OpenBSD is often making the bleeding edge security-based goodness available quickly. Their packet filter, pf, rivals many of the commercially available firewall solutions. The OS is always undergoing audits to ensure its as secure as it can be. The OpenBSD folks also reject applications that aren't "free" enough license-wise.
I've used *BSDs for ages it seems that OpenBSD just keeps winning in my eyes. I have oodles of OpenBSD boxes on a variety of hardware platforms. I also have a couple hundred Linux-based systems and a compliment of FreeBSD boxes. I stick to *BSDs because they just work when and where I need them to. --Ryan On Wed, Dec 10, 2003 at 08:58:44PM -0600, Aaron Sloan wrote: > Just like many of the open source projects, there is a plentiful source > of documentation. www.freebsd.org > You can also join the freebsd list serve for newbies, which is very > busy. > http://www.freebsd.org/search/search.html#mailinglists > Please search the mailing list archives first from above. Almost every > question has been asked and answered. However, some answers just leave > you with more questions.... but use the information they give you and do > some more searching. If you don't like a challenge, freebsd or *BSD is > not for you. > That is what makes it fun for myself. The nuts and bolts of how it is > compiled, run, and the options, oh the options.. hours of good clean > fun. > If I wanted it to just start up and run, I'd run one of those fancy > installers in linux or, god forbid, M$. > OpenBSD is doing some advanced things in security. > http://www.deadly.org/ > The stuff that gets me up in the morning. > > Good morning, > Aaron > > > >
