> Having used both, I'd say the security focus of OpenBSD means it's often lacking consistency and "polish". NetBSD's focus on engineering means it's consistent

> Having used both, I'd say the security focus of OpenBSD means it's often lacking consistency and "polish". NetBSD's focus on engineering means it's consistent, clean, etc. Having seen NetBSD's source code more than once, "clean" is not exactly the thought that always comes to mind. Au contraire, OpenBSD has a simplicity-driven approach that's one of the cornerstones of most of the awesome stuff that they achieved. That being said, NetBSD's build system is very good. OpenBSD's doesn't help too much in the portability department.