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Hi All,
I'm going to install one of the *bsd's for the first time.
I have experience with *nix like, OS's and of course security.
I'll be glad to have some refferences regarding:
1. where to get the most up-to-date code and patches.
2. some "installation for newbies" guide and/or administration guide.
3. Which of the *bsd's is the easiest and friendly to begin with?
4. Any special issues regarding the subject I'll never find outside
experienced people's minds
Thanks in advance
Avishay
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From: Brian McKinney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: ?? 21 ?????? 2001 19:02?
To: 'Claudiu Ionescu'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: FreeBSD vs. OpenBSD
When i first started using unix i was using freebsd for a year or so
and moved to openbsd. I wouldnt say one OS is "better" or more
"secure"
then the other, you can secure any OS before you put it in the wild.
I
found it easier to keep up to date with secure source with openbsd
then
freebsd. I never felt comfortable with the make world in freebsd, i
have
had some issues with it in the past (could of just been me :) ). I
love
OpenBSD's method of a patch branch. I have heard my friends who are
using
freebsd complain that the cvs branch is broken just to get to stable.
OpenBSD boasts that they test the patch branch before its posted. I
have
been using OpenBSD since 2.6 and have never had a patch branch fail
unless
it was my own fault. Another advantage is the OpenBSD devel team
claims to
audit any other code that is included in the OS. I dont know how
much of
this is true and they are only human so things can slip through (ftpd
glob
issue) but the more people looking at it the better. Also over time
using
OpenBSD i have started to notice how slimmed down the OS is. I
havent used
FreeBSD in a while so please dont take this as a OpenBSD is better
then
FreeBSD rant. These are just some of the reasons i use OpenBSD. I
would
never say OpenBSD is "better" or more "secure" then freebsd only that
it
fits my needs as a stable and secure OS and its worth taking a look
at.
I hope this helps,
Brian
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From: Claudiu Ionescu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 7:30 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: FreeBSD vs. OpenBSD
Can anyone explain the difference between these OSes? What is it that
makes
the
difference!?
Thank you.
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