufficient knowledge of the system is
probably much greater than a remote user exploiting a system bug
(in the case of an OpenBSD install with no non-OpenBSD frills,
certainly vastly so -- in both directions).
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