> For the rest of us who prefer to use software instead of demanding > changes, this simply means using OpenBSD in a strictly-isolated > environment becomes a bit more difficult.
This statement makes no sense. Why would you strictly isolate the environment? Because you want security. In that case, have you read the code for lynx? > I'm still not willing to use Linux LiveCDs in certain environments > for the most part, and I'll just get used to having the ports I > absolutely need (probably elinks or Firefox, at this point, not lynx!) > on a pre-burned CD. Piece of cake. > Related question: what happened to putting the most commonly-used > pkgs on the CDs? Did we just run out of room? My 5.5 CD set has a > grand total of about 8 packages IIRC. Yes, we run out, actually on a regular basis. I don't think people realize how much effort goes into re-fitting things. Most releases it is simple, but other releases we suddenly must revamp the layout pretty substantially. It isn't some amateur 1 hour effort. I do not know yet what happens for 5.6, I have not repeated the 5.5 layout yet. pkg_add uses signify keys now. You can use the internet to get packages. They do not need to be on the release CD. > Most of us get that you're all hacking on OpenBSD primarily to > scratch a personal itch and secondarily to provide something good to > the rest of the world. I recall reading somewhere a summary of the > tech@ attitude, which boiled down to "if you can use our code, great, > otherwise go away and stop bothering us". Thank you.
