On Oct 23, 2010, at 8:48, Toni Mueller <openbsd-m...@oeko.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 22.09.2010 at 15:47:02 -0400, Brad Tilley <b...@16systems.com> wrote: >> Either will work fine so long as you purchase good NICs and avoid >> cutting-edge (untested) hardware. The only things Linux does noticeably >> better is: >> >> * Dealing with SMP >> * Dealing with lot's and lot's of RAM >> * Dealing with huge file-systems > > Also, Linux is better supported by hardware vendors, and/or much less > picky about hardware than OpenBSD is. > If you consider the garbage these vendors call drivers then sure. The only debate really comes down to smp and flash. > > If you are indifferent between the hackishness of iptables and the > elegance of pf, then go with Linux because of the better hardware, and > keep your fingers crossed that none of the security problems hit you > (you're going to build a firewall, after all, right?). > > > Kind regards, > --Toni++
