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Why use OpenBSD?

akagusu
122 points
82 comments

Mood

supportive

Sentiment

positive

Category

tech

Key topics

OpenBSD

operating systems

security

Unix

Debate intensity60/100

The author shares their reasons for continuing to use OpenBSD, highlighting its strengths and advantages.

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Discussion Activity

Light discussion

First comment

17h

Peak period

1

Day 1

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1

Comment distribution1 data points

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  1. 01Story posted

    11/16/2025, 12:25:01 PM

    2d ago

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  2. 02First comment

    11/17/2025, 5:32:43 AM

    17h after posting

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  3. 03Peak activity

    1 comments in Day 1

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  4. 04Latest activity

    11/17/2025, 5:32:43 AM

    2d ago

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1vuio0pswjnm7
2d ago
Why use BSD

Single source tree for kernel and userland

"BSD from scratch" is less work than Linux from scratch

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