OpenBSD: Secure by Default
Continuing with the theme of my last post regarding the impetus of the OpenBSD project, and the principles by which development of the operating system adheres, I felt compelled to enumerate some of the tangible benefits that such a system produces. The principled purist within me notwithstanding, for what reason do I not only choose to use but advocate for OpenBSD when there are so many viable alternatives? What are the benefits? Candidly, there are plenty. Beyond the intangible, esoteric, and ideological, there are myriad reasons that could incentivise installing and running OpenBSD; if not as a daily driver—a firewall, router …
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