Re^3: (OT?): Operating Systems

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If secure, fast, and stable are your requirements, OpenBSD would definitely meet your requirements. Easy to set up -- I would not call it "easy", but rather "not difficult".

ObHistory - OpenBSD is based more on the BSD Unix family, and Linux follows (well, sort of) the SysV style of Unix.

--MidLifeXis

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Re^4: (OT?): Operating Systems by Andrew_Levenson (Hermit) on Dec 13, 2006 at 19:44 UTC
Is it easy to toy with? Like, is the source readily accessible so I can make changes to the system as I learn how? `C(qw/74 97 104 112/);sub C{while(@_){$c**=$C;print (map{chr($C!=$c?shift:pop)}$_),$C+=@_%2!=1?1:0}}` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: (OT?): Operating Systems by MidLifeXis (Monsignor) on Dec 19, 2006 at 18:20 UTC
Yes. You can get the source as well. See http://www.openbsd.org/. --MidLifeXis	[reply]
Re^5: (OT?): Operating Systems by OfficeLinebacker (Chaplain) on Dec 14, 2006 at 01:31 UTC
This is the case with just about any Linux distro. I like computer programming because it's like Legos for the mind.	[reply]
Re^6: (OT?): Operating Systems by MidLifeXis (Monsignor) on Dec 19, 2006 at 18:26 UTC
This, however, is not Linux. This is OpenBSD, a BSD4.4ish implementation (look up information on Unix history if this does not mean anything to you). Each distro (various Linux distros, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and other "free" operating systems) has it's own benefits, but all the world is definitely not Linux. --MidLifeXis	[reply]
Re^7: (OT?): Operating Systems by OfficeLinebacker (Chaplain) on Dec 21, 2006 at 23:03 UTC

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