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I think OpenBSD folks and non-OpenBSD folks have a different meaning of the word effortless. Glad guides like this exist, however this shows me that I am reall

• somat 3y ago
  The funny thing is that "security" means something different to openbsd heads as well. In openbsd land security means more like "works correctly" Elsewhere it is closer to "no unauthorized access" So when the openbsd folks say "our system is more secure" and others say "it isn't really" they are both correct and talking past each other. I don't use openbsd because it is more "secure" (whatever that means) I use it because it "works correctly" (with the caveat that what works tends to be only what is in openbsd's very limited domain)
  • SoftTalker 3y ago
    I think in OpenBSD heads, "works correctly" implies "no unauthorized access"
• eddieroger 3y ago
  > I am really not cut out for running an OpenBSD desktop I've looked at OpenBSD on the desktop and felt the same, but I'm also thinking about how many times I've bumped up against what feel like arbitrary app armor blocks or such (not always desktop) and wonder both "am I cut out for any of this," and "maybe this would be easier if there was higher-level, consistent handling of this." Reading the article, it seems maybe excessive to need a sysctl flag to allow audio recording, but at least you know where to go to get that permission, and seemingly without much additional overhead.