Hans,

I assert that OpenBSD *IS* for the lazy!

I understand JLF's "subscribe to bugtraq, subscribe to
cracker lists, mirror all cracker websites, actually
LOOK at your logs once a year" methodology.  For a
site with real security needs, this (and more) should
be done.

For me, I use a minimal OpenBSD setup as my firewall,
mainly because I'm too lazy to "do the right thing."
The way I figure, OpenBSD hasn't had a remote root crack
in the default install in two or three years, so if one
ever happens, I suspect that the National Emergency
Broadcast System will notify me via TV/radio. :)

FreeBSD and OpenBSD both have package managers and a
"ports" collection.  The "ports" method really kicks
ass over anything else I've seen for creating packages
from an author's pristine tarball.  For package
management, however, NOTHING comes close to apt.


D

* On Wed, Jul 19, 2000 at 03:50:12PM -0700, der.hans wrote:
> Am 19. Jul, 2000 schwäzte Barnett, Blake so:
> 
> > Why not just go with the OS by the creators of these packages and let Redhat
> > do as they please... 
> > 
> > OpenBSD for me!
> 
> Sounds like something from 1001 Arabian Nights to me ;-).
> 
> Yes, *BSD is quite the option were I ever to get off my lazy butt and play
> with it :).
> 
> ciao,
> 
> der.hans
> 
> > PS "apt-get install ssh" is really the way to go, though ;-).
> 
> PPS "apt-get install ssh" still rocks, but some of the *BSDs are supposed
> to have similar functionality, which is PDC*.
> 
> * Pretty Damned Cool
> 
> -- 
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