I've been a FreeBSD user for a while now and I love it. I'm running 4.10
and plan on upgrading soon. I'm also an OpenBSD user but I tend to use
it for firewalls and routers. I setup Apache and Subversion on OpenBSD
3.6 last week. This is the first time I have ever done anything other
then a firewall on OpenBSD.
I'm thinking about using OpenBSD on more servers. Before I do that I
would like to know what people on the list think.
Why I want to switch to OpenBSD. 1. OpenBSD has good security 2. Stable 3. Firewall and routing support is built in
Why I use FreeBSD
1. Stable
2. Ports tree has a lot of software
3. I can upgrade to new versions
Should I make the switch from FreeBSD to OpenBSD for my servers?
This:
http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/10825_3393051_1
concludes that all the BSDs are evenly matched. Although OpenBSD is the obvious choice for a server. And so is FreeBSD. (I'm paraphrasing).
Use whichever you like. I believe FreeBSD performs better as a web server, and it's just the default install of OpenBSD that has had just one root exploit since 1921, or whenever; install ports/packages and this changes.
But I'm just glad all the BSDs are available.
Peter.
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