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That site doesn't make a very cogent point and likes quoting tweets of people without substance; just because you have credentials doesn't mean you don't have t
by brobdingnagians 6y ago
That site doesn't make a very cogent point and likes quoting tweets of people without substance; just because you have credentials doesn't mean you don't have to make logical points. It does have some criticisms that can be taken account of, though some are obsolete, and they do show that lots of other OSes have security mitigations too (lots of which had them before OBSD), but it really does appear to be written by someone with an axe to grind. If you want the other side, [1][2][3] from the OpenBSD mailing list have some discussion.
From my understanding, OpenBSD is partly a research OS and written by developers for developers. They want other OSes to grow and get better and adopt more security features; I don't get the feeling they are trying to compete with other OSes, but rather cooperate. If you like it great, if not, then you are free to go somewhere else. Linux appears to have a very competitive environment with a lot of toxic power games and the desire to prove that it is the One True OS. The BSDs thankfully have less of that; I use Linux, BSD, Windows, and Mac OSX. I like all of them for different reasons; I hope they all continue to improve. There is room enough for all.
[1] https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=158906273407900&w=2 https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=158906273407900&w=2
[2] https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=158897658715925&w=2 https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=158897658715925&w=2
[3] https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=158886904708799&w=2 https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=158886904708799&w=2