Re: Newbie Q: freeBSD vs openBSD

2005-11-28 Thread Wojciech Puchar
I have started with OpenBSD. I was coming from Red Hat 6.2 and to my shame, I didn't knew at that time that the BSD did exist. The very same day I discovered that BSD were free, and that I was indeed running one. same with me i wasn't aware of BSD first, then i was "teached" by linux community

Re: OT: unlucky generalizations [was: Re: Newbie Q: freeBSD vs openBSD]

2005-11-28 Thread Sanjay Arora
On Mon, 2005-11-28 at 00:21 +0200, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > On 2005-11-27 16:25, Wojciech Puchar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > for all that think about security please don't use popular > > books, learn by yourself, and don't configure and use things > > like everyone else do! > > > Then you

Re: Newbie Q: freeBSD vs openBSD

2005-11-27 Thread Gerard Seibert
On Sunday, November 27, 2005 10:25:55 AM, Wojciech Puchar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Newbie Q: freeBSD vs openBSD Wrote these words of wisdom: > for all that think about security please don't use popular books, learn by > yourself, and don't configure and use things

Re: OT: unlucky generalizations [was: Re: Newbie Q: freeBSD vs openBSD]

2005-11-27 Thread Peter Hummers
On Mon, 28 Nov 2005, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: On 2005-11-27 16:25, Wojciech Puchar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: for all that think about security please don't use popular books, learn by yourself, and don't configure and use things like everyone else do! ...And don't subscribe to mail lists!

OT: unlucky generalizations [was: Re: Newbie Q: freeBSD vs openBSD]

2005-11-27 Thread Giorgos Keramidas
On 2005-11-27 16:25, Wojciech Puchar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > for all that think about security please don't use popular > books, learn by yourself, and don't configure and use things > like everyone else do! http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any

Re: Newbie Q: freeBSD vs openBSD

2005-11-27 Thread Gilbert Fernandes
> it seems the OpenBSD group doesn't actually like questions. You can > get flamed for the best worded question. Under FreeBSD, the > community is more open to ideas and people trying things. But we have to admit they do know how to properly flame someone. I mean, we never heard the rosted ash re

Re: Newbie Q: freeBSD vs openBSD

2005-11-27 Thread Wojciech Puchar
it seems the OpenBSD group doesn't actually like questions. You can get flamed for the best worded question. Under FreeBSD, the community is more open to ideas and people trying things. In addition...some parts of the core of OpenBSD cannot easily be upgraded w/o issues. (Like openSSL for exam

Re: Newbie Q: freeBSD vs openBSD

2005-11-27 Thread J.D. Bronson
At 08:14 AM 11/27/2005, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: On 2005-11-27 11:55, Wojciech Puchar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Newbie for freeBSD. One question freeBSD vs openBSD...what's the >> difference...security...supportdevelopment stage...other pros & >> cons for each. > > People say that OpenBSD

Re: Newbie Q: freeBSD vs openBSD

2005-11-27 Thread Giorgos Keramidas
On 2005-11-27 11:55, Wojciech Puchar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Newbie for freeBSD. One question freeBSD vs openBSD...what's the >> difference...security...supportdevelopment stage...other pros & >> cons for each. > > People say that OpenBSD is the most secure. > I say i would be as secure a

Re: Newbie Q: freeBSD vs openBSD

2005-11-27 Thread Wojciech Puchar
Newbie for freeBSD. One question freeBSD vs openBSD...what's the difference...security...supportdevelopment stage...other pros & cons for each. People say that OpenBSD is the most secure. I say i would be as secure as it's system administrator. If we talk about performance, i agree with mo

Newbie Q: freeBSD vs openBSD

2005-11-26 Thread Sanjay Arora
Hi all Newbie for freeBSD. One question freeBSD vs openBSD...what's the difference...security...supportdevelopment stage...other pros & cons for each. Pointers to literature comparisons on the net requested...wherever someone knows...wasn't able to find anything worthwhile on Google. Help ple