i think you've basically ignored bill's comments (left intact below).
it's nice that they go line by line. but how do you address bill's points?
pete
On Thu 12 Apr 01, 1:37 AM, Deja User said:
> You should really research OpenBSD if you are interested. They have done MAJOR work
>to secure/harden their system. I read they have basically gone line-by-line through
>the code (and continue to do so) to find bugs/insecurities. They have also found many
>bugs in third-party software as a result of their diligence and effort, and have
>contributed these back to the community. They have done a lot of hard work, enabling
>you to get on with the business of serving, instead of patching/updating. Since no
>one can know it all, it is nice to know that many have already helped you before you
>even install the system. In this sense, OpenBSD, IMO, is superior out-of-the-box than
>Linux, at least security-wise. However, to each his own. (Trusted Solaris!)
>
> >Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 23:28:42 -0700
> >From: Bill Broadley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: [vox-tech] Re: OpenBSD and Security
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >What does Openbsd use for DNS? Maildelivery? FTP? NTP? ssh? Or does
> >the installation not include this functionality and rely on the user
> >to install them?
> >
> >Is it somehow immune to the bugs that have plagued all the popular
> >distributions?
> >
> >Or is it just because of a much smaller user based that nobody notices.
> >
> >
> >--
> >Bill
