Thanks Daniel. Definitely the correct answer. On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 4:07 PM, Daniel Bolgheroni <dan...@bolgh.eng.br> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 08, 2018 at 09:41:20PM +0000, Charlie Eddy wrote: > > hello misc, > > > > I am considering a move to OpenBSD, since I subscribed to this mailing > list > > some time ago (~few months). I want to take advantage of security. > > > > However, a programmer who I know personally and respect considers OpenBSD > > to be old-school, in a negative sense. He recommends Arch Linux as > > superior, because more new. Does the difference boil down to one's > > definition of free software, and then compliance with that definition? > > > > I have read up on this a lot, and this is a serious question. I have > heard > > that it is unimportant what *nix you're on after a few years of using one > > or the other, in terms of functionality. I am interested in embedded > > devices. I think that bends the needle towards Arch, but the security of > > OpenBSD is also attractive. What considerations should I take into > account? > > I don't think that, if you ask the same question on an Arch Linux > mailing list, people will suggest you to run OpenBSD. Since you're on an > OpenBSD mailing list, the odds are people here will... nevermind. > > There are a lot (really, a lot) of things you should consider. > Honestly, these opiniated, one-sentence answers like these should ring > bells on your head, and work as an alert (because it's newer? really?). > > That being said, the mindset of "going to shop" when choosing software > (e.g. comparing project features to see which one "offers more for the > lowest price") is just wrong. What do you really need? "Embedded", > "security" or any single-worded reason won't say much. > > No words here will spare you the work you have to do by yourself. Install > it and put it to work. Then, then take your own conclusions. > > -- > db >
