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Many users have commented on their use of OpenBSD. The following are unsolicited comments from our public mailing lists or, occasionally, other mailing lists (these have links to the original articles). Postings have been shortened, and edited slightly for spelling and grammar, --- 1,22 ---- ! ! ! !
! Many users have commented on their use of OpenBSD. The following are unsolicited comments from our public mailing lists or, occasionally, other mailing lists (these have links to the original articles). Postings have been shortened, and edited slightly for spelling and grammar, *************** *** 39,45 **** Main motivation was the cost savings compared to equivalent Junpier/Cisco kit. I hope to be testing the new MPLS code soon. -
--- 35,40 ---- *************** *** 92,98 **** bit of power out of whatever hardware one can lay his hands on... and thanks to OpenBSD, I have been doing just that. !
I tried OpenBSD because of the IPsec support. The reason I stick with it is because it really is nice to use and it gives a feeling of quality which no other OS can match. --- 87,93 ---- bit of power out of whatever hardware one can lay his hands on... and thanks to OpenBSD, I have been doing just that. !
I tried OpenBSD because of the IPsec support. The reason I stick with it is because it really is nice to use and it gives a feeling of quality which no other OS can match. *************** *** 137,147 **** For a cheap web server I say hardware from a known vendor, an ordered OpenBSD CD-ROM and Apache... -
[A few] years ago I was just getting into system administration. I learned Linux first. Then one of our old (I mean *really* old) BSDi servers crashed, and it was up to me to rebuild the system.
--- 132,142 ---- For a cheap web server I say hardware from a known vendor, an ordered OpenBSD CD-ROM and Apache...
! [A few] years ago I was just getting into system administration. I learned Linux first. Then one of our old (I mean *really* old) BSDi servers crashed, and it was up to me to rebuild the system.
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! OpenBSD does this. I am unaware of any other group whose workings ! are publicly viewable that does so [emphasis added], which is regrettable, because I would prefer not to have this appear as an OpenBSD plug; rather, my purpose is to point out that not only is this approach feasible, but it is being done. --- 181,203 ----
(the comments he is responding to are Schneier's) !
!! Real systems show no signs of becoming less ! complex. In fact, they are becoming more complex, ! faster and faster. Microsoft Windows is a poster ! child for this trend to complexity. !
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! The other choice is to slow down, to simplify, ! and to try to add security. !
! OpenBSD does this. I am unaware of any other group whose workings ! are publicly viewable that does so [emphasis added], which is regrettable, because I would prefer not to have this appear as an OpenBSD plug; rather, my purpose is to point out that not only is this approach feasible, but it is being done. *************** *** 215,221 **** to point them to a page which sets out a well-reasoned explanation for taking computer security seriously.
[... OpenBSD installed] ! effortlessly onto a Pentium 90 Compaq LTE 5100 laptop -- even the no-name brand LAN card came right up and did a kickass install over a friend's office T1. When I sing its praises, the thing that seems to get most people is its spartan look & feel, but I like knowing where everything is and not having a --- 215,221 ---- to point them to a page which sets out a well-reasoned explanation for taking computer security seriously.
[... OpenBSD installed] ! effortlessly onto a Pentium 90 Compaq LTE 5100 laptop — even the no-name brand LAN card came right up and did a kickass install over a friend's office T1. When I sing its praises, the thing that seems to get most people is its spartan look & feel, but I like knowing where everything is and not having a *************** *** 223,228 **** --- 223,229 ----
OpenBSD is the most secure operating system wbp systems has ever used. With all of our products, OpenBSD has allowed us to focus on our customers *************** *** 230,235 **** Internally we use OpenBSD for everything imaginable. With its rock solid performance, we never have to worry about a file server, proxy server or application server crashing. - - - --- 231,233 ----