[olug] *BSDs - Free, Open, Net

[neal rauhauser]

   I've operated FreeBSD nameservers from 4.0 through 4.9 using both 
bind8 and bind9. I've never had an intrusion and in general they're 
bullet proof.

   I had an OBSD box that started out as 2.7, got upgraded via cvs to 
2.8, and I said "screw this" after all the hassles. I've now got an OBSD 
3.3 box and 3.4 is about to arrive. The Absolute OpenBSD book has done a 
great deal to raise my confidence level on handling OBSD, but I'm mostly 
interested in it for use on http://www.soekris.com single board 
computers, so the 3.3 box on my desk is more a kernel construction 
system than a production system on the net.

   I've loaded NetBSD 1.6 one time and played a bit, but I don't have 
enough knowledge about it to have an opinion.

   You'll pull out less of your hair if you go with FreeBSD.



Jeff Hinrichs wrote:
> Are there any BSD users that want to comment on the differences between
> FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD? Specifically, if you were going to replace a
> DNS server and wanted to try BSD which would you choose and why.  I've been
> googling away looking for some wisdom but I still don't have a good/clear
> view on the differences between them.  It appears as though the primary
> difference is the kernel, with the userland software being fairly
> consistent.  Is this a correct statement?
> 
> What about the following statements:
> 1) OpenBSD is the most secure
> 2) FreeBSD is the most stable
> 3) NetBSD runs on the widest range of hardware
> 
> For a starting point, lets consider this a discussion for a uniprocessor
> intel/amd box with ide drives. It will sit on the internet naked and will be
> acting as a server with no workstation stuff (i.e. no X, etc). Running DNS
> or Apache/PHP or smtp/pop services.
> 
> thanks,
> Jeff
> 
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