OpenBSD or..

[James Mabry]

Chris Van Horne wrote:

> 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).
>>
>
Good deal :). Do you find administration to be pretty easy? I know FreeBSD comes with a few utilities to help out with administration. Does NetBSD have something similar? I don't mind editing config files but the helper apps are sometimes nice.

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