NetBSD is the most underrated and overlooked of the main BSD family.
IMHO, NetBSD is the one with all the "new stuff" being added in, the
leaders of the BSD development (just keep an eye on Slashdot, once a
week there is something brand spanking new being tested/merged into
NetBSD-current). FreeBSD seems to get the filter-down of NetBSDs
additions, and < troll >, I hate OpenBSD. I really never could bring
myself to see OpenBSD as this security-conscious operating system.
Things like the FTP being hacked and numerous exploits that make it
through the audits (yea, that '4 years without a remote exploit' is a
bunch of Theo hooey).
Anyways, have fun, try NetBSD, lots of cool stuff to play with. Also,
if you use NetBSD you get to wear one of those cool NetBSD shirts w/
daemons playing on toasters and such :)
James Mabry wrote:
> I only really ever hear about FreeBSD and OpenBSD. Has anyone had any
> experience with NetBSD? Granted they are all pretty similar, I would
> like some opinions if any on NetBSD. I will talk to people online now
> and again that swear by it, and think it is the clear choice of the
> three. I'm just not sure why? I've also heard it been called the most
> secure of the three even though that seems to be OpenBSD's main draw.
> I don't want to start a distro war :) or anything I just was curious
> about the advantages NetBSD has (other than the fact that it will run
> on your toaster).
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