Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 23:03:58 -0800 From: "Jan B. Koum " <jkb@best.com> To: Owen Barnett <rainking@shell.futuresouth.com>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: OpenBSD vs. FreeBSD Message-ID: <19990108230358.A19973@best.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990109004842.2126A-100000@shell.futuresouth.com>; from Owen Barnett on Sat, Jan 09, 1999 at 12:52:09AM -0600 References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990109004842.2126A-100000@shell.futuresouth.com>
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On Sat, Jan 09, 1999 at 12:52:09AM -0600, Owen Barnett <rainking@shell.futuresouth.com> wrote: > > Hi, > I've been using FreeBSD now for a few months, but have recently read a > little about OpenBSD. All the sources I've read seem to indicate OpenBSD > as superior in security issues and FreeBSD in performance issues and > perhaps "friendliness" - I was wondering, if anyone has had experience > with both, what are the tradeoffs between each system? > > Owen. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message FreeBSD is as secure as OpenBSD. One can argue it is even more secure as OpenBSD was the last OS out of the two to have local 'get root' type vulnerability. Security also depends a lot on the admin of the system. But you are right - FreeBSD wins in the performance area no questions asked. -- Yan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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