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I was really interested in FreeBSD a while back. Guess I should look elsewhere after reading this since I'm kind of a newbie and it would've taken me a while to
by jshowa3 7y ago
I was really interested in FreeBSD a while back. Guess I should look elsewhere after reading this since I'm kind of a newbie and it would've taken me a while to figure all this out on my own.
- ianai 7y agoDon’t put any machine in a public IP if you’re not going to fine grain it’s security. Take the time to do it right or keep it local.
- jshowa3 7y agoThe point is you shouldn't avoid implementing best practice security because it will "never be on the network". And quite frankly, deliberately shipping a product with gimped security, especially when it comes to OpenSSH, is kind of not very excusable and has nothing to do with "stability".
- blauekapelle 7y agoNot really, this guy is kinda missing the point of FreeBSD - which is stability not security. Many of these problems are overstated or non-issues for desktop systems. If you do have a need for any of the changes this guy is talking about, then you can make the change. If you just want max security, OpenBSD is a thing. But this list of complaints probably isn't much worse than many linux distros.
- Varriount 7y agoI don't see the security concerns regarding package tools being non-issues, nor the weirdness regarding OpenSSH patches.
- blauekapelle 7y agoFor context on "is FreeBSD any good?" > FreeBSD foundation has a list of testimonials from users of FreeBSD including Netflix, Whatsapp etc. Many security focused and trusted companies. https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/about/testimonials/ https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/about/testimonials/