Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 14:06:05 -0400 From: Steve Tremblett <sjt@cisco.com> To: Joel CARNAT <joel.carnat@noos.fr> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Is OpenBSD safer than other BSDs ? Message-ID: <20010601140605.M18959@sjt-u10.cisco.com> In-Reply-To: <20010601195419.3283ef01.joel.carnat@noos.fr>; from joel.carnat@noos.fr on Fri, Jun 01, 2001 at 07:54:19PM %2B0200 References: <20010601195419.3283ef01.joel.carnat@noos.fr>
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+---- Joel CARNAT wrote: | 'lo folks :-) | | I'm using OpenBSD as my home gateway and I was wondering : | is an OpenBSD box really safer than a FreeBSD one if your configure things (like inetd, ipf, ...) the same way ? | | if not, what's the point in using Open rather Free for a Gateway/Firewall/DNS cache/DHCPd ? | Much of the software is common across the BSDs, but a distinguishing feature of OpenBSD is the attention to detail in the comprehensive source code audit. Then again, problems they find get implemented in other systems based on OpenBSD's suggestion... So I guess my post is pointless because my conclusion is "inconclusive" :) -- Steve Tremblett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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