OpenBSD's "secure by default" slogan dates back to the days when you could install Windows NT/2000 or RedHat Linux or whatever UNIX from the CD-ROM, and end up

OpenBSD's "secure by default" slogan dates back to the days when you could install Windows NT/2000 or RedHat Linux or whatever UNIX from the CD-ROM, and end up with several very optional "exploitable by default" services running in the background. It might not seem like a huge claim now, but it was actually extremely influential and operating systems now ship with inessential services turned off.