What’s the point of it?

OpenBSD = Security

FreeBSD = The main UNIX-like

NetBSD = ???

Based on the name of have assumed it’s be used in things like network appliances but in 20 years I’ve never seen a single device use it.

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Somewhat confused this is in a linux community when none of these OS are linux based. Are we lacking on BSD communities?

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We don’t have BSD communities and even if we did they probably wouldn’t be big enough to get a decent answer.

So I asked here cos there’s a high chance that some Linux users will also know something about *BSD.

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That doesn’t mean we want it here. Missing the community you are looking for? Create it.

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OpenBSD = Security

It is actually correctless. OpenBSD = Correctness + Simple + Free (free from copyleft too)

FreeBSD = The main UNIX-like

Citation???

NetBSD

maximum portability??

But up to NetBSD 10 (at the time writing it was not released) YOU DON’T HAVE SSL CERTIFICATES INSTALLED IN THE BASE SYSTEM !

That’s my warning :)

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I dont get that “no copyleft” of OpenBSD. Like, anything they do will just be used by Apple, Sony etc. and they dont give shit back

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OpenBSD try to remove GPL licensed software from base. (with free alternative)

Like, anything they do will just be used by Apple, Sony etc. and they dont give shit back

This is what the OpenBSD team want, and also appreciated by other BSD developers.

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I have no idea why they would do that to themselves. You develop free software without any protection again abuse?

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