“Linux may very well be the most popular “open source” operating
system at the moment, but it is certainly not the only one….”
“From the user’s viewpoint, OpenBSD and Linux are a lot
alike…
“Because Linux has more users, it has more commercial
applications like Netscape and WordPerfect. Fortunately, most of
these applications also run under OpenBSD using its built-in Linux
binary emulation…”
“Almost two years ago, the OpenBSD project developers began a
full security audit. Extra effort was put into examining the entire
source tree for previously undiscovered bugs and security holes.
Countless bugs were fixed…”
“Where does Linux fit into this? Well, Linux developers
certainly do fix bugs. Individu-ally, one a time, in separate sets
of source files. Perhaps some day most of them will be fixed. The
Linux development model (or, rather, lack of one) simply doesn’t
support a tightly integrated or secure system. Everyone is off
doing his or her own thing…”
“For single-user PCs without dedicated connections to the
Internet, and which don’t contain sensitive data, Linux is probably
an appealing alternative to the latest offering from Microsoft.
It’s certainly easy for the average user to get and install…”