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OpenBSD and Debian are really the only systems I use and trust today. I'm sure there are some other 'old-school' open source operating systems out there that ar

by _wldu 5y ago

OpenBSD and Debian are really the only systems I use and trust today. I'm sure there are some other 'old-school' open source operating systems out there that are just as useful. But these two have been great over the last 25 years.

copperx 5y ago
One thing that is glossed over is how Linux won to OpenBSD. I remember back in the 90's, web hosting providers boasted they used OpenBSD instead of Linux for security.
- masklinn 5y ago
  > One thing that is glossed over is how Linux won to OpenBSD. Isn’t https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIX_System_Laboratories,_Inc._v._Berkeley_Software_Design,_Inc https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIX_System_Laboratories,_In.... the answer? Linux was completely safe, BSDs were a risk, the choice was easy. USL / AT&T basically kneecapped the bsds.
AndyMcConachie 5y ago
I am completely in agreement with this comment.
bsdooby 5y ago
Slackware comes to mind.
- phone8675309 5y ago
  It would be nice if Slackware released at least as often as Debian stable though
  - hulitu 5y ago
    It's in RC now. My computer is waiting.
  - Koshkin 5y ago
    This is not as important as one might think, as long as updates keep flowing in (which they do). For 'ports,' there is sbopkg which keeps the software that is not included in the OS install up to date. Then there is pkgs.org and pkgsrc.org. And in a rare case if I need the bleeding edge version of something and is not available as a package from anywhere I can always install it by hand - Slackware is highly tolerant towards software that does not come in the form of a package.
    - bsdooby 5y ago
      Absolutely agree