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Not in any order: * they like OpenBSD * they want to learn OpenBSD
by sigzero 11y ago
Not in any order:
* they like OpenBSD
* they want to learn OpenBSD
- ryanlol 11y agoBut why Linode over any of the plethora of alternatives that actually support OpenBSD (and offer significantly better pricing than Linode)?
- tedunangst 11y agoAlready a linode customer?
- astrodust 11y agoLike who?
- yellowapple 11y agoI don't know about pricing (they're slightly pricier last I checked), but 1984.is is one example of a hosting company that supports OpenBSD directly.
- astrodust 11y agoI'm sure that's a good hosting company for Icelanders, but what about the rest of the world?
- yellowapple 11y agoI live in California; it's actually not terribly bad from where I am latency-wise. That said, I currently just run my personal mail server. However, I'd reckon latency to be pretty decent from the East Coast (of North America) or western Europe. Not sure about the whole rest of the world, though.
- SmellyGeekBoy 11y agoIn my experience (happy customer for 3+ years) their support is absolutely exceptional. Some people value things like that over penny pinching on business critical infrastructure.
- ryanlol 11y agoYet they have pretty much the worst security track record in the entire industry. They also have a history of trying to cover up issues and straight up lying to their customers.
- ams6110 11y agoDo they support users running OpenBSD at all? That's the main reason I wouldn't do it, when there are other hosting companies that explicitly do support it.