Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2007 22:19:14 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: "Blake Finley, MA, ABD-2" <blakefinley@transpacific.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BSD derivatives Message-ID: <20070603021914.GA62205@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <4661FAC9.9010806@transpacific.net> References: <4661FAC9.9010806@transpacific.net>
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On Sat, Jun 02, 2007 at 04:18:33PM -0700, Blake Finley, MA, ABD-2 wrote: > I am primarily concerned about security from internet hacking, and am > therefore considering setting up a separate internet computer with BSD. > What is your association with Open BSD? with Linux? > Are there copyright or other related issues involved? You can read the copyright information on the web site. It will give you better information than repeating it hear. > It appears that FreeBSD is the most closely associated with the original > Berkeley programmers. Essentially true. > I was told that OpenBSD provided the best security. But I also note > that changes have occurred at OBSD, and wonder if this is still true. Well, OpenBSd has made a point of being security conscious, but FreeBSD fixes any problems that come up in it as well. For real work situations I think the differences are quite small nowdays insofar as security is concerned. But, I am sure someone would enjoy splitting bits over that. ////jerry > > Blake Finley > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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