Re: [tlug] Good binary distribution

["Josh Glover" <jmglov@example.com>]

Quoth Scott Robbins <scottro@example.com>:

> On Wed, Oct 08, 2003 at 07:23:08AM -0700, Jake Morrison wrote:
> 
> > I just defected from BSD :-). 
> 
> Traitor.  :)  (Although I'm sure if Josh sees you defected from ~Open~
> he'll be happy--he's not a Theo fan.

No, I am not a Theo fan, but compared to Chris Sekiya... I am practically a
Theo-worshipper! ;) (For those who do not know Chris, he has a really special
hatred of Theo deRaadt.)

In case there are people out there who do not know what the hell we are
talking about, or who the hell Theo is:

http://www.theos.com/deraadt/

Of special interest should be the story of how OpenBSD was spawned:

http://www.theos.com/deraadt/coremail.html

> > Other than the software compatibility issues, I think
> > that OpenBSD or NetBSD are pretty much ideal for a
> > firewall. I particularly like OpenBSD pf configuration
> > compared to iptables.
> 
> Also, now available for FreeBSD. 

I have seldom heard of people *liking* pf's syntax...

> > > (Still pushing Arch as my favorite binary distro.)
> > > 
> > 
> > I will give Arch a try. 
> 
> Heh, take THAT Josh.  :)

You bastard! ;)

-Josh