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There is a lot of functionality in Base that some aren't aware of: ldapd, httpd, IPSec + iked (VPN), pf (firewall, NAT), dhcpd, ntpd, smtpd, snmpd, radiusd, rel
by elchief 10y ago
There is a lot of functionality in Base that some aren't aware of: ldapd, httpd, IPSec + iked (VPN), pf (firewall, NAT), dhcpd, ntpd, smtpd, snmpd, radiusd, relayd (load balancer), tftpd, sshd, nfs, nsd and unbound (DNS)
So, you could run an HTTPS site, with a Perl fastCGI site, sending emails, all out of Base
Plus you get privsep'd X (xenocara)
- smhenderson 10y agoYes, built in pf, dns and dhcp alone make for a nice little home router that I trust more than an off the shelf model. Pretty easy to set up too, config files in OpenBSD are generally straightforward and easy to get right the first time. I definitely found nsd easier to setup than bind.
- peatmoss 10y agoXenocara may not satisfy performance characteristics the way something like Wayland is. However, Xenocara is pretty awesome in (I believe) being the only X11 server to address the somewhat ugly security model of stuff running as root.
- krakensden 10y agoI think most of the popular Linux distributions have been shipping rootless x11 for a few years now, too. Kernel Mode Setting was the big watershed feature.
- peatmoss 10y agoInteresting, I hadn't known that. Canonical's site indicates that there's some nuance there depending on the video card model though: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Rootless https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Rootless Also interesting is that support for rootless (at least in Arch) depends on, or perhaps was facilitated by systemd: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg#Rootless_Xorg_.28v1.16.29 https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg#Rootless_Xorg_.28v... I don't pay as close attention to Linux developments as I should these days!
- elchief 10y agoOpenBSD and performance are acquaintances, but not really close friends :)
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