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I love the idea of OpenBSD but have only had a couple of sad reintroductions over the years and never spent the time apparently required to "get it just right"
by verytrivial 4y ago
I love the idea of OpenBSD but have only had a couple of sad reintroductions over the years and never spent the time apparently required to "get it just right" before needing to get something else done.
It feels like a base install leaves you in several hours of configuration debt, and I apparently don't have the concentration span to dig my way out to somewhere interesting and not just half way back to productive on the systems I already use.
My newest computer is from 2014 for reference, oldest from around 2008 and I emulate older stuff.
I know I'm "doing it wrong" and perhaps it isn't a right fit for everyone but ... That's how it is.
- gnubison 4y agoWhat configuration debt does OpenBSD bring to your mind?
- jnye131 4y agoThe ability to plug and unplug external monitors.
- toyg 4y agoI have a love-hate relationship with OpenBSD but I don't feel this "configuration debt". The whole point of it is that you don't enable stuff you don't really need; and if you really need something, then you should make the effort to actually understand what it does and how to configure it. For this same reason, it's simply a poor desktop OS. A modern UNIX-like desktop is a very complex system, with so many moving parts held together with hacks and duct tape. As OpenBSD effectively forces you to familiarise yourself with such duct tape solutions, it also forces you to do more work than you'd want - or to stick with environments that feel somewhat basic.
- nortonham 4y agoWhat did you need to configure before being able to be productive?